 Over 20 venues were used to host films, sessions, interactive exhibitions and networking events, with the full programme announced on the morning of the general election on 7 May.A record number of audiences attended the festival, with 3,422 festival delegates and 27,917 members of the public.148 films were shown, of which a record breaking 31 were world premieres, including Sean McAllister's hotly anticipated "A Syrian Love Story", Brian Hill's "The Confessions of Thomas Quick", and Jake Witzenfeld's "Oriented", 41 UK premieres, 13 international premieres, and 19 European premieres.