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Big Picture Film Festival 2025
The Big Picture Film Festival is back for another summer of fantastic film events! This year, the festival will take place from 28th August - 31st August 2025 at The Bear Pit Theatre, Rother St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU and other participating venues across Stratford-upon-Avon.
This year, the festival's theme is Connection and Disruption so expect our programme to reflect this via a dynamic variety of world class films, filmmaker Q&As and thoughtful collaborations with organisations in the town, including Stratford Net Zero, Stratford Amnesty Group and Stratford Welcome Here with more to be announced soon!
The festival operates on a Pay-As-You-Feel box office, so there is no financial barrier to attend.
This year's events:
A Minecraft Movie (2025) Presented by Stratford Youth Collective - Thursday 28th August 2025, 2pm
Ocean With David Attenborough (2025) + Panel Discussion - Thursday 28th August 2025, 7:30pm
Brown Paper BAFTAS: An evening with Geoff Thompson, Michael B. Clifford and Natasha Carlish - Friday 29th August 2025, 7:30pm
Flow (2024) Presented by Stratford Net Zero x Welcome Here x River Hope x Stratford Amnesty - Saturday 30th August 2025, 11am
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) - Saturday 30th August 2025, 11am
Is There Anybody Out There + Q&A with Filmmaker Ella Glendining - Saturday 30th August 2025, 2pm
Winners (2022) Presented by Welcome Here x Stratford Amnesty International Group - Saturday 30th August 2025, 2pm
Short Film Competition Awards - Saturday 30th August 2025, 5pm
The Brothers McLeod - False Starts and Surprises - Saturday 30th August 2025, 7:30pm
Thelma (2024) - Sunday 31st August 2025, 10:30am
Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) + Live Score - Sunday 31st August, 2pm (workshop) 2:30pm (film)
London Recruits (2024) + Q&A with Director Gordon Main - Sunday 31st August 2025, 5:30p
This year, the festival's theme is Connection and Disruption so expect our programme to reflect this via a dynamic variety of world class films, filmmaker Q&As and thoughtful collaborations with organisations in the town, including Stratford Net Zero, Stratford Amnesty Group and Stratford Welcome Here with more to be announced soon!
The festival operates on a Pay-As-You-Feel box office, so there is no financial barrier to attend.
This year's events:
A Minecraft Movie (2025) Presented by Stratford Youth Collective - Thursday 28th August 2025, 2pm
Ocean With David Attenborough (2025) + Panel Discussion - Thursday 28th August 2025, 7:30pm
Brown Paper BAFTAS: An evening with Geoff Thompson, Michael B. Clifford and Natasha Carlish - Friday 29th August 2025, 7:30pm
Flow (2024) Presented by Stratford Net Zero x Welcome Here x River Hope x Stratford Amnesty - Saturday 30th August 2025, 11am
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) - Saturday 30th August 2025, 11am
Is There Anybody Out There + Q&A with Filmmaker Ella Glendining - Saturday 30th August 2025, 2pm
Winners (2022) Presented by Welcome Here x Stratford Amnesty International Group - Saturday 30th August 2025, 2pm
Short Film Competition Awards - Saturday 30th August 2025, 5pm
The Brothers McLeod - False Starts and Surprises - Saturday 30th August 2025, 7:30pm
Thelma (2024) - Sunday 31st August 2025, 10:30am
Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) + Live Score - Sunday 31st August, 2pm (workshop) 2:30pm (film)
London Recruits (2024) + Q&A with Director Gordon Main - Sunday 31st August 2025, 5:30p
Thu 28 Aug, Sun 31 Aug
The Bear Pit Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6LU
Pay-as-you-feel
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