Hertfordshire Film Festival is back on the big screen! The Festival returns in April 2025 to provide an unmissable opportunity for young filmmakers to create and showcase their work at Watford Palace Theatre. Work will be selected by a selection panel of industry professionals and previous editions of the Festival have seen talks and masterclasses from leading film and TV industry figures alongside panel discussions and workshops.
The Festival once again partners with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, University of Hertfordshire, Watford Borough Council, creative arts organisation CathARTtic and Watford Palace Theatre to give young people aged 11-25 who live, work or study in Hertfordshire the chance to share their work with a wider audience.
The next generation of filmmaking talent…
About the festival
Hertfordshire Film Festival presents an unmissable opportunity to create a film and see it showcased on the big screen at Watford Palace Theatre, alongside other young filmmakers’ innovative creations.
In collaboration with the University of Hertfordshire and CathARTic, the Festival will also run skills development workshops during 2024 aimed at underrepresented filmmakers in the Hertfordshire area. The Festival will also be out on the road visiting schools, colleges and community groups. For more details about workshops and Hertfordshire Film Festival events and activities, watch this space.
The Festival is brought to you by Watford Palace Theatre in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and creative arts organisation Cathartic and is made possible with the generous support of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
Film SUBMISSIONS
Submitted work will be shortlisted to screen over the two days with two prize winners also being selected by the selection panel. The prize for the best film from the 11–17 age category will be an industry screening at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter. 18–25 year old prize winners will also receive an industry screening at the studios plus lunch with Dan Dark, Executive Vice President Warner Bros. Studio Operations, on his next UK visit.
Submissions are free via the Festival website and FilmFreeway and will open early next year.