Meniscus Films, Independent Film Festival, Grimsby.

Welcome to the Meniscus Film Festival Website

Meniscus Films is a not for profit group that promotes independent films and film-making within Lincolnshire and beyond. Based in Grimsby we present a number of film based events throughout the year.

Meniscus Films News

Meniscus Short Film Fund

Meniscus Films has allocated a pot of money to help stimulate film production in North East Lincolnshire. The grants are available to everyone based in North East Lincolnshire (working or living), whether you are a first time film-maker or have already made several shorts. Read More...

Announcing Best of Meniscus Shorts, Saturday 24th October

A new event happening for the first time this year is the Best of Meniscus Shorts which will take place at the Whitgift Film Theatre on Saturday 24th October at 7.30pm. For this event, some of the best entrants from the previous Meniscus Festivals will be shown. Read More...

The Meniscus Short Film Competition 2009, Saturday 14th November

Local film makers and film enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the ninth Meniscus Film Festival which takes place at the Whitgift Film Theatre on Saturday 14th November at 7.30pm. Each year, the Meniscus Film Festival runs a short film making competition. Film makers from around the world can enter newly made, never before seen films lasting five minutes or less. Read More...

2009 Film Competition Title Announced

Meniscus films proudly announce their annual 5 minute competition. We will be rolling out the red carpet at the Whitgift theatre in Grimsby on the 14th November; and, as is customary, audience participation will be the order of the night. We will be screening around 20 short films which will be voted on by the audience and the winning filmmaker will not only have the envy and respect of their peers, but they will also win the Ravenscroft short film trophy and a grand cash prize of £500! Read More...

And the Winner is.....

A fantastic film and audience packed night saw the competiton hotly contested. The audience waited eagerly to find who would win the coveted Ravenscroft Short Film Trophy. Read More...

The First World War in photographs and film

A fitting tribute to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War is to take place at Grimsby Central Library from Wednesday, November 5 when an exhibition of over 60 images from the Grimsby Reference and Local History collection will be on display. Read More...

Community Media Project Launches on the Nunsthorpe

Something to say? Want to make a film? Think you can do better than the rubbish you see on TV? What's stopping you? A new project called Nunny Tv at the Nunsthorpe library can offer you the chance to use the latest high definition digital video cameras, digital stills cameras and digital editing facilities. Read More...