New Renaissance Film Festival
| Location | London, England |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Directors | Jan Hendrik Verstraten, Massimo Barbato |
| Website | newrenaissancefilmfest |
The New Renaissance Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London, England. Established in 2015, the festival presents a curated selection of feature films, short films, music videos, and experimental works.
History
Founded in 2015 by Jan Hendrik Verstraten and Massimo Barbato, the festival hosts its screenings at Close-Up Cinema in Shoreditch, while the awards ceremony is held at the Courthouse Hotel in Soho.[1]
Previous festival winners include Sarah Snook, Rachel Shenton and George MacKay.[2] Alumni include Tatiana Maslany and Whoopi Goldberg.[3]
Reception
Metro listed the festival as one of the "Top UK film festivals you need to know about"[4] and El Ibérico as one of "The eight best film festivals in the UK".[5]
Awards
Awards are presented in the following categories:[6]
- Best Feature Film
- Best Emerging Talent Award
- Best International Short
- Best UK Short
- Best Animation Short
- Best Documentary
- Best Drama Short
- Best Music Video
- Best Dance Film
- Best Experimental Short
- Best Choreography
- Best 3 Minute Short
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Cinematography
- Best Thriller Short
- Best Sci-Fi Short
- Best Fantasy Short
- Best Music Score
References
- ^ "New Renaissance Film Festival | The ISA". International Screenwriters’ Association. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "NRFF London 2017 – Winners". New Renaissance Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Smith, Henry (2024-11-13). "BA (Hons) Film and Television student wins Best LGBTQ+ Film at New Renaissance Film Festival". London College of Communication. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Nsubuga, Jimmy (2016-05-28). "The top UK film festivals you need to know about". Metro. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Martínez, Miriam (2016-08-02). "Los 8 mejores festivales de cine en Reino Unido" [The 8 best film festivals in the United Kingdom]. El Ibérico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "New Renaissance Film Festival". FilmFreeway. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2025-04-19.