Telling Tales International Film & Audio Documentary Festival

In the UK every year we are privileged to festivals dedicated to film. These range from features with big budgets and big stars to Independents with low budgets and no stars but what is missing is the exhibition of non-fiction documentary work, not only in film but also audio, the fastest growing area in field.
 

We aim to fill that need at the Telling Tales International Film and Audio Documentary Festival through dedicating ourselves to the annual theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema and audio documentaries.

Each summer, Telling Tales will welcome Documentary professionals, students and lovers from around the world to Manchester, England, for a three-day, array of films and audio, as well as discussions, panels, and Northern hospitality. Set within the city centre, this festival aims to nurture community and conversation among documentary students, professionals, and the public.

The festival is a program of the Centre for Historical and Contemporary Documentary Practice and supported through the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Our Mission

Telling Tales serves the documentary form in both historical and contemporary formats and its community by showcasing the work of established and emerging film and audio documentarians.  Here at the festival we have three major goals: to establish the festival as a premiere international documentary film and audio festival; to advance the documentary genre as a meaningful art form; and, to provide educational and cultural opportunities to students and the public. The festival provides an arena that cultivates conversation between artists, students, and the Telling Tale audience. Telling Tales is committed to strengthening public understanding and appreciation of the documentary form and its significance, while making the work more accessible to a wider audience.

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How to Enter

Submissions are now open for the 2018 festival which takes place on the 8th, 9th & 10th June 2018.

Submit your entry