Mayhem Film Festival will return to Broadway, Nottingham, on 15-18 October 2026 to showcase the best in international horror, sci-fi and cult cinema.
Following on from last year’s 21st edition that saw the UK Premieres of John Minton’s Game, Yuriyan Retriever’s Mag Mag, and Kier-La Janisse’s The Occupant of the Room, the team is excited to be back to present the best in genre cinema.
Mayhem Co-Director Chris Cooke is looking forward to this 22nd edition and commented,
“It’s great to be back with a new edition of the festival that dedicates itself to finding the latest, greatest shocks and surprises from around the world of horror, sci-fi and amazing cult cinema, and it’s great to return to the wonderful Broadway Cinema for four full days of Mayhem.”
Plans are already underway, and the team is on the lookout for titles from around the world to join this year’s line-up. Additionally, Mayhem will be welcoming short film submissions for its ever-popular Short Film Showcase from Friday 1st May via FilmFreeway. For more information on how to submit, please visit https://filmfreeway.com/MayhemFilmFestival
In previous years, Mayhem has welcomed many filmmakers from around the world such as Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) for Monsters, Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock) for a special masterclass, Ben Wheatley for preview screenings of Sightseers and Bulk, Nicolas Roeg for a special screening of Don’t Look Now at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham, and cult Canadian collective Astron-6 for The Editor and The Void. Mayhem Film Festival has also hosted special events such as screenings with specially commissioned live scores from 8MM Orchestra, two exclusive live stage readings of unmade Hammer Films screenplays, The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula in 2015 and Zeppelin V. Pterodactyls in 2017, and a live performance of Tales of HP Lovecraft by The Duke St Workshop featuring British actor Laurence R. Harvey.
Planning is currently underway, with more information and announcements coming soon.
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