Major TV and film expo returns to Birmingham

The Birmingham Film & TV Market (BFTM) is set to return on 24-27 June 2025, with a larger and more ambitious programme of events.

The fourth edition of the industry EXPO combines seminars, workshops, networking, pitching and job opportunities.

The BFTM EXPO builds on the success of the highly curated BFTM pitch event.

The annual BFTM pitch event, taking place on 27 June, links emerging producers and filmmakers with top executives from some of the UK’s leading film and TV investors and distributors. Limited to fifty filmmakers, each team receives one-to-one meetings with senior representatives.

Previous editions have featured Channel 4, Independent Entertainment, ITV, Imagine Entertainment, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution, Kudos Knight, Lionsgate, Paramount+, Sky Original Film, STUDIOCANAL and Zero Gravity Management with many returning this year alongside some new to the event.

The full line up will be announced shortly.

In addition to the pitch event, the BFTM EXPO has a Pitching and Producing Day on 24 June; a Writers Day on 25 June; and a Job Fair on 26 June.

Industry names such as BBC Writers Room, BFI Global Screen Fund, Create Central and PACT will all be present with panels and talks.

This year’s BFTM is being held at the Grade II listed Birmingham Council House building.

Award winning actor and director Adrian Lester CBE returns as BFTM Ambassador: “The Birmingham Film and TV Market is fast becoming one of this country’s leading events for talented filmmakers and commissioners to come together to develop exciting projects.

“Birmingham continues to evolve back into a hub for TV & film production and the BFTM is a vital part of its future.”

Pitches from the previous editions of the BFTM have led to film and television acquisitions, and production and distribution deals including Elliot and Zander Weaver’s three-feature deal with Independent Entertainment and Lowkey Film, set to film in Birmingham at Steven Knight’s Digbeth Loc Studios.

Additionally, several other promising projects are in development, boosting Birmingham’s growing reputation as a key destination for film and TV production.

Find more information on the website.