‘A genuinely brilliant festival experience from start to finish. The team programmed MEAT with real care, the screening was a highlight of our whole run, and it was a joy to meet the people behind it in person. Warm, well organised and clearly run by people who love film and champion the work they show. We were honoured to take home the Audience Award. If you’re a filmmaker weighing up where to submit, this one is a genuine gem. Thank you for having us.’ Jacob Hopewell – Film-maker

‘Beautiful festival, which I had the pleasure of attending. A truly excellent selection and wonderful hospitality, with a full cinema and an engaged, enthusiastic audience.’ Capetown SRL 

‘Amazing festival! Run by some passionate people who love independent film. Good comms, easy submission and it was a pleasure to be part of it.’  Jonny Durgan – filmmaker

‘Great Festival ! Great films ! Very nice event organized and hosted by very friendly people. Really enjoyed my time at the festival’  Come Ferre filmmaker

‘A cosy festival with a tight programme to cater for all. We were delighted to screen THE HEARTS OF BWINDI with their audiences in 2024.’ Festival Formula Ltd

‘It was an honour to be a part of your festival with Love Bubbles.
Good contact, good communication…thank you very much!’ Marcel Hobi filmmaker

‘Absolutely delighted to be a part of the official Selection. Really communicative and lovely team behind it and such great quality across the programme. Definitely submitting to it again!’  Archie Sinclair filmmaker

‘The quality of films at the festival was outstanding, and it was a fantastic evening,’ Tom McNeish producer

‘An intimate festival with a great display of high quality and hand crafted films from across the world. The standards were uncompromising and I left both inspired and reflective about what I had seen.’ Olivia Smart director of Black Stroke

‘The quality of films has always been very high and once again I was not disappointed.’ Fiona Clark-Hackston judge

‘Ruthless are utterly thrilled to take home 2 awards last night @WimbledonShorts for Best UK film and The Audience Award! A real pleasure to screen at such a great fest and congrats to the other winners. GET IT ON! ‘ Kate Perry screenwriter of Ruthless

”Top night watching the outstanding finalists of the Wimbledon Shorts Film Festival awards @polkatheatre  It was emotional, poignant, scary, intriguing, engaging, beautiful, funny, sad, captivating. Everything you could want from good short films.’  Lucy Kane MD Time & Leisure

‘The Wimbledon Festival is something special. A fantastic evening was had in the newly refurbished Polka Theatre for the 2021 awards night. My film CANDLE COPS could not have premiered at a better run event. A big THANK-YOU to the dedicated team who make this festival happen year after year!’ Tony Collingwood director of Candle Cops 

‘WSIFF is a charming grassroots festival with a focus on uncovering resourceful new filmmakers around the world. The organisers do a fantastic job curating a quality range of up and coming talent, across various genres, and I’m very grateful to have taken part in this festival and won.’ Chris Shenkman director of Copper and Nickel  

Huge thank you to BIFA, and our friends at the Polka Theatre, Roehampton University and Kingston College of Art