We are delighted to reveal that the dates of the 2026 Festival will be
19th to 22nd March!
Our new KFF Director Julia Vickers says: “In usual Keswick Film Festival style, we’ll be showing a fabulous selection of films from across the world in our favourite places – the Alhambra Cinema, Theatre by the Lake and Rheged. Save those dates!”
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
