Becky Vicars - Visual Effects Artist The Croydon International Film Festival (CIFF) is delighted to announce that Becky Vicars has joined the festival as an official Patron. As we continue to build a festival that celebrates creativity, innovation and world-class storytelling, we are honoured to welcome Becky to our growing family of patrons. Her outstanding career in visual effects and animation, working on some of the biggest film productions of recent years, represents ano

We're open for submissions The wait is over. The Croydon International Film Festival (CIFF) is proud to announce that film submissions are now officially open for our inaugural festival, taking place from the 9th to the 20th of November 2026. This marks an exciting milestone in a journey that has been more than a decade in the making. What began as a vision to establish a world-class film festival in one of London's most diverse and creative boroughs is now becoming a reality

Daniel Dempster - Director and Producer The Croydon International Film Festival (CIFF) is proud to announce that Daniel Dempster has joined the festival as an official Patron. Daniel Dempster is an accomplished Producer, Director and Self-Shooting Producer/Director with more than a decade of experience creating compelling content for some of the UK's leading broadcasters, including BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Channel 5, MTV and Netflix. Daniel on Good Morning Britain Throughout his