Even though this festival was online, they still managed to pull it out of the bag. What a fantastic 4 days with a brilliant line up of judges and mentors. I loved having my short, The Widow, as part of Fastnet! Obviously the networking aspect suffered a bit because it couldn't be a live event but I still felt very welcome! Thank You x

Wonderful festival ran by people who really appreciate and support filmmakers.

Fastnet Film Festival continues to be my favourite Irish Film Festival, and this year was no exception. Helen, and the whole team behind FFF, were kind, encouraging and compassionate throughout. The whole experience was a complete joy, not least because of the efforts made to make this year's online festival as exciting (and accessible) as possible, which screened films of a particularly high standard. I absolutely adored my time at Fastnet and can't wait to attend again and again in years to come.

In terms of festivals which have dealt with the world's current predicament well, Fastnet tops the list for me. The viewing function for all of the outstanding films was user-friendly and smooth, and the selection of films was just as fantastic. The festival felt like an explosive celebration of the jaw-dropping Irish (and global!) talent in visual storytelling and I was left with a striking sense of being inspired having viewed all of the films. Of course, it was also a huge honour to be selected and awarded, which brings me to the final point - the awards show was seriously well done, and I am a big fan of the structure this festival takes with its early nominations and then the awards show, with a full day of viewing still available afterwards. I will definitely be submitting again in the future!

A BIG thank you to Helen, Hilary, and the Fastnet crew for their perseverance and professionalism during these trying times. It was an honor to be a part of the festival and we hope to be back in person one day!

Even though this festival was online, they still managed to pull it out of the bag. What a fantastic 4 days with a brilliant line up of judges and mentors. I loved having my short, The Widow, as part of Fastnet! Obviously the networking aspect suffered a bit because it couldn't be a live event but I still felt very welcome! Thank You x

Wonderful festival ran by people who really appreciate and support filmmakers.

Fastnet Film Festival continues to be my favourite Irish Film Festival, and this year was no exception. Helen, and the whole team behind FFF, were kind, encouraging and compassionate throughout. The whole experience was a complete joy, not least because of the efforts made to make this year's online festival as exciting (and accessible) as possible, which screened films of a particularly high standard. I absolutely adored my time at Fastnet and can't wait to attend again and again in years to come.

In terms of festivals which have dealt with the world's current predicament well, Fastnet tops the list for me. The viewing function for all of the outstanding films was user-friendly and smooth, and the selection of films was just as fantastic. The festival felt like an explosive celebration of the jaw-dropping Irish (and global!) talent in visual storytelling and I was left with a striking sense of being inspired having viewed all of the films. Of course, it was also a huge honour to be selected and awarded, which brings me to the final point - the awards show was seriously well done, and I am a big fan of the structure this festival takes with its early nominations and then the awards show, with a full day of viewing still available afterwards. I will definitely be submitting again in the future!

A BIG thank you to Helen, Hilary, and the Fastnet crew for their perseverance and professionalism during these trying times. It was an honor to be a part of the festival and we hope to be back in person one day!