Manchester Film Festival 2027 (MFF27, 12th)
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At a glance: Deadline 27 October 2026 (9 days left) · Manchester, United Kingdom · Fiction, Documentary, Short, Animation
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Official manchesterfilmfestival.app/Submit (Settings API): next/reduced-fee deadline 27 Oct 2026, final/standard 24 Nov 2026. Submit via FilmFreeway festival 3762 (linked from the official submit page). Festival March 2027 in Manchester city centre (exact days TBA). Homepage hero title still says "Manchester Film Festival 2026" (stale); past_editions lists 19–29 Mar 2026 as prior edition.
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Festival dates
- March 2027 (city-centre venues; exact dates TBA on official submit page)
- Deadlines
- 27 October 2026 · Deadline Next deadline (reduced fees)
24 November 2026 · Regular deadline Final deadline (standard fees) - Fees
- Reduced fees to 27 Oct 2026; standard fees to 24 Nov 2026. Exact amounts on FilmFreeway (linked from the official submit page).
- Eligibility
- All genres and nationalities. Features (narrative/doc, 40+ min); shorts under 40 min; animation all lengths; screenplay competition. Films must not have been commercially released in the UK before the festival. Non-English films need subtitles. Submit via FilmFreeway only.
- Categories
- Fiction, Documentary, Short, Animation
- Region
- Europe
- Details checked on
- 12 October 2026
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