Flatpack Festival 2021

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Flatpack kicks off a four-month season of events on 21 May with a full-to-bursting programme of the very best filmmaking from around the globe.

• BAFTA-award qualifying short film competition returns with over 30 UK premieres
• Feature and documentary film programme including artist portrait doc Tomorrow is Saturday about the life of Seán Hillen, the incredible animated feature Kill it and Leave This Town and long-awaited Birmingham Central library doc Paradise Lost
• Special events including live performance premieres, guest commentators, beer and film pairings and a life drawing event

In 2020, Flatpack adapted their physical festival programme at speed in order to give us Flatpack Festival: the Home Entertainment Edition. Continuing to roll with the punches, 2021 will see the delivery of a 4-month season of events, online, outdoors, and, all being well, in Birmingham cinemas and auditoriums. The season kicks off on the 21 May, when Flatpack will return to our home screens for festival no.15 with a playful, thought-provoking assortment of screenings and special events, tailored for a virtual environment.

Audiences are invited to explore new ways of experiencing the festival, from short films over breakfast to film and drink pairings, joining a worldwide community connected through exceptional film.

Flatpack Festival is produced by Birmingham-based charitable organisation Flatpack Projects, also responsible for a wide range of other projects and events throughout the year. The festival’s main funders are the National Lottery via Arts Council England and the British Film Institute.