Makers' Film Festival

Craft on the Big Screen: Maker&Smith Seeks Screening Partners Craft rarely gets the cinema treatment it deserves. Maker&Smith is changing that — again — with the 2026 edition of the Makers’ Film Festival, an international short film program dedicated entirely to craft, makers, making and materials.

We are looking far & wide for new short films about craft, makers, making and materials. The next edition of the Makers’ Film Festival will premiere during IOTA24 – the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial in Perth.

Read our latest Newsletter with exciting updates: Launch of the next Makers’ Film Festival – the 2023 edition at The Backlot on Thursday 4 May, 6:30pm. Book now.

Read our June 2022 Newsletter with information about: our 2022 program of Masterclasses with internationally acclaimed lacemaker Pierre Fouché next screenings of the Makers’ Film Festival – the 2021 edition it’s time to submit your films for the next Makers’ Film Festival – due to screen and tour from 2023. LINK TO NEWSLETTER The post Guess who’s c

CONGRATULATIONS to the Prize Winners of the Favourite Film of the 2021 Makers’ Film Festival. We are delighted to announce the Favourite Film of the 2021 Makers Film Festival (MFF) ….

We are delighted to announce the Selection Panel + a Prize for the 2021 Makers’ Film Festival: Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe, the ‘dynamic duo’ who produce Maker&Smith including the new Makers’ Film Festival, will be joined by two fellas who bring a breadth of knowledge (and connections) in visual story-telling to the table […] The post