Welcome
Cheltenham International Film Festival
19-28 September 2025
Cheltenham International Film Festival has brought together: filmmakers, guest celebrities, emerging talent and audiences to celebrate the best in world cinema.
Premieres, previews, features, shorts, films by legendary and emerging directors, anniversary films live events and more.
Our 2025 Festival promises to be our best yet.
We are expanding our programme to include year-round screenings of films and live events.
On Halloween we screened The Shining; we also hosted a special screening of We Have Never Been Modern, voted Best Film in 2024 by the film festival jury.
Submit Your Film
If you would like to submit a film – feature or short, narrative or documentary – for consideration by Cheltenham International Film Festival 2025, you are invited to go direct to our page on FilmFreeway to make your submission.
Support Us
As a charity, we rely on support from the community to continue on our mission to turn creative and artistic values into social and economic benefits for the town. If you are interested to join us on our journey as a friend, community partner or sponsor please follow our menu links.
OUR Guests
Dame Judi Dench
Simon Pegg
Stephen Frears
Mike Leigh
Ken Loach
Timothy Spall
Steven Berkoff
Monica Dolan
Carol Morley
Alice Lowe
Jan Komasa
Patricia Hodge
Lulu
Josie Rourke
Tony Palmer
Stephen Cookson
Film Festival sponsors
