Margate Film Festival interview
After a two year hiatus, Margate Film Festival is back. First launched in 2018, the event returns with its most ambitious programme yet.
Opening on November 27 with a screening of Chuck Chuck bay, by Margate-based writer and director Janis Pugh, this year’s programme explores the themes of cultural politics, feminism, music, creativity and compassion. These will be brought to audiences through an array of local and international feature-length and short films, plus a live score by instrumental band AUTOHAUs.
The event was launched by festival director Kate Williamson in 2018, a year after moving to Margate. I interviewed her about the return of MFF, what to expect this year, and plans for the future.