The Wine Dark Short Film Festival (WDSFF) is the first London-based film festival dedicated to mental health and neurodiversity. Founded by 3 Mediterranean filmmakers and actors, the festival aims to showcase the often-unsung voices in our industry.

Our first event took place on October 6th 2024 in collaboration with The Space Theatre.

Our full screening schedule included dozens of international and UK films, and our industry speakers and judges included casting assistant Ana Duarte, screenwriter & director Mark A.C. Brown, and wellbeing facilitator Alexandra Healy.
The awards presented at the end of the festival included categories for Best Short, International Film, Best Disability and Neurodiversity Narratives and more.

We were proud to collaborate with The Space Theatre in order to make it fully accessible to our guests, and all of the films screened included captions with subtitles. Food was kindly provided by Cinquecento Chelsea, and goody bags were offered to every guest.

This 2024 festival was kindly supported by Final Draft, Coverfly, Cinquecento Pizzeria Chelsea, Film Fatales, TripleC, 6 Ft From The Spotlight and ADHD UK.

The Wine Dark Short Festival will be back in 2025.