The Leeds International Film Festival has gone from strength
to strength, but as always, between festivals it is important
to keep the event in the public eye.
Ian Mason, who is programmer of Hyde Park Picture House,
but who also works for the festival has been doing his
bit.
He tells me the film festival has set up a monthly club
night, run by himself, which had a successful first run
in December. It returns for a regular monthly run from
April 10th. It's not a profit making venture but is designed
to fill a gap in the club market and to promote the film
festival all year round.
Well worthy of support from film types in West Yorks who
like to strut your stuff to some supercool sounds and
enjoy some supercool films.
Here’s the news….
Hipster Doofus
9PM - 2AM TUESDAY 10TH APRIL AT THE HI-FI CLUB
The start of a monthly film and music night. Thanks to
everybody who turned up to make the first Hipster Doofus
a fantastic success. Again, it's an unusual and experimental
night mixing sound and vision, combining the screening
of a full-length feature film with all-night visuals and
a large and wide selection of music from the mid to late
twentieth century and beyond. Presenting Russ Meyer's
"Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" in spectacular
16mm, but be warned, this is not a straightforward sit-down
screening, and other images and sounds may obscure the
movie. Doors open 9pm, film commences 9.30pm sharp
Hipster Doofus
9PM - 2AM TUESDAY 8TH MAY AT THE HI-FI CLUB
The official club night of the Leeds International Film
Festival and the Hyde Park Picture House. Those swell
guys at Monkey Two Hands have put together a unique night
of shambolic film and music entertainment, overlapping
sound, vision and lack of common sense. A full-length
feature film kicks off the evening, but be warned, it's
bound to be obscured both visually and aurally. This evening's
motion picture presentation is FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF,
screening in 16mm. Doors open 9pm, film commences 9.30pm
sharp.
Sheffield
Centre For New Cinema Nations And Regions
The Film Council is demonstrating its commitment to the
regions by opening its New Cinema regional office in Sheffield,
South Yorkshire.
Joining the Council as Director of Nations and Regions
for the New Cinema Fund, Alec Usborne will work to encourage
filmmakers across the UK to take advantage of the New
Cinema Fund’s £5m commitment to support creativity,
innovation, new talent and cutting edge filmmaking, as
outlined in the Film Council’s new strategy specifically
for developing the regions.
Paul Trijbits, Head of New Cinema Fund says, "We
are immensely excited to have Alec on board to oversee
film-making in the Nations and Regions. His extensive
experience and commitment to the film industry makes him
an invaluable asset to our team.
Usborne previously ran his own company Palace Pictures
North based in Sheffield for over a decade and has produced
some exciting and successful feature films such as The
Acid House, Tales From A Hard City and Large.
He says;" I grew up in Sheffield and I am intensely
passionate about storytelling and filmmaking in the nations
as well as taking responsibility for the New Cinema Fund’s
investment in short filmmaking."
" This post gives me the opportunity to make a real
difference in these areas," says Usborne. "I
have always wanted to contribute to making the New Cinema
Fund the most exciting springboard for filmmaking in the
UK."
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