Category: News
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SwIFF Update: Change to Festival Dates
2023 was an incredible year for Swindon Independent Film Festival, with over 170 submissions to the festival which formed a full and diverse programme, showcasing the best of independent cinema. Looking ahead to 2024 As we make our way through 2024, planning is very much in full swing for the team at Swindon Film Festival.
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SwIFF is Now Open For Submissions!
We’re pleased to announce that Swindon Independent Film Festival is now open for submissions for the 2024 festival! The festival team can’t wait to see the submissions for the 2024 festival following the success of the 2023 festival. You can submit your film to the festival using FilmFreeway. Members of the team have said :
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Swindon Independent Film Festival 2023 concluded with its annual Gala Evening over the weekend
Swindon Independent Film Festival drew to a close on Saturday as the annual Gala Evening took place. The festival took place throughout last week showcasing some brilliant films from the independent film sector. Each evening, throughout the last week, saw independently made films showing at Artsite and the Post Modern where members of the public
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SwIFF Announces a New Guest Judge for this year’s Film Festival
Swindon Independent Film Festival has seen a few changes for the 2023 festival season as the organisation moves forward and continues to grow. Alongside the new look, the festival has also appointed a new guest judge for this year’s festival. The team at SwIFF are very proud to welcome, Dan Jewell, as a guest judge
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SwIFF reveals the nominations for the 2023 Festival
With just two weeks until the Swindon Independent Film Festival begins, the team are excited to reveal the nominations for this years festival. The 2023 festival has 20 categories covering all aspects of film and cinema. Swindon Independent Film Festival can also share that two of the categories, Best Youth Film and Best Local Film,
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SwIFF Announces Special Film and Price Rate for Saturday’s Showings
As the clock counts down to the 2023 Swindon Independent Film Festival, the organisers of this years events have news for the Saturday showings, which will take place on 29th July. For the first time in 30 years, the short film, When I Was a Girl, will be shown at this years festival. A short
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Swindon Independent Film Festival releases its programme for 2023!
As summers start to shine this year, the team at Swindon Independent Film Festival are in full swing preparing for this year’s festival. Founded in 2018, the festival will be celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. This year bring a new team to the running order of the festival, taking over from the festival’s founder,
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Swindon filmmakers, Create Studios, celebrate their new home
On Thursday 15th June 2023, our festival director, Bobbie, and Head of Communications, Clegg, attended the launch event of the new home of swindon based filmmaking company, Create Studios. Create Studios have recently moved into the former GWR Carriage works in the heart of the Railway Village in Swindon. The event was attended by local
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Submissions Close for the 2023 Festival
Time draws to a close for the submissions to the 2023 Swindon Independent Film Festival. After recieving over 150 submissions from over 25 countries, the festivals team is now looking forward to assessing the submission and making an official selection. So what’s next? The festival team and jusges will review all the films submitted and
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SwIFF draws films from international filmmakers
Swindon Independent Film Festival has received a number of submissions from filmmakers from around the world in the 2023 festival season. Spanning all points of the globe, SwIFF has received submissions from over 26 countries to date and the submissions are still open. The team at SwIFF are wanting to have as many flags on
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