EXCLUSIVE: Max Walker-Silverman’s Rebuilding and Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada will bookend the second edition of industry-focused UK event Picturehouse Create, running from April 15-18.
Walker-Silverman’s Rebuilding will open the event on Wednesday, April 15, with the director in attendance. The film, starring Josh O’Connor, debuted at Sundance last year, and will open in UK-Ireland through Picturehouse Entertainment on April 17.
Picturehouse Create will close on Saturday, April 18, with Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada starring George MacKay and Callum Turner. Jenkin and producer Denzil Monk will take part in a Q&A following the screening, hosted by UK filmmaker Ben Sharrock. BFI Distribution will then release Rose Of Nevada in the UK & Ireland on April 24.
Industry panels will include ‘Apply Here: Film Funding in the UK’, in which Mia Bays, director of the BFI Film Fund; and David Kimbangi, senior commissioning executive at Film4, will look to demystify pathways to financial support for short films and debut features in the UK.
A Stars of Tomorrow panel will look at the impact of the annual Screen talent showcase, featuring alumni Charlotte Regan, Archie Madekwe, and Naqqash Khalid. Both panels will be hosted by Screen.
Netflix has joined Picturehouse Create as a Presenting Partner, backing the 2026 programme through its Generation N work supporting UK skills and training programmes.
“The UK is home to an extraordinary community of filmmakers and storytellers, and festivals like Picturehouse Create play an important role in bringing that creative community together,” said Ollie Madden, director of UK Film, Netflix. “Opportunities like this are exactly what our Generation N work is about.”
Panels taking place at Picturehouse Create will include a discussion on film festivals with representatives from Edinburgh, Cambridge Film Festival and the BFI; a screenwriting masterclass; a day of events on the horror genre, including a panel featuring directors Prano Bailey-Bond and Alice Lowe; and a speed meeting event with agents.
The Short Film Showcase will also return for 2026, with a $10,000 in-kind services prize from post-production firm Company 3, and new £1,000 cash prize from Picturehouse.
Further screenings in the festival include Francis Lee’s 2017 God’s Own Country and Bailey-Bond’s 2021 Censor, with both filmmakers in attendance.
Additional events will be added to the programme in the coming weeks, including those featuring executives from Film4, the BFI, and agencies Sara Putt Associates and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
Launched last year, Picturehouse Create aims to connect the independent filmmaking sector with the wider creative community. The ticketed event welcomes attendees with no prior filmmaking experience, to hear from industry representatives from distribution, finance, production and exhibition, as well as filmmakers.
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