Ipswich International Film Festival 2026

Calling all film lovers to the first ever Ipswich International Film Festival!  

Across two weeks from Saturday, October 31 until Saturday, November 14, you can expect diverse cultural programme spanning contemporary international cinema, landmark restorations, cult classics, documentaries and live events.   

Featured in this year’s programme are previews of unreleased movies, masterful restorations, documentaries, workshops, talks, awards, and special viewings of classic films on 35mm film. 
This year’s event is the first in what is expected to be a yearly celebration of cinema in the heart of Ipswich hosted at King Street Cinema.  

Businesses across the town will be supporting the IIFF with offers and discounts for ticket holders, full details will be uploaded to the All About Ipswich website.  

Ipswich Central is incredibly proud to be sponsoring the event, and we are looking forward to attending some of the fantastic events which have been lined up.  

 
Lee Walker, chief executive of Ipswich Central said: “Ipswich Central is incredibly proud to be supporting the first Ipswich International Film Festival hosted at King Street Cinema.

 
“This Summer businesses backed our manifesto which outlined an ambitious target for Ipswich to be recognised for its diverse range of festivals and celebrations, and we look forward to the IIFF being a milestone event in the calendar going forward.”