Get Your Tickets
Get Your Tickets
The 21st Edition of Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival will be presenting screenings from the smaller Maltings’ Cinema at the Barracks – Berwick’s new cinema space while the main Maltings’ venue undergoes redevelopment. Relaxed screenings will be taking place at the Town Hall Council Chamber, and is also at a limited capacity. You can read more about the changes to this year’s Festival here.
Book now to secure one of only 100 Festival Passes available!
How to Book your Pass
All tickets and passes are available online at bfmaf.org. Booking is quick and easy, 24 hours a day.
Our box office runs through The Maltings, our venue partner. It’s fully integrated into our site, but you might see donation prompts or receive confirmation emails from their system — including your e-tickets, which will come from tickets@maltingsberwick.co.uk.
If you’ve booked with us or The Maltings before, you can use your existing login. Need to reset your password? Reset it here.
Prefer to book in person or by phone?
Visit The Maltings box office or call 01289 330 999.
Your pass provides access to every screening and event at the Festival, you will not need to book your seat for each screening. This does not apply for Dub Epistemologies: Luton Carnival in the 2000s and the Palliative Care Workshop, which is free for passholders but requires advance booking. Booking links will be sent to Passholders in advance of the events.
Festival Pass Plus Meals
Join us for a communal evening meal on Friday and Saturday. There will be a break in Festival programming to accommodate a relaxed evening meal, with exact timings to be announced with the programme schedule. Food will be provided by a firm favourite vendor from the Berwick Food and Beer Festival, Dewa’s Sri Lankan Delights, featuring a Sri Lankan inspired menu.
Dewa will be serving up a buffet-style menu – have a look and take your pick from these delicious options when you arrive. View the BFMAF 2026 Menu as a PDF.
All mains are nut, dairy and gluten free. The menu includes sides and desert options for gluten free, vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements.
You can add both meals to your pass during checkout. For precise instructions on how to do this, please see below.
🥘 Adding Meals to your Pass
- Add your Pass to your basket.
- During Checkout, a message will display below your order: “You may also be interested in the following: BFMAF 2026 Meal Pass – Full Festival”
- Select this option.
- The date will show as Friday 20 March 10:00, but rest assured the meals are for both Friday and Saturday.
- Click “Book Now”
- If you would like one meal on Friday and Saturday, enter “Full Price: 1” on the next screen.
- You will be returned to your basket. If you have added one Pass and two meals to your basket successfully, you should see the below:
🎫 Festival Pass
Festival Passes provide access to the full Festival programme across 20 – 22 March 2026, including:
- All film screenings (with Q&As)
- Discussions and socials
- The Burr Film Library Exhibition
- Parties
Festival Pass Prices
- Festival Pass: £55
- Festival Pass Plus Meals: £85
🎟️ Relaxed Pass
For the first time, this year Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (BFMAF) will offer a relaxed second screen as an alternative environment for audiences to experience the Festival. The screenings are designed to be more welcoming and accessible to people with additional needs, in particular neurodivergent people. Screenings will happen at the same time as at the Maltings’ Cinema at the Barracks.
Free passes are available for support staff and personal assistants, please email info@bfmaf.org to request a free pass.
Relaxed Festival Passes provide access to the full Festival programme in the Town Hall Council Chamber across 20 – 22 March 2026, including:
- All film screenings at the Town Hall Council Chamber, our Relaxed Screen
- Discussions and socials (not hosted in Relaxed spaces, subject to availability*)
- The Burr Film Library Exhibition
- Parties
Relaxed Festival Pass Prices
Relaxed Festival Pass: £44
Relaxed Festival Pass Plus Meals: £74
Relaxed Day Passes provide access to the full Festival programme for one day in the Town Hall Council Chamber, including:
- All film screenings at the Town Hall Council Chamber, our Relaxed Screen, in one day.
- Discussions and socials (not hosted in Relaxed spaces, subject to availability*), in one day
- The Burr Film Library Exhibition
- Parties on that day
Relaxed Day Passes Prices
Friday Relaxed Day Pass: £20
Saturday Relaxed Day Pass: £20
Sunday Relaxed Day Pass: £20
📅 Day Passes
Day Passes provide access to all of the following for one day:
- All film screenings (with Q&As)
- Discussions and socials
- The Burr Film Library Exhibition
- Parties
A Day Pass is perfect for Berwickers or anyone planning a one-day visit — whether you’re popping in from nearby or making the trip from the North East, Scottish Borders, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Dundee. Berwick is well connected by train, and everything is walkable once you’re here!
Day Pass Prices
- Day Pass: £25
💬❓ FAQs
What should I do if I can’t afford a Pass?
We offer a limited number of free Festival Passes and Day Passes for anyone facing financial hardship. If you’d like to attend the Festival but can’t afford a Pass, please email us at info@bfmaf.org.
I’ve attended before — do I need to create a new account?
No — if you created an account for a previous Festival (or with The Maltings), you can use the same login details.
Can I get a refund if I can no longer attend?
You can request a refund up to one week before the Festival begins. Please forward your booking confirmation to info@bfmaf.org.
I’ve booked a screening but can’t attend — what should I do?
Please forward your e-ticket and booking confirmation to info@bfmaf.org so we can reallocate your seat to someone else.
I’m a writer or journalist — should I get a Festival Pass?
We offer a limited number of free Press Passes.
If you’re writing about the Festival, reviewing films, or planning to interview a filmmaker, please email press@bfmaf.org to request a Press Pass.
Can I buy Tickets for an Individual Screening?
Unfortunately, we won’t be selling individual tickets to screenings this year because of the reduced capacity. However, if you have volunteered with us before, belong to a partner organisation or group, or are part of a local organisation, we have a few tickets on hold that we can offer you. Please get in touch at info@bfmaf.org to request more information.
Can I get a Festival Pass with only one meal?
No, you can only get a Festival Pass Plus Meals with both Friday and Saturday meals included.
Still have questions?
We’re happy to help. Just email info@bfmaf.org.
Festival Pass
£55
£85 Plus Meals
Access to the full Festival Programme, over 20 – 22 March 2025, with the option to add two communal meals on Friday and Saturday evening.
Relaxed Pass
£44
£74 Plus Meals
Access to the full Festival Programme, over 20 – 22 March 2025 in our relaxed screen at the Town Hall Council Chamber, with the option to add two communal meals on Friday and Saturday evening.
Friday Relaxed Day Pass
£20
Access to the Festival Programme on Friday, 20 March 2026, in our relaxed screen at the Town Hall Council Chamber, with the option to add an evening meal.
Saturday Relaxed Day Pass
£20
Access to the Festival Programme on Saturday, 21 March 2026, in our relaxed screen at the Town Hall Council Chamber, with the option to add an evening meal.
Sunday Relaxed Day Pass
£20
Access to the Festival Programme on Sunday, 22 March 2026, in our relaxed screen at the Town Hall Council Chamber.