FRC News – Cine-City’s Brighton Film Festival 2011
Hot on the heels of LFF, we are very excited to let you know that Front Room Cinema will be attending Cine-City’s Brighton Film Festival 2011
As you all know I have been trekking up to the big smoke over the last few weeks attending the press screenings and gala’s at London Film Festival. Also a lot of you know that while I have seen some amazing films and met some fantastic people I have found the train fares a little stressful on the pocket.
Well fear not FRC readers as coming up next month we have a fantastic festival right on our doorsteps.
Duke of York's Cinema, Brighton
Now into its 8th year Cine-City is bringing us the ‘Brighton Film Festival’. From the 17th November to 4th December there is going to be an absolutely rammed line up of films being screened at Duke of York’s Picturehouse as well as other venues.
The festival is going to feature a fantastic mix of international cinema with premieres, previews, artists’ cinema and installations. Along with talks and debates, free educations screenings and treasures of the archive.
Opening the festival is the brilliant SHAME from director Steve McQueen. This is the second feature from McQueen and is a gripping and honest depiction of sexual compulsion, need and desire. Starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan this is a film that is getting very high acclaim on the festival circuit and rightly so. I was lucky enough to see this last week at LFF and I can say it is one of my top films from 2011 so far. What a great opening film. Well done Cine-City for securing that title.
The full line up is going to be available from 29th October. So stay tuned for that. We can do the usual thing where I ask for help in choosing my schedule. You know I am not the most organized of bloggers.
The website has more details of the festival so click HERE for that, also for live updates be sure to follow Cine-City’s twitter feed HERE
Below is a trailer for the event, which gives us more of an insight into what films are showing…
Cine City 2011 Festival Trailer from cinecity on Vimeo.
Are you going to Cine-City Brighton Film Festival? What films would you like to see there? Comment below
Scott Lawlor
Wow, what a nice looking cinema, it almost didn’t look like a cinema, more like a fancy restaurant or hotel. That is lovely that you’re covering yet another film fest, matey, you’re on a roll!! Hope you get to see and cover as much as you would like since it’s more accessible to you.
HAHA It is pretty cool huh? It is , I think, the UK’s oldest purpose built cinema! I am very excited to have FRC as part of the festival
I had no idea Brighton had a film festival! How great! We really love Brighton, it’s sounding even better now! Looking forward to reading about it in due course
Brighton is a such a lovely place. I am appreciating it much more as I get older
Thanks Amy
Ooh sounds like fun! I agree with Ruth, that is a lovely cinema. I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time and it’s great having it so close by!
I am so happy for sure!! No big ticket train journeys to cope with
I agree, that is a flash theatre! Lucky you, having a festival in your home town! Can’t wait to hear all about it!!!
I can’t wait to hear about your indy cinema you are opening…..heheh
Thanks Tyler
I wish we had a cinema like the Duke of York near me!