Due to the lockdown imposed by the government and the closure of cinemas during this period, This is England festival wont take place as planned from November 14 to 22, 2020. We are not giving up thou...

Check out This is England 2020 festival's official selection. Forty-nine short films classified in three categories (animation, documentaries and fiction) for nine hours of British cinema. Save th...

This is England festival team have been working for several weeks to organise the upcoming ninth edition. Everything is ready to welcome festival-goers (filmmakers, directors/resses, actors/resse...

After over a week of short films, with 33 films competing in this 8th edition, the jury and the audience picked their favourites. Here are the 2019 This is England winners : See the winners.&n...

Introduced in 2018, the Long Shots programme expands the festival main focus on short films with a selection of feature films from British cinema. This year, 6 films will screen during the festival, e...

You can now discover our complete schedule for the 8th edition of the festival. Short film competition, Long Shots feature programme, concert and exhibitions... there's plenty to see this year! ...

Get a sneak peek at the short films that will screen in competition during the festival's eighth edition in our brand new trailer!     ...

Only one month to go before the 8th festival opens! Time for our traditional best of screening, showcasing some of the great short films that screened at This is England over the years.  Jo...

We're thrilled to announce that starting this year, the festival will be held in two cinemas. Hosting us since the very beginning, the Omnia cinema will still support our action and screen films ...

Here is the new look for our 8th edition. ...

The seventh edition of the festival is coming to an end after a week of 44 screenings. The winning films were announced tonight during the closing ceremony. Find out which films were awarded on t...

32 shorts, 3 features, 1 concert (and a half)... and of course many Q&As with the filmmakers - we have a busy schedule for this 7th edition of the festival ! The complete schedule is now availa...

Our screening schedule is more busy than ever with the addition of a new program called Long Shots. While still being a short film festival and remaining true to its goal of discovering new talen...

Here are the 32 short films that the festival will screen in 2018. 16 fictions, 10 animations and 6 documentaries that you can discover every day at 8.00pm at the Omnia Cinema.  But that&rsquo...

Once again edited by students in film and video from Rouen, discover the new trailer for this edition.   ...

Just a month away from the festival’s 7th edition, come and enjoy some of the best films we screened since 2012. This Friday 12th October, don’t miss :   Coalville Gold - R...

The festival is coming back soon for a seventh edition. It’s tie to unveil our new poster for this year.    Graphic design : JLS phntm.com ...

This is England will return next November with a few surprises so save the date : the festival will be held at the Omnia cinema in Rouen from November 12th to 18th. See you there! ...

The jury (Steve Bell, Millie Marsh and Guy Myhill) made their picks among the 30 films of the selection. To discover the jury awards as well as the audience and students favourites, click here.  ...

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This year, the festival has decided to ask a jury composed solely of British personalities to decide which of the 30 films in competition will be awarded. Political cartoonist Steve Bell,...

This is England turns five this year. A month ahead of the sixth edition, let's look back on the films that made the festival. A special screening of eight short films from previous editions from ...

We are only two months away from the sixth edition of the festival and it's time to unveil our full selection. This year, This is England will screen 30 films from November 13-18th, 2017 at the Om...

This is England will return for a sixth edition on 13-18th November, 2017. Submissions are now open and free. Head to our FilmFreeway page to send your short film and learn more about the festival....

Along with many films from his extraordinary body of work, the festival team will also remember John Hurt for his role in the first short film to ever win the Jury Award for Best Fiction, in 2012. Mic...

The festival's 5th edition is now over. You can discover the 2016 winners clicking here. ...

To follow this fifth edition, visit our gallery on Instagram. Our Facebook and Twitter accounts will also relay the day-to-day activity of the festival. See you there! ...

To award some of the best films in the selection, This is England invites a Jury of professionals. This year, they will have the hard task to choose among 31 films.  We're happy to announc...

Today we unveiled our new poster for the upcoming 5th edition of the festival. The photography features Olivia Colman in The Kármán Line. This short film by Oscar Sharp was part of ...

Next November, the festival will celebrate its fifth edition! Along the years, our audience has been steadily growing, reaching a new peak in 2015. In order to anticipate This is England's...

The Bordeaux International Independant Film Festival has announced its 2016 line up and we're thrilled to hear that Charlie Lyne's documentary film Fear Itself will screen in the fea...

Jury Prize for best fiction in 2015, Rachel Tunnard's Emotional Fusebox is now available online. Anna (Jodie Whittaker) lives a hermit’s life in her Mum’s garden shed. S...