Walthamstow International Film Festival
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Walthamstow International Film Festival (WIFF) is an annual film festival in Walthamstow, London,[1] with a focus on short films by local and international filmmakers.[2]
Location | London, England |
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Founded | 2010 |
Language | International |
Website | e17films |
The event was initially organized in 2010 to return the presence of film to the district for the E17 Art Trail event.[2][3] Walthamstow was once home to the silent film studio Walthamstow Studios[4] during the 1920s.[2] Sponsors have included Time Out magazine and the British Film Institute.[5] Established in 2010, the Walthamstow International Film Festival was co-founded by Paul (Fletch) Fletcher[6] and Liza Fletcher,[7] and has been held annually since.[8]
In 2018 co-founders Liza Fletcher and Paul Fletcher accepted the London Borough of Waltham Forest Arts and Culture Award that the Walthamstow (International) Short Film Festival won at the Love Your Borough Awards ceremony at Wathamstow Assembly.[8] CDS sponsored the 2018 (3rd annual) Love Your Borough Awards ceremony.[9]