Firestorm Film Festival

Firestorm Film Festival Four days of bold cinema, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, and creative connection at The Arc Cinema, Preston.

A new home for film lovers and storytellers in Lancashire — presented by Lancashire Film Network CIC.

We might have been away for a month, but the cinema hasn't changed... if you're joining us on Friday, look out for the t...
26/08/2026

We might have been away for a month, but the cinema hasn't changed... if you're joining us on Friday, look out for the tablet to claim your free 3 and a half hours of parking here at Animate.

Missed us?We're coming home on Friday night, with cinema's more provocative side - the countdown is on for .Join us fro...
23/08/2026

Missed us?
We're coming home on Friday night, with cinema's more provocative side - the countdown is on for .

Join us from 7pm this Friday to kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in style. Tickets are STILL just a fiver from the Arc Cinema Preston website.

Did you know... every Q&A at is filmed? You can enjoy our Launch Night Panel plus chats with Rebecca Rose (The Removed...
21/08/2026

Did you know... every Q&A at is filmed?

You can enjoy our Launch Night Panel plus chats with Rebecca Rose (The Removed), Ben S. Hyland (The Snip) and Daniel Barber (Bloody Hell, Nana) on the Lancashire Film Network YouTube channel.

All of a sudden, it feels like we're back.This month's Q&A is locked in - joining us at Arc Cinema Preston next week is ...
20/08/2026

All of a sudden, it feels like we're back.

This month's Q&A is locked in - joining us at Arc Cinema Preston next week is Christopher Sherwood, one of the actors in Barred. Don't just see a film at , learn from the people who brought them to life.

Book your tickets today via the Arc website, app, on in-foyer for just a fiver!

preston.arccinema.co.uk/event/109285

20/08/2026

From all of us at Firestorm, Arc Cinema Preston and Animate - congratulations to everyone picking up GCSE results today.

If you're a young filmmaker, listen up, because your film could light up The Arc next February with our Lancashire Filmmakers category, which welcomes the talent of tomorrow, today.

Learn more and submit your films for free at FilmFreeway.com/FirestormFestival.

19/08/2026

Firestorm isn't the only film festival under the auspices of the Lancashire Film Network - if you've been enjoying our monthly nights, Lytham International is a fantastic taster for what's coming to The Arc next February.

Familiar faces. Films you won't see anywhere else.
Head over to LYIFF socials to learn more.

We're not lying when we say that this month's Firestorm really focuses on films that live on the edge - and this BFI-bac...
18/08/2026

We're not lying when we say that this month's Firestorm really focuses on films that live on the edge - and this BFI-backed drama epitomises it.

See DISTRESSING IMAGES as part of this month's at Arc Cinema Preston - book your tickets for just a fiver in-foyer or online.

The boldest stories from across Europe come to Arc Cinema Preston on August 28th, as returns to our screens with a sel...
11/08/2026

The boldest stories from across Europe come to Arc Cinema Preston on August 28th, as returns to our screens with a selection of films that live on the edge. Over to the Firestorm Film Festival team to give you a taster of what's coming, as they introduce you to German drama Violet...

Experience cinema differently, for just a fiver: book your tickets today in-foyer or on the Arc website and app.

preston.arccinema.co.uk/event/109285

05/08/2026

Introducing the first of the August films - BARRED is an exploration into the complexities of life inside prison, told through the eyes of two very different cell mates.

It had its world premiere right here in the region last August (at our sister festival in Lytham), and on August 28th this year, it's coming to Arc Cinema Preston.

Learn more about Firestorm Presents and book your tickets (for just a fiver) on Arc's website, app and in foyer.

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Preston
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