Poetry Film Festival

Welcome to the Poetry Film Festival!

Date: Sat Oct 18 2025

Time: 11am to 9pm

Location: John Sebastian Lightship, Bristol Docks.

Join us for a day of poetry film! Plenty of films, discussion and chat.

Enjoy the harbour.

Be inspired to make your own poetry film.

Programme includes:

• The twelve selected Festival entries (here for details of how to submit your own poetry film)
• The Audience Award - (chosen by the audience)
• Celtic poetry films - poetry films from Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Films from the Poetry Film Collective
• Soundscape Design (two poetry filmmakers discuss their approaches)
• Plenty of time for discussion

... and more to come.

The Lightship does not have step free access.