A Film Festival
Timeline

The Festival over the past ten years has been a film screening showcase for film producers across the globe. Providing opportunities for audiences to see films from all over the world at venues across Torbay , and meet the film makers behind the films. Here is a timeline of the English Film Festival it has hosted from 2015 to now.

2015
August 29th Celebrating Devon Film Day ( Part of the Riviera Fringe Festival )

Film Screenings, Film Producers Q and A’s and interactive film stands Venue – Torbay Hotel – Torquay

2016
August 20th - Celebration of Devon Film Day

Film Screenings , Film Producers Q and A’s and interactive film stands
Venue – Torbay Hotel – Torquay

August 18th - Feature Film - The Battle of the Somme

Venue – Torquay library

August 17th - Feature Film - The System

Venue – The Blue Walnut Cafe – Bar and Cinema – Torquay

August 16th - A life in Cinema John Mann

Venue – Torquay library

August 15th - Art Talk with John Tomkins

Venue – Artizan Gallery – Torquay

2017
June 17th - International Awards Screening and Ceremony

Venue – The Riviera Centre – Torquay

June 17th - Interactive Film Making Room

Go behind the scenes of movie making Animation with Simon Tytherleigh – acting – drones – PQA Torquay – Baobab film – film props Venue – The Riviera Centre – Torquay

June 16th - Feature Film - Bulldog Drummond at bay

Venue – The Blue Walnut Cafe – Bar and Cinema – Torquay

June 15th - Meet the Feature Film Producers

Ashley Thorpe , Diana and Lucy Townsend Venue – Cockington Court – Torquay

June 14th - Feature Film - That Summer

Venue – The Blue Walnut Cafe – Bar and Cinema

June 12th - Paignton Picture House Guided Tour

Venue – Paignton Picture House Cinema – Paignton

June 12th - Film Premiere - Brixham Memories

Venue – Yes Brixham

2018
November 8th - An evening with Spoken word poet and animator Jamie Harry Scrutton

Venue – The Blue Walnut Cafe – Bar and Cinema – Torquay

November 5th - Film Premiere - Squircle Arts Young person workshop film

Venue – Torquay Museum – Torquay

November 3rd - Mexican Day of the Dead - Squircle Arts

Venue – Torquay Museum – Torquay

November 1st - Kevin Dixon : Torbay at the Movies

Venue – Artizan Gallery – Torquay

October 28th to 31st - Lee Fletcher Photo Exhibition

Venue – Artizan Gallery – Torquay

October 27th - International Awards Screening and Ceremony

Venue – Palace Theatre Paignton

October 27th - Feature film - Borley Rectory

Venue – Palace Theatre Paignton

2019
October 12th - Film Industry stands and demonstrations

Ballad of lucy sands, Seal Project, Equity, Torquay Museum, Torre Abbey
Venue – South Devon College

October 12th - International Awards Screening and Ceremony

Venue – South Devon College

October 11th - Feature film - Last holiday

Venue – The Blue Walnut Cafe – Bar and Cinema – Torquay

October 6th - Film Premiere’s - The Witch’s Mask

Spark Studio workshop film Venue – Torquay Museum

October 5th - Classic Crime Film Feast

Classic Feature Films including North by northwest Venue – Torquay Museum

October 1st - Lionel Digby

35 years of film, television and theatre costumery Venue – Artizan Gallery

2020 Online due to 2020 lockdowns
November 28th - 2020 English Riviera Film Festival Awards and live online screening

Broadcast venue – South Devon College

November 27th - The Ballad of Lucy Sands - series

Cast Panel
Cleaning up the town – remembering ghostbusters Directed and producer chat

November 26th - Alien Outbreak Feature Film Online Panel

Last Orders Exclusive trailer Premiere and Award Winning Short Film Flies

November 25th - The Ballad of Lucy Sands Series

Online Crew Panel
Film – A Campfire Tale ( Ben Tallamy )

November 24th - Women in Film - Online industry Panel

Film – Samsara ( Lucy Townsend )

November 23rd - Festival Launch - Feature Film Directors online Panel

Premiere – Grey Seal Wild Swim – Feature film – Torn ( Justin Carter )

Series one - The English Riviera Film Festival Show

Film industry interviews
Venue – online

2021
November 6th 2021 - The 2021 English Riviera Film Festival, Screening and Awards

Venue – South Devon College – Paignton

November 5th 2021- Film Premiere - The Legend Plays on

Venue – Torquay Museum – Torquay

November 3rd to 4th 2021 - Officially Selected Films - 2021 Film Festival

Venue – Artizan Gallery – Torquay

November 1st to 2nd 2021 - Officially Animated Focused screenings

Venue – Artizan Gallery – Torquay

2022
Break year
2023
November 3rd 2023 - An Afternoon with Internationally Best Selling Author Philip Reeve

Venue – Torquay Museum

Series two - The English Riviera Film Festival Show

Film industry interviews
Venue – online

2024
December 18th 2024 - “Through the moving image” films and networking

With Claire Bueno – Producer – Cleaning up the town remembering Ghostbusters
Venue – The Projection Room – Paignton

November 27th 2024 “Through the moving image” films and networking

With Ashley Thorpe – Award Winning Director and animator
Venue – The Projection Room – Paignton

October 30th 2024 “Through the moving image” films and networking

With Boabab Theatre and Film Company
Venue – The Projection Room – Paignton

2025
May 10th 2025 - International English Riviera Film Festival 10th Anniversary Screening

Venue – Torquay Museum – Torquay

March 19th 2025 - The English Riviera Film Festival - South West Focused Screening

Venue – The Projection Room – Paignton

March 15th 2025 - The 2025 English Riviera Film Festival - Screening and Awards

Venue – The Royal Lyceum Theatre – Torquay

February 27th 2025 - 10th Anniversary and 2025 Festival Launch

Venue – The Mercure Hotel – Paignton