Commonwealth Film Festival

 Founded in 2001 by Michael Burke & Michael Fox, two of the North’s most successful media producers, the first Festival was launched in June 2002 as a Beacon Project of the Spirit of Friendship Festival in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Opening with Arjun Sajnani’s ‘Agni Vasha’, the festival screened over 100 features and 275 shorts.

Building on the first year’s success, the second festival took place in June 2003, with a smaller but equally high quality programme, and began to establish an international reputation for intelligent programming and good hospitality.

Delegate networking and public access are the key characteristics of the festival, which takes place in an informal and friendly atmosphere at great venues in an inspiring city.