Phoenix Rising International Film Festival

Phoenix Rising International Film Festival A yearly film festival holding screenings and an awards ceremony. A Film Fund, up to £5000 (PRIFF power by Genera).

19/08/2026

🎥 In Conversation with: Lisa Danilkovych, Eva Muilerman & Yasemin Özcan

We sat down with the team behind The Motion—nominated for Best Experimental at PRIFF 2025—to talk process, inspiration, and what it means to tell a story of womanhood through analogue film.

In this conversation with the ever wonderful , director Lisa Danilkovych shares how the film began as a one-woman monologue and grew into the first chapter of a three-part trilogy exploring the internal and external experience of being a woman, drawing on the work of pioneers like Maya Deren, Barbara Hammer, Rose Lowder, and Chantal Akerman.

🗣️ "Breathtaking filmmaking that held me captivated on every word." - PRIFF Selection Committee

🎬 Watch the full conversation - https://youtu.be/hOKkAbRk7Yg

16/08/2026

BE PART OF PRIFF 2026!

Check out a few images from last year's celebration of independent filmmakers!

Looks like a good ol' time don't it? Now it's your turn. Submit your film for a chance to be part of PRIFF 2026 and our celebration of independent cinema.

Submissions close on 31st August - https://filmfreeway.com/PRIFFUK

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🎬 Introducing our Partner Venues for PRIFF 2026We're excited to reveal the five incredible cinemas hosting this year's f...
14/08/2026

🎬 Introducing our Partner Venues for PRIFF 2026

We're excited to reveal the five incredible cinemas hosting this year's festival across London!

From historic pub cinemas to independent local screens, these venues embody the spirit of PRIFF - championing film in the heart of our communities. Mark your calendars and get ready to see incredible independent work on the big screen this year.

🎬 PRIFF Short Film Fund - Round 2 is Now OpenWe're back with Round 2 of our Short Film Fund, offering up to £5,000 to su...
12/08/2026

🎬 PRIFF Short Film Fund - Round 2 is Now Open

We're back with Round 2 of our Short Film Fund, offering up to £5,000 to support independent filmmakers.

New this round: we're also accepting submissions from filmmakers seeking assistance with festival submission fees - so if funding your festival run is the barrier, this round is for you too.

💡 Tip for applicants: a clear festival distribution plan significantly strengthens your application. Show us where you intend to submit and how the funding supports that strategy.

⏰ Earlybird Deadline: 14/09/26

Don't wait - apply early and give your project its best shot.

Introducing the PRIFF 2026 Jury Presidents - Part 2Miranda Nolan  (Team Nolan): British actor and filmmaker whose career...
09/08/2026

Introducing the PRIFF 2026 Jury Presidents - Part 2

Miranda Nolan (Team Nolan): British actor and filmmaker whose career spans classical theatre and independent film and television. She has appeared in Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, and Dunkirk, and is the founder of Serenity Films.

Lincia Daniel .daniel (Team McDaniel): Executive producer and international co-production specialist. Recent credits include El Jardín que Soñamos, which premiered in the Panorama section at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival, and Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea, winner of the Tides of Change Award at Doc Edge 2025.

Richard Fenwick (Team Sorkin): Award-winning writer/director behind the BFI sci-fi short Soulmate and BBC Films comedy Albert's Speech. His work has screened at over 150 festivals worldwide, and his upcoming slate includes The Boy Who Found Infinity, winner of Best Screenplay at the 2025 Philip K Dick Film Festival.

Theodore Rowan Salisbury .salisbury.official (Team Edith Head): Award-winning British SFX hair, makeup, and prosthetics designer based in Hull. His creature design work on Fishbrain earned recognition from the British Film Designers Guild.

Gillian Broderick (Team Day-Lewis): Actress trained at Meisner The Actor's Temple in London, nominated for Best Actor at the New York Film Festival for her role in Keeping Up Appearances.

Harry Steele (Team Lubezki): East London-based, self-taught cinematographer known for an intimate, emotionally honest visual style rooted in the music video scene. His practice spans short and long-form narrative work, with an emerging focus on screenwriting.

Annie Rowe (Team Hepburn): Multi-disciplinary artist trained as an actor at RADA, now working as a Casting Director and screenwriter.

Jude Kriwald (Team Lanzmann): British explorer and filmmaker whose award-winning debut documentary, Alone Across Gola, follows his solo, self-filmed bicycle crossing of Liberia's Gola rainforest.

🎬 Meet the PRIFF 2026 Jury Presidents - Part 1 of 2We're thrilled to introduce the first six Jury Presidents leading thi...
08/08/2026

🎬 Meet the PRIFF 2026 Jury Presidents - Part 1 of 2

We're thrilled to introduce the first six Jury Presidents leading this year's festival:

Mariame N'Diaye (Team Kubrick): Actress & filmmaker working across theatre, film, and television, trained in Paris at Pygmalion and the Bilingual Acting Workshop.

Tom Van Avermaet (Team Scorsese): Belgian writer/director known for his surrealist, melancholic style. Death of a Shadow won the European Film Award; his latest, Hearts of Stone (starring Noomi Rapace and Jessica Barden), landed on the 2024 Academy Awards Long List.

Marcin Mazurek .mazurek (Team Zimmer): Polish, London-based film composer. Scored the BAFTA-winning, Oscar-shortlisted Rock, Paper, Scissors and Bunnyhood.

Kristian Fitsall (Team Raimi): London-based filmmaker blending dark humour and social commentary. Don't Bury It won Best Comedy at Phoenix Rising and Best Cinematography at Greenwich Film Festival.

Marlene Emilia Rios (Team Bigelow): LA-based writer/director/producer exploring intimacy and identity. Her short film, We Choose To Go, has screened at 150+ festivals with over 150,000 views.

Joseph Bowley (Team Coppola): London/Brighton-based writer/director. His student film Babylon? won Best Experimental Film at PRIFF last year.

Stay tuned for the second half of our jury lineup 👀

Final month to submit! Phoenix Rising International Film Festival closes submissions on August 31, 2026.Got a film that ...
07/08/2026

Final month to submit! Phoenix Rising International Film Festival closes submissions on August 31, 2026.

Got a film that deserves the big screen? This is your moment. Submit now and join a lineup of bold, original storytelling.

Submit your film! Link in bio!

You love film? Are you 18-25? Do you have a passion for film journalism?Then we're looking for you!PRIFFZINE is a film m...
04/08/2026

You love film? Are you 18-25? Do you have a passion for film journalism?

Then we're looking for you!

PRIFFZINE is a film magazine connected to RIFF UK. We’re looking for Young Film
Reviewers to write a review of the amazing films we’re showcasing at our 2026 festival.

If this interests you, contact us at [email protected]

🎬 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎬We are beyond excited to announce that Scott Pickup is the winner of our very first PRIFF FILM FUND...
01/08/2026

🎬 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎬

We are beyond excited to announce that Scott Pickup is the winner of our very first PRIFF FILM FUND, powered by Genera Films 🏆

One of our judges said it best:

"This has the potential to be a visually striking and thought-provoking film. There is a biblical air to this story that delivers this impactful narrative. They've produced a deck that is cinematic and arresting."

We cannot wait to see this project come to life. Congratulations, Scott!

Also many thinks to our judges Lincia Daniel| Exec. Adriana Kulig and of course our directors Ewa Habdas and Victor De Almeida

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🎬 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎬We are beyond excited to announce that Scott Pickup () is the winner of our very first PRIFF FILM F...
01/08/2026

🎬 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎬

We are beyond excited to announce that Scott Pickup () is the winner of our very first PRIFF FILM FUND, powered by !! 🏆

One of our judges said it best:

"This has the potential to be a visually striking and thought-provoking film. There is a biblical air to this story that delivers this impactful narrative."

We cannot wait to see this project come to life. Congratulations, Scott!

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