The British International Amateur Film Festival (BIAFF) 2026 (Birmingham, UK)
Schedule
Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Mon, 25 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Crescent Theatre | Birmingham, EN
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The British International Amateur Film Festival (BIAFF) is the UK's biggest film festival for amateur filmmaking.Spanning eight days, the festival includes:
Our Online event (Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May online only):
Online evening cinemas - screenings of selected films from this year's competition.
The IAC Peter Coles International AV Competition, Winners' Show - a collection of the best AV sequences from this year’s internationally renowned AV competition.
Our in-theatre event at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham (Saturday 23rd to Bank Holiday Monday 25th May):
The Saturday Evening Cinema PLUS networking event (Saturday 23rd May) - BIAFF 2026 launches its in-theatre weekend of screenings from this year’s competition. Stay around afterwards for networking and socialising in the theatre bar – and don’t forget to order fish and chips!
The Sunday Cinema (Sunday 24th May) - an all-day cinema presenting more films entered into this year's competition.
The BIAFF Festival Dinner and Awards Show (Sunday 24th May) – join us for a delightful evening at the Novotel Hotel for our Festival Dinner and Category Award Winners! Dress to impress and enjoy a delicious dinner while discovering who has triumphed in our BIAFF category awards. With surprises as standard, it promises to be a night filled with excitement and celebration!
The Award Winners' Show (Monday 25th May) – this is peak BIAFF! Screening the very best films in the Festival, including our Diamond and category award winners, and announcing the winners of our major awards: The Best British Young Filmmaker, The Best British Entry, and The Best in Competition. A Bank Holiday not to be missed.
With opportunities to watch great films and to meet and network with filmmakers from around the UK and beyond, this is a film festival like no other.
Access to the online shows is free of charge, via Zoom. Festival entrants and IAC members will receive link details directly.
Join us from 7:00 pm (BST) Monday to Friday. Screenings commence 7:30 pm (BST)
Our in-theatre shows are ticket-only, and our prices are great value. Enjoy an Earlybird discount before 31st March but hurry - theatre spaces are limited and available on a first come, first served basis. To book tickets please use this link:
https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/323531ASLSCTTDDSGNLPRKTLBCCSTKDTT/biaff-british-international-amateur-film-festival-2026/x
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