Welcome to the third Folkestone Short Film Festival by Folkestone International Film & TV Festival (formerly Hellfire Film Festival).
Folkestone International Film & TV Festival is an organisation devoted to showcasing the best and brightest of independent cinema from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panels and forums. Folkestone Short Film Festival is our flagship event.
How we began
The idea for a film festival was first mooted in early 2014 by a group of creative individuals after realising that although Folkestone hosts many creative festivals throughout the year – including music, art, light, book, performance and not forgetting the internationally recognised Folkestone Triennial and the Strangelove Festival – there was no festival specifically dedicated to film.
Being a filmmaker himself and having been involved in the Meniscus Film Festival (the original, not the new Australian festival bearing the same name) in his hometown of Grimsby (Lincolnshire), Gary Ingoldby-Spate started the groundwork to launch a film festival for Folkestone.
Folkestone Short Film Festival officially launched in March 2016 – albeit earlier than planned – after an event at the Lime Bar Café was cancelled at the last moment. We stepped in at the eleventh hour with an evening of short films submitted by filmmakers local to Folkestone. That evening Folkestone Short Film Festival (as Hellfire Short Film Festival) was born and Lime Bar Café would become our spiritual home.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE 2021 FOLKESTONE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.
Taking place in Folkestone, Kent, Folkestone Short Film Festival is a collection of short films from filmmakers around the world. All selected films are voted on by the audience and the winners will receive the coveted Folkestone Short Film Festival trophy.
Unlike Season One, Folkestone Short Film Festival is now a single event, not a monthly competition.
Previous Short Film Festivals have included short films by talented and award-winning filmmakers including:
Rob Smith, Katie Bonham, Ewan Golder, Dominic Pillai, Ben Barton, Melanie Light, Scott Lyus, Aardman Animations, Javier Chillon, Ruth Pickett, Steve Davis, Laurent Ardoint, Guillaume Foresti, Joseba Alfaro, Adam Spinks, Emil Sallinen, Ivan Villamel Sanchez, Michael James Dean, Mark Brocking, Alastair Train.
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Soundtrack/Score
Best Cinematography