SUNRISE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 IS THIS WEEK!
5th edition of Sunrise takes place from Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August, featuring 263 films across 52 separate screenings, including relaxed screenings, curated shorts, feature films, music videos, and virtual reality experiences.
Screenings & Events Proving Popular
Availability Update
🟠 These screenings or talks are proving popular and are filling up fast.
🔴 These screenings or talks are sold out!
Sold out events will have standby queues for any no-shows.
To avoid disappointment, ensure you pre-book with a pass or book your tickets for one of our Outdoor Cinema screenings.
🟠 Thursday - East Coast Film (15)
🟠 Thursday - Outdoor Cinema: Flow (U)
🟠 Thursday - Late Night Horrors (18)
🟠 Thursday - Twisted Romance (18)
🟠 Thursday - Wallace & Gromit (PG): Outdoor Cinema + Shorts
🟠 Friday - Rewound - Archive Docs (15)
🔴 Friday - Memento Mori (15)
🟠 Friday - Fractured Perceptions (15)
🟠 Friday - Outdoor Cinema: Jurassic Park (12A):
🔴 Saturday - Experimenta (15)
🟠 Saturday - Festival on Festival: Sunrise x Women X (Talk)
🟠 Saturday - Body & Identity (18)
🔴 Saturday - Pulling Back The Curtain On Submissions & Selections (Talk)
🟠 Saturday - Chicken Run (PG): Outdoor Cinema + Shorts
🟠 Sunday - Ways of Belonging (15)
🔴 Sunday - Outdoor Cinema: The Wild Robot (U)
🟠 Sunday - Human or Machine? (15)
A Reminder On Our Passes & Tickets
& How it works
Grab one of our Day or Weekend Festival Passes and plan your whole experience from your Eventive account with your Sunrise Festival Pass. All screenings that are listed and display ‘Book With A Pass’ are valid for your selected pass.
Physical copies of your pass will be available for pickup at the festival Box Office from 20-23 August in the Marina Theatre, and you will need to check in there before attending a screening.
Day Passes - £7.50*
A Day Pass gives you access to everything we have to offer at the 5th Sunrise Film Festival.
*Excludes Family Friendly Outdoor Cinemas.
Festival Pass - £20
A Sunrise Festival Pass gives you access to everything we have to offer at the 5th Sunrise Film Festival.
Every special event, screening, and talk.
Film Pass - £12.50*
A Sunrise Film Pass gives you access to all film screenings we have to offer at the 5th Sunrise Film Festival.
Individual Tickets Are Only Available For Our Outdoor Cinemas
Relaxed screenings are £3 for adults, and our family-friendly screenings are £6.50 for adults; kids go free!
No Individual tickets will be on sale for our other screenings, and events should be pre-booked with your pass to avoid disappointment.
Top Picks
Not To Be Missed
East Anglian Films
Explore Our East Anglian Films screening across the festival from homegrown talent based in Norfolk & Suffolk to Breakwater, the feature film shot across Oxford and the Suffolk Coast, and if you want something a little different, we’re also screening The Creature From Scroby Sands.
Disremember
Join us for a special screening of Disremember, the acclaimed psychological thriller from Lowestoft-born filmmaker Matthew Simpson, followed by a live Q&A.
Created entirely by Simpson himself, the film is a remarkable example of independent filmmaking driven by determination, creativity and self-belief.
Late Night Horrors
Step into the shadows with Are You Afraid? A chilling collection of short films that explore fear in all its forms.
From psychological tension and unsettling mysteries to dark humour, supernatural encounters and unexpected horrors, this programme showcases filmmakers who know exactly how to keep audiences on edge.
Cinematic Queens
We are delighted to welcome back our Cinematic Queens strand for its second year.
Celebrating bold stories, powerful performances, and the incredible artistry of female-led film, we present a dynamic selection of films which showcase stories centred on women, whether behind the camera, in front of it, or both.
It’s Giving Comedy
Get ready for awkward encounters, questionable decisions, unexpected disasters, and plenty of laughs in It's Giving Comedy, a showcase of hilarious short films from emerging and established filmmakers.
From sharp satire and offbeat characters to cringeworthy situations and brilliantly timed chaos, this programme celebrates the many forms comedy can take on screen.
Break The Stigma
Powerful, honest and deeply human, Break the Stigma showcases a collection of short films that challenge perceptions and spark conversations around lived experience, mental health, identity, wellbeing and social issues.
Through documentary, drama, animation and personal storytelling, these films shine a light on experiences that are too often misunderstood, overlooked or left unspoken.
Book Your Spot At One Of
Outdoor Cinemas
6 Weeks to go until our sell-out Outdoor Cinema screenings, don’t forget to book your tickets and remember Kids Go Free.
Daytime relaxed screenings are just £3 per adult, and evening family screenings are only £6.50 per adult.
You’re encouraged to bring your own blankets or low-backed chairs, as a small amount of provided seating will only be available on first come first basis.
Outdoor Screenings will still take place in wet, we will only cancel screenings if there is lightning, or high wind speeds.
Thursday, August 20:
At 11:30 AM, the fun kicks off with a relaxed morning screening of the Academy Award-winning animated adventure Flow.
At 6 PM, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, paired with a selection of animated shorts.
Friday, August 21:
At 11 AM, our family-friendly shorts mix, suitable for ages 12+, brings together an entertaining collection of short films perfect for older children and families to enjoy together.
At 6 PM, Jurassic Park (1993) screens alongside curated family-friendly shorts.
Saturday, August 22:
At 11:30 AM, start the day with a heartwarming, relaxed screening of the family adventure Little Amélie.
At 4:30 PM, Chicken Run screens for a cracking afternoon adventure.
Sunday, August 23:
At 11 AM, join us for the critically acclaimed The Wild Robot.
At 1 PM, the weekend rounds out with the Family Friendly Shorts Mix, suitable for under-12s.
At 2:30 PM, we finish with the global animation showcase, Animated Feast.
Got A Film
To Submit For 2027?
Our submissions for 2027 are now open!
We’re excited to announce we’re back at the Marina Theatre for 4 days of film, talks and activities that celebrate cinema, from 19 to 22 August 2027, and you can now submit your films for a chance of being part of our 6th edition.
Whether it’s a Short Film of any genre or style, a Feature Film, Music video, Virtual Reality or a Micro Short, we’d love to see your work.
Our 6th edition is a BIFA and Grierson qualifying edition.
Our submissions for 2027 close on 29 November 2026.
Our 2026 Festival has been kindly supported by the following supporters
Made possible with support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK.
Join us in Lowestoft from 20-23 August 2026 💛🧡🩷
P.S.
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