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FIFTH EDITION

The Fifth Edition of the Starling Film Festival will take place from 9th  - 15th November 2026.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!

FILMMAKERS NOTIFICATION DATE: AUGUST 31, 2026

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ALL SELECTED FILMS

Fifth Edition of the Starling Film Festival coming in 2026!

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FINALIST FILMS

All finalist films (excluding Short Feature) will be screened at our in person event at the Light Cinema, New Brighton on Thursday 12th November.

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Film Preview

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EVENTS

We have a mixture of online and in person events throughout the festival week!

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FESTIVAL PASS

Need a festival pass? All information can be found here!

Music Festival
Film Reels

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MEET THE TEAM

From our festival jury to the programmers who chose this years selection! Get to know the team behind this years festival!

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FESTIVAL AWARDS

Find out what awards we have to give out this year and vote for your favourite!

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Festival Schedule below!
Details of the events will be updated closer to the event!

MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER

DAY 1
MYSTERY HORROR SCREENING

Venue TBA

We're giving you the chance to see a horror film - but we’re not going to tell you what it is!

DETAILS

TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER

DAY 2
FILM CLUB

Light Cinema, New Brighton

We`re bringing our monthly film club to this years festival!

DETAILS

WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

DAY 3
FILMMAKER Q&A

Online

Want to find out more about our films? Don`t worry we`ve got you covered as we host an array of Q&A`s with various filmmakers!

DETAILS

THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

DAY 4
IN PERSON SCREENING

Light Cinema, New Brighton

We will be screening our 15 finalist films at an in person event! Details of the event will be released at a later date.

DETAILS

FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

DAY 5
AWARDS/AFTER PARTY

Awards: Online
After Party: In Person

More details comings soon!

DETAILS

Fiction - Documentary - Student - Animation - horror - lgbt - Short feature film

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