Braziers International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual three day independent film festival held at Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research in Oxfordshire, UK. Programmed by a team of artist-filmmakers, the festival features several curated programmes of international films, plus special focus screenings, discussions and events. Giving space to cinema, conversation and community, the festival presents diverse voices and visions of creative filmmakers and artists from across the world.
Screened inside Braziers’ historic 17th century barn, the diverse film programmes include documentary, animation, narrative fiction and contemporary artists’ film. The festival is run as not-for-profit, and all proceeds raised at this event go towards supporting Braziers Park’s charitable aims.
Film submissions for our 2026 festival are now open!
Regular deadline: March 30
Late deadline: May 30
Festival date: Aug 28 – 30, 2026
Festival tickets can be booked here
The 2026 festival with be our 8th edition, and will once again feature a wide range of curated film programmes for our audience.
This year, we’re also excited and honoured to welcome guest curators from two international festivals: TerraLenta International Environmental Film Festival, Italy and Mientras tanto CINE experimental film festival, Uruguay. Each festival will be presenting a special focus screening of short films, as part of our full three-day programme in the Braziers barn.
We hope you can join us for a stimulating weekend of cinema, conversation and community!
The 7th Braziers International Film Festival ran from Aug 29 – 31, 2025. Many thanks to all who attended and made the festival such a warm and inspiring gathering.
Some photos from the festival can be seen here, plus full details of our 2025 programme, featuring eight curated programmes of international films, plus installations, communal gatherings, workshop and discussions with many attending filmmakers.
This year, we were delighted to present two film installations: The Flowers Stand Silenty Witnessing, by Theo Panagopoulos, and The Earth Weavers, by Rima Kaddissi.
Theo Panagopoulos’ film won our Glaister Award, as voted for by audience and festival team, which recognises a film that makes a ‘positive contribution to social development and action in the world today’. A Special Mention prize was given to Nightcore, by Daisy Smith.
We’re honoured that our Special Focus screening this year was Familiar Phantoms, directed by Larissa Sansour & Søren Lind. The screening included Sansour’s film Sbara, and Rafael Sánchez’ Wuthering Heights, each made during residencies at Braziers International Artists Workshop. The screening is a special event to mark the 75th anniversary of Braziers Park.
Celebrating Braziers: 75 years of curiosity, community and conscious change
Familiar Phantoms, trailer, Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind, 2023.
Co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and the Whitworth
BIFF vignette / Music: Otis Jordan
Braziers International Film Festival is a not-for-profit festival held at Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research, an exempt charity. All proceeds raised at this event will go towards supporting Braziers Park’s charitable aims. The festival is a member of Film Hub South East, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
