www.portobellofilmfestival.com 1996 –2015 20 Years A Free Festival PortobelloFreeFestival-20thBirthday FREE ENTRY To all EvENTs 1996-2015.Whoooppee!Wemadeitto20! 20yearsoffreefrontlinestateoftheartfutureof London,UK,andInternationalfilmherein PortobelloRoad.Theysaiditcouldn'tbedone(but theywerewrongasusual).Theplanetneedsmore freefestivalsrunningonloveandvocation. Manymanymanythanksnowespeciallytomaster programmerandWorldCinemasupremoRay MyndiukwhohasbeenwiththeFestivalsince1999 andCoordinatorLeonaFludewhohaskeptitall togethersince2004. AlsolongtimesupportersKenMacdonaldwho PoRTobEllo PoRTobEllo kickstartedtheFestivalin1996andnowdoes Press,PhilUnderwood-BrochureDesign-since loNDoN woRlD CiNEma 2005,BarneyPlatts-Mills,GhanimShubberand Film FEsTival Film FEsTival AngeliMcFarlaneforthefirstthreeyears,Hugh GullandTroubleshootersupreme,CourttiaNewland HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -authorofourfirsteverintroductionandstalwart PoP-UP CiNEma ThE mUsE supporter,themightyThomasSzaboour 3 acklam road, W10 5tY 269 Portobello road, W11 1lr webmeisterfrom(andin!)Leipzigsince2000, DavidPittlandlordoftheInnOnTheGreenand Under Westway adjacent to Portobello Road Events on 7th, 8th & 9th are at the theFestivalbarandeverreliablephoneafriend, 6.30 –10.30pm (Sun 7pm start) PoP-UP CiNEma 3 Acklam Road, W10 5TY JohnHampsonandRoyalBoroughOfKensington Programmes run 6–10.30pm &Chelseasupportersofthiscrazyanarchicevent Friday 4 september 4 (andCarnival),TonyElliottatTimeOutfor oPeninG PartY Friday 4 september 11 patronageandfreeadsaboveandbeyond,Tim withTheDevils spain BurkeandBarneyagainfortheirwonderfulPop saturday 5 september 11 UpCinema,AnneWindsorattheMuse-art saturday 5 september 5 Germany sponsorsnowsince2005,JanetRSmithourTwitter W10/W11 local showcase 1 maestro,nottomentionallthevolunteersstaff sunday 6 september 5 sunday 6 september 11 artists-youknowwhoyouareweloveyou-and W10/W11 local showcase 2 romania sponsors(inc.ArtsCouncil,JVC,Apple,DrMartens, (7 –9 sept - see World Cinema listing) monday 7 september 12 AgnesB,MountgrangeHeritage,WestwayTrust, Canadian thursday 10 september 7 PaddingtonDevelopmentTrust,London monday 7 september PoP-UP 12 DevelopmentAgency,SimonsMuirhead&Burton, the mask You live in & Uk documentaries mutoid Waste Company in berlin Workspace,VincePower,PortobelloBrewery,50 & German Films Golborne,eventheEuropeanRegional Friday 11 september 7 DevelopmentAgency)withoutwhomnoneofthis music tuesday 8 september PoP-UP 12 international art, animation, wouldhavebeenpossible. saturday 12 september (8pmstart) 7 & experimental Enjoyour20thBirthdayandreadallaboutour sci Fi & Fantasy Wednesday 9 september PoP-UP 13 historyonpages18-20bylocalauthorandregular sunday 13 september 8 international shorts PFFbrochurehistorianTomVague. animation & art thursday 10 september 13 tuesday 15 september 8 Director:JonathanBarnett international Comedy Comedy Programmers:RaymondMyndiuk&AlanSmithee Friday 11 september 13 Wednesday 16 september 8 Coordinator:LeonaFlude spanish & international shorts SpecialProjects:HughGulland london Calling 1 BestOfLatestLondonFilm saturday 12 september 14 Website:ThomasSzabo thursday 17 september 9 international documentaries/drama Technician:GregEdwards london Calling 2 BestOfLatestLondonFilm Press:KenMacdonald sunday 13 september 14 Friday 18 september 9 Security:MarkJackson international documentary london Calling 3 BestOfLatestLondonFilm Troubleshooter&Bar:DavePitts monday 14 september 14 saturday 19 september 10 PhilUnderwood:Design Usa london Calling 4 BestOfLatestLondonFilm tuesday 15 september 14 AlsobigthankstoWadeBayliss&VickyCaplinfor sunday 20 september 10 sponsorship,SimonsMuirhead&Burton,LouiseWorsley international Features andLindaRosenioratWDT,AnneWindsor,VickyRussell, awards Ceremony – OpenToAll PaulSmith,AllyCapellino,PortobelloBrewery,Tim Wednesday 16 september 15 Burke,andDermotCadogan. belgium AndspecialthankstoPascaleRevertandthewonderful FamilY Film show thursday 17 september 15 new50GolborneGallery,GolborneRd,W11forpartici - international drama 1 pationandaseasonofAfricanArtMovies. PoP-UP CiNEma 3 acklam road, W10 5tY 2pm Friday 18 september 15 Portobello saturday 5, 12 & 19 september 6 French Films Film Festival saturday 19 september 15 Portobello Film Festival, Unit 11, ACAVA, international drama 2 54 Blechynden Street, London, W10 6RJ viDEo CaFE [email protected] ThE mUsE History of Portobello Film Festival 18 /PortobelloFilmFestival 269 Portobello road, W11 1lr byJonathanBarnett&TomVague xx –xxpm. You choose the films... 16 art at the muse 21 f o t SomeofLondon’sfinesturbanartists r o p p u s e h t london h t i Film makers w Convention 3 Getting it straight in the devils Portobello notting Hill Gate (KenRussell)117mins Film Festival (JoeGannon)26mins IntroducedbyVickiRusselland Legendarylookatpsychedelic60sPortobello RichardStrange oPeninG PartY PoP-UP CiNEma HHHHHHHHHHHHHH Fri 4 september 6–10:30pm entry Free PoRTobEllo loNDoN Film FEsTival PoP-UP CiNEma 3 ACKLAM ROAD, W10 5TY (where the Westway crosses Portobello Road) HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Fri 4 - sun 14 september 6:30–10:30pm (Sun 7pm start). Entry Free . Bar, food, & non stop screenings. Suitable for over 18s only. Films are shown in order listed. More precise screening info can be worked out by adding timings from start. Fri 4 sept tribUte to ken rUssell PoP UP Cinema 6:30 –10:30pm my Fare lady (SaloumN’je)withSeanBrosnan SaloumcollaboratedonthefirstPortobelloFilm Festivalin1996.HehassinceworkedwithBill Murray,IdrisElba,andGuyRitchie.Hewillspeakon gettingabreakinthefilmindustry. the devils – 4 sept the swing, the Hole, byRussellas‘mymost,indeedmyonly,politicalfilm’. boastingacommandingcareer-bestturnfromOliver and the lie (BarryAdamson)10mins Aboldlydramatictreatiseupontheunholymarriage Reed,andaperformanceofsustainedandtwisted “GolfNoir”:Jane’sfragileworldteetersonthebrink ofchurchandstate,TheDevilspresentsastunning brilliancebyVanessaRedgrave. ofmadnessassheseekstouncoverwhetherboyfriend depictionofhysteriaandbrainwashinginwhich SamirisuptonogoodwithgolfingbuddyJulie.Tobe Machiavellianforcesconspiretomanipulatefalse ThefactthatTheDevilsstillhasthepowertoshockis introducedbyBarryAdamsonwhohascomposedfilm religionfortheirownhellishlyearthyends. atestamenttoitsbrilliance,butitsrealstrengthslie musicforDavidLynch(LostHighway).Comedy intheseriousundercurrentsofstorywhichstillhas Kenwasalwaysdeeplypassionateaboutthefilm contemporaryresonancetoday.Thisisamasterpiece Getting it straight in whichcausedoutrageintheearlyseventies,andto fromoneofthegreatestfilm-makersofthetwentieth notting Hill Gate (JoeGannon)26mins whichboththecensorsandthestudiotooktheir century,anditdeservesanddemandstobeseenin Legendarylookatpsychedelic60sPortobellobyPink scissors.Fordecadeshebelievedthatthematerial theformwhichKenintended. Floyd’soriginallightingmanfeaturingthelatter,the excisedfromTheDevilshadbeenlostordestroyed, MangroverestaurantonAllSaintsRoadandCaroline andsoitwaswithahugesenseoftriumphthateditor MarkKermode CoonofRelease.Documentary. MikeBradsellwasabletoreconstructa‘Director’s Cut’whichpremieredattheNationalFilmTheatrein 2004.ItwasKen’shopethatthismagnificentrestored versionwouldbemadeavailabletothepublic,butin thedecadethathaspassedsincethen,thestudiohave remainedtooalarmedbyitsfierypowertoreleaseit. WithDerekJarman’sMetropolis-styleproduction designs,ShirleyRussell’sawe-inspiringcostumes,and the devils (KenRussell)117mins PeterMaxwellDavies’sdizzyingscore,TheDevils IntroducedbyVickiRussellandRichardStrange.Ken providessasensoryassaultwhichoverwhelmsthe Russell’sfilmofTheDevilsis,quitesimply,oneofthe viewer.LikePowellandPressburgerbeforehim, greatestworksofBritishcinema.InspiredbyAldous Russellunderstoodthemagicofcinemaandwasn’t Huxley’sbookTheDevilsofLoudonandJohn afraidtopushattheboundariesoftheform.His Whiting’sstage-play,thefilmwasfamouslydescribed magnumopusisasymphonyofsightandsound, 4 FREE ENTRY To all EvENTs sat 5 sept noise – 5 sept mon 7 sept W10/W11 loCal mUtoid Waste sHoWCase 1 ComPanY in PoP UP Cinema berlin & German Films 6:30 –10:30pm PoP UP Cinema more Hot For no 5 (DigitalWorks)40mins 6:30 –10:30pm HistoryofNottingDaleW11featuringJoeRush, SeeInternationFilmFestivallistingsstartingpage12. Frestonia,andJohnChristie.Thefilmwasmadeby Year5pupilsfromBarlbyPrimarySchoolwithsupport fromdigital:worksandwasfundedbyHeritage tue 8 sept LotteryFundandRBKC’sLocalWardFund. Fuseli (RandyKent)12mins Crossroads (KatieSmith)20mins Documentary. Henryisseizedbyparalysisandsomethingunseen Adepressedfatherdiscovershissonisgay.Drama international, whilecatsittingforhisgirlfriend.Horror. vision of Paradise satan Has a bushy tail animation (ConstantineGras)28mins noise (PaulSurety)7mins (LouisPaxton)15mins EmbeddedinNorthKensington,anartistsjourneyin & exPerimental Theworldfromtheperspectiveofawithdrawnand Grandparents,bereavement,andademonicsquirrel PoP UP Cinema searchofhomeandcommunity.SponsoredbyV&A lonelygirlsurroundedbyarguingparents.Drama. calledClive.Comedy. Museum.Documentary. strawberries (PaulSurety)11mins my dog (JoeWhitney)5mins Anadulterouscouple’lovenestisfullofsurprises. 5minsofferalphilosophyfromJakeVegas,theduke 6:30 –10:30pm Drama. ofDeanStreet.Comedy. SeeInternationFilmFestivallistingsstartingpage12. the real myra Hindley (JackMurton)30mins Anex-armedrobberconsidershischanging Wed 9 sept perceptionofchildkillerMyraHindley.Documentary. international touch 4 love (JoBeckett)7mins sHorts Achildprostitutefindssolaceata15thcenturyburial siteanddreamsofabetterlife.Drama. PoP UP Cinema lava (JoeTucker)96mins