Promoting Female Excellence In Film Direction since 2018, we support our screening directors through facilitating introductions to successful producers and other seasoned industry members, a dynamic Writers’ Group, and our short film festival held at The National Film Theatre, BFI Southbank.
Celebrating its eighth edition, the 225 Film Club Festival is a well-established fixture in the British filmmaker calendar.
This year we expanded the festival, adding the Feature Film Log Line Competition, which creates new pathways for directors to connect with producers and advance their feature film projects.
Whittling the films down from the 225 Film Club Festival’s already-impressive longlists each year is never an easy task. Scroll down to check out this year’s shortlisted entries!
Kieran Bourne’s Now’s Your Time screens out of competition at the festival, it marks the first film screening with us from an under-represented male director who is working with phenomenal female producers. Produced by Oriane Pick’s Candid Broads Productions, Pick also stars and decided to take on the challenge three months postpartum, which meant learning some very long monologues while breastfeeding at 3am! Kieran’s debut feature Arthur & Clara, and the first feature film from Candid Broads Productions, will World Premiere at Austin Film Festival.
The 225 Film Club Festival was created in 2018 by director Rita Osei. The Festival takes place in NFT3 at the BFI Southbank on Thursday 3 December 2026 from 5pm. Our award winners are announced on Monday 7 December 2026 (along with my usual mini reviews of all the shortlisted films).
225 Film Club Festival 2026 – Official Selection
AGAIN (3.23) (VERTICAL FILM)
Written and Directed by Anastasia Sidorova
Produced by Ana Gallego
“Again”
BAD FORM (10.00)
Written and Directed by Alys Metcalf
Produced by Andrew Bendel
“Bad Form”
BESTIAS DE LA MUERTE/BEASTS OF DEATH (8.38)
Written and Directed by Sandra Powers
Produced by Jenna Kim
“Bestias de la Muerte / Beasts of Death”
BORSCHT (13.54)
Written and Directed by Vika Evdokimenko
Produced by Robin Davies, Chanel Parkinson
“Borscht”
CHRONIC CLOWN (9.18) (DOCUMENTARY)
Directed by Jasmina Saleh
Produced by Nina Georgieff
“Chronic Clown”
THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR (20.45)
Written and Directed by Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Produced by Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Benjamin Jacob Smith, Roxane Bourges
KILLING R (15.00) (UK PREMIERE, OUT OF COMPETITION)
Directed by Irene Lopez
Written by Irene Lopez, Felix Gresinger
Produced by Carla Mantilla
“Killing R”
LACRIMOSA (15.26)
Written and Directed by Joanna Vymeris
Produced by Maria Hundsnes-Shevtsova,
Marcus Hundsnes
“Lacrimosa”
NOW’S YOUR TIME (12.00) (OUT OF COMPETITION)
Written and Directed by Kieran Bourne
Produced by and Starring Oriane Pick
“Now’s Your Time”
PETER (11.07)
Written and Directed by Hannah Van Der Westhuysen
Produced by George Somner
“Peter”
SALT (7.00)
Written and Directed by Muskaan Razdan
Produced by Xanvier Allison
STILL LIFE (10.54)
Directed by Sophie King
Written by Kate Radcliffe
Produced by Sarah Roy
THE LAST PANCAKE (9.23)
Written and Directed by Ruby Phelan
Produced by Ethan McDowell
“The Last Pancake”
TO RUN IS TO RETURN (14.54)
Written and Directed by Precious Wura Alabi
Produced by Victoria Wijeratne, Precious Wura Alabi
“To Run Is To Return”
Put these dates in your diary and never miss an update:
- Festival takes place at the National Film Theatre at the BFI Southbank: 5pm, Thursday 3 December 2026
- Award winners are announced: Monday 7 December 2026
225 Film Club Festival is a member of BFI Film Audience Network, Association of Independent Film Festivals and Film Festival Alliance. Follow 225 Film Club Festival on Instagram.
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