*** Due to the current situation with COVID-19, our 2020 festival will not be feasible on the same scale that we have previously delivered. Whilst we still aim to screen some films online or on-screen to mark the date, we will be automatically rolling all films submitted over into consideration for all events in both 2020 and 2021 ***
A cinematic exploration of a shifting place & time.
Margate Film Festival is a project born out of the turbulence of changing cultural landscapes and a love for the chaos of creativity. A journey through the wilderness of the cinema; of art, politics, identity, feminism, music, performance and more.
Margate Film Festival launched in October 2018 and sold out back-to-back events. Over five days, the festival screened over 60 short and feature films, with live performances, Q&As, workshops and specially curated events across the town.
In 2020, our vision is clear - to expand the festival and entertain more filmgoers, innovate and inspire our existing and new audiences.
The festival celebrates Margate’s creative DIY culture, as well as it’s rich past and diverse cultural identity. For the first time, Margate Film Festival opens submissions to the public and invites artists and filmmakers to enter shorts, features and experimental works for consideration in the 2020 festival. A special interest will be paid to artists' films and locally-made works.
Margate Film Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer-led, grassroots community
organisation.