In Conversation with Shane Meadows

In Conversation with Shane Meadows: Presented by Forward Film & Television Festival

One of Britain's most distinctive filmmaking voices comes to Digbeth. Join Shane Meadows, the BAFTA-winning writer-director behind This Is England, Dead Man's Shoes and The Virtues for an intimate, career-spanning conversation about storytelling, staying true to your roots, and making unmistakably British cinema on your own terms.

Hosted by Simon Brew from Film Stories and set at The Old Crown, Digbeth's oldest building and one of Birmingham's most storied pubs - a fittingly characterful home for an afternoon of proper filmmaking talk.

"Forward is exactly the kind of festival this country needs more of -one that backs regional voices, connects them with international peers, and inspires our next generation of filmmakers to tell their stories where they belong. As a filmmaker born and raised in the West Midlands, to be part of this festival in Birmingham means a lot. I can't wait." Shane Meadows

Saturday 3 October/4–6pm/The Old Crown, Digbeth

Part of Forward Film & Television Festival 2026

Tickets 

General admission - £15

Student/Mockingbird Membership - £12 (Please note you may be asked to show proof on the door)