History

Festival Director, Martin Greechan, conceived the Deep Fried Film Festival in 2005. Martin was teaching a full time media course when he had the idea of screening the students’ work under the banner of The Deep Fried Film Festival. The night was a success came up with the idea of a full-blown international festival that would showcase films from around the world and help to stimulate the film industry in Lanarkshire and its surrounding areas. Martin set up the site Deepfriedfilm.org.uk and within two weeks of being up the festival had received its first submission "Botch" from Dublin. The festival is now in its fifth year, receives international press and has grown year on year.

Mission Statement

The Deep Fried Film Festival aims to develop the talent and skills of filmmakers, by encouraging better practises amongst filmmakers and increasing relationships between filmmakers and production organisations. By involving the local community, raising awareness of independent film and creating film making opportunities the Deep Fried Film Festival intends to help filmmakers get access to necessary practical and theoretical resources, filmmakers realise their abilities and promote themselves to a larger audience.

Deep Fried Film seeks to provide an annual film festival as well as the set up of informal network/support groups to fulfil its aims. Any profits generated by the Deep Fried Film Festival shall be put back into the promotion and development of independent filmmakers.