I'm Migrant Film Festival

The "I’m Migrant Film Festival" is a month-long programme of screenings and events taking place at Genesis Cinema in the heart of London, UK. After a vibrant first season, IMFF is returning to Genesis Cinema and we are thrilled to launch a new open call for the next festival throughout February 2026.

Curated by Iraqi filmmaker, photographer and writer Yamam Nabeel, the "I’m Migrant Film Festival" brings together both emerging and established filmmakers from across the Arab World, creating a platform for cross-cultural and intergeneration conversation through film.

Screenings span feature presentations and curated programmes of short film, including national and international premieres, with all events accompanied by panels and talks from acclaimed filmmakers, actors and producers. The inaugural festival featured over 40 films from SWANA Region directors including:

- THE TEACHER - dir. Farah Nabulsi
- LEAVING BAGHDAD - dir. Koutaiba Al Janabi
- HANGING GARDENS - dir. Ahmed Yassin Aldaradji
- GOODBYE JULIA - dir. Mohamed Kordofani

The "I'm Migrant Film Festival" aims to share global stories through film, platforming voices that may otherwise be silenced, and building a dialogue that transcends cultural, religious, and geographical differences.

We invite submissions from filmmakers of South-West Asian and North African heritage, both living in the region and the global diaspora. Submissions can be either shorts or feature-length, fiction or non-fiction, with an emphasis on powerful storytelling.