BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL
@borderlinesff.bsky.social
Large and bracing rural film festival taking place early spring in multiple venues across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Malvern and the Welsh Marches. Next edition: Fri 5 to Sat 20 March 2026
https://borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
https://borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
Building up to our 25th edition. It has to be special.
June 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Building up to our 25th edition. It has to be special.
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Saw this as a preview @borderlinesff.bsky.social and it was one of the highlights for me. A beautiful, measured and humane film.
Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film
Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film
Documentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public is allowed on just 8% of land
Anger and momentum are building for Scottish style rights of access to mountains, meadows, rivers and woodlands in England where the public is allowed on just 8% of land, a new documentary suggests.
Our Land, a film whose title is a nod to the protest song by Woody Guthrie, explores the rise of the right to roam movement in England. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Saw this as a preview @borderlinesff.bsky.social and it was one of the highlights for me. A beautiful, measured and humane film.
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Waiting & Making - read my blog about trying to be creative when health/NHS waiting lists get in the way. Despite these difficulties, the animated short film I made, ‘I only dream of horses’, has been accepted for @borderlinesff.bsky.social Open Screen rebeccafarkas.blogspot.com/2026/02/wait...
Waiting & Making
During difficult times, creativity can ebb and flow: sometimes it’s the thing that keeps us going, and at others it becomes hard to hold onto.
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February 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Waiting & Making - read my blog about trying to be creative when health/NHS waiting lists get in the way. Despite these difficulties, the animated short film I made, ‘I only dream of horses’, has been accepted for @borderlinesff.bsky.social Open Screen rebeccafarkas.blogspot.com/2026/02/wait...
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Last day of a fabulous @borderlinesff.bsky.social but plenty of cinema on your doorstep throughout the rest of the year with @artsalive.bsky.social - next up for us #Festival Favourite #isthisthingon on Thursday 23 April..
March 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Last day of a fabulous @borderlinesff.bsky.social but plenty of cinema on your doorstep throughout the rest of the year with @artsalive.bsky.social - next up for us #Festival Favourite #isthisthingon on Thursday 23 April..
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The Beauty of @borderlinesff.bsky.social with @artsalive.bsky.social not one, not two, but three chances to see #TheChoral across the region on the evening of Thursday 12 March www.youtube.com/watch?list=T...
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March 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Beauty of @borderlinesff.bsky.social with @artsalive.bsky.social not one, not two, but three chances to see #TheChoral across the region on the evening of Thursday 12 March www.youtube.com/watch?list=T...
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@borderlinesff.bsky.social Watched ‘All That's Left of You’ the Courtyard Theatre this afternoon; what a beautiful and perfectly balanced film. Wonderful performance from even the youngest actors and I confess it left me watery eyed. 5*
March 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
@borderlinesff.bsky.social Watched ‘All That's Left of You’ the Courtyard Theatre this afternoon; what a beautiful and perfectly balanced film. Wonderful performance from even the youngest actors and I confess it left me watery eyed. 5*
THE LAST VIKING ALERT
Today's screening at Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema in Hay (Friday 13 7.00pm) has now been rescheduled TO SUNDAY 15 at 7.00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience (and for Mads Mikkelsen's perm).
Today's screening at Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema in Hay (Friday 13 7.00pm) has now been rescheduled TO SUNDAY 15 at 7.00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience (and for Mads Mikkelsen's perm).
March 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THE LAST VIKING ALERT
Today's screening at Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema in Hay (Friday 13 7.00pm) has now been rescheduled TO SUNDAY 15 at 7.00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience (and for Mads Mikkelsen's perm).
Today's screening at Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema in Hay (Friday 13 7.00pm) has now been rescheduled TO SUNDAY 15 at 7.00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience (and for Mads Mikkelsen's perm).
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The Love That Remains - really got swept away in this - some absolutely genius surreal moments (neither jarring nor twee) woven into the brutally real. Funny; painful; beautiful (oh, Iceland… 🩵). V lucky to have @borderlinesff.bsky.social film festival on our doorstep. #filmsky
March 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The Love That Remains - really got swept away in this - some absolutely genius surreal moments (neither jarring nor twee) woven into the brutally real. Funny; painful; beautiful (oh, Iceland… 🩵). V lucky to have @borderlinesff.bsky.social film festival on our doorstep. #filmsky
"There are no red carpets, no Riviera backdrop and no industry market for acquisition deals. Instead, a circuit of historic theatres, arts centres and community venues transforms the region into a vibrant network of venues for local cinephiles." BFI website www.bfi.org.uk/features/int...
International cinema, local roots: what to watch at Borderlines Film Festival 2026
Bridging global cinema and countryside life, Borderlines brings more than 300 screenings – from big festival hits to restored favourites – to venues across the Marches this month.
www.bfi.org.uk
March 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
"There are no red carpets, no Riviera backdrop and no industry market for acquisition deals. Instead, a circuit of historic theatres, arts centres and community venues transforms the region into a vibrant network of venues for local cinephiles." BFI website www.bfi.org.uk/features/int...
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A pint of the black (and white) stuff and @eddiemuller.bsky.social’s Gun Crazy book in the run up to the @filmnoiruk.bsky.social screenings at this year’s @borderlinesff.bsky.social. It’s a great read by the way! #Guinness #FilmNoir
#thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking
#thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking
February 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
A pint of the black (and white) stuff and @eddiemuller.bsky.social’s Gun Crazy book in the run up to the @filmnoiruk.bsky.social screenings at this year’s @borderlinesff.bsky.social. It’s a great read by the way! #Guinness #FilmNoir
#thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking
#thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking
Curzon Journal article by @guylodge.bsky.social talks about cinema's opposition to authoritarian regimes and mentions five films included in our programme: The Voice of Hind Rajab, The President's Cake, The Secret Agent, One Battle After Another, Palestine 36. www.curzon.com/journal/trut...
February 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Curzon Journal article by @guylodge.bsky.social talks about cinema's opposition to authoritarian regimes and mentions five films included in our programme: The Voice of Hind Rajab, The President's Cake, The Secret Agent, One Battle After Another, Palestine 36. www.curzon.com/journal/trut...
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We are back with our friends at #Borderlines2026 @borderlinesff.bsky.social with two classic #FilmNoir titles from #FilmNoirFest.
Check out Gun Crazy (1950) and Rififi (1955) during the film festival (6th - 21st March). More info: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
Check out Gun Crazy (1950) and Rififi (1955) during the film festival (6th - 21st March). More info: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM
We are back with our friends at #Borderlines2026 @borderlinesff.bsky.social with two classic #FilmNoir titles from #FilmNoirFest.
Check out Gun Crazy (1950) and Rififi (1955) during the film festival (6th - 21st March). More info: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
Check out Gun Crazy (1950) and Rififi (1955) during the film festival (6th - 21st March). More info: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
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Next up for @muchbirchflicks.bsky.social the annual @artsalive.bsky.social joining in with @borderlinesff.bsky.social Friday 6 March - Saturday 21 March
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Next up for @muchbirchflicks.bsky.social the annual @artsalive.bsky.social joining in with @borderlinesff.bsky.social Friday 6 March - Saturday 21 March
What better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon than browsing through the Borderlines 2026 brochure? Now available as a pdf: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/sites/www.bo...
Tickets on sale Friday 6 February.
Tickets on sale Friday 6 February.
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon than browsing through the Borderlines 2026 brochure? Now available as a pdf: borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/sites/www.bo...
Tickets on sale Friday 6 February.
Tickets on sale Friday 6 February.
Early warning system for the #borderlines2026 programme
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Early warning system for the #borderlines2026 programme
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The Courtyard #hereford Dec/Jan Film Guide tells a story: #borderlines2026 is on the way.
Fix those dates firmly in your 2026 diaries
Friday 6 to Saturday 21 March
Featuring DJ Ahmet from North Macedonia which we’ll be screening courtesy of @conic.film
Fix those dates firmly in your 2026 diaries
Friday 6 to Saturday 21 March
Featuring DJ Ahmet from North Macedonia which we’ll be screening courtesy of @conic.film
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Courtyard #hereford Dec/Jan Film Guide tells a story: #borderlines2026 is on the way.
Fix those dates firmly in your 2026 diaries
Friday 6 to Saturday 21 March
Featuring DJ Ahmet from North Macedonia which we’ll be screening courtesy of @conic.film
Fix those dates firmly in your 2026 diaries
Friday 6 to Saturday 21 March
Featuring DJ Ahmet from North Macedonia which we’ll be screening courtesy of @conic.film
The Borderlines Film Festival website is one of those currently affected.
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Borderlines Film Festival website is one of those currently affected.
Submissions for Open Screen at Borderlines 2026 now open! Apply online for chance to have your short film selected to showcase at the Festival and win Best Short Film Award. Open to filmmakers from: #herefordshire #shropshire #powys #worcestershire
Details/to apply: forms.office.com/r/kkXSYLUM2f
Details/to apply: forms.office.com/r/kkXSYLUM2f
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Submissions for Open Screen at Borderlines 2026 now open! Apply online for chance to have your short film selected to showcase at the Festival and win Best Short Film Award. Open to filmmakers from: #herefordshire #shropshire #powys #worcestershire
Details/to apply: forms.office.com/r/kkXSYLUM2f
Details/to apply: forms.office.com/r/kkXSYLUM2f
Marking loss of Borderlines' founder and online movie sales pioneer, Carol Hunter, who set up Hereford-based company, MovieMail. Read tribute to Carol by co-founder Jane Jackson borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/news/carol-h...
Carol with Alex Cox 2003, David Gillam & Ian Kerry 2004, Ian Christie 2015.
Carol with Alex Cox 2003, David Gillam & Ian Kerry 2004, Ian Christie 2015.
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Marking loss of Borderlines' founder and online movie sales pioneer, Carol Hunter, who set up Hereford-based company, MovieMail. Read tribute to Carol by co-founder Jane Jackson borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/news/carol-h...
Carol with Alex Cox 2003, David Gillam & Ian Kerry 2004, Ian Christie 2015.
Carol with Alex Cox 2003, David Gillam & Ian Kerry 2004, Ian Christie 2015.
This is when we're back in action: Friday 6 to Saturday 2 March 2026. #borderlines2026
May 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is when we're back in action: Friday 6 to Saturday 2 March 2026. #borderlines2026
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Few have better captured Scotland’s landscapes than Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari in her trippy folk western Harvest – the first trailer's out now
buff.ly/mpxxx6t by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
buff.ly/mpxxx6t by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
Watch the trailer for stunning Scottish drama Harvest: The Skinny
The Scottish landscape has rarely looked better on screen than in Athina Rachel Tsangari's woozy folk western Harvest. Take a look at the film's first trailer.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Few have better captured Scotland’s landscapes than Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari in her trippy folk western Harvest – the first trailer's out now
buff.ly/mpxxx6t by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
buff.ly/mpxxx6t by @jamiedunnesq.bsky.social
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Excellent story, Richard. @borderlinesff.bsky.social has a great Film Festival based at The Courtyard in Hereford but stretching across the county and beyond. Independent cinema – a thriving alternative to the multiplex centralbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/mo...
Independent cinema – a thriving alternative to the multiplex
Independent cinema is thriving and offers so many ways to educate, inform and entertain – and they’re closer to you than you think
centralbylines.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Excellent story, Richard. @borderlinesff.bsky.social has a great Film Festival based at The Courtyard in Hereford but stretching across the county and beyond. Independent cinema – a thriving alternative to the multiplex centralbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/mo...
Anyone see Misericordia at #borderlines2025? Read on and see what you think!
March 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Anyone see Misericordia at #borderlines2025? Read on and see what you think!
War Paint - Women at War in Sunday’s Observer.
Britain’s ‘trailblazing’ female war artists finally come out of the shadows
A new exhibition and documentary celebrate the women who have been undervalued for years
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
War Paint - Women at War in Sunday’s Observer.
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Much thanks to all the team @borderlinesff.bsky.social for another wonderful rural film festival across the last few weeks. Don't forget folks @artsalive.bsky.social supported by #BFI @nationallottery.bsky.social brings you cinema on your doorstep all year round throughout Hfdrdshire and Shrops!
March 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Much thanks to all the team @borderlinesff.bsky.social for another wonderful rural film festival across the last few weeks. Don't forget folks @artsalive.bsky.social supported by #BFI @nationallottery.bsky.social brings you cinema on your doorstep all year round throughout Hfdrdshire and Shrops!