See you this year!

Photos by Matthew Buxton

Watch all impressions as a short slide show

Special West London Film Network Award of £1000 for Best London film

Winner: Birds Fly South (Wade Baylis)
Trash (Nicole Alberelli)
Homeboy 2 (Gary Lee Haynes)
Crosswords (Steve Simmons)
Consuelo (Paul Johnson)


Best Film

Winner: Sacrifice (Ryan Claffey)
Isobel's Last Day (Jonathan Gibbins)
Double Top (Gus Alvarez)
Homebrew (Paveen Ilangoran)
Chinese Burns (Alan Ronald)


Best Newcomer

Winner: Killer Heels (Amanda Foster)
Home Sweet Home (Sinitta Monero)
Untouchable (lana McIver)
David & Mary (Lisa Higgins)
The Days Inbetween (Stephan George)


Best World Cinema

Winner: Domestico (Adrian Sitaru)
The Last Cry Of The Dragon (Jamil Hendi)
Casa Luiz (Navina Katib & Alexandria Weltz)


Best Comedy

Winner: Voodoo Moustache (Louis Paxton)
Television (Graham Gunner)
PMS (Fiona Moore)
They Call Me Clifton (Michael Byrne)
Tyres R Us (Tito Saachi)
The Church Of Sexual Purity (Nic Sanchez)
This Cod Earth (James Dethick)
Santa's Blotto (Patrick MIles)
Evil Urges (Callum Carver Jones)
A Bit Older, A Little Bit Taller (Manilio Roseano)


Best Music/Rock And Roll

Winner: Bob (Oliver Smith)
The Promoter (Ed & Sam Edwards)
How To Make A Video On Your iPhone (J.c. Carroll)
LIvin Out Rock And Roll (Paolo Sedezzario)
Big In LA (Norman Cambridge)
Streets Of Sorrow (Nick Fletcher)
Back In The House (Farid Slimani)


Best Documentary

Winner: Squaring Up (Hamilton & Lamb)
What Is Hidden May Be Found (Jonathan David Holmes)
La Badoil (Dominic Brown)
Lappings, Lemels, and Sweeps (Digitalworks)
Top Ten LDN (Tara Manandhar)
Poems By Heathcote Williams (Alex Cox)
The End Point Of A Circle (Dominic Wade)
1 Squat, 38 People, and a Mum's Visit (Daisa Raimanova)
Hitching The A1(Mcquiggan & Igwe)
From Cable Street To Brick Lane (Hazuan Hashim)


Best Local (W10)

Winner: Circles (Spencer Hudson)
Sorry We Don't Help Darkies (Travis Watson)
Notting Hill '58 (Piers Thompson)
'58 Riot Tour (Thomas Vague)
Carnival '73 (Tony Auguste)
A Right Pair (Anabel Herbert)


Best Drama

Winner: Molly Crows (Ray Wilkes)
Communion (Greg Hall)
Benny Loves Kiiling (Ben Woodiwiss)
The Chess Game (Paul Laight)
Darling (Thomas Paul Martin)


Best Art/Experminental

Winner: The Undream (Alexander Thomas)
Mind Junk (Rebecca Summerfield)
The Search For Inspiration Gone (Ashley Briggs)
Mictlan (Augustin Gimel)
Rep 5091(Robert S. Smith)
CTRL (Mat Waruszinski)
The Power And The Freedom (Dominic Pillal)

This was our Grand Awards Ceremony - see you next year!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

download full programme (PDF)


It's another FREE feast for independent film lovers – the 18th Portobello Film Festival. And this year it comes with a generous helping of art at the Louise T Blouin Gallery from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 1 September.
Wednesday 28th August, Festival opening night at Louise T Blouin, includes the world premiere of Anarchist, Phil Strongman's Malcolm McLaren situationist biopic, featuring the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, Tracy Emin and McLaren himself.


Alternative London Film Festival
at the Portobello Pop Up Cinema


And here's another treat for indie film buffs – the Alternative London Film Festival section of the Portobello Film Festival. All films are showing at the Portobello Pop Up Cinema and the Grand Opening Ceremony (FREE ENTRY) is at 6pm on Thursday 29 August. Featured film that night is The Promoter, directed by Ed Edwards and produced by Sam Edwards.

Shows run every night except Mondays from Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September from 6pm to 10.30pm. Entry to all shows is free.

The Portobello Pop Up, set in a bay under the Westway Flyover, is Britain's most unusual cinema. There's a relaxed club atmosphere there with a bar and food, and plenty of room to meet the London independent film scene's movers and shakers, or just chill with your mates.
Pop up programme



Portobello World Cinema Festival


30 Aug - 15 Sep: Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, W10 5JJ featuring the latest and best independent cinema from around the world with a special focus this year on Germany.
westbourne programme

download full programme (PDF)




WED 28 Aug

LOUISE BLOUIN
Launch Event
Pop Modern Private View &
Anarchist - The Malcom McLaren Generation
(PROGRAMME)



THU 29 Aug

POP UP CINEMA
Grand Opening Ceremony.
Films & Fun featuring The Promoter by Sam Edwards
(PROGRAMME)



Fri 30 Aug

LOUISE BLOUIN
5 PM-1 AM
An Evening Of How Jamaica Conquered The World
An evening of Jamaican cultural success. Come and celebrate the Island and the podcast How Jamaica Conquered the World.
(programme)

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Music Be The Food Of Love
Rock And Roll films inc. Lovers Rock by Menalik Shabaz, Livin Out Rock And Roll by Paolo Sedazari, and How To Make A Music Video On Your Iphone by JC Carroll.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
Drama
(PROGRAMME)



Sat 31 Aug

POP UP CINEMA
2 PM
Family Film Show
Wreck It Ralph
(programme)

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Homage To Hitchcock
Hot off the edit suite London thrillers inc. Greg Hall’s Communion and Ryan Claffey’s Sacrifice
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
12-11 PM
Documentary
(PROGRAMME)



SUN 1 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
2 PM
Family Film Show
Oz The Great And Powerful
(programme)

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Out Of This World
The latest Sci Fi and Fantasy inc. Darling, Roots, Rep 5091, Four Nerds & A Bird, and Hardeep Giani’s Rose Mary And Time.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
12-11 PM
German Films
(PROGRAMME)



MON 2 SEPT

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
Thriller & Drama
(PROGRAMME)



TUE 3 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Just For You London 1
New London movies – dramas, romances and docs, including From Cable Street To Brick Lane.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
Art Documentary
(PROGRAMME)

EARL OF PORTOBELLO
7 PM
Anachron Film Evening
In Memory Of Jess Franco The Maestro Of Pulp Cinema
(programme)



WED 4 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
The Advance Guard
Featuring art films and experimental work by Stuart Pound, Christinn Whyte and Alan Dogend.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
Spanish Films
(PROGRAMME)



THU 5 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Animation Station
Non stop animated shorts & 2 feature films: Spiritual Contact: The Movie and Chinese Burns.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
USA & German
(PROGRAMME)



FRI 6 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Are You Local?
Films from W10/W11 inc. Roughler TV, Tom Vague, and honorary expatriate Grover Heathcote Williams.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11 PM
German Films
(PROGRAMME)



SAT 7 SEPT

POP UP CINEMA
2 PM
Family Film Show
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
(programme)

POP UP CINEMA
6-10.30 PM
Having A Laugh 1
First night of two showcasing the latest London Comedy Films inc. City Slacker with Tom Conti and Fiona Gillies.
(PROGRAMME)

WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
12AM-9 PM
Drama
(PROGRAMME)