Please join us at the first (of many) LSFF Happy Hours

Short film schemes, microbudget features, celebrity actors…what could possibly go wrong..?

Join LSFF and special guest Andrew Kötting for an insight into the work of one of the UK’s most unique and essential filmmakers.

LSFF favourites Kino Bingo are back with the promise to challenge your powers of visual perception… and memory.

Join LOCO and guests to see how the world looks through the eyes of comedy film-makers.

A brief and highly selective illustrated tour of short films in an attempt to give a sense of the variety and breadth of form inside the shape of a short.

Jamie Stone, previous NFTS Graduate and one of Screen International's Screen Stars of Tomorrow, discusses his film processes. In association with Lighthouse and BFI Film Fund.

Stories, Portraits and Experiments: Three different ways of thinking about the opportunities offered by the short film format.

David Pope from advance films will be holding 30 minute one to one surgeries with 6 LSSF Down on the Farm filmmakers who have fiction feature film projects to discuss.

In making the transition from short to feature filmmaking, what should writers and directors keep in mind? What’s the same about the two forms, and what’s different?

Michael Caton-Jones is the director of such films as Shooting Dogs, Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle and The Jackal. So what does an aspiring film director do to fast-track a career and race ahead of the pack?

With thousands of filmmakers turning to online platforms to help fund their film, crowdfunding has never been so popular. Join Shooting People and guests as they discuss, how do you make a successful crowdfunding campaign?

Join Shooting People for their unique brand of film chat, a tipple of local cider and a spot of Prince

With a career in the film industry spanning over 30 years, Dexter Fletcher has seen and experienced most of it! Join him as he discusses the importance of working with actors as a new director, and how to get the best performance.

Your ticket price includes an evening's filmmaker feast where you'll get to relax and chat with fellow farmhands, while enjoying some great food!

Join Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival and special guest (TBA) for an after dinner speech on shorts to feature filmmaking.

Director Gillies MacKinnon introduces his essential short film that he feels every filmmaker should see, and he’ll explain his choice and discuss the film’s merits.

Hosted by London Film Academy, this session will cover an entire casting process, working and communicating with actors, typical casting mistakes, solutions for common problems during film or TV casting

Join Screen South for a presentation of their Innovation Shorts as well as a talk about their partnership with BFI and Euroshorts.

Caroline’s credits go back to the late eighties on the Toni Grisoni scripted Queen of Hearts. She’ll be with us on the Farm to discuss the importance of a good producer on any film project.

Join Julia Jones, Film Publicist (The Look of Love, Third Person) for an informal session on the importance of film PR.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed about social media and all things digital, then Digital Bootcamp will show you how to create a manageable strategy and use available tools to get your films made and seen.

This event looks at The Sleep Paralysis Project: an experimental, cross-platform project exploring the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award.

Say your goodbyes to the Farm with a drink on us!