Manchester Film Festival 2027 (MFF27, 12th)

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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 · Next deadline (reduced fees)
24 November 2026 · 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

Details are shown in the original language of the organizer.

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