Let's Make Films - March 2026 - London

Let's Make Films. It’s a simple idea. Gather a bunch of like-minds and create a network of people who want to

1. Make film.

2. Learn how to make better films.

This event will be a productive gathering to; network, crew, and discuss:

i. What has everyone been up to?

ii. What films are on the cards, what film/s need what help, what crew is available, etc, etc...

iii. To let you know a few plans for the future... e.g. networking, education, target festivals, socials, filming. Our plans to incubate film.

We will also build upon the recent Script Development Table Read Event. As part of our expanding remit, Let's Make Films will be helping to develop and facilitate the following three short films into production and for a festival run this year:

1. Apocalypse Down

Dark comedy / satire

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have a 2,000-year legacy of ending the world — but lately, the end seems to be happening without them. As modern catastrophes unfold faster than ever, the Horsemen arrive late to discover that someone else is already doing their job.

2. Original Sin

Anthology / dark fantasy

The Devil adapts to the digital age, using a Sin Tracker app to navigate seven interconnected vignettes exploring the cardinal sins. As technology captures and amplifies human behaviour, each sinner faces a fitting reckoning in this darkly playful look at morality in the modern world.

3. Breathe

Drama

A reclusive young man, isolated by guilt over his brother’s death, is forced to confront his trauma when an unyielding social worker enters his life. An intimate, character-driven story about grief, resistance and the possibility of recovery.

Each film will have a pitching timeslot, with Original Sin and Breathe actively recruiting for cast members and crewing positions. Apocalypse Down is still in the writing room.

NOTE: This event is not specifically about these three films, but they are the projects Let's Make Films will be helping to support, in order to submit to festivals later in the year.

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The idea with this event is to get everyone in a room chatting and and hearing what’s coming up next. It’s about sparking those creative conversations that turn ideas into action. After all, you don’t make films by sending emails — you make them by meeting people!

We’ve worked hard to keep things accessible. While the event was intended to be free, small costs like Eventbrite fees and insurance mean tickets are just £2.50 (plus Eventbrite’s bit). Hopefully, that keeps it easy for everyone to join.

It is a paid bar but what you drink is your own choice. Ticketing is monitored with names provided as normal to allow us and the venue to monitor numbers in the upstairs balcony bar area. Please let us know if you book but then can't make it as spaces may be in demand.

And finally, a big bravo to the BFI Riverfront Bar for making this event setup such a breeze — we couldn’t ask for a better venue! 🎬✨

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The Let's Make Films Audience

The audience that attends Let's Make Films is very varied. There are some who are well accustomed to the large stage etiquette on multi-million £$ shoots, others that are self taught shooting PDs with 20 years experince of "just getting it done in the middle of nowhere for next to nothing with no crew". There's TikToking YouTubers that have to feed the social media monster demand for constant content. We have students not knowing where to specialise yet, and colourists and prop makers who know more secrets of their trade than a spy master knows secret codes. But one thing is very sure, all of them will benefit from knowing a little more about each other and how they work.

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The image above is the BFI Riverfront Bar(Copyright BFI).

Smack on the River Thames, our venue is the lovely Balcony Bar which is located through the central doors and upstairs. The posters in the balcony bar are worth the visit on their own.

Proposed Schedule (guidelines only)

6 :30PM - Doors Open & Set Up Pitch Tables (for those that arrange it - email us)

7:00PM - Intro to the evening

7:15PM - "Speed Networking" (Work the Room" - Get your LinkedInQR codes, 1-pagers, Headshots, and Reels Ready)

7 :45PM - "3 Short Film Pitches and Recruitment Drive" - Apocalypse Down, Original Sin and Breathe - Short presentations of each film idea and the cast and crew roles available

8:15 PM - "Elevator Pitches" - Booked slots first (ie plan it, you'll get more out of it)

8:45PM - Networking - Develop those chats. Search out those those pitches of interest.

9:30 PM - Begin the wrap up.

10:00PM - Balcony Bar Close. (Continue down stairs should you desire)

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We hope to see you there.

Gavin, Robin, Andrew

Let's Make Films

PS. Again a BIG thank you to BFI Riverfront.

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🎬 LET’S MAKE FILMS — Making Stories Come Alive! 🎥

Whether you’re shooting a zero-budget indie or dreaming up a blockbuster, Let’s Make Films is your home for creative collaboration. We bring together film lovers, makers, and dreamers to connect, learn, and make films. We're a tinderbox for bright sparks looking to start a fire.

Join our regular gatherings packed with:
🎞️ Free Taster Sessions on new tech and techniques
🎬 Workshops led by industry pros
💡 Screenings & Crew Chats to see films and meet the makers
🎤 Pitching Slots, Film & Script Challenges to share ideas and start new projects

It’s all about learning, networking, and creating — whatever your skill level or budget, we'll do everything we can to maintain access for all (avoiding the £ barrier where we can).

Projects are already forming from these meetups… yours could be next.

Lights. Camera... ✨

Book in advance to avoid disappointment. Bookings close approximately 24 hours before the event. If an event sells out, we will set up a first come first served waitlist. Waiting list closes at 6pm 28th March. Waiting list acts by response to ticket availability emails.

Walk-ins on the day, only if there are spaces.

This is an adult event. 18 years and over (it's a bar)

The event is not recorded or streamed.

Attendees booking multiple tickets under one name need to list the names attending before the event please.

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