Scores & Awards

That was quite an Anniversary!

Thank you to all of you who came to Keswick last weekend to make it such an enjoyable weekend. It is always lovely to see people renewing acquaintanceships 12 months on – and to welcome so many new faces to KFF.

There was an incredible range of films on offer, which made it hard to choose at times – and the scores reflected the quality of the films in the programme.

Eventually, it was The Marching Band that took the audience award – the third consecutive year that a film at Rheged has taken the prize. The Monk and the Gun wasn’t far behind. You can see the Top 15 films here on the website.

The Ospreys continue to amaze with their demonstration of film-making prowess. The selection gets better each year – and what a treat to have Ian Picken, KFF’s first Festival Director, to announce the Audience Award was won by Stuart Armstrong for Lay-by. Harvey Greenfield director Jonnie Howard presented the Student Award to Asa Pegler for It Get's Better and the Open Award went to Juliet Klottrup for Travelling Home, which if you missed can now be seen on the Nowness platform.

Sunday At The Festival

Tickets are selling fast for most screenings at the Alhambra and may not be available on the door. 

It's the final day of the Festival and there's still lots to see. Find out why everybody is talking about Emilia Pérez this afternoon at The Alhambra. There are two fantastic £5 Family Films at the Theatre; This Is Going To Be Big and Robot Dreams and why not start the day with a selection of short films from the Oska Bright Film Festival showcasing work by learning disabled and autistic people.

• 11am The Marching Band - Rheged
• 11am Oska Bright: Short Films - Theatre By The Lake FREE ENTRY
• 11am Nickel Boys - Alhambra
• 11am Radiator - Alhambra Screen 2 Additional Screening
• 2pm This Is Going To Be Big - Theatre By The Lake £5 Family Film
• 2pm Mongrel - Rheged
• 2pm Emilia Pérez - Alhambra
• 2pm Point Break - Alhambra Screen 2
• 5pm Brief History of a Family - Alhambra
• 5pm Sister Midnight - Rheged
• 5pm Robot Dreams - Theatre By The Lake £5 Family Film
• 5pm Radiator - Alhambra Screen 2 SOLD OUT
• 8pm Cottontail - Alhambra Limited Availability

Please see the full programme or download the timetable for more details on all the films.

Saturday At The Festival

Tickets are selling fast for most screenings at the Alhambra and may not be available on the door. 

Our films at Rheged begin today with Tarika and The Monk And The Gun. The Ospreys showcase a selection of films made in Cumbria or by Cumbrians at the Theatre. Screen2/Take2 bring back some old favourites including Amélie and Whale Rider along with a chance to remember our former patron John Hurt working with David Lynch in The Elephant Man. The Oscar winning Flow  and The Brutalist can be seen at the Alhambra

• 9:15am Harvey Greenfield is Running Late - Alhambra
• 11am Where Olive Trees Weep - Theatre By The Lake
• 11am Flow - Alhambra SOLD OUT
• 11am Tarika - Rheged
• 11am The Elephant Man - Alhambra Screen 2
• 2pm Osprey Short Film Awards - Theatre By The Lake FREE ENTRY
• 2pm The Brutalist - Alhambra
• 2pm The Monk And The Gun - Rheged
• 2pm Jeanne Dielman... - Alhambra Screen 2
• 4pm Tommy - Theatre By The Lake
• 6:30pm The Teacher - Alhambra
• 6:30pm Amélie - Alhambra Screen 2
• 7pm White Rock - Theatre By The Lake
• 9pm Black Night - Theatre By The Lake
• 9pm Whale Rider - Alhambra Screen 2
• 9:15pm Stormskerry Maja - Alhambra

Please see the full programme or download the timetable for more details on all the films.

Friday At The Festival

Here's what's coming up on the first full day of the Festival:

• 12pm Jeanne Dielman... - Alhambra Screen 2 SOLD OUT
• 1pm The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future - Theatre By The Lake
• 1pm The Ceremony - Alhambra
• 4pm No End - Theatre By The Lake
• 4pm Misericordia - Alhambra SOLD OUT
• 4pm Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Alhambra Screen 2
• 6:30pm Crybaby Bridge - Theatre By The Lake
• 6:30pm Quiet Life - Alhambra
• 6:30pm Welcome to the Sticks - Alhambra Screen 2 SOLD OUT
• 8:45pm Seed of the Sacred Fig - Alhambra
• 9pm All Your Faces - Theatre By The Lake
• 9pm Spirited Away - Alhambra Screen 2

Please see the full programme or download the timetable for more details on all the films.

25th Keswick Film Festival Starts Tonight

Our 25th Festival starts tonight with the sold out screening of  Harvey Greenfield is Running Late. We've put on an additional screening on Saturday morning so more of you can see the film. There's lots of other great films to see before Sunday night, including recent Oscar winners Flow, The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez. We also have short films with our own Osprey Awards returning on Saturday and a selection from the Oska Bright Fest on Sunday.

Your biggest problem will be deciding which to see if they are on at the same time!

Whatever you choose, don’t miss out on a weekend to remember!

Last Chance To Get A Festival Pass

Due to unprecedented demand Festival passes will only be available to purchase until the close of business on Monday 3rd March. You can get yours from the Alhambra website.

Individual tickets will remain on sale and are still available for most films. 

Ticket Availability Update

KFF is proving very popular this year! Passes are selling well. Our opening film Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late is now sold out and we have just opened up Screen 2 for Cottontail on Sunday evening. 

There is still capacity for the majority of the screenings, particularly at the Theatre by the Lake and at Rheged, however anyone who hasn't yet booked a pass will now find themselves with a more limited range of options from which to choose. Individual tickets are still available.

Sold Out

• Opening Night - tickets still available for Saturday's screening of Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late 
• Radiator - Additional screening Sunday 11am

Limited Availability

• Cottontail - Screen 2 now available

Updated: 5 March 19:10