We’re busy behind the scenes working to make this year’s Blackpool Film Festival our best yet, but to do that, we need your help.
We’re looking to raise £1000 by the end of September to help us fund competition prizes, hire equipment, and support our volunteers.
Competition
2024 sees the return of our Short Film Competition, a special event showcasing the work of upcoming and established filmmakers from all across the globe. In order to help support and encourage these filmmakers to continue with their craft, we want to offer a cash award of £300 to the winning filmmaker, to help fund their future projects and grow their career opportunities.
Equipment
While the main location for our film screenings will take place in the Backlot Cinema, we also plan on holding pop up screenings in other smaller venues across town. Hiring extra equipment such as projectors and screens will help us to avoid cancelling events if there are any technical mishaps. We hate to let our audiences down last minute, so this will allow us to have backup options if anything goes wrong.
Volunteers
Blackpool Film Festival is run by a dedicated team of volunteers, who assist with a variety of festival activities including administration work, specialist programming and Front of House hosting. BFF could not run if it wasn’t for our wonderful volunteers, many of whom return year after year to lend their skills and enthusiasm to make our events run as smoothly as possible. With the amount of time and energy our volunteers give to help deliver our festival events, your donations will help us provide food and refreshments for everyone across the weekend.
How can you help?
We’ve set up a Crowdfunder which you can donate to to help us reach our goal! There are some exciting rewards up for grabs, including tickets to the Short Film Competition screenings and exclusive BFF prints, which you can earn by donating.
Any donations are appreciated, but you can also support us by sharing our Crowdfunder page on social media and spreading the word about BFF. We appreciate all your help and support and we hope to see you at BFF this November!
