MINT Chinese Film Festival 2026

MINT Chinese Film Festival (MINT CFF) “薄荷紫华语电影节” is an award-winning film festival and leading curatorial organisation founded by Chinese film curator Yixiang Lin and Dr Carol Rennie, parliamentary researcher and former co-owner of Keswick Alhambra Cinema. We are the first women-led Chinese film festival in the UK, focussed on cross-cultural communication and women’s representation. We hold an annual film festival around Chinese New Year, together with a large network of curators, and volunteers, we organise film releases, touring programmes, and film screenings, alongside other artistic and cultural events across the UK and abroad.

Since its first edition in 2023, MINT CFF has been held annually at the Keswick Alhambra Cinema, attracting a diverse UK audience. Each edition of our annual festival presents a rich selection of new Chinese and Asian film through curated programme of screenings, alongside a festival gala, director Q&As, workshops, networking sessions, live gigs, outdoor activities, and other cultural highlights such as Asian Arts and Crafts Markets, Chinese New Year celebration. The upcoming fourth edition will see MINT CFF relocate to its new home at Kendal Brewery Arts Cinema and take place over three days from 6-8 March 2026.

We’re preparing a brand-new, dynamic festival programme featuring a rich selection of new Chinese and Asian cinema, and films celebrating cinephilia, presented through curated film programmes and screenings. Everyone will also experience a festival gala, filmmaker Q&As, signing-sessions, workshops, drinks, live gigs, DJ sets, outdoor activities, as well as Chinese New Year celebrations across Kendal town.

Book your festival pass on MINT Chinese Film Festival Website