PROGRAMME
CHARITY OPENING GALA OF THE IXth RAMSGATE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL with INVINCIBLE in aid of COMBAT STRESS + Q&A
Don’t miss the Opening Gala of the IXth RAMSGATE INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL in aid of Veteran Mental Health Charity COMBAT STRESS.
The Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival has partnered with Combat Stress to celebrate the launch of the new in-person satellite event, THE FIGHT BACK FILM AWARDS to help ex-Forces Veterans through the medium of film-making.
Three short films made with Veterans will be shown before the screening of the feature film INVINCIBLE, directed by Emma Croft and starring Coronation Street actress Samantha Seager, Daniel Copeland and Laura Howard.
23 Features, from the best films on the festival circuit, coming from 14 different countries.
In addition 4 films from the FIGHT BACK FILM AWARDS strand from 4 different countries
84 short films, from the best films on the festival circuit, coming from 18 different countries.
In addition 19 short films from the FIGHT BACK FILM AWARDS strand from 3 different countries
15 music videos from 7 different countries, which can be discovered during the four days of the festival at the Union Cafe.
Union Cafe
25-27 Queen St,
Ramsgate CT11 9DZ
3 excellent series from the UK and the US. Click on the picture for more details.
A selection of short live action and animated films for 5 to 10 year olds. Click on the picture to more details about the films.
SPECIAL WORLD PREMIERE – IS FOLKESTONE THE BIRTHPLACE OF TELEVISION? A short film and a talk by Ben Barton
UK | 2026 | 45 minutes | [U]
Writer/Director/Editor: Ben Barton
Camera and Drone: Alexander Saxby
Graphic design: Nick Payton
Television changed the world – but where did it truly begin?
Kent writer and filmmaker Ben Barton premieres his new short documentary, exploring a little-known chapter in the origins of television. Beginning with a forgotten plaque in Folkestone, it follows a trail left behind by television pioneer John Logie Baird and asks: where did the first-ever TV transmission actually take place? This special RIFF event also features early archival material, followed by a live Q&A with the director.
CLOSING FILM… THE FIRST FILM
10th Anniversary
+ Q&A with Director David Wilkinson
When you thought that the frères Lumière invented cinema, think again! David Wilkinson forensically investigates the truth regarding cinema invention.
The event takes place at our partner’s THE PALACE CINEMA in Broadstairs.
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