The Notting Hill Film Festival is the only British film festival which exclusively celebrates talent residing and working within the United Kingdom. In Kensington this year from July 10th through the 16th, Notting Hill offers an irreverent, fun-filled program that actively promotes British talent to an international audience.

The festival opens this year with Bananaz, a documentary which pulls the curtain on the collaborative music project Gorillaz, the most successful cartoon band in the world. Notting Hill continues with WMD. Shot entirely on covert surveillance and CCTV cameras, this feature film tells the story of an MI6 desk officer uncovering deliberate flaws in the case to invade Iraq. Finally, the festival features the UK premiere of London Tango, a documentary about the business, showmanship, excitement, glamor and hard work of the London dance scene.

Notting Hill Film Festival features a diverse and rich assortment of talent within the United Kingdom and seeks to introduce a new audience to the country’s varied and exuberant film base. View the Notting Hill online schedule.

Other festivals starting this week include:

ACEFEST (July 10-11)

All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival (July 11)

Festivals starting next week include:

Asian Film Festival of Dallas (July 17-23): In its 8th year, AFFD offers a wide range of films created in and inspired by the Asian continent. Ichi continues the long-running Zatoichi narrative with the story of a blind female musician who travels the countryside, reluctant to reveal her advanced samurai skills. Tandoori Love is a Bollywood-cum-Switzerland musical comedy featuring a culinarily-inspired love triangle. Also food-related, Neko Ramen Taisho (Pussy Soup) is about a anthropomorphic stuffed toy cat who pursues his calling as a noodle chef.

Indianapolis International Film Festival (July 15-25)

Prince Edward Island International Film Festival (July 17-19)