Our primary goal is to shine a global spotlight on emerging and seasoned independent filmmakers, celebrating artistic excellence while highlighting exceptional British and International films that champion diversity.

Inaugurated on December 7th, 2018, the first MUFA edition premiered at the iconic Electric Cinema, a historic venue that holds a legacy of pioneering filmmaking. With a heritage dating back to 1910, the Electric Cinema was one of Britain's first electrically powered motion picture exhibition locations—a hub for independent film pioneers.

MUFA welcomes submissions across a range of categories, including International and UK Feature Films, Short Narratives (Comedy or Drama), Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Experimental, Animation, Editing, Screenplay, Film Score, Acting Performance, Film Script, and more.

FESTIVAL MISSION

🏆All finalist films will be included in our screening list at the Ealing Picturehouse Cinema. 

🏆 All finalist films will remain available for 2 days at the cinema venue. You can also access them through the cinema's box office. We'll inform you about the start of tickets pre-sale at the cinema, allowing you to invite local friends, families, and colleagues to experience your film on the big screen.

🏆 All selected candidates will be available on streamauteur.com, our media partner streaming platform celebrating exceptional auteur films globally. 

🏆 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 Winners in select film categories will have their work showcased at partner events, such as the BIFA-qualifying Edinburgh Short Film Festival.

🏆 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 - 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 Streaming on StreamAuteur, the film with the highest viewership throughout the festival online days will win this award (All finalist films will be included in this competition).

🏆Winners will win free access to the online "𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐒" 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄" (worth £109,00)

AWARDS & PRIZES

🏆 All finalists will receive a VIP pass to our 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 & 𝐓𝐕 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎 during the festival days.

🏆 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐂𝐎𝐃𝐄 on Backstage.com for Filmmakers to find talent

🏆𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒
- One-year Free Talent Subscription on Backstage.com, Mandy, or Star Now.

- 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐋 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐓" 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃, presented by Backstage in collaboration with the StreamAuteur distribution platform. The winners in the best acting categories may have their showreels featured in a special 'top showreel' playlist along with Backstage members on StreamAuteur for 6 months.

🏆Winners of all film categories will receive a printed and/or digital certificate and will receive valuable coupon codes (worth $117,00) to 𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 on iPitch.tv, cutting-edge platform for creators to pitch original TV, Film, and Digital Media ideas directly to Hollywood Producers and Studio Executives

🏆 One or more MUFA'25 Winners may be chosen for screening by our festival partner, the Edinburgh Short Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying).

Ealing Picturehouse

Unit 8, Filmworks Walk, London W5 5FA

Top rated cinema venue in West London

★★★★★

MUFA'25 CINEMA VENUE