Membrana is the Latin word for film, and we are incredibly excited to bring the Membrana Film Festival to you, and to dig deep into the roots of the magic that is filmmaking

We are very ambitious, and our aim is to become a cornerstone of the local and global film festival calendar, bringing unique and original films to our audience

The festival's organiser is a filmmaker, and understands the love, care, passion, dedication, and hard work that it takes to create your film, and to bring it to the big screen

The festival will promote and celebrate the filmmaking process, and is looking for films that push boundaries, and that teach us about the world we live in

We are looking for arthouse, independent films, we want to be surprised by your submissions, 

and we appreciate that we cannot build our festival without your films, 

and that we will set ourselves apart by the quality of films we receive and exhibit

We welcome all genres, in any language, and enjoy to watch subtitled films that open us 

to new worlds, and take us to a land far far away 

We welcome shorts and features, across live action narrative, animation, and documentary,

and we look forward to receiving, and considering your films for selection

The 1st Edition has now been rescheduled following a last minute cancellation by the original venue, and it will now be held at CULTPLEX Cinema in Manchester, on November 29th and 30th 2025

Submissions are now open for the 2nd edition, which will be held on August 2nd 2026 - we are excited to announce that we have expanded the festival to now include a script competition