THE ROB KNOX LONDON FILM FESTIVAL IS HELD ANNUALLY IN HONOUR OF ROB, PLATFORMING NEW AND RISING TALENT IN THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY - WHILST RAISING AWARENESS FOR KNIFE CRIME AND SOCIAL ISSUES

The Rob Knox London Film Festival was founded in 2009 to honour the legacy of actor Rob Knox, who was murdered in a knife attack shortly after appearing in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as the character of Marcus Belby.

Over the years, the Rob Knox London Festival has allowed young and upcoming film makers and actors from all over the world to platform their work to industry professionals, showcasing their skills to an audience and giving them the start needed to make an impact in a competitive industry. Previous winners over the last decade have gone on to work in stage, film and TV - something Rob would have championed from his heart. Whilst the festival platforms social issues and knife crime in particular, there's no limit the imagination when it comes to our big screen. From comedy to horror, music videos to documentaries - if you have a story to tell, we'd like to give you the opportunity to showcase your work.

Our patrons include Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, The Departed) who worked with Rob Knox in 'Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur', Dani Harmer (Tracy Beaker) who also worked with Rob in the BBC sitcom 'After You've Gone', Kate Beal (Author and CEO of Woodcut Media) who oversaw the distribution and international sales of (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story and Graham Cole OBE (The Bill) who has supported and awarded film makers at the festival since 2009.

The festival was originally founded by Michael Wearing (Pointless Taxi Productions), Colin Knox and Sally Holder (Rob’s parents). Between 2009 and 2022, the festival was held annually at the Cineworld, Bexleyheath. The Rob Knox Foundation continues to run the festival with it's appointed directors, Rob's close friend and award winning director/producer Aaron Truss and cross-cultural specialist Alice Amata (both of Q Cumber Films). Since 2023, the festival has been held at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London.

The Rob Knox London Film Festival is an IMDB Verified Film Festival and is a non-profit annual event with all proceeds going towards The Rob Knox Foundation to help raise awareness of knife and gun crime in the UK, as well as sponsoring youth programmes and talks in schools and prisons throughout the UK.

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PREVIOUS GUEST AWARD PRESENTERS

GRAHAM COLE

Actor (The Bill)
DANI HARMER

Actress (Tracy Beaker)
JACQUELINE JOSSA

Actress (EastEnders)
P. H. MORIARTY

Actor (The Long Good Friday)
LINDA MARLOWE

Actress (EastEnders)
JAKE WEST

Director (Doghouse)
AARON TRUSS

Director (The Rob Knox Story)
GRAHAM HUMPHREYS

Artist (Evil Dead / A Nightmare On Elm Street)
PAUL MCEVOY

Festival Director (FrightFest)
NICK LOVE

Director (The Firm)
ZACK MORRIS

Actor (EastEnders)
TOM LAWES

Director (The Last Projectionist)
SARAH APPLETON

Director (The Found Footage Phenomenon)
JASPER SHARP

Director (The Creeping Garden)
CRESSIDA DICK

Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
CAN SOMER

TV Personality (The Lie Detective)
MICHAEL WEARING

Former Director of the Rob Knox Film Festival
SHARON LAWRENCE

Actress (EastEnders)
BEN TREBILCOOK

Screenwriter (You Know Me)
STUART MORRISS

Producer (Pareidolia)
DENISE WILTON

Actress (Halloween Jack 3D)
SALLY HOLDER

Rob’s Mother
COLIN KNOX

Rob’s Father
JAMIE KNOX

Rob’s Brother / Actor (A Touch of Frost)
MIKE MAY

Rob’s Cousin

OUR PROGRAMMERS

HECTOR MARTIN NAVARRO
JANA BEHRENDT
KATHY JANET WIECZOREK
AARON TRUSS
ADAM BROWN

HALL OF FAME THE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

Since 2009, the ROB KNOX LONDON FILM FESTIVAL has awarded over 126 recipients, whilst platforming their work for members of the film and television community

We are proud to present our award winners below in our HALL OF FAME