FDF 2025

The 5th edition of the festival takes place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2025. The festival is a curated celebration of international and UK documentary filmmaking taking place over five days in the seaside town of Folkestone. The full programme will be launched on September 8.

Doc Club: The Golden Spurtle

Screening on Sep 17 at 7.30pm at Silver Screen Cinema + Q&A

Book

Festival Supporters and Partners

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Screen South Logo
Origins Untold logo
Violet Pictures logo
Klip Films logo
Doc Society Colour
Roger De Haan Charitable Trust logo
Folkestone Town Council
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Kollectiv logo
The View Hotel logo