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​Watch a selection of 2025 entries online here.

​BIAFF 2025 TIMETABLE
ONLINE
MONDAY 21st APRIL 19.30  - 21.30
TUESDAY 22nd APRIL 19.30 - 21.30
A Landscape of Love - Mark Allen / Belfast
Vibes - Life's Soundscape - Roger Lawrie / Sutton Coldfield
From The Sun, You Fell - George Cook / Towcester
Evolution - Vittorio Caratozzolo & Class 3 A (2023-24) / Italy
The Ghost of RAD - Graham Ralls / South Croydon
The End of the World - Franz Roch / Austria
Echoes of Orkney - Alan Sinclair / Wick
Cry - Bristol Film and Video Society / Bristol
The Great Lie - The Pathfinders Group - Surrey Border Movie Makers / Farnham
Hedgehog - Zihao Zhang / South Korea
Meilicke - Andreas Wieland; Thomas Michutta, Conny Michutta / Germany
Surprisingly Green - Mark Allen / Belfast
Bridie! - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
Diverse Means - Tynemouth Video Filmmaking Group / Whitley Bay
Now You See  Me - Roger Fowles / Chatham
Waltz with Luna - Sam Tinkley / Grantham
WEDNESDAY 23rd APRIL 19.30 - 21.30
Peter Coles AV Competition Winners
THURSDAY 24th APRIL 19.30 - 21.30
Will Be Called For Again - Richard Brown
The Visit - Roy De Boise / Wallington
Vogalonga - Malcolm Imhoff (UK)
The Role of Resonance - Mackenzie Rowe / USA
Searching For Peace -  Alan Tyrer (UK) 
Shippams - A Factory at War - Clive Hand / Didcot
Chosen Memories - Jill K. Bunting (UK)
Sunny Days - Maxwell Andrews / New Zealand
​The Sea of Memories - Domenico Drago, Francesco Lopergolo (ITA) ​
Ella Slingsby - A Video Portrait - Howard Perry / Herne Bay
Hello Darkness - Raymond Hughes (UK) 
Mystery of the Keeper - Elina Myshanych / Ukraine
Inclusion - Gérard Diebold (FRA) 
Pedway by iPhone - Graham Ralls / South Croydon
Down With The Curtain - Daniele Ferretti (ITA)
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In Admiration Of Ansel - Alastair Taylor (UK)
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What Happens When You Die - Martin Evans (UK)
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The Power Of Music - Derek Prescott (UK)
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I Remember - Gabriele Pinardi, Ennio Parmigiani (ITA)
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Albino - Robert Albright (UK)
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If... - Adrian Battersby (UK)
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Sweets - Il Triangolo Magico Multivisione – Gian Carlo Bartolozzi, Paolo Grappolini, Emio Lanini (ITA)
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Childhood Struggles - Cathy Fordham / UK
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LIVE at The Crescent Theatre
2pm from The Crescent Theatre door ... a guided walk around the cultural zone. This should be around 90 minutes, depending on coffee stops! Limited to 20 places so if you want to come with us email: [email protected] 
FRIDAY 25th APRIL 17.00 - 18.30
FRIDAY 25th APRIL 19.00 - 20.30
Hello Tiger - Steven Lancefield / UK
Just Out of View - Oliver Grills / Bristol
Dinner for One - Ken Wilson / Wakefield
Laser - Ian Morris / London
The Sunshine Café - Jill Lampert / Sutton Coldfield
No Need To Thank Me - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
Duty Bound - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
The Last Date - EBOFF Films / Enfield
The First Night - Silvia Gregorova / Czech Republic
Men who loved dark Red - Rodney Willott / Bourne End
 
The Crossing - Bristol Film and Video Society / Bristol
SATURDAY 26th APRIL 09.00 - 10.30
SATURDAY 26th APRIL 11.00 - 12.30
Imbalance - Samuel Lewek & Rolf Birn / Germany
The After Party - Madeleine Rose Marsh / Brighton
Meeting Point - George S. Evans / Redditch
The Butcher of Yvegem - Werner Haegeman / Belgium
Time to Die - Robin Slater / Sutton Coldfield
Garden Wildlife - Peter Macpherson / London
 Desire needs some Distance - Angelos Gourgouletis / Greece
I Love You, Stranger - Pablo Maldonado / Czech Republic
Attic Archaeology - Ben Woolley / UK
Visual Trickery in Cinematography - Pip Critten / Plymouth
The Void - Jorge Perez Ruiz / UK
Bradford in the Frame - Judith Simpson (dir) & Dave Marshall (prod) / Bradford
Greenway North Essex - Colchester Film Makers / Colchester
 
Energy Crisis - Larry Hall / Sheffield
SATURDAY 26th APRIL 14.00 - 15.30
SATURDAY 26th APRIL 16.00 - 17.30
Shhhhh - Geoff Harmer / Basingstoke
Hung Up - Simon Sharma / Hong Kong
Gas Holder Number 4 - Karen Cripps / Reading
The Art of Persuasion - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
Holiday - Ogün Mert Kurt / Turkey
The Eight Commandments - Sverre Årnes / Norway
Preserving Our Past - Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / Sutton Coldfield
Assassins' Kitchen Academy (A.K.A.) - Tsz Yui Fung / UK
Eggspression - Dave Lojek / Germany
Cat and Fish - Nilram Ranjbar / Iran
An Encounter - Bastien Cot & Pierre Stefan / France
Our Hero - Larry Hall / Sheffield
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Neverland - Ingrid Ulst / Estonia
Festival Dinner & Category Awards
19.00 at The Novotel, Birmingham Centre, 70 Broad Street. Booking essential.
(5 minutes walk from the Crescent Theatre) / See the Award Nominations
SUNDAY 27th APRIL 09.00 - 10.30
SUNDAY 27th APRIL 11.00 - 12.30
If At First - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
Victim - Howard Smith / Wolverhampton
Earth Agritament - Siqi Wang / China
Hot Air - Adrian Battersby / Warrington
The Tiny World of Walter Zapp - Richard Brown / Birmingham
Square Cracker - Jin-Woo Lee / South Korea
Just Add Water - Larry Hall / Sheffield
Unbound - Nikhil Chauhan / London
Saudade - Daniel Newbury / Middlesex
Eggs Benedict - Johnny White / USA
Playtime - Zoe Buddie / USA
Good Choice, Joseph - James Farrell / Westcliff-on-Sea
The Briefcase - South Downs Film Makers / Worthing
 
SUNDAY 27th APRIL 14.00 - 15.30
SUNDAY 27th APRIL 16.00 - 18.00
A Love Beyond - Dennis L Hanse / Manchester
Pure - Paul Merotto / France
Traces of Grief - Dave Lojek / Germany
Decksdark - Kane Wilson / ​Lutterworth
The Interview - Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers
Hunting Deers - Michał Kotwica / Poland
The Treasure - Silvia Gregorova / Czech Republic
IMMA - Carsten Pleiser /UK
Stationary - Robin Harvey / Tamworth
Social Service - Matthias Spehr & Josephine Thiesen / Germany
Black Power - Marcus Siebler / Germany
In Search of Summer Wine - Larry Hall / Sheffield
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​Watch a selection of 2025 entries online here.