“Amplifying underrepresented voices in cinema.”

The Little Venice Film Festival (littlevenicefilmfestival.org) is an annual international film festival and competition that, along with supporting independent filmmakers, champions inclusivity by supporting female, LGBTQ+ and Global Majority filmmakers, amplifying underrepresented voices in cinema, removing cost barriers to entry and attendance, and putting on specialised screenings for disabled, deaf and neurodivergent audiences.

Set in the heart of Little Venice, the festival showcases features, documentaries and shorts encompassing the lives and experiences of marginalised groups alongside established independent filmmakers from the UK and abroad. Applications are live on FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/LittleVeniceFilmFestival

The festival is set up as a Community Interest Company, meaning all funds raised will go back into the project/fulfilling our aims as a CIC. Many of the venues we use are charitable organisations or small businesses.

We've have been named in Screen Daily's "The UK film festivals you need to know". Under October dates: https://www.screendaily.com/features/the-uk-film-festivals-you-need-to-know-2024-dates-submission-and-contact-details/5184035.article

ABout Us

Our Goals

  • Promote independent filmmaking

  • Increase diversity in independent filmmaking

  • Support for female directors breaking into the industry

  • Celebrate LGBTQ+ voices in filmmaking

  • Groundbreaking documentaries amplifying underrepresented voices and issues.

  • Remove economic barriers to filmmaking

  • Make filmmaking more inclusive for deaf, disabled and neuro-divergent filmmakers