I WILL TELL
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
LONDON
BIRMINGHAM
BRISTOL
FLORIDA
T&T
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2023 Festival

Simultaneous Screenings and Live-linked Q&As Across London, Birmingham and Bristol

The 17th edition of I Will Tell International Film Festival in the UK will be a groundbreaking cinematic event with Simultaneous Screenings and Filmmaker Q&As across London, Birmingham and Bristol with the support of the British Film Institute bringing the festival to wider audiences across the UK.

The festival will also host a special screening in Stoke-on-Trent and also takes place in Miami, USA and Bandoo Trace, Trinidad and Tobago. High quality narrative features, documentaries, short films, animation, experimental and more, from across the globe.

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2023 Film Premiere Highlights

Founded in 2007 by Jenny Lee, the name of the Festival comes from a word spoken in the Senna dialect in Mozambique Ndinadzawapanga (pronounced Nah-jah-pang-ga) and means  I Will Tell. It speaks to the power of story telling to provoke change at an individual and societal level.  The Festival is now a hybrid event that runs in London, Florida and Trinidad and Tobago in person with an enhanced virtual experience available globally online.  We support a range of established and emerging filmmakers and have premiered films such as Ava DuVernay’s 13th,  hosted high profile talent such as Lashana Lynch (007), global icons such as Raymond Santana (Central Park 5).

200
Nights
20000
Film Submissions
85
Awards
17
Years

We host Films and Discussions with Filmmakers, Subject Matter experts and Global icons. We have a unique blend of challenge and celebration and after 16 years, we love what we do even more. We are grateful for the organisations that have partnered with us to make the festival the very best it can be.

The Story Of I WILL TELL

I Will Tell is the festival of choice globally for filmmakers who tell those stories that would otherwise not be heard, the event of choice for those seeking inspiration, and the expression of the love to our world in a way that is relevant, tangible and meaningful

Anel, a young, ambitious girl from Mozambique shares with a visiting missionary her dreams to travel the world and help others. But a young man from the village reminds her that girls are not allowed to go to school, so her dreams could never become a reality. Although visibly deflated, Anel’s bold response would inspire thousands of people over the next 15 years … Ndinadzawapanga! (I Will Tell)

I Will Tell is held in London, USA and the Caribbean. In addition the livestreaming of the festival gives access to filmmakers and film lovers from across the globe

Over the years

Meet some of Our Festival Jury

The Journal

Active & creative with our blog

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