SXSW London 2026 Screen Festival
A diverse programme celebrating the bold and undiscovered, from global indie breakthroughs and feature films to the next big streaming sensation.
2026 Headliners
Book Your Screen Tickets
Screen Festival tickets for Barbican Centre, Rich Mix, and Curzon venues are available now, giving you access to a curated programme of films and premieres across London.
Screen Keynotes
Strands
Pathways to discover the SXSW London Screen Festival programme.
Competition
The future of screen storytelling starts here, hand-picked by the programming team for their innovative and bold storytelling.
Heartwarmers
A celebration of festival favourites, crowd-pleasers and joyful films. You’ll float out of the cinema.
Visionaries
Portraits of and work by artists, technologists and future-thinkers that are shaping film storytelling.
Shivers
Films living in the realm of the eerie, the uncanny and the weird. Perfect for the darkly curious.
Collisions
Stories that open our eyes, create and push conversation forward. Impossible to be left indifferent.
Network Outside of Your Industry
Network outside of your industry at SXSW London, whether it’s a curated meeting or a chance conversation, use our unique space where music, screen, tech and business converge to achieve your networking goals and ambitions.
Through the app, you can connect with other attendees for one-on-one conversations and even arrange to meet directly via our platform. Take advantage of 121 Matchmaking, which lets you search, filter, and discover delegates based on your specific interests and business goals.
"SXSW London is a connection point: we bring international storytellers to UK audiences, we bridge the gap between the music, tech and screen industries, and we create space for the films and series that might otherwise not be seen on UK screens. In our second edition, we are reconfirming our commitment to global storytelling in all its forms. I see the Screen Festival as the natural melting point of SXSW London as a whole, of the sounds championed by our music programme and the ideas platformed in the conference. In the selection of films, series and XR projects this year, we are platforming future-focused storytellers that help us navigate growing uncertainty.”
Anna Bogutskaya, Head of the Screen
Why Get A Screen Pass?
Premiere Screenings
Step into the future of film. Experience world premieres, indie breakthroughs, and immersive screenings as we transform Shoreditch venues into a cinematic playground.
Keynote Conversations
Go behind the lens. Join deep-dive panels and hear from the creatives, tech pioneers, and industry voices redefining how we watch and create.
Industry Networking
Close the deal. Expand your circle and meet film and TV heavyweights through structured pitch sessions, 1:1s, and curated industry mixers.
2026 Highlights
Festival Passes
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