Margate Film Festival | 26th

Returning 25th-29th November 2026

A Cinematic Exploration of a Shifting Time & Place.

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.

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Festival Volunteers

Margate Film Festival is looking for volunteers to assist with the festival between 26th-30th Nov 2025. Our volunteers are the core of the festival; they are the face of our events and the energy which makes cinema feel so warm and fuzzy. Volunteers assist with all activity during the week of the festival, from assisting…

Quadrophenia: Memories Of Mod

October 2nd

6.30pm

ARK

An evening of archive and classic film, celebrating the birth of British youth culture. Part of BFI FAN season ‘Rip It Up’.