Screen Strands 2025

SXSW London Screen Festival is all about new films, hand-picked and curated by a dedicated team of programmers, alongside mind-bending music videos, upcoming series, XR experiences and bold and expansive immersive works.

HEADLINERS

First looks at the most anticipated, talked-about films, documentaries and series. This is where the buzz begins. 

OFFICIAL 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.

SHORT FILMS

A curated programme of short films from across the world. Great things come in small packages. 

SPECIAL EVENTS

One-off, unrepeatable and unmissable events presented in partnership with guest curators and artists. Be there or miss out.