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13 May 2025
Artists’ Film Labs
From April 2025, The Burr of Berwick will hold regular film meetups where we will watch and discuss moving image work by group members and invited guests. The informal meetings are a chance to connect with peers, to discuss, and develop your creative practice with a leaning toward artists’ film and screen-based work. Artists film […]

13 May 2025
The Film Library
About the Film Library The Burr Film Library highlights underrepresented voices and the power of portable video to amplify unheard stories. Currently based at ‘The Burr’ on 22 Bridge Street, open Saturdays 12-4pm, the library has a selection of films which changes every 4 months. We also occasionally hold ‘pop-up’ libraries hosted by partner organisations […]

13 May 2025
Partner Events
2024 In 2024, we presented the following programmes: The Bridge 400 Sunday 4 August • 10:00 – 16:00 • On the market at Berwick Quayside. We joined celebrations of the 400th Anniversary of the Berwick Old Bridge with a stall displaying the Burr of Berwick Film Library. Our handy, portable film library featured BFMAF curated […]

13 May 2025
The Burr of Berwick
The Burr of Berwick is a year-round programme of film events and meet-ups organised by Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival.

8 May 2025
Reviews 2025
The reviews have started coming in! Take a look at what the film critics say about the Festival and the Programme…

7 May 2025
Artist’s Lab: Ambient Animation
Join us 14 June 2 – 4pm for our next Artist’s Lab at the Burr of Berwick

4 April 2025
Artist’s Lab: Filming Text, Forming Text
Join us for the first Artist’s Lab with Anna Chapman Parker and Lyndsey Mann on Saturday 3 May 2025

28 March 2025
Give us your Feedback!
Thank you for attending the 20th Edition of Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival! We ask all attendees to fill in a survey telling us more about your experience. This is immensely helpful for us, for a few reasons: For Funding Applications We send this feedback to our funders, and your participation helps ensure that […]

Essay
Lumumba’s Speech: Lessons in Seizing the Archive
by Orsod Malik

4 March 2025
Eri Makihara Programmes: Information for d/Deaf Audiences
Eri Makihara programme information for d/Deaf audiences.