Join us in celebrating the work of new and established filmmakers from across the globe.
This year’s Blackpool Film Festival Short Film Competition saw over 120 submissions from across the globe, including films from Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Iran and Canada, as well as the UK and many more countries.
The entries for this year’s competition all encompass the theme of All Change: Films driven by a passion for social justice that inspire social change.
Our 10 shortlisted films are a powerful selection of short films, ranging from experimental, documentary, animation and fiction work from upcoming and established filmmakers. Entries centre on an array of important issues, with each film exploring its theme through the director’s own unique cinematic voice.
All entries are competing to win a cash prize of £300, with the winner being selected by our panel of judges. There will also be two additional awards: Runner Up and People’s Choice.
All shortlisted films will be screened at the event, followed by an awards ceremony with the opportunity to vote for your favourite film in the People’s Choice Award.
2024 Shortlist
Image from 2024 Short Film Competition entry, ‘Keep The Faith’, directed by Charlene Jones
Join us in celebrating the work of fantastic young filmmakers from across the globe.
Open internationally to filmmakers under the age of 25, this year’s Blackpool Film Festival Young Filmmakers Competition was inundated with an abundance of fantastic entries from all over the world.
Opening the 2024 Blackpool Film Festival in style, join us for this dazzling new 4K restoration of Charles Vidor’s film noir classic, Gilda.
Set amongst a backdrop of smoky casinos in post-war Buenos Aries, follow charming gambler Johnny as he becomes entangled with the mystifying Gilda, a stunning nightclub singer and the estranged wife of his ruthless boss, Ballin Mundson. As tensions rise, Johnny’s obsession with Gilda deepens, revealing her mysterious past.
Starring the radiant Rita Hayworth in her most iconic role, Gilda captures the intense unfolding of this tumultuous love triangle, exploring themes of love, jealousy and betrayal through its classic film noir style.
Join us for the premiere of this short documentary, followed by a Q&A discussion with the cast and filmmakers.
A group of passionate young women band together to make change in their local community and hometown of Blackpool. With personal archives collected over one summer, to workshops and many conversations, Pier to Peer is a short film about youth, activism and the friendships created along the way – and all rooted in a complicated love letter to the places we call home.
Since 2014, the Blackpool Film Festival has provided a platform for cinema programmed and co-produced with the artists and creative communities of the Fylde Coast.