Some of our screenings will sell out before the festival!
As we get closer and closer to the 5th Sunrise Film Festival this August, passes are getting booked, and pre-bookings are being made.
If you haven’t already, this is why we strongly recommend securing your festival pass early and booking your favourite screenings with it sooner rather than later.
Popular experiences like our Outdoor Cinemas get booked up quickly due to their popularity, and our more intimate screenings in the Marina Lounge will sell out due to the capacity of the screening room.
Next week, we will also be revealing our 2026 nominees and this year we've changed things up, so you’ll be watching nominated films in most of our screenings.
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.
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.
Want To Be Part of Sunrise?
Based in Norfolk or Suffolk and want to be part of the team that makes the magic happen to enable Sunrise Film Festival to run smoothly during the weekend?
This is your chance to be part of our festival community, and you can complete shifts that work around your availability.
Our applications close this weekend, so be quick, you only have until midnight on Sunday, 5 July.
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.
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.
Bring a blanket or a low-backed chair.
Got A Film
You Want To Submit?
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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