pictureeast film festival 2025

thank you for attending Pictureeast 2025!

PictureEast was a long weekend festival which took place across Newham, which showed feature films, cultural events, short film showcases and panel discussions celebrating the vibrant communities within the borough. At its core, the festival aimed to reignite Newham’s cinematic culture, addressing the closure of beloved cinemas in the area and the resulting lack of access to shared cinematic experiences.

30th January - 2nd February 2025

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Experience Exclusive screenings

This year’s festival kicked off with Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths at the brand-new Everyman Stratford International Cinema, followed by more outstanding feature films, short film showcases, and thought-provoking panel discussions. Other highlights include a preview screening of The Fire Inside, a gripping Clarissa Shields biopic; All We Imagine As Light, a Golden Globe-nominated Indian drama; Caribbean Shorts; and a family—friendly screening of The Wild Robot at Discover Children’s Story Centre.

Pictureeast 2025 Film programme

Panellists and performers at Peff 2025

Dr nobunye levin

Lecturer at King’s College London
Dr Ashvin devasundaram

Lecturer at Queen Mary University
dr priyanka basu

Lecturer at King’s College London
Susan Chardy

Actress, On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Dr paolo novak

Lecturer at SOAS
Natalia Jugheli

London-based Georgian Actress
Prof erica carter

Professor at King’s College London
Caroline Wilson

Creative Producer
Amit Kaur

Fimmaker & Chair at UK South Asian Film Festival
Rungano Nyoni

Director, On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Becksy becks

Poet and Spoken - Word Artist
Saachi Sen

Singer
Ching Wong

Festival Director at Hong Kong Film Festival UK
Troy Cabida

Poet
Ani Nelson

Actress, Hard Truths
Michele Austin

Actress, Hard Truths
Tuwaine Barrett

Actor, Hard Truths
David Webber

Actor, Hard Truths
Sophia Brown

Actress, Hard Truths

pictureeast steering group

At the very core of PictureEast Film Festival was the invaluable contribution of our Steering Group. Comprising of passionate and dedicated individuals who all live, work or play in Newham, this group was instrumental in shaping the festival every step of the way—from its initial setup to programming, operational execution, and branding.