Neil at the Accidental Festival - a student-run shindig at the ICA running May 21st-24th, writes in with details about this year's event, calling for submissions The film element of the festival this year is under the guiding theme of Provoke: Who is Watching You.

The projector with teeth continues at the ICA in London through to the weekend. What's more, tomorrow night's panel debate with Asif Kapadia, features free (as in free software) beer.. 6pm – Curzon Soho C’mon, it’s the VX Auteur Theory 3A showcase of the next generation of D.I.Y auteurs for whom filmmaking is a more rounded, personal process as apposed to clear-…

"The fact is that the world around us is a very troubled place, but the response of the filmmakers isn't always dark, but is about people finding a way though it and about persevering, not succumbing." Geoffrey Gilmore, fest director Less political and socially focussed films were chosen this year, with a greater focus on people dealing with their everyday lives and…

Africa in Motion (AiM) 25 October - 4 November 2007 Africa in Motion will be taking place from 25 October - 4 November 2007 at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Now in its second year, the festival programme will include at least 30 outstanding, thought-provoking and innovative African films from all over the continent, from pioneering African filmmakers to young and emerging contemporary director…

New films from Werner Herzog, Wes Anderson and the Coen Brothers pepper the programme for the UK's biggest film festival outside London and Edinburgh. The Leeds International Film Festival, now in its 21st year, opens on 7th November with the acclaimed Cannes Jury Prize winning French/Iranian animation Persepolis. Based on the inspirational, best selling, autobiographical graphic nov…

  Recognisably one of the best channels for recognising and promoting British indie film talent, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) are about to celebrate their 10th year championing the best new indie films and the talents of those creating them, on both sides of the camera. On Wednesday 28 November 2007, the 10th anniversary a special awards ceremony will be hosted by J…

AURORA is the new name for Norwich International Animation Festival.  A uniquely art-focused, progressive event, it fuses artist retrospectives and thematic film programmes with incisive debate, live performance and installations, alongside the very best new work from across the world in wide-ranging competition programmes.

There are 7 days left to go until the 51st London Film Festival opens its doors throughout the city for the 16 day Festival. As part of the London Film Festival, Trafalgar Square will play host to a celebration of London as captured on archive films. There will be a big screen with live piano accompaniments. The event is free, and will be at 6:30pm on Thursday 18th October and Frida…

A record 113 entries have been whittled down to 38 for the Oska Bright film festival - the only festival in Europe that showcases films made by and for people with learning disabilities - which opens in Hove, East Sussex, on Monday. From the Guardian: The films, the longest of which runs for seven minutes, include Celebrity Shotgun, an EastEnders-style soap about infidelity, and…