About Us
Making film accessible and proudly showcasing independent film to new audiences across overlooked communities.
The Format
Sunrise Film Festival takes place annually in Lowestoft, Britain's most easterly town. Across the festival we bring together independent filmmakers, celebrate all things film & the industry as a whole in a Summer coastal setting.
We’re passionate about creating a platform for filmmakers that are yet to be discovered (or picked up by the bigger film festival circuit), whilst also championing filmmaking and the arts across East Anglia including year round activity across Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and King’s Lynn, whilst remaining to stick with our routes as Lowestoft stays at our core.
Sunrise Film Festival is co-produced by Sunrise Studios, a local community production company based in the UK’s most easterly town, which is run by young creatives and filmmakers from Lowestoft.
Meet Our Founders
team members include
Founders
Joshua Freemantle (He/Him) & Patrick Johnson (He/Him)
Young People’s Engagement Assistant
Rebecca Medley (She/Her)
Head of Programming
New HoP coming soon.
Programming Assistants
Rebecca Medley (She/Her) & Lee Brown (He/Him)
Head of Production
Lee Brown (He/Him)
2023's Festival Trailer
We're committed to engaging overlooked audiences!
Our friends at Sunrise Studios support disadvantaged young people with creative enrichment through cultural learning and training opportunities year round.
All entry fees & ticket sales from the festival go directly to support the ongoing work Sunrise Studios undertakes to support other local young people within the regional charity access community Trust across rural communities in Suffolk & Norfolk.
Become A Supporter
Want to gain exposure for your brand or organisation and help us make Sunrise Film Festival an even bigger success?
A major opportunity to support or sponsor a nationally reaching film festival based in Lowestoft, which supports underrepresented filmmakers, undiscovered film & emerging talent.
Whether it’s supported in kind with your own expertise or services you can offer to support the next edition in being the very best it can be, or by choosing one of our sponsorship packages.
We’d love to hear from you!
To find out more about how you can support us email us at info@sunrisefilmfestival.co.uk