The 19th edition of the Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival is set to take place in Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, showcasing the most distinctive voices in cinema from across the world, with this year’s programme centring on narratives of struggle and desire for personal, collective and political liberation.

Regular features of the festival include the Berwick New Cinema Awards, recognising the most distinctive voices in moving image from across the world each year, Essential Cinema, which revisits cinema history, with new restorations and digitisations, Filmmakers in Focus, diving into the work of particular talents, and a series of one-off live events Propositions, with artists and filmmakers present.

The Festival has a programme of screening events and exhibitions across the town, with The Maltings arts centre as a hub.