Film Noir Fest 2025
Film Noir UK invites you to indulge in another weekend of danger, desire and despair with Film Noir Fest 2025. Set in the heart of Weston-super-Mare, Film Noir Fest is the UK's only film festival dedicated to showcasing the many aspects of film noir and classic crime films on the big screen!
Spread over the course of one weekend (31st October - 2nd November), at Weston’s famous Plaza Cinema, Film Noir Fest gives audiences the option to see a wide selection of 20+ films on two separate cinema screens.
Co-director James Harrison writes: "We open this second edition of the festival with a special Stanley Kubrick Film Noir Double Bill marking the 70th Anniversary of Kubrick's Killer's Kiss (1955) a film which very much established the young film director as major talent; and of course, it wouldn't be right without screening Kubrick's other film noir masterpiece, The Killing (1956) along side it. Both films will be screened from the recent 4K restorations. Please note that this double bill will be our opening event on the Friday, starting at 4:00PM, so get to Weston early if you can."
"In fact, Kubrick's The Killing kicks off our main headline strand for this year. Expect plenty of cunning plans, pistol-whipping and shocking backstabbing within our 'Heist Noir' strand. Very happy to say we have a great selection of classic films as well as some real rarities planned... so watch this space"
On top of that, the festival will delve back into the origins of film noir and crime films with our special 'Heritage Noir' double bill event on the Sunday afternoon with a screening of the first major heist film ever made, Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery (1903). To tie in with this classic, we have the brand new restoration of Victor Schertzinger's forgotten silent crime classic Forgotten Faces (1928) starring Clive Brook, Mary Brian, Olga Baclanova and a young William Powell. The great broadcaster and composer Neil Brand will return to accompany the films live on piano.
Film Noir Fest 2025 will also mark our first ever multi year strand; for our first project we will be showcasing the on and off screen work of London born star Ida Lupino (1918-1995).
'Ida Lupino: Part 1' will focus on Lupino's on screen persona throughout her Hollywood film career, as well as one of her earliest British screen appearances. 'Ida Lupino: Part 2' will take place during Film Noir Fest 2026 and look will look at her work behind the camera.
Film Noir Fest will also give audiences a rare chance to see a variety of noir related titles from around the world. For 2025, the 'International Noir' strand will include films from Japan, France, Spain and Australia.
Much more to be announced in the next few weeks with more titles connected to the festival's 'Heist Noir' strand as well as our special 'Talking Pictures TV British Crime Double Bill' events.
Early Bird Passes are now available to buy, but limited, so we recommend purchasing them very soon.
Film Noir Fest is presented in collaboration with BFI Audience Network, Merlin Cinemas and Film Noir UK.