This year marks the second edition of the London Short Film Festival’s (LSFF) industry programme, offering five days designed to support filmmakers at all stages of their practice. Bringing together educational sessions, professional development opportunities and space to meet other creatives and potential collaborators, the programme is designed to help filmmakers build skills, deepen knowledge and connect with the wider industry.

There is a wealth of Film London involvement in this year's programme, starting on Tuesday 27 January with the launch of Ai in Film: A New Creative Dialogue. The project paired creatives in the UK and Lebanon to create two live-action short films, experimenting with AI technology at each stage of the process. We are delighted to be launching the resulting films exclusively at the festival, with the film-makers sharing their experience of working on the films, and discussing their learnings and process with the AI tools.

On the same day, head to the ICA for a BFI NETWORK London Showcase. A selection of dynamic short films supported by Film London as part of BFI NETWORK, this programme celebrates London’s bold new voices shaping the future of filmmaking.

Click here to read the full LSFF Industry Programme.

Films by John Smith and Andrea Luka Zimmerman form part of the London Short Film Festival public programme opening night, which draws together a group of works that take a diaristic approach to filmmaking. Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume’s FLAMIN Animations-commissioned work Dédé screens alongside work by FLAMIN Fellow Simon Hamlyn and more in a programme of British animations, while FLAMIN alumni Andrew Kotting, Rhea Storr, Hope Pearl Strickland and Jane and Louise Wilson feature elsewhere in the programme.