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Making Waves Film Festival
Making Waves Film Festival is Portsmouth's annual celebration of creative filmmaking talent and cinema culture in Portsmouth, UK since 2010.
General information
- Dates
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- Location
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- Submission deadline
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- Eligibility
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- Subtitles
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- Official website
- https://makingwavesfilmfestival.com/
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026
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A Closer Look: Pixar’s SparkShorts – Stories of Difference and Belonging
Created by Lucy Jarvis A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree at Southampton Solent University and brought to you by Making Waves Film Festival.
A Closer Look: Pixar and the Emotional Impact of the Short Film Form
Created by Dylan Waller Spray A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree at Southampton Solent University and brought to you by Making Waves Film Festival.
A Closer Look: You Know Where to Find Me – Intimacy, Independence, and Emotion in Short Film
Created by Joseph Horstead A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree at Southampton Solent University and brought to you by Making Waves Film Festival.
A Closer Look: Marvel Shorts – How side stories shape side characters
Created by Callum Gates A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree at Southampton Solent University and brought to you by Making Waves Film Festival.
A Closer Look: Uncharted – How fan filmmakers beat Hollywood at their own game
Created by Brad Whittam A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree at Southampton Solent University and brought to you by Making Waves Film Festival.
Film, Food, and Culture: How Making Waves Film Festival Brought Iran to Portsmouth
The Making Waves Film Festival has long been celebrated for its innovative approach to cinema, seamlessly blending film with immersive experiences that captivate audiences. This year, the festival outdid itself with "My Favourite Cake: An Iranian Dining Experience," held on March 29 at St.
A Night of Heists and Revelations: Pompey Dogs at Staggeringly Good Brewery
Step into the world of immersive cinema with Pompey Dogs at Staggeringly Good Brewery—a live event experience like no other. On March 22nd, audiences in Portsmouth were treated to a bold and brilliant reimagining of Reservoir Dogs, blending film screening, live performance, and audience participation into one unforgettable night.
Future Filmmakers Shine at Wave Makers Talent Day 2025
The Wave Makers Talent Day returned to Portsmouth on Friday 21 March at the Wedgewood Rooms as part of the Making Waves Film Festival, offering an inspiring showcase of the next generation of filmmakers and screen talent. https://youtu.be/Wuoq7Bj2ssc?feature=shared The event brought together students and emerging creatives from across the South to
Event Cinema with Motiv8: Celebrating Stories, Creativity, and Confidence
This year’s event cinema collaboration with Motiv8 was something special. For the third year running, we teamed up with this brilliant youth service charity to deliver a community-curated screening as part of Portsmouth Bookfest, and once again the young people made it their own.