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Programme £2 2 3 Welcome 02 WELCOME Welcome to the 20th Keswick Film Festival To have reached this milestone is 04 OUR GUESTS testament to the hard work and commitment of a lot of people, involved not only in the Festival but also in the 08 THIS YEAR’S FILMS Keswick Film Club. The only reason that we are able to have this wonderful weekend of cinematic over-indulgence is because the Film Club is doing what it does best, year in and year out. So, to all those people who over 20 Contents years have sat through (and chaired) committee meetings, put up posters, introduced films, booked films, designed 15 PROGRAMME a website, distributed leaflets, worked the Box Office, counted votes or filed annual returns, we are in your debt. 39 TICKETS Here’s to the next 20 years! & TRAVEL Ticket costs, discounts, Ian Payne booking information, and Festival Director public transport details Please note: We want to make sure that everyone gets to see the films they want to see. However buying a Festival Pass does not guarantee entry into a screening. If there is a film you particularly want to see, you must book a seat (free of charge) to guarantee entry by contacting the Theatre Box Office. You can do this, either by phone or in person. As usual and due to the smaller capacities in the Studio, all films in the Studio must be booked in advance. 4 5 OUR GUESTS James Gardner Mike Tweddle Jellyfish – Thursday 28th February Sparrowhawk – Friday 1st March Farm, having numerous hit singles/ and Sunday 3rd March Starting with a background in punk albums both in Britain and Europe. James is a director and screenwriter rock and later musical and political His love of Graphic Design and from Hereford, England and is fanzines and following a hiatus that Photography led to a career in film a graduate of the UK’s National Film involved travelling the world on making as a director, producing and & Television School. James’s debut a shoestring, getting a first class directing over 30 documentaries for feature film Jellyfish premiered at degree in Environmental Technology broadcast, plus short films and music Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018 and from Durham University, starting a videos. He is also the creative director had its International premiere shortly family and beginning a career as a of the independent record label ‘The after at Edinburgh International Film quarry inspector Mike returned to Label’. Sometimes Always Never Festival, where it won the Award for writing. He was approached by a is his first feature film as director. ‘Best Performance in a British Feature Swiss production company to write Since the early 2000s, Carl has Film’. In September, Jellyfish won the screenplay for The Last Blast worked closely with Frank Cottrell the Grand Jury, Critic, Screenplay and in 2006. This created the desire Carl Hunter Boyce (writer of Millions and 24 Hour inaugural Performance ‘Hitchcock’ to write and direct for himself and awards at Dinard Film Festival. In in 2013 his production company Sometimes Always Never Party People). In 2007, they released October, Jellyfish won ‘Best Film’ at Broken Scar Productions released – Saturday 2nd March the feature film Grow Your Own, a British comedy set on a Merseyside the Rome Film Festival. In December, its first feature film Damaged Goods We are thrilled that Carl is coming allotment which, notably, sold out the Jellyfish won the ‘Golden Goats’ Grand which was not only screened at back to Keswick with his first feature Studio at KFF. In 2009, Carl adapted Jury award for Best Film, as well as Keswick Film Club but went on to be film, Sometimes Always Never. Carl the short story Accelerate, written the ‘Marcin’ Youth Jury award for Best shown across the UK, Europe, the Hunter studied Graphic Design (BA) by Frank Cottrell Boyce, into a short Film at Poland’s Ale Kino! Film Festival. USA and Australasia. The principal and Multimedia Design (MA) and film for KFF’s 10th Anniversary. production for Sparrowhawk was shot worked as an art director designing in 2017 and post production finally record sleeves. He recorded and completed in September 2018. toured with Liverpool pop band The Welcome Pricing & Sales Information Sales & Pricing 0870 7705894 0870 Casa Bella Casa - YHA, Keswick YHA, - Silk Road Silk The Royal Bengal Royal The 72071 017687 Square Orange Square 6 Hotel Skiddaw - 7 Eat at Eat at Stay Schedule 10 th Friday 18:30 Opening party, passholders & guests* (Stunning view) 20:00 Under the Mud 8 - 10 February 08 KES WICK Trainspotting, (1996), A weekend of film at the Alhambra Cinema, Keswick, Cumbria ÀOPIHVWLYDO Danny Boyle Saturday 12:00 When the Road Bends 15:00 The Singer 12-15 18:00 Seachd: the Inaccessible Pinnacle 20:30 Heima feb Sunday 10:30 New Visions 2009 12:00 Once 14:30 The Band’s Visit 17:00 Control 8) 20:30 TBC All films to be held in the Alhambra Cinema * Held in Masonic Hall, opposite Alhambra Cinema Look out for other linked events in the town (Stunning view) Derwentwater, Keswick the 9 th 10 - 13 April 08 ĨĞ Alhambra Cinema & Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria Come back for the main Ninth Keswick Film Festival, 10th – 13th April. Great films, pre-releases, guest directors including Michael Winner and festival programme Clive Barker and all the fun of the Festival! mbria) 1 and sale at Alhambra Cinema Alhambra at sale and Norma Marcos Neil Sinyard www.keswickfilmfestival.org - Saturday and Sunday, pass collection collection pass Sunday, and Saturday - For more information check the festival website: festival the check information more For - Friday, pass collection 6:30 from Masonic Hall Masonic from 6:30 collection pass Friday, - - Single tickets available prior to each film each to prior available tickets Single - Co-ordinator Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema, Keswick Cinema, Alhambra Lonsdale A Long Hot Summer in Palestine William Wyler and the Memphis Martin Ann On the Door Sales Door the On Enjoy the weekend and come back in April. in back come and weekend the Enjoy winning films and exciting guests. exciting and films winning – Sunday 3rd March Belle – Sunday 3rd March 08/02/08 Friday on 4pm until found something for everyone.We have fantastic scenery, great music, prize prize music, great scenery, fantastic have everyone.We for something found - open 9:30am - 8:00pm - 9:30am open - an underlying theme of music (don’t worry, not musicals) so we hope we have have we hope we so musicals) not worry, (don’t music of theme underlying an - 017687 74411 017687 - - registered unwaged registered - When we looked at the excellent new films we found there were a lot with with lot a were there found we films new excellent the at looked we When - www.theatrebythelake.com - - in full time education time full in - - under 16 years of age of years 16 under - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Lake, the by Theatre over the road. the over choices, you can see them all. And the opening party at the Masonic Hall just just Hall Masonic the at party opening the And all. them see can you choices, Advance Sales Advance Concessions Norma describes herself as ‘French We are pleased to welcome Neil difficult No venue. other the at one next the make to town across running no So here we are, a slightly different format as all the films are at the Alhambra, Alhambra, the at are films the all as format different slightly a are, we here So of Palestinian origins’. She is a back to Keswick. Not only was Neil a events. two have let’s year, last good so was it well, – thought we then And £ 55 £ 25 £ £ 5 £ Non-Members those miserable February days for the town. the for days February miserable those £ 44 £ 20 £ £ 4 £ Film Club Members Club Film because of their building works we were devastated. The Film Festival livens up up livens Festival Film The devastated. were we works building their of because £ 27 £ 12 £ £ 3 £ Concessionary Price Concessionary documentary film maker and writer, speaker at the very first KFF in 2000, February this Lake the by Theatre the use couldn’t we discovered we When Weekend Pass* Feb+April Pass* Single Ticket Single Pass* Feb+April Pass* Weekend We are delighted to welcome you to the Ninth Keswick Film Festival. Film Keswick Ninth the to you welcome to delighted are We currently living in Paris. A Long Hot but he also interviewed Nic Roeg in Summer in Palestine is the latest in a Keswick in 2003, one of the more long career, which has seen her films memorable moments in KFF’s history. such as Fragments of a lost Palestine, Anecdotally, it was Nic Roeg’s only Waiting for Ben Gurion, The Veiled appearance at a UK film festival. FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FESTIVAL PROGRAMME THE 13TH KESWICK FILM FESTIVAL THE 14TH KESWICK1 FILM FESTIVAL Hope and in 1990 a documentary on Yasser Arafat. Her films have Neil is Emeritus Professor of Film Keswick been screened at Film Festivals and Studies at the University of Hull. Film KESWICK FILM Festival He is the author of 25 books on OUR 16TH FESTIVAL, FEATURING OVER 30 FANTASTIC FILMS INCLUDING UK PREMIERES AND SPECIAL GUESTS, television networks across the world. THE ANNUAL OSPREY SHORT FILM COMPETITIONS & THE STUNNING VIEWS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT FESTIVAL 22–25 FEBRUARY 2018 Norma comes to Keswick after 3 film, including studies of directors screenings of A Long Hot Summer such as William Wyler, Billy Wilder, during a week of Palestinian films in Fred Zinnemann, Woody Allen, the Loire Atlantique region of France.