WHAT
Borderlines Film Festival is the UK’s largest rural film festival with close to 300 screenings of the best new international and British cinema. You’ll see a lot of films that you’d find hard to catch anywhere outside major cities, including rare or classic gems.
WHERE
Borderlines stretches over Herefordshire and Shropshire, down the border with Wales, with a foothold to the east at Great Malvern. Through its partner venues and Arts Alive – which runs the amazing BFI funded programme Flicks in the Sticks – it carries cinema out to far-flung audiences, bringing individuals together to enjoy great films at their best: on the big screen.
WHEN
Friday 6 – Saturday 21 March 2026
Hugely popular with regular audiences, Borderlines is an exciting and buoyant event that offers a 16-day immersion
in cinema. Try it and you’ll be hooked.
HOW
THE PROGRAMME
Explore what's on offer on our Films page. You can browse titles in A-Z order, search for a specific film by title or filter by date, venue or theme to bring up screenings that suit your criteria. Each film has its own page that supplies a synopsis and additional information.
Our Programme page supplies more details about themes. This year our programme includes 30 previews, films screening a the festival prior to their UK cinema release. Embrace the festival experience!
BOOKING
Each film page contains booking links to screenings at all venues. If you're planning to watch several films at a single venue, you'll find you can build up a basket on their website before checking out.
FINDING YOUR WAY
As well as pages for all 25 of our 2026 venues, we have a Borderlines 2026 map that pinpoints each location to help you find your way.
