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Portobello FILM & ART FESTIVAL
28 AUG - 21 SEPT 2025


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Portobello celebrates 30 years in 2025 as
the FREE UK Alternative Culture Film and Arts Festival.
Portobello Film Festival 2025 - 28 August - 21 September

Portobello Film & Art Festival showcases the best new movies: independent, hot off the edit suite, often low budget, fresh ideas uncompromised by corporate protocols. We do our best to screen all films submitted and give them a glamorous send off in London’s sexy Portobello Road.

Previous debutants at the Festival have included Guy Ritchie, Sarah Gavron, and Shane Meadows. Terry Gilliam, John Malkovich, Hanif Kureishi, Julien Temple, Anita Pallenberg, and Chris Cunningham have all introduced their work and offered masterclasses to the public.

The films are complimented by new work from top street artists like Inkie, Joe Rush, Eine, Nick Reynolds, Lucy Sparrow, Sickboy, and Dotmasters. Portobello are very proud to welcome Ralph Steadman as this year’s poster designer and exhibition of works at The Muse Gallery for the duration of the festival.

THE 30TH PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL AT THE MUSE 269 PORTOBELLO ROAD AND THE GATE PICTUREHOUSE NOTTING HILL WITH RALPH STEADMAN FILM AND ART, ROBINA ROSE FILMS, AND OVER 200 NEW INDEPENDENT MOVIES. FULL PROGRAMME ONLINE SOON. REGULAR UPDATES ON PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL FACEBOOK PAGE. ALL FREE

Film submission and entry to all events is free.
The Festival also presents free events throughout the year under Video Café banner. (www.pptv.co.uk)

“Forget Cannes, Portobello is the place for cinematic schmooze”
The Independent








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Entry Free to All Events
Free tickets for the Gate Picturehouse will be on their website soon. Entry FREE and unticketed - just turn up- for all the other shows.
Programmes start at 6pm.




THU 28 AUG
19
THE GATE CINEMA
8 PM
Gala Opening Party at The Gate Notting Hill. For No Good Reason (Charlie Paul)
The life and work of Ralph Steadman with Johnny Depp and Terry Gilliam. PG 80 mins

full programme


FRI 29 AUG
18
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Nightshift (Robina Rose)
featuring Jordan Mooney filmed at Portobello Hotel plus more films from recently debated Portobello legend Robina Rose (and possibly a screening of Ulysses by Joseph Strike, James Joyces portrait of Dublin. PG

full programme


SAT 30 AUG
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
World Cinema 1

full programme


SUN 31 AUG
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Local London Films 1

full programme


MON 1 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Films From Iran

full programme


TUE 2 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
World Documentaries 1

full programme


WED 3 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
German & Austrian Films

full programme


THU 4 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Private View Opening Ralph Steadman Once Upon A Line Retrospective Art Exhibition

full programme


FRI 5 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Local London Films 2

full programme





VENUES
10
The Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill Gate
W11 3JZ

The Muse
269 Portobello Road
W11 1LR



SAT 6 SEPT
17
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
The Best Things In Life Are Free.
An evening of films remembering Portobello´s central role in the Free scene of the 70s and 80s featuring
Floating Anarchy (Hayley Allerdyce) The story of local hero Here and Now, and World Domination Enterprises Greatest Hits (Jonathan Barnett) celebrating the life of Keith Dobson.

full programme


SUN 7 SEPT
8
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Spanish Films

full programme


MON 8 SEPT
7
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Films from Asia

full programme


TUE 9 SEPT
6
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Local London & UK Films 3

full programme


WED 10 SEPT
5
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
World Documentaries 2

full programme


THU 11 SEPT
4
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
World Cinema 2

full programme


FRI 12 SEPT
4
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Local London Films 4

full programme

SAT 13 SEPT
4
THE MUSE
6-10.30 PM
Films from France

full programme

SUN 14 SEPT
4
THE MUSE
6 PM
The Boy Crisis:Cancel Warren Farrell Hannah Gal & Q&A

8 PM
Awards Ceremony

full programme



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Portobello 30.
30 YEARS FREE.


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Portobello celebrates 30 years in 2025 as
the FREE UK Alternative Culture Film and Arts Festival.
Portobello Film Festival 2025 - 28 August - 21 September

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PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL 1996 - 2025. FRONTLINE FILM, FREE ADMISSION AND STREET ART FOR 30 YEARS.























































 

 


   
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Portobello People's TV.

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Free streaming channel of the best of independent film from the past 25 years.
Portobello Film Festival are currently digitising their entire archive of state of the art counterculture media of over 10,000 films.
You Tube taster online already inc. David Hockney, Banksy, Joe Strummer, Grenfell, Dread Broadcasting Corp,Charlie Phillips, Joe Rush and Lenny Henry.


https://www.youtube.com/@portobellopeoplestv5540/videos


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Hollywood W10/W11:
Portobello Film Psychogeography
By Tom Vague
talking pictures




Installation on Portobello Rd featuring local films and cover artworks from over the years festivals




 

 



   

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