Film help

York's dedicated filmmaking community, with an email sign-up, a 3,800+ member Facebook group and in-person meetups every two months.

Useful for: People who want to meet other local filmmakers, find collaborators, hear about local activity or bring a project into an existing peer community.

What you can do: Join the mailing list or Facebook group, follow the current event listings and attend the bi-monthly in-person meetups to meet filmmakers and potential collaborators.

Next step: Sign up on the York Filmmakers site, then check the linked events before travelling.

York; regular activity includes The Basement at City Screen

York creative network offering community membership, local information, opportunities, events and practical routes to find collaborators across disciplines.

Useful for: Independent creatives, including game makers, who want a broad local network and an easy way to make cross-discipline connections.

What you can do: Join the free membership, use the York Creatives Circle community, follow current opportunities and jobs, and use the network or directory to find other creative people.

Next step: Read the current membership options and start with the free membership if you mainly need connections, opportunities and community access.

York

York film festival combining screenings with masterclasses, workshops, networking, pitching and wider industry activity across independent film and creative technology.

Useful for: Filmmakers who want to see current independent work, learn from practitioners, meet industry people and understand a major periodic route for submitting shorts.

What you can do: Attend the 4–8 November 2026 festival for screenings, masterclasses and networking. The 2026 film-submission window is closed, so use the submission page to understand the periodic route rather than treating it as open now.

Next step: Check the 4–8 November programme and booking options; if you want to submit a film, monitor the official submission page for the next call.

Venues across York

Free York filmmaker networking event run by BFI NETWORK/Film Hub North with York Filmmakers, designed to help local creatives meet collaborators and connect with regional talent-development staff.

Useful for: Filmmakers who need collaborators, a low-cost way into the local film community or a first connection with BFI NETWORK support.

What you can do: Register free for the 14 October York mixer, see a work-in-progress short and meet York Filmmakers, other local creatives and BFI NETWORK Talent Executives.

Next step: Use the Film Hub North event page to sign up for the 14 October 2026 mixer before travelling.

City Screen, 13–17 Coney Street, York YO1 9QL

Public adult creative courses including current routes in music production, songwriting, recording and beginner-friendly screenwriting.

Useful for: Adults who want a bounded taught route into music production/recording or into writing a film without committing immediately to a full-time degree.

What you can do: Choose a current adult course; Film users can start with the six-week screenwriting route beginning 3 November 2026, while Music users can use the same adult programme to find production, songwriting and recording routes.

Next step: Check the current adult Performance & Production list and enrol on the course that matches the skill you want to develop.

York College, Sim Balk Lane, York YO23 2BB

Independent York post-production facility covering picture online, colour, sound, ADR, DIT, data, DCP creation and delivery.

Useful for: Filmmakers who have shot a project and need professional finishing, sound, grade, cinema deliverables or production-data support.

What you can do: Discuss a project-specific post workflow covering picture, sound, grading, ADR, DIT, DCPs and final delivery.

Next step: Review Motion's current services and contact the York team with your project stage, format and delivery needs.

24 Swinegate, York YO1 8AZ

York production company offering producing, crew, post-production and a public dry/wet equipment-hire route for camera, lenses, sound, grip and lighting.

Useful for: Filmmakers with a defined project who need professional equipment, crew, casting/logistics support or production services.

What you can do: Hire camera, lens, sound, grip or lighting kit dry or with crew, or approach Orillo for production, casting, logistics and post-production support.

Next step: Review the production/kit-hire page and contact Orillo with a specific project, dates and equipment or crew requirements.

Orillo Studios, 3 Apollo Street, York YO10 5AP

Bookable 1,800 sq ft York creative studio for photography, film and content production, with an infinity cove, modular walls, lighting and backdrops.

Useful for: Photographers and filmmakers who need a properly equipped studio for portfolio work, test shoots, personal projects or paid productions.

What you can do: Book the current creative or commercial hire rate and use the studio's lighting, backdrops, changing space and buildable shooting area.

Next step: Check the live hire rates and availability, then enquire with the studio about your shoot.

Unit 8, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4RA