The 2024 Into Film Festival boasts another packed programme of screenings and events, with over 50 films playing across over 2,300 screenings in more than 450 cinemas, all across the UK.
Through this year's programme of films, we'll be exploring far-reaching themes as varied as fraternal acceptance, mental wellbeing, breaking traditional gender roles, and the sanctity of our natural world, as well as showcasing many more films that simply allow us to revel in the joy of the cinematic experience.
Find out more about this year's programme below.
Big Screen Experience
Bursting with bombastic special effects and slick CGI and VFX, many of the year's biggest films make for a stunning visual experience on the big screen. Whether it's dazzling modern animation and unique styles like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, sci-fi adventures like Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, or nerve-wracking horror-thrillers like A Quiet Place: Day One, the Into Film Festival offers a chance to truly revel in the power of modern filmmaking on the big screen.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG)
This new adaptation of the beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the first to cast actual teenagers in the main voice roles, and adopts a gorgeously unique animation style to tell a chaotic story of brotherly love and acceptance.
Browse screenings
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (12)
The latest instalment of the sci-fi franchise, this takes a deeply moral look at societal structures and the lessons of history, showcasing incredible visual effects and edge-of-your-seat action.
Browse screenings
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG)
This sequel continues the story of Miles Morales, a Spider-Man from a different universe, with the ground-breaking animation of the original taken to dazzling new heights.
Browse screeningsThe Many Worlds of Animation
It wouldn't be the Into Film Festival without a selection of the best animated films of the year, and this year's selection takes you to a number of fantastically realised worlds. From two beautiful islands bursting with pristine nature in The Wild Robot and our opening film Kensuke's Kingdom, to the stunning seascapes of Moana 2's South Pacific, and even the worlds inside our own heads with Pixar's Inside Out 2, let some of the year's best animated films take you on a journey to somewhere completely new.
Inside Out 2 (U)
This sequel to one of Pixar's most beloved films sees the characters inside Riley's head facing some seismic changes, as Riley hits puberty and starts to experience a whole range of strange new emotions.
Browse screenings
Kensuke's Kingdom (PG)
When 11 year old Michael finds himself stranded on a remote island, he discovers a beautiful ecosystem at risk from humanity, in this handsomely animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's children's novel.
Browse screenings
The Wild Robot (U)
A robot is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, where learning to adapt to the ways of nature is the key to survival, in this gorgeous animation that explores what happens when nature and technology collide.
Browse screeningsStranger Than Fiction
The world is a large and complicated place, and filled with more incredible true stories than could ever be told, but our selection of documentaries brings some of them to the fore. Whether it's two brothers in India who set out to heal the birds that fall from polluted skies, or an investigation into issues surrounding the food industry and modern agriculture, these fascinating films bring essential and unique stories to life.
All That Breathes (12A)
With some beautiful imagery, this moving environmental documentary follows two brothers in India, who devote their lives to healing birds that fall from the polluted skies.
Browse screenings
Copa 71 (PG)
This documentary uncovers the story behind the first ever Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico in 1971, and buried for half a century.
Browse screenings
Food, Inc. 2 (12)
This documentary about the food industry examines the threats to health and wellbeing from over-industrialisation and modern agriculture, offering young people the opportunity to make their own mind up about the future of our food system.
Browse screeningsThought-provoking and Inspiring
These titles include some of the most critically acclaimed films from around the world in recent years, offering fictional stories that speak to real world issues. Whether exploring social inequality in Korean Oscar-winner Parasite, issues of ethics and authority in German drama-thriller Teachers' Lounge, or watching the young women of Mongolia breaking traditional gender roles in The Eagle Huntress, these are mature global stories that can speak to all of us.
Parasite (15)
Class discrimination and the pitfalls of excess take centre stage in this critically acclaimed, darkly comedic thriller from Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho.
Browse screenings
The Teachers' Lounge (15)
This thrilling German drama sees an idealistic teacher faced with a moral dilemma after she accuses a staff member of stealing from the teachers’ lounge.
Browse screenings
The Eagle Huntress (U)
This inspiring documentary follows a 13 year-old girl as she seeks to defy tradition and become an eagle hunter in her isolated Mongolian community.
Browse screeningsAnd so much more...
The above is just a mere taster of what's on offer at this year's Into Film Festival, with over 50 titles showing in total, as well as numerous special events, talks, and Q&As with the talent behind the films and other screen industry professionals.
Browse all events below, and find out what's showing near you.
The Into Film Festival is possible thanks to the support of Cinema First and multiple partners across the cinema sector.
