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Welcome!
UVFF is run by filmmakers and aims to celebrate the very best and encourage all aspects of independent film making. The 10th UVFF will take place 28th April - 4th May 2025. You can submit your films here.
About UVFF
Festival Director
Festival Administrator
Executive Producer
James Wren is a Writer/actor/producer and has produced 3 feature films and 7 short films. He set up UVFF in 2016 and has been Festival Director from the outset.
Executive Producer
Festival Administrator
Executive Producer
Felicity Wren formed Unrestricted View with James Wren in 1997 and UV became the resident theatre company at The Hen & Chickens Theatre in 1999 and remains so to this day. Felicity is also the Vice President of the International Screenwriter's Association and is based in LA.
Festival Administrator
Festival Administrator
Festival Administrator
Boo Jackson is an actress/writer/filmmaker who became a wonderful addition to the team in 2024
Programming Team
Everyman Screen on the Green
Festival Administrator
Aleksandra Sykulak is a BAFTA-winning screenwriter working across fiction, animation and games. She was born and raised in Warsaw. Her writing occupies the space between tragedy and comedy – always touching on real, tangible feelings, but often through obscure, slightly ironic scenarios. Aleksandra is a graduate of The National Film a
Aleksandra Sykulak is a BAFTA-winning screenwriter working across fiction, animation and games. She was born and raised in Warsaw. Her writing occupies the space between tragedy and comedy – always touching on real, tangible feelings, but often through obscure, slightly ironic scenarios. Aleksandra is a graduate of The National Film and Television School, where she wrote numerous short films, many of which screened at festivals around the world. She is also the author of a graphic crime novel El Diablo and the director of a short documentary In A Knot, which premiered at an Oscar-qualifying Kraków Film Festival. She is currently developing both live-action and animated projects for TV and for film.
The Hen & Chickens Theatre
Everyman Screen on the Green
Everyman Screen on the Green
The Spiritual home of UVFF. This gorgeous fringe theatre has been run by Unrestricted View since 1999 and is the hub for the festival.
Everyman Screen on the Green
Everyman Screen on the Green
Everyman Screen on the Green
Our opening night gala screening is traditionally held at this iconic cinema in Islington.
Vue Islington
art'otel London Hoxton
art'otel London Hoxton
Screenings of the award nominated shorts take place at this fantastic Vue venue
art'otel London Hoxton
art'otel London Hoxton
art'otel London Hoxton
An exiting new addition to our 2025 Festival, A brand new 60 seat venue.
Filmmaker Reviews
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