The British International Amateur Film Festival (BIAFF) 2027 (Birmingham, UK)
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The British International Amateur Film Festival (BIAFF) is the UK's biggest film festival for amateur filmmaking.
Spanning seven days, the festival includes:
Our online event (Monday 29th March to Thursday 1st April 2027 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 (Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th April 2027):
The Friday Evening Cinema PLUS networking event (Friday 2nd April) - BIAFF 2027 launches its in-theatre weekend of screenings from this year’s competition. Stay around afterwards for networking and socialising in the theatre bar.
The Saturday Cinema (Saturday 3rd April) - an all-day cinema presenting more films entered into this year's competition.
The BIAFF Festival Dinner and Awards Show (Saturday 3rd April) – 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 (Sunday 4th April) – 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 day 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: Coming soon!
Have a film to submit? Entries open 1st September 2026. Earlybird rates apply until 5th November, and IAC members pay nothing until this time. Enter via FilmFreeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/BritishInternationalAmateurFilmFestival-881896
Spanning seven days, the festival includes:
Our online event (Monday 29th March to Thursday 1st April 2027 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 (Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th April 2027):
The Friday Evening Cinema PLUS networking event (Friday 2nd April) - BIAFF 2027 launches its in-theatre weekend of screenings from this year’s competition. Stay around afterwards for networking and socialising in the theatre bar.
The Saturday Cinema (Saturday 3rd April) - an all-day cinema presenting more films entered into this year's competition.
The BIAFF Festival Dinner and Awards Show (Saturday 3rd April) – 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 (Sunday 4th April) – 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 day 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: Coming soon!
Have a film to submit? Entries open 1st September 2026. Earlybird rates apply until 5th November, and IAC members pay nothing until this time. Enter via FilmFreeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/BritishInternationalAmateurFilmFestival-881896
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