Launching 3 - 5 June 2025 at London College of Fashion, the UAL Future Fashion Film Festival 2025 is a cinematic celebration of fashion through the lens of film. Featuring industry judges, special guests, and a showcase of innovative fashion films at East Bank, the UK’s newest cultural quarter at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The festival will explore the creative impact of fashion on culture and society with UAL’s social purposes at its core. The call for submissions has now closed and the shortlisted films will premiere from 3-5 June 2025. Free entry.
Three days of screenings, workshops, meet ups and networking opportunities, exhibitions, performances, talks, podcast recordings, director interviews with an awards ceremony and prize giving at London College of Fashion, 105 Carpenters Road, London E20 2AR.
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The UAL Future Fashion Film Festival 2025 opens with a day of shortlist screenings, parties, film exhibitions, conversations, and networking opportunities that highlight the creative possibilities of the future of fashion film.
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Day 2 of the UAL Future Fashion Film Festival 2025 explores how fashion film can shape the future; creatively, socially, and politically. Experience shortlist screenings, podcast recordings, workshops, archive tours, director Q&A’s and more.
Screening the of the winners of each category, followed by a drink's reception, prize giving, workshops, exhibitions and entertainment.
Fashion Film is more than just aesthetics. From the cinematic promotion of a designer’s collection, to telling stylish stories; the brief is open. Fashion film can be a direct reflection of contemporary culture, it can mediate complex issues in society and innovate on the front line of technology for moving image. However, most importantly at UAL, we aim to empower creative voices by showing how fashion can affect change; whether it’s exploring environmental sustainability, celebrating diversity, or bringing joy and meaning to people’s lives.This fashion film festival seeks to showcase works that exemplify UAL’s social purposes which are:Power cultural experiences. Celebrate differences of all kinds. Regenerate our environment. Build more equitable prosperity.
Examples of recent fashion films by alumni of MA Fashion, Film and Digital Production at London College of Fashion, UAL:
'The Enigma' (2024) Dir. Yeva Wu
'Futuri Aprili' (2023) Dir. Enrico Bellenghi
'It All Begins With Hair' (2023) Dir. Haowei Li & Ximan Tan
'The Ultimate Samsara' (2022) Dir. Chenshuo Xu
'Khomanta' (2021) Dir. Fiorella Pomarino Dextre
Our esteemed panel of judges will select films that embody creativity, innovation, and purpose. Judges include:
Rhea Thierstein Creative Director and Artist. rheathierstein.com
Katie Metcalfe Commissioning Director at NOWNESS. nowness.com
Liam Gleeson Founder and Creative Director at Hidden Agency. hidden-agency.com
Diana OlifirovaCinematographer and member of illuminatrix. dianaolifirova.com illuminatrixdops.com
Tom CJ Brown Artist and Filmmaker. tomcjbrown.com
Jamie Dodds Digital Commissioner, Entertainment at BBC. bbc.co.uk
Frederik Heyman Artist. frederikheyman.com
FX GOBYDirector. fxgoby.com
Fiorella PomarinoVisual Artist, Production Designer. fiorellapomarino.com
Joy ShinArt Director, burberry.com
D.Wiafe Artist, Educator and Course Leader of BA (Hons) Photography & Creative Industries at The London College of Communication, UAL. arts.ac.uk
Natalie Christian Senior Editorial Policy Adviser at BBC. bbc.co.uk
Vanessa Whyte Cinematographer and Co-Founder of illuminatrix. vanessawhyte.com illuminatrixdops.com
Cal Turner Commissioning Editor, Sewing Bee at BBC. bbc.co.uk
Niquelle La Touche Artist-Educator, Head of Academy Breakin’ Convention at Sadler’s Wells East. academybreakinconvention.com sadlerswells.com
Gavin HumphriesManaging Director at NOWNESS. nowness.com
Ruby Kuraishe BBC Commissioner, Drag Race at BBC. bbc.co.uk
Rob Jones Artistic Director at Sadler’s Wells. sadlerswells.com
Liv Lockwood Choreographer, Director and Movement Director. livlockwood.com
Kerry Murphy Co-founder, CEO at The Fabricant. thefabricant.com
Matthew Drinkwater Head of Fashion Innovation Agency at London College of Fashion. fialondon.com
Omar Karim AI Creative Director, Film Director, Image Maker. omarkarim.party
Sophie BernardArt Director at Hidden Agency. hidden-agency.com
Brendan Cormier Chief Curator at V&A East. vam.ac.uk
Sam Wilkinson Head of Public Art at UCL East. ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east
Sara Arnold Founder of Fashion Act Now. fashionactnow.org
Laura Aguilera Cinematographer. lauraguilera.com
Daisy Leigh-Phippard Education & Training Officer, BAFTA albert. wearealbert.org
Professor Andrew Teverson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Head of London College of Fashion, and Professor of Cultural History and Critical Thinking. arts.ac.uk/london-college-of-fashion
The UAL Future Fashion Film Festival is launching at East Bank, the UK’s newest cultural quarter at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. East Bank is a unique collaboration between cultural institutions, world leading universities and the people of the Olympic boroughs.
Comprising of BBC Music Studios; London College of Fashion, UAL; Sadler’s Wells East; UCL (University College London) and V&A East, East Bank is the place where everything happens – entertainment, inspiration and discovery – and is open to everyone who visits, lives and works in east London.
London College of Fashion, UAL and UCL are already open for students and events with Sadler's Wells East and V&A East expected in 2025 and BBC Music Studios opening in 2026. Visit East Bank.
The UAL Future Fashion Film Festival is proudly funded by University of the Arts London and co-directed by:
Vicky Mather: Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, MA Fashion, Film, and Digital Production
Lindsay Pentelow: Head of Cultural Programmes, London College of Fashion
Mirren Kessling: Cultural Producer, London College of Fashion
Call for Entries: 15 October 2024 - 24 February 2025 Shortlist Announced: April 2025 Awards and Festival: 3 - 5 June 2025 Winners Announces: 5 June 2025