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18 April

Positioning your film as a brand - LIFF

Running time: 60 mins

In a fast-changing industry where talent alone is rarely enough, filmmaker Arnaldo Stafa explores the missing piece most filmmakers overlook: the business of storytelling.

In this talk, Arnaldo shares the strategies behind building momentum as a filmmaker, from positioning your film as a brand to using marketing, publicity, and community to turn small projects into big opportunities. Drawing from the real journey behind his slate of films and the growth of Aki Studio London had had in such a small timeframe, where most production companies are struggling, why is Aki winning?

This session reveals how filmmakers can move beyond simply making films to building careers and building their own foundations to be their own bosses. Whether you’re an emerging filmmaker or a seasoned creator, this talk offers practical insights into how storytelling and marketing work together to make films truly succeed. We will explore the different marketing methods you can use to stand out and how to leverage your projects into bigger projects.

About the festival:

The London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is devoted to the advancement of first- and second-time filmmakers telling amazing stories with limited budgets. Hosted every spring at the Genesis cinema – repeatedly voted the best cinema in the UK – the 2026 London Independent Film Festival will screen the work of almost 100 filmmakers from around the world. Stretching over 10 days with numerous industry events, LIFF offers an unmissable opportunity for networking and building collaborations for future projects. It's little wonder that Time Out Magazine has called LIFF "a treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems, one of Europe's top indie film fests". With a reputable support system for emerging filmmakers, LIFF includes popular training programs run by industry professionals who understand the ins and outs of moving a filmmaker's career to the next level.

Film Festival

Blockhead + Q&A - LIFF

Running time: 81 mins

A failing novelist thinks his muse appears to inspire him in the form of a drunk, psychotic decorator and his life erupts into violence and chaos - but his new novel might just be genius.

The narrative feature debut from Matt Harlock (American the Bill Hicks Story) features electrifying performances from Danny Horn (Sunny Afternoon) and Joe Sims (Broadchurch), in it’s 2ndscreening for London audiences after its World Premiere at Frightfest (“cerebral…a shock to the system”).

About the festival:

The London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is devoted to the advancement of first- and second-time filmmakers telling amazing stories with limited budgets. Hosted every spring at the Genesis cinema – repeatedly voted the best cinema in the UK – the 2026 London Independent Film Festival will screen the work of almost 100 filmmakers from around the world. Stretching over 10 days with numerous industry events, LIFF offers an unmissable opportunity for networking and building collaborations for future projects. It's little wonder that Time Out Magazine has called LIFF "a treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems, one of Europe's top indie film fests". With a reputable support system for emerging filmmakers, LIFF includes popular training programs run by industry professionals who understand the ins and outs of moving a filmmaker's career to the next level.

Film Festival

Father Mother Sister Brother

Running time: 111 mins

Jim Jarmusch's Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner, starring Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat. A feature film in the form of a triptych — the three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other.

Shorts Block 9 - LIFF

Running time: 74 mins

Films featured:

Latch by Cecilie Fray, 9 mins
Pandora by Isabelle Kirk, 14 mins
Tea With Friends by Farah Halime Hope, 11 mins
The Room in the Tower by William Rollinson, 16 mins
The Suicide Shift by Paul Laight, 13 mins
The Unseen by Alena Mucenieks, 11 mins

About the festival:

The London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is devoted to the advancement of first- and second-time filmmakers telling amazing stories with limited budgets. Hosted every spring at the Genesis cinema – repeatedly voted the best cinema in the UK – the 2026 London Independent Film Festival will screen the work of almost 100 filmmakers from around the world. Stretching over 10 days with numerous industry events, LIFF offers an unmissable opportunity for networking and building collaborations for future projects. It's little wonder that Time Out Magazine has called LIFF "a treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems, one of Europe's top indie film fests". With a reputable support system for emerging filmmakers, LIFF includes popular training programs run by industry professionals who understand the ins and outs of moving a filmmaker's career to the next level.

Film Festival

Shorts Block 8 - LIFF

Running time: 82 mins

Films featured:

Date Night by Alana Marmion-Warr, 7 mins
Friendship Was a Safe Bet by Nara Toktoshova, 15 mins
Somewhere Very Near by Rachel Fowler, 7 mins
Sunny Side Up by Chakira Alin, 16 mins
The Cat by Wai Shuen Chloe Kam, 10 mins
Miss Canton by Robyn Chi-Man Norwood, 14 mins
Not That Bad by Yana Danilova, 13 mins

About the festival:

The London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is devoted to the advancement of first- and second-time filmmakers telling amazing stories with limited budgets. Hosted every spring at the Genesis cinema – repeatedly voted the best cinema in the UK – the 2026 London Independent Film Festival will screen the work of almost 100 filmmakers from around the world. Stretching over 10 days with numerous industry events, LIFF offers an unmissable opportunity for networking and building collaborations for future projects. It's little wonder that Time Out Magazine has called LIFF "a treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems, one of Europe's top indie film fests". With a reputable support system for emerging filmmakers, LIFF includes popular training programs run by industry professionals who understand the ins and outs of moving a filmmaker's career to the next level.

Film Festival

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Running time: 133 mins

Hot off the record-setting resurrection of Evil Dead Rise, writer-director Lee Cronin turns to one of the most iconic horror stories of all time with an audacious and twisted retelling. The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace - eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

Project Hail Mary

Running time: 157 mins

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

The Drama

Running time: 105 mins

Charlie (Robert Pattinson) first spotted Emma (Zendaya) at a coffee shop one fall afternoon and somehow worked up the nerve to say hello. What started out as a trainwreck ended with them exchanging numbers—which led to three hour phone calls about everything and nothing, lazy Sundays camped out in parks and bookstores, and late-night diner runs where Emma ordered burgers so rare they were practically mooing. Two years of laughing until their ribs hurt later, and they're ready to make it official, but the happy young couple's stability is put to the test when an unexpected turn of events sends their wedding week spiraling out of control.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Running time: 98 mins

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

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