Northampton Filmhouse

Comedy and drama your thing? We promise you laughs and plenty of drama with this selection. You'll be able to put your questions to some of the filmmakers after the screening. Ben Norris' debut short, comedy 'Toad in the Hole' premiered at London Film Festival 2025 before heading off on the festival circuit. We also have NFF alumni Stephen Gallacher back with his latest short 'Blackpool'. Shane Meadows says it's "A cracking short that punches harder than the usual drama.... Beautifully shot and acted short that finds massive heart and humour in the guts of Blackpool." These shorts are followed by feature '49 Miles More'. While driving to an annual reunion with their university friends, Max, an unsuccessful insurance salesman, and his fun loving buddy, Doug break down. With 50 miles to go, their only option is to brave the wilderness on foot.

To kickstart NFF's new Industry Day we're starting with some short films created by new and local filmmakers - more films to be added soon! This screening includes the local premiere of BFI Film Academy Short Course film 'You Are What You Eat' created by the Core at Corby Cube and Northampton Film Festival. The students who created the film will be collecting their BFI certificates on the day. Tickets are free so if you are unable to come, please let us know so we can release your ticket as these events tend to sell out. Please arrive by 11am - we cannot hold unused tickets if there is a waiting list on the day so your ticket may be released to someone else if you are not there at the beginning of the screening. The screening is free but you can donate to NFF here Donate | Northampton Film Festival and The Creative Place or while booking your free ticket. You can also donate to our charity partner CLICK Arts Foundation here Make a donation Anyone can attend this screening but anyone under 12yrs must be accompanied by an adult. The screening includes some bad language, injury detail and mild threat. Northampton...

This screening is in collaboration with CLICK Arts Foundation - all of the ticket sale profits go to CLICK who support performing arts projects with a focus on bringing the best out of a community. Please join us at Grandbies after the screening - book a free ticket on this site. This screening is of local and British short films ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes in length which meet the Creative or Changemaker remit of our festival manifesto - that Northants is a county of Rebels and Revolutionaries, Misfits and Mavericks, Creatives and Changemakers. We thought this screening particularly resonated with our charity partner CLICK! It includes animations, dance films, dramas, comedies, experimental films and documentaries so a real creative mix. CLICK Arts Foundation support groups who focus on social inclusion and personal development through the arts. We are the natural expansion of CLICK Productions, where we produced plays and ran drama and movement workshops to support, fundraise for, and connect with the community since 1993. We recognise that the benefits of involvement in the arts extend far beyond the stage and as a charity, we support those who provide a safe and nurturing space to promote growth...

Films start at 8.15pm promptly with no trailers - first we have short film 'Far From The Plains'. Hot off the back of Netflix’s hit show Adolescence, 'Far From the Plains' stars the up-and-coming Amari Bacchus alongside acclaimed, BRIT-nominated artist, Kojey Radical, in his first film role, as well as Faith Alabi of HBO’s Industry and Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are. Then we have feature film 'Never Had A Chance', Jazz Bhalla's debut feature, a British Asian drama set in West London, Hounslow's Punjabi community. Doors open 20 minutes before the films start. Northampton Filmhouse has step free access to the screening room but only 1 wheelchair space and only 1 row of chairs without using steps. The wheelchair space can be booked below but if you'd like to reserve a space in the top row please book a ticket then contact us. If you are a wheelchair user who wants to attend but the wheelchair space is sold out, please contact us so we can see what we can do. 50p from every ticket sold for Northampton Filmhouse festival screening goes to our charity partner CLICK Arts Foundation. Home - Click Arts Foundation

Films start promptly at 5.30pm - no trailers. Doors open 20 minutes before the film starts. You'll be able to put your questions to Helen Tither, Director of the film at the end of the screening then join us for drinks in the R&D foyer afterwards. Northampton Filmhouse has step free access to the screening room but only 1 wheelchair space and only 1 row of chairs without using steps. The wheelchair space can be booked below but if you'd like to reserve a space in the top row please book a ticket then contact us. If you are a wheelchair user who wants to attend but the wheelchair space is sold out, please contact us so we can see what we can do. 50p from every ticket sold for Northampton Filmhouse festival screening goes to our charity partner CLICK Arts Foundation. Home - Click Arts Foundation

Northants is a county of Rebels and Revolutionaries, Misfits and Mavericks, Creatives and Changemakers - so here's a selection of shorts from our 2026 submissions which we thought fitted under the Misfits or Mavericks themes. Here at NFF we think there's lots of positivity around the idea of being a misfit. Misfits and Mavericks think differently, take up space differently, but also sometimes we all have that desire to just fit in.... Films start promptly at 8.15pm - no trailers. Doors open 20 minutes before the films start. Northampton Filmhouse has step free access to the screening room but only 1 wheelchair space and only 1 row of chairs without using steps. The wheelchair space can be booked below but if you'd like to reserve a space in the top row please book a ticket then contact us. If you are a wheelchair user who wants to attend but the wheelchair space is sold out, please contact us so we can see what we can do. 50p from every ticket sold for Northampton Filmhouse festival screening goes to our charity partner CLICK Arts Foundation. Home - Click Arts Foundation

Following sold out Women in Film screenings from 2025, they're back for 2026! Watch a selection of great films entered into this year's festival made by and featuring women and women's stories. We'll get a chance to put our questions to some of the filmmakers after the screening including Swim Sistas' Jasmine Boatswain (who you may recognise from The Traitors!), Statue in the Garden' Qianhui Yu (Writer, Director, Animator) and Playground's Tayla Halfacre. The programme includes animation, documentary, local films, LGBTQ+ drama, comedy and experimental films. There is some strong language (but within the 12A certificate guidelines), brief use of racist terms (in an otherwise empowering film), and discussion of death, sex and sexuality. Those under 12yrs are able to watch the films if accompanied by an adult. Films start promptly at 5.45pm - no trailers. Doors open 20 minutes before the films start. Northampton Filmhouse has step free access to the screening room but only 1 wheelchair space and only 1 row of chairs without using steps. The wheelchair space can be booked below but if you'd like to reserve a space in the top row please book a ticket then contact us. If you are a wheelchair user...

Your ticket includes a free drink at 78 Derngate from 5pm ahead of this screening - join us for a drink and a free look around this amazing house ahead of the films. The Filmhouse is only a few hundred metres away. Please book a free ticket on the schedule so we can keep you updated. NFF says Northants is a county of Rebels and Revolutionaries, Misfits and Mavericks, Creatives and Changemakers so we've picked out a selection of short films from this year's entries to match some of those themes. This programme includes animation, documentary, drama, LGBTQ+ historical drama and some comedy. A bit of everything! It's an 18 so be prepared for strong themes, bad language, violence and sex. Films start promptly at 7pm - no trailers. Doors open 20 minutes before the films start. Northampton Filmhouse has step free access to the screening room but only 1 wheelchair space and only 1 row of chairs without using steps. The wheelchair space can be booked below but if you'd like to reserve a space in the top row please book a ticket then contact us. If you are a wheelchair user who wants to attend but the wheelchair...