Turn Up Film Festival brings London’s film industry to students

When: Tuesday, January 12, 2027 - Saturday, January 16, 2027, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Regent Street Cinema

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Students interested in careers in film and media can spend five days with people working across the screen industries at TUFF and its Industry Summit in January.

From 12 to 16 January 2027, the inaugural Turn Up Film Festival (TUFF) and Industry Summit takes place at Regent Street Cinema and the University of Westminster.

TUFF brings together students from 18 London universities, emerging practitioners, educators and people already working in the screen industries. It aims to make the step from studying film to finding your place in the industry a little less mysterious.

Every evening, the festival screens the best work from each participating university. Six films from the Queen Mary 2026 Film cohort, across BA and MA programmes, are included.

The festival offers screenings, panels, masterclasses, workshops, networking and live pitching.

Sessions cover:

• Canon Camera workshop on how film is used across different sectors
• Creative Production and Employability in the Age of AI
• Making Your First Feature
• Story Development
• Line Producing
• Casting
• Documentary
• Distribution
• Film Festivals, Curation and Audiences
• Sustainability in the Screen Industries
• Welfare and Good Practice
• Music Rights
• Finance
• Triple Exposure: Insurance, Contracts and Accounts
• Live Pitch to Industry

In the Live Pitch to Industry, emerging filmmakers pitch their projects directly to experienced producers and industry professionals. Alumni and practitioners will also talk about the realities of building a career after university.

Take a look through the full programme and build your own route through the festival.