As a charity, we support between 6,500 - 9,000 people across our projects every year, through community projects, education and media training, events and industry work. Welcome to the Media and Press Links Hello, we're here to answer journalists' queries on Mor Media's events, fundraising, support, policy, campaigns & issues. We can provide expert comment in response to queries about the Media in Cornwall. Contact our media team. Email: info@mormediacharity.org Tel: +44 (07) 401 068415 If you are a journalist with an urgent out-of-hours enquiry, please call +44 (07) 539202799 Resources Mor Media Branding Cornwall Film Festival Brand More from the blog Mor Media Charity Strengthens Safe Respectful Spaces for Everyone A creative space only works when people feel safe enough to take part. That is true in a cinema queue, a workshop room, a community screening, a volunteer shift, a trainee session, and every online space connected to our work. At Mor Media Charity, our purpose is to bring people together through media, events, training, and community engagement. We create places where stories can be shared, skills can be learned, and people across Cornwall can connect through film and culture Cornwall Film Festival Secures Three-Year Investment to Champion Accessible Cinema Across Cornwall Mor Media Charity and Cornwall Film Festival have secured a three-year award from Film Hub South West's Film Exhibition Fund to support a major programme aimed at improving access and inclusion across cinema and film events in Cornwall. The award, over three years (2026-2029), will support the delivery of the charity's Screen Access & Inclusion Programme, helping to remove barriers faced by disabled and underserved audiences and ensuring more people can experience film in we Mor Media Names Clare Tavernor as Creative Lead, Expands Development Slate UK-based screen charity Mor Media has appointed filmmaker Clare Tavernor as Creative Lead, formalising a long-standing collaboration as the organisation scales its production ambitions. Clare’s background spans documentary filmmaking, including directing and producing flagship BBC arts series such as My Life as a Rolling Stone, as well as ambitious cinema releases including Metallica Saved My Life. Most recently, she co-directed Aldeas – A New Story, an upcoming feature docum

Quick Cut is Cornwall Film Festival’s brand-new micro-film competition — a celebration of bold, original, and independent storytelling told in just 90 seconds. Running alongside our BIFA-accredited short-film competition, Quick Cut proves that great stories don’t need long runtimes — only creativity, precision, and heart. 11 Best International Shorts Copy of Best International Shorts Best of the Best CFF Awards Screen Stars Student Shorts Best of the West SW Regional Shorts 20 Under 25 Best Cornish Shorts Experimental Videos Press Blog Merch Store TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA ON FILM Talks CFF 25 Industry 2025 FAQ's & Access 2025 Diary & Tickets 2025 Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Short Films home 2025 QuckCut 90sec QUICK CUT Quick Cut is Cornwall Film Festival’s brand-new micro-film competition — a celebration of bold, original, and independent storytelling told in just 90 seconds. Running alongside our BIFA-accredited short-film competition, Quick Cut proves that great stories don’t need long runtimes — only creativity, precision, and heart. There’s only one rule: Your film must be 90 seconds or less, including credits. Entry Categories Drama – Stories that move, challenge, and captivate in miniature form. Comedy – Big laughs in small doses; from slapstick to satire. Documentary & Environmental – Real stories, told with clarity, compassion, and creativity. Animation & Experimental – Bold visual storytelling, from stop-motion to surreal abstraction. Young Creators (Under 25) – Fresh voices and emerging talent Music and or Dance pieces – where sound meets cinematic imagination Key Dates Entries open: 1 December 2025 Deadline: 1st May 2026 Winners announced: At a special showcase screening in June 2026 Selected films will be screened as part of a special Quick Cut showcase at the Cornwall Film Festival 2026. Submission Guidelines Films must be 90 seconds or less, including titles and credits. Submit via FilmFreeway link portal | MP4’s files are recommended Films can be shot on any device | We only accept digital files. Make sure your file is named as the title of your film. Open to filmmakers in the South West, and entry is just £5 FilmFreeway submission link Prizes £250 Winner | £100 runner up | Individual prizes for category winners | plus hats, T-shirts & mugs Story Labs To help you develop your ideas and craft a brilliant 90-second story, Cornwall Film Festival is running two Quick Cut Story Labs this Spring 🧠 Story Labs To help you shape your ideas and craft a brilliant 90-second story, Cornwall Film Festival is hosting two online Story Labs this winter — open to all entrants and emerging filmmakers taking part in Quick Cut: The 90-Second Film Challenge. Creative Writing: Story Structure 🗓️ Monday 15 December 2025, 5:30 PM (online) Learn how to turn your idea into a compelling short-form narrative. Explore structure, tone, and emotional impact in under two minutes. Book Now Story Lab 2 - Visual Storytelling for Screen 🗓️ Wednesday 11th February 6pm - 7pm A practical 60-minute workshop on translating ideas into image, rhythm, and sound — perfect for filmmakers planning their Quick Cut entry. Book Now Sessions are free to attend, but booking is essential. WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. READ MORE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

A selection of some of the best films by emerging filmmakers submitted to our short film festival. < Programme 20 Under 25's Various The best from young filmmakers. A selection of some of the best films by emerging filmmakers submitted to our short film festival. Arbiter Caleb Joye 11m 48 | USA Following the struggle of three people in Detroit, flowing from one person to the next, with their brief, passing encounters with an ethereal, Monowheel riding man. The Arsonist Lucinda Jane Ellicott 4m 34 | UK A 1920's farmer reports a fire at his barn, but the assailant cannot be arrested as although he got away, he is now deceased. Before the Tide Comes In Joshua Shea 14m 23 | UK Two strangers buried up to their necks in the sand await their fate with the tide coming in. A musing of impending death, and the existential thought process that comes with it. Bury the Eagle Christian Attree 18m 39 | UK An amateur boxer prepares for his first professional fight. But his repetitive and obsessive lifestyle begins to take a toll on him. He begins to see visions of his future through an alluring Exit Sign and reconsiders his current lifestyle. Do You Hear the Sounds? Rhianna Berthoud 3m 49 | UK Follow two characters as they walk through an endless uncanny abyss of monsters and exciting sounds. The music of 'Mothman, The Man' has been visualised using clay, drawing, and frame animation, and each monster represents aspects of nature and uncertainty. The Essence of Air Hanna Rosén 10m 37 | Sweden The Essence of Air is a poetic thriller that takes us along during a day in a young woman´s mentally entangled life. First Timers Hector Bell 9m 19 | UK On a sunny afternoon in rural Somerset, moments of peace, patience and rage arise as three young teens try to buy their first bag of weed. Kawaakari Gabriele Santo Alboretti 14m 27 | Italy A mother, alone, lives with pain the last days of consciousness of her own son, before it becomes completely catatonic. Moonwalker Max Stephen Roach 8m 52 | UK When Norman Boreman realises their days are numbered before they leave home for submarine school they must find their own way to live their dream. A Narration of a Funeral Amir Sedghinir 12m | Iran A woman named Tara, who after the funeral of her mother, who died due to Covid 19, encounters a strange call the hospital, where her mother's body is still there ... A Pigeon's Life Tomás Basílio 9m 26 | UK Maria is a resilient woman, a mother, and a cleaner. Emanuel, her son, is a free and curious child. In a look at their small-town daily life, we join them as they navigate the reality they live in. For these two, this means: shoes, going to work, pigeons, and dancing. As we follow this relationship through the day, we glance into a world filled with small pleasures and monumental events. In the end, they only have each other to make the most of it. The Pizzeria Mohit Rajgopal 10m 04 | UK In the midst of the global pandemic, Han, a Singaporean studying in Cornwall, finds out that his family has sold their house due to financial difficulties. As he calculates how much he needs to afford a flight back home, his colleague, Alice, a local student hailing from the city, interrupts him. Alice is looking forward to heading back home to spend Christmas with her family when she discovers that her brother back home might be ill and her entire family might be quarantined. In the midst of dealing with their respective troubles, the pair find a familial comfort with each other. Rue Casey Eldridge 9m 28 | UK A middle-aged daughter deals with the aftermath of her traumatic childhood. Small Jonathan Payne 10m 27 | UK Deep in the forest, a shy, young boy comes across a mysterious village composed of buildings no larger than the size of his hands. As a storm fast approaches, the village is vulnerable and he must find a way to protect it. Spokes & Robbers Emmanuel Li 20m | UK Runaway sisters Isabel and Violet drift, grift and shoplift in the hopes of skipping town. But an ironic twist of fate on the eve of their great escape sees them stranded in the marshes, where they reckon with their relationship, futures and places in the world Troglodyte Joseph Blackman 8m 53 | UK A short film about a man who is fired from his job and goes to live in a cave. Underbelly Edie Moles 10m 29 | UK Emotional time-bomb Norman tells us a story about tenderness, empathy and human connection in Underbelly. In almost microscopic view, the film takes a look at how one young man’s life is deeply affected by his sister’s lack of access to abortion. The audience are ripped from their seats into one day in his life - feeding a newborn baby one minute, slicing a pork underbelly at the local butchers the next. Unknown Language Roshan Balu 8m 41 | UK Unknown Language follows a day in the life of Reuben, a young boy caught up in the middle of a bitter divorce between his parents. It is his father's turn to look after him for the day; with Reuben's angry attitude towards his father, both father and son must find a way to get through the day. Virágom, Virágom Anna Járai 10m | UK Virágom, Virágom is an experimental short film inspired by folklore and heritage, focusing on the ‘other’ and its reclamation of folklore. Interwoven with images and soundscapes from the past and present, the film highlights the beauty of craft, whilst re-contextualising traditional folk narratives to show the strength and power of the often forgotten members of folk communities Who's That Riding? Ryan Pollock 12m 34 | UK In a stark tenement flat, Jack, filling in for an absent worker, performs a home visit on Lee, a man struggling with alcoholism. Lee’s days are long and purposeless, and, to some extent, he has accepted his aloneness. Jack, through a combination of inexperience and naivety, doesn’t fully recognise the red flags that Lee demonstrates throughout the visit, but something about it doesn’t sit right with him. And that night, in the early hours, swamped by dark imaginings, he returns to Lee’s flat in an attempt to alleviate his concerns.

Our creative workshops offer plenty of exciting opportunities for you to get involved in. We offer flexible prices to suit your budget. Our programme is focused on creativity for health and well-being. Find your voice with Mor Media. Creative Courses Our new workshops will nurture your skills and interests. Using your phone for social media content 8 December 2023 10:00am - 1pm Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn Find on Google Maps How to write engaging newsletters and blog posts 12 January 2024 10:00am - 1pm Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn Find on Google Maps Creating eye catching social media posts using online design tools in Canva. 26 January 2024 10:00am - 1pm Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn Find on Google Maps Calendar View Easily browse all of our workshops. Day Desk Rental 1 A desk when you need one. 15 British pounds £15 Book Now Day Desk Rental 2 A desk when you need one 15 British pounds £15 Book Now Day Desk Rental 3 A desk when you need one. 15 British pounds £15 Book Now One Day a Week Desk - Monday Your regular workspace, one day a week. Loading days... 65 British pounds £65 Book Now One Day a Week Desk - Tuesday Your regular workspace, one day a week. Loading days... 65 British pounds £65 Book Now One Day a Week Desk - Wednesday Your regular workspace, one day a week. Loading days... 65 British pounds £65 Book Now One Day a Week Desk - Thursday Your regular workspace, one day a week. Loading days... 65 British pounds £65 Book Now One Day a Week Desk - Friday Your regular workspace, one day a week. Loading days... 65 British pounds £65 Book Now Using your phone for social media content 9 February 2024 10:00am - 1pm Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn Find on Google Maps This session will go through the basics of using your phone to record, edit and upload creative images and film for your social media and web sites. You can use whichever phone you own, and we will go through useful apps and techniques to make appealing content. Book Now Need More Information? Have Some Questions about the training ? Contact Sue

Acclaimed British feature Edge of Summer, directed by Lucy Cohen, returns to Cornwall this spring for a special regional cinema tour featuring exclusive director Q&As and selected cast appearances. Brought to you by Mor Media Charity EDGE OF SUMMER TOUR Director Q&A and Cast Appearances Across March and April Are you a venue interested in a screening ? Register your interest here > Merlin Savoy Cinema Penzance Wednesday 25 March > Book WTW White River Cinema St Austell Thursday 26 March > Book WTW Plaza Cinema, Truro Friday 27 March > Book Merlin Regal, Redruth Saturday 28 March > Book WTW Lighthouse Cinema, Newquay Wednesday 1st April, 5.30 pm Book The Poly, Falmouth Thursday 2 April > Book BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW THE FILM EDGE OF SUMMER ACROSS CORNWALL Acclaimed British feature Edge of Summer, directed by Lucy Cohen, returns to Cornwall this spring for a special regional cinema tour featuring exclusive director Q&As and selected cast appearances. Set on the Cornish coast in the summer of 1991, Edge of Summer is a haunting coming-of-age drama about first love, grief and the moment childhood innocence fractures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival and marks Cohen’s fiction debut following her BAFTA nominated documentary work. Shot entirely on location across Cornwall, the film transforms the region’s coastline and historic tin mines into a powerful cinematic landscape rooted in folklore and emotional memory. United Kingdom/ 98 minutes/ Drama/ Thriller / English | CFF15 Film followed by a Q&A with the director + tallent BOOK TICKETS ABOVE DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY LUCY COHEN Lucy Cohen is a London-based writer/director. After training as a print journalist, she worked in documentary television for 15 years, making programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. Her move to independent film began in 2015 with the short, LIFE IN FILM, supported by the BFI National Film Archive’s ‘Luminous’ campaign. In 2017, her debut feature, KINGDOM OF US, was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, a BIFA and won the Grierson award for Best Documentary at London Film Festival. Produced by Julia Nottingham, it was acquired worldwide by Netflix. In 2017 she was selected for Guiding Lights, the UK film industry’s leading mentorship programme where she was mentored by Andrew Haigh. In 2018, she was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and in 2019 one of Campaign’s Top 10 Directors for her commercial work. EDGE OF SUMMER is Lucy’s debut fiction feature and was part of the BFI and British Council’s Cannes Great8 Showcase in 2023. Her second feature is in development with Film4. She is represented for Film and Television by Casarotto Ramsay and Associates. THE CAST FLORA HYLTON & JOEL SEFTON-IONGI are EVIE and ADAM Flora and Joel are both unknown actors. Flora is from Bath and Joel was cast locally in Cornwall. Edge of Summer is their debut feature. In casting, we were struck by Flora’s subtlety and the layers behind her performance. You could see within her both the ‘woman’ and the ‘child’. This was really wonderful to capture, especially in the interplay with her on-screen mother. It’s not easy to find a 12-year-old boy who is open to showing vulnerability. Joel was an outstanding listener and really connected to his character. He has such an open heart, kind soul and willingness to give everything, he was a joy to work with said The Director SKYER DENNETT is DAWN Skyer is also from Cornwall and has never acted before. She came to an audition when her brother was trying out for Adam. It can be tricky to find a child so young who doesn’t want to ‘perform’ in a very demonstrative way. Skyer has so much wisdom, wit and thoughtfulness, bringing so much of her totally authentic self to Dawn. JOSIE WALKER is YVONNE Josie’s recent film work includes BELFAST (dir Kenneth Branagh) and THE WONDER (dir Sebastián Lelio) as well as THIS IS GOING TO HURT for BBC. As a theatre actress Josie has been nominated for 3 Laurence Olivier Awards, most recently for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in ‘THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE’ at The National Theatre NICHOLA BURLEY is DEBBIE Nichola most recently wrapped on PROTECTION (ITV) and will next be seen in a leading role in DANCE SCHOOL (C4). Her previous TV credits include THE GOLD (BBC/Paramount+), hit drama BEHIND HER EYES (Netflix) and Sean Durkin’s award winning SOUTHCLIFFE (C4). Nichola’s extensive film credits include playing the lead in the critically acclaimed Fyzal Boulifa’s LYNN AND LUCY, Andrea Arnold’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS and Olly Blackburn’s cult hit DONKEY PUNCH. STEFFAN RHODRI is TONY Steffan is a Welsh Actor best known for his role in GAVIN & STACEY (BBC) as well as his recent role in Amazon’s acclaimed series HOUSE OF DRAGON. His PREVIOUS film credits include HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (2010) and WONDER WOMAN. As a theatre actor his most recent credits include THIS HOUSE (The Garrick Theatre), KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studios) and THE HAIRY APE (The Old Vic). EDWARD ROWE is PETE Edward is a Cornish Actor best known for his lead role in Bafta winning film BAIT (dir Mark Jenkin). The film won BAFTAs for Best British Film and Outstanding debut in 2020 and was nominated for several BIFIAs the same year. His more recent TV credits include HOUSE OF DRAGON (Amazon) and THE WITCHER (Netflix). THE 90 S It was important for me to set the film in the early 90s. Not only was I Evie and Adam’s age, but in a pre-digital era, life as a child was so different. Holidays were spent fighting the boredom and finding new adventures, children had their secret lives and parents had theirs. When questions and uncertainty struck, there was nowhere to go for answers, you shouted into the void, you had to work it out yourself. There was something so wonderful in this, the place imagination played self-discovery, the learning that came in the silence and the boredom, the endless hours to reflect. I knew I wanted to create a feeling of nostalgia and melancholy in the film, as innocence is lost and childhood itself becomes a ghost. However, I never wanted to go strongly ‘period’. We have a sense it is roughly 80s or 90s, but it doesn’t wear it on its sleeve. I think this timelessness is so important to creating a world that opens up and lets you and your own memories in. The Director STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Intersection pop-up is a dynamic investigation into the intersection of art, ideas, and human experience, using the power of lens-based media to challenge, inspire, and engage.  It seeks to create a platform for innovative collaborations, fostering dialogue between artists, thinkers, and audiences to uncover new ways of seeing and understanding the world around us. 24-26th January 2025 at The Fish Factory, Penryn An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Art, Ideas, and Experience through Lens-Based Media Fish Factory | Penryn Friday 24th January This pop-up is a dynamic investigation into the intersection of art, ideas, and human experience, using the power of lens-based media to challenge, inspire, and engage. It seeks to create a platform for innovative collaborations, fostering dialogue between artists, thinkers, and audiences to uncover new ways of seeing and understanding the world around us. At its core, this initiative celebrates the transformative potential of lens-based media to transcend disciplines, spark curiosity, and forge meaningful connections between art, ideas, and experience. Artist Moving Images short films Outstanding Films from around the globe Screening at 11 am, 1.30 pm, and 4 pm | Private View at 5.30pm Shimmer Directed by Andy Hughes Shimmer is an artist film that blends photographs, archival film, and video game visuals. Commissioned by the Burton Art Gallery and Museum in 2024, it highlights material vitality, pollution, and climate change, merging animate and inanimate elements. It opens with spaceships over a strange ocean on a virtual planet, then transitions to images of the River Torridge and the riverbank of Cyberpunk 2077's Night City. Using footage, plastic trash, animated estuary stills, and 1940s/1980s public films, the film explores pollution and climate change connected to rivers and estuaries. Rain Directed by Vasilios Papaioannu Rain, as circular shapes of memory imprinted on the fast paced celluloid or as liquid moving sculptures of the present in digital form, documents a verbal interaction between two people. Synergy Directed by Emilie Bouet Conran and Honor West This short film explores identity and self-expression through the mediums of dance and fashion. We follow the journey of August, a gender-fluid person in their early twenties experiencing the mundanity of an urban, fast-paced environment. The film begins with August listening to a track of electronic dance music and immersing themselves in the audio. They are transported throughout the film to four dimensions in their mind's eye, reflecting separate versions of themself. The distinct layers of the music are performed by the different iterations of August, each exploring a corresponding movement vocabulary. The amalgamation of the separate versions of themself, and the way they dance, represents a synergy - an extended metaphor for how identity is fluid and multi-faceted. Audition Directed by Megan Harding Straight8 project starring the filmmaker's father as he reignites his love of acting. The North Wind and The Sun Directed by Anat Pollack Morphes Directed by Konstantinos Doxiadis Morphes is an experimental film born out of a sequence of disjointed memories. While there is some loose narrative tying the separate threads together, my main aim was to create a rhythm that suspends time and space. This was achieved through constantly shifting frame borders, extensive use of blocking and reflections to give more depth (or conversely obscure) the physical space around the camera, and strong musical guidance to give the viewer a fixed pace. Uh Oh Directed by Emily Freda Sharp Welcome to the wonderful world of Bubble inc, where tomorrow's tech is here today. Take a tour and find out what the future has in store for you! Just mind you don't burst anything. Ouroboros Directed by SyL Shiyang Liu "Ouroboros" is a student short film that embarks on an experimental exploration of the cinematic medium. Seamlessly blending CG animation with live-action, the film delves into the metaphorical borderlands of truth and falsehood in our digitally-driven era. Re-creations Directed by Polina Moshenska This is the personal and intimate story of the friendship of three women and the struggle to live their everyday life while studying abroad in Scotland as a full-scale war takes place in their home country in Ukraine, where their families and close friends are. The film details the effort and obstacles they face, the everyday relationships in their new country and their pulsing connection to home, stronger, more dedicated and painful like never before. The film focuses on the search for beauty and necessary words whilst also exploring inner conflicts and the disintegration of memories. Flickering Light Directed by Jahnavi Misra, Apoorva Mundoor Flickering Light / Peeli Batti is a poem that encapsulates the experience of a woman whose loneliness and dissociation takes her to the brink of non-existence, disappearance and ghostliness. This is a stop motion film that employs mixed media techniques, including pixilation, paper-cut, found object and sand animation. Immortals Directed by Mark Durand Immortals is an experimental documentary short film shot in 8mm that explores the introspection of an artist, Bettina Szabo. The film delves into her relationship with her sense of belonging, her body, her imagination, and nature. Sometimes one must lose oneself to find oneself better, and burn everything down to start anew on a solid foundation. semblance Directed by Anna Lukala A cyanotype animation made from 738 single cyanotypes. This was a film made with people from my local neurodivergent community as a response to the question of what it feels like to be neurodivergent in today's society, and constantly feeling of not being seen or heard. Hunky Dory Directed by Steven Vander Meer Hunky Dory juxtaposes scenes of animal life with images of human existence, observing the quirky and unexpected ways in which we are similar. The meticulously hand-drawn animation is a visual smorgasbord, moving and morphing in perfect time to the banjo music of Béla Fleck and his bandmates in My Bluegrass Heart.

Animate Helston is a festival and celebration of animated film held at the Museum of Cornish Life. ANIMATE Helston Join us over the February half-term 16 – 21 February 2026 The festival of fun ! Free workshops & screenings Workshops Let your imagination run wild at these free bookable workshops! Create your own animated story inspired by Cornish myths and legends. . This hands-on 90-min family workshop introduces you to stop-motion animation inspired by Cornwall’s folklore. Working with ready-made, cut-out puppets, participants will concentrate on animation techniques, sequencing and sound, finishing the session with a completed mini film. All materials will be supplied. Led by celebrated professional animator Sarah Beeby Fun, creative, confidence-building – and you don’t need any experience at all! Book your free ticket here: 10.30am – 12 noon or 1-2.30pm Age Range 7-13yrs. All children must be accompanied by an adult, max 3 children per accompanying adult. Tickets are available on a first come first served basis. Workshops are being held in the Guildhall next to the Museum of Cornish Life. These workshops are part of Mini Animate Helston, funded by the Film Audience Network, part of Cornwall Film Festival, designed to make animation accessible to all and inspire the next generation of creative talent. Animate Helston is a partnership project between the Museum of Cornish Life and MorMedia. Book Now! Film Screenings at The Basement The Amazing Maurice 10 am Directed Toby Genkel & Florian Westermann | 93 minutes | Animation, Family | English | Certificate PG Streetwise cat Maurice travels between towns, offering to solve their sudden rat problem. When he arrives at each location he unveils Keith, a young boy who can play the pipe quite well, and the rats march out of town to the relief of the townsfolk. Maurice, along with the money he receives from the grateful town, suddenly disappears and he resurfaces a suitable distance away to count his earnings along with Keith and the rats! But these are no ordinary rats – they talk and wear clothes and dream of an island paradise where rats and humans live together in peace. All goes well with their ‘rat scam’ until they reach the town of Bad Blintz, where they meet a book obsessed girl, Malicia, who leads them on an adventure to solve the mystery of her town. Adapted from a Terry Pratchett children’s book, this is an animation all about storytelling. Howl's Moving Castle 12pm Directed Hayao Miyazaki | 119 mins | Action and Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction and Fantasy | Japanese (English subtitles) Certificate U From the famed Studio Ghibli, this Japanese animation introduces us to Howl, a short-tempered wizard who lives in a magical castle with legs that can grow and shrink in size. When Howl sees young hat-maker Sophie being persecuted by soldiers, he intervenes and saves her - but this makes the Witch of the Waste jealous, leading her to turn Sophie into an old, creaky woman. We follow Sophie's story as she struggles to make her way to the castle to get her curse reversed - while at the same time, the country begins preparing for a war. A fantastic and imaginative treat from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, this is a delightful entry point into Japanese animation, whilst also asking questions around the importance of growing and evolving our personalities. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2.15 pm Directed Mamoru Hosoda | Anime, Action, Romance, Comedy, Science fiction, Adventure, Drama, Mystery | 98 mins | Certificate 12 Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards in time to before the accident. She immediately makes use of her newfound ability to re-do every minor inconvenience--from poor exam results to awkward confessions of love. However, when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must do everything she can to avoid a dire future that can't be reversed. Check out animations we love We screen a selection of animated short film work over the half-term at The Museum of Cornish Life . Get excited about animation ! Learn More Check out our Best of Animation List on Letterbox Our partners

Animate Helston is a festival and celebration of animated film held at the Museum of Cornish Life. About This year, as part of the Cornwall Film Festival we will be celebrating everything experimental about film on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November, in partnership with CMR Project Space, Redruth. In 2011, Cornwall Media Resource was rebranded and relaunched as CMR and has since been developed into an artist-led residency, exhibition and project space for established and emerging artists from within Cornwall as well as nationally and internationally, aiming to provide resources and space for experimentation, learning and development through residencies, screenings, workshops, talks, exhibitions and social and skill-sharing events. Read More > Experimental Film Weekender Join us for two days of experimental films at CMR Project Space Redruth About Selected Pop up cinema Curated Open door About selected Selected Short Films Friday 10th November & Saturday 11th 11 am - 5 pm Programme length 2hrs 17mins Screening 11 am daily Screenings 2.30 pm daily New Game+ Directed by Tom Brett Waiting for The Buff to Rub Me Out Directed by Mark Lyken Low Tech Mind Control Directed by Stefano Canavese AWAKE! Directed by Sophie Austin Chameleon Directed by Kat Cooley Dowr Tamar / Great Water Directed by Samuel Bestwick Gommon Directed by Klaus Kruse, Simon McComb Parades Directed by Alan Lake steinrunnin (petrified) Directed by Chris Paul Daniels, Anton Kaldal Ágústsson (Tonik Ensemble) Matchbox (Caixa de Fósforo) Directed by Jennifer Cabral Vanishing Directed by Mandy Williams [paˈljit͡sj] Directed by Ania Mokrzycka Morvil Directed by Klaus Kruse, simon McComb The Way of the Eel Directed by Teän Roberts I am the land Directed by Rachael Jones WOMAN MADE OF CLAY Directed by Cordelia Angel Clarke Bring me the frying pan Directed by Sasha Nadine Webb Pop-up Cinema + tunes Screenings at CMR Project Space Food + Film from 6pm Friday 10th November 7 pm Jangling Man | Dir James Sharp | 2022 | 1hr 53 mins | UK | Doc / Music | PG Regarded by many as an influential figure in the history of cassette culture and DIY recording, Martin Newell has been an integral part of the British music scene since the 1970s, and his music career spans over six decades. He’s been produced by XTC’s Andy Partridge and written for the likes of Captain Sensible of The Damned. Though it would be wrong to call him an "unknown", he has never been directly in the limelight. Food from artist and chef, Mollie Goldstrom Grab you squash toast with fresh ricotta and mint on homemade sourdough, dressed leaves, plus a non-alcoholic drink or herbal tea - £5 at 6pm The food will be freshly prepared by artist and chef, Mollie Goldstrom, who creates interactive meals using ingredients locally sourced, grown or foraged. With an interest in the interpretive and exploratory possibilities of cookery, they have produced meals for audiences in a range of non-traditional settings, inviting collaboration and generosity through the preparation and sharing of food. Mollie will be providing food for our events and will be collaborating with artists working in CMR, riffing on themes for workshops and residencies. For more info about Mollie Goldstrom + drinks and music after the screening Food Only pop cinema Curated Shorts Screening Friday 10th & Saturday 11th November The Sound Signatures film screening is the result of an open call for films with an analogue component, where sound takes a lead. Curated as part of Mayes Creative’s Above and Below project. Call devised by Joanna Mayes with Jacqui Knight of CineStar, selection panel: Joanna Mayes (Mayes Creative), Jacqui Knight (Cinestar) and Kayla Parker (University of Plymouth) 1. Trevor R A Dingle: The Sound Mirror 2023 2:51 2. David Ian Bickley / Shin Yu Pai: PLUNGE 2021 2:54 3. Rachael Allain: Datum Line II 2018, Remastered 2023 3:00 4. Karen Abadie : My Lover My River 2023 3:40 5.Rebecca María Reza por Nosotros 2020 3:28 6. Ian Helliwell: Marriage Risk Assessment 2022 2:45 7. Stephen Partridge and David Cunningham: Round and Round 1974/recovered 2022 6:43 8. Adam Knight: Two Estates (postscript) 2022 2:15 9. Müge Yildiz: Anxiety 2016 3:17 10. Karel Doing: A Perfect Storm 2022 3:00 Films from the Curators Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore Cadence 2022, 3:00 Joanna Mayes Golow Kernow 2021, 2:55 About Mayes Creative curate Open Door Rachael Jones is an artist-filmmaker and postgraduate researcher in residency at CMR Her work aims at challenging traditional methods of documenting and recording for a socially engaged sensory practice. Often working with archive images, she blends old photographs with newly created visuals, incorporating both analogue and digital formats to create a playful tension in her films. She will open her studio during the Friday to discuss her research and practice Rachael Jones open door

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A dark, atmospheric folktale that tests the limits of human nature. < Programme Best Student Short Films Various Selected from the best student short films. A selection of the new generation of innovative stories that are shaping the world. Student short films of any genre are invited to enter with films of no longer than 20 minutes. NO ENTRY Kaleb D'Aguilar 12m 30 | UK Against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal, a Jamaican mother, Valerie Powell, struggles to keep her relationship with her son Eli intact. She suffers in silence as she battles with the government's hostile environment tactics, as she keeps the threat of deportation a secret, her psychological state begins to deteriorate as she grapples with the fear of losing her son and the country, she calls home. Not for sale Miriam & Alejandro Sánchez Porras 16m 58 | UK ‘Not For Sale’ follows corner shop owner Daisy and her employees, who concoct a fake art sale in order to scam the ruthless CEO of the supermarket chain that drove them out of business. Calmer Waters Poppy Hodges 7m 42 | UK This story explores how life can get you down, but the natural world can pick you back up again. It tells the story of one apathetic young woman living in isolation and loneliness. We meet our character trapped in the confines of the modern routine. Trying to comply with convention, we see her suffering in silence. When the noise of modern life gets too loud our protagonist reaches new levels of desperation. Cordyceps Dimitri Staufer 15m | Japan The future world has become so unbearable that people spend most of their time in a metaverse called KASOUGEN. However, some, including Mei, the girlfriend of Ren, prefer to live a more traditional life in the real world. So when Ren starts a new job at KASOUGEN, the two drift apart. Their best friend Sara plans an encounter of Ren's and Mei's avatars in the virtual world, where the two fall in love again, but simultaneously are torn apart for ever. Hamlet, NW5 Beru Tessema 16m 58 | UK Hamlet, NW5 tells the story of Ade, who's life begins to mirror the life of the character he is playing on stage. Journey of a Paper Owen . C 2m 57 | China In the self-study class at night, Long received a mystery paper from his back-seat student. One journey of this mystery paper started in the classroom..... Migraine Esme Wallace 9m 59 | UK Migraine is an experimental short film, following a figurative Giant with chronic migraines. Mulling about an industrial occasionally neon landscape, in search of stones that he believes hold healing vibrations, he meets a bartender. A Seer with many eyes; and their paths align. This film focuses around the effect and manifestation of the Giant’s migraines and the tumultuous and troubling search for a remedy. My Sunshine Roy Bryson 11m 26 | UK When three siblings are reunited at their mother's home vigil, Judy, caught between self-centred James and self-destructive Jesse, must find the courage to stand up for herself. She Hears Crying George Irwin 8m 37 | UK Heather is haunted by internal reminders of a troubling event after experiencing the death of her mother, occurring through a vicious accident. She audibly hears the crying from this event playing on loop in her head. In order to drown this crying out, Heather seeks out other sounds to fill her ears, such as the industrial and hazardous noises of her construction workplace. However, her eardrums begin to take damage, threatening a complete loss of hearing. Soulmates Shona Kelly 10m | Ireland A lonely woman retreats to an abandoned house where she meets a forgotten ghost, forging a connection that transcends the confines of time. Triangle Péter Engelmann 20m | UK Three strangers who - based on a 1997's psychological experiment on the bonds of friendship - are about to become friends for life, separated only by 36 questions... Uncanny Nostalgia: Nine Homes of the Land Surveyor Li Yalun 20m | USA A fiction that combines memories, dreams, thoughts, and emotions of domestic spaces, temporal stays, traveling, and migrating into episodes of nine different abodes for an imagined Land Surveyor. Until the End of Time Daarya Serji 17m | UK The line between reality and imagination blurs away for a writer as his muse develops her own consciousness and breaks away from his expectations. Wank Yasmin Afifi 13m 12 | UK Four boys during a night of bravado, recount tales of boyhood as if they were harmless jokes while taking turns going into the bathroom to wank to a seemingly disturbing video. As the night progresses, the boys’ true struggles with masculinity are put on display - silly stories become chilling vignettes when seen for what they really are.

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Cornwall Film Festival 2025 Black Tide Environmental Short films STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS 11 Best International Shorts Copy of Best International Shorts Best of the Best CFF Awards Screen Stars Student Shorts Best of the West SW Regional Shorts 20 Under 25 Best Cornish Shorts Experimental Videos Press Blog Merch Store TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA ON FILM Talks CFF 25 Industry 2025 FAQ's & Access 2025 Diary & Tickets 2025 Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Short Films home 2025 QuckCut 90sec ENVIRONMENTAL ROCK POOL DAN MCKAY, ADAM RADAGE, TOM BOSHER In ROCK POOL, we invite the viewer into a space of quiet encounters, one that asks for attention, rewards stillness, and hopefully awakens a sense of awe for the hidden rhythms of the life all around us. OIL SPILL LOUIS HELIBRONN An observational film about the clean up of an oil spill in Huntington Beach California in 2021. IMMERSIVE ROHAN THOMAS Immersive is a hybrid science documentary-animation created by two friends driven by a lifelong curiosity and love for the ocean and their shared desire to reveal its mysterious beauty. The film takes us on an exploration of the depths of the ocean, far below the surface, to better understand how the complex systems at the bottom of the ocean regulate the energy transfers that keep the ocean healthy and life on our planet. BLACK TIDE CLARE TAVERNOR A new piece of work created for the Film Festival inspired by archive material and first person accounts from the SS Torrey Canyon disaster. Black Tide is an evening of elemental cinema — a powerful collection of films that delve into our deep and complex relationship with the ocean, this special programme invites audiences to surrender to the sea’s mysteries: its beauty, its resilience, and its fragility in the face of human ambition. SHORTS ENTER Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS