13TH 20TH March 2015 The Pennine Film Festival is a premiere event at the heart of Lancashire that develops and inspires young and new filmmakers. Printed by Peter Scott Printers Ltd Welcome to the Ninth Pennine Film Festival Last year’s festival was a massive success and we are hoping that this year’s will be bigger and better. Most events are FREE to the public but numbers are limited. To book your place for any of the events this Tickets are also available from the week, please contact Kay Aspinall at the Information Centre at Accrington Town Hall: Coppice Theatre: 01254 380293 01254 354097 www.hyndburnleisure.ticketsource.co.uk [email protected] www.penninefilm.com Stephen Murphy - Event coordinator Call: 01254 354 227 | Email: [email protected] /PennineFilmFestival @PennineFilmFest /PenFilmFest Pen9 Film Festival 2015: at a glance Time Date Time Date Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th Monday 16th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th Thursday 19th Friday 20th Screening and QnA with Competition College Peter Sellers & The The Peoples Choice Morning QnA of Animator, Screenings: Morning ‘World War 1 Day’ Goons Exhibition Award (10am start ‘2AM’ Barry Purves • Best Narrative (10am start) Coppice Theatre, TV Studio, Coppice Theatre, unless stated) Coppice Theatre, Coppice Theatre, Feature AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College • Best Narrative Short Lunch Lunch ‘Ghostbusters Screening and Screening of Competition Afternoon Day’ QnA of QnA with ‘Flash Gordon’ Afternoon Screenings: (1pm start The Church of St ‘East’ Sound Engineer Dean Covill Coppice Theatre, (1pm start) • Best Docu Feature unless stated) James, Accrington, Coppice Theatre, Coppice Theatre, AccRoss College AccRoss College • Best Docu Short 2pm AccRoss College Screening and Screening of Evening QnA of The Wrap Party ‘The Exorcist’ Evening (7pm start ‘Get Carter’ Grants Bar, Accrington Town (7pm start) Accrington Town Accrington, 7:30pm unless stated) Hall, 7:30pm Hall, 7:00pm For Coppice Centre call 01254 354 097 or email us at [email protected]. For Accrington Town Hall call 01254 380293 or visit www.hyndburnleisure.ticketsource.co.uk Please note numbers are limited. Time Date Time Date Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th Monday 16th Tuesday 17th Wednesday 18th Thursday 19th Friday 20th Screening and QnA with Competition College Peter Sellers & The The Peoples Choice Morning QnA of Animator, Screenings: Morning ‘World War 1 Day’ Goons Exhibition Award (10am start ‘2AM’ Barry Purves • Best Narrative (10am start) Coppice Theatre, TV Studio, Coppice Theatre, unless stated) Coppice Theatre, Coppice Theatre, Feature AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College AccRoss College • Best Narrative Short Lunch Lunch ‘Ghostbusters Screening and Screening of Competition Afternoon Day’ QnA of QnA with ‘Flash Gordon’ Afternoon Screenings: (1pm start The Church of St ‘East’ Sound Engineer Dean Covill Coppice Theatre, (1pm start) • Best Docu Feature unless stated) James, Accrington, Coppice Theatre, Coppice Theatre, AccRoss College AccRoss College • Best Docu Short 2pm AccRoss College Screening and Screening of Evening QnA of The Wrap Party ‘The Exorcist’ Evening (7pm start ‘Get Carter’ Grants Bar, Accrington Town (7pm start) Accrington Town Accrington, 7:30pm unless stated) Hall, 7:30pm Hall, 7:00pm Pen9 Film Festival 2015: Venues Coppice Theatre & TV Studio The Church of St James AccRoss College, Broad Oak Campus, Church Street, Accrington. Sandy Lane, Accrington. BB5 2AW Accrington Town Hall Grants Bar 42-44 Blackburn Road, Accrington. BB5 1LA 1 Manchester Road, Accrington. BB5 2BQ Pen9 Film Festival 2015: How to find us To Burnley, Clitheroe and Whalley Eastgate (A680) To Blackburn, Blackburn Road Darwen and Preston Sandy Lane Manchester Road To Bury, Rawtenstall and Manchester The Exorcist 1973 Friday 13th March, 7:30pm Horror Night at Accrington Town Hall. £5.00 When a teenage girl is possessed by a For tickets please contact the Town Hall mysterious entity, her mother seeks the ticket line. help of two priests to save her daughter. Spooky cocktails and other refreshments Directed by: William Friedkin will be available at the bar throughout the Staring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and evening. Linda Blair Ghostbusters 1984 Saturday 14th March, 2pm start, film begins 5pm Special screening at The Church of St James, Accrington. Three unemployed parapsychology This is a FREE EVENT with plenty of fun professors set up shop as a unique ghost events and stalls based around the film for removal service. all the family (meet the Ghostbusters and see the Ecto1 car). Directed by: Ivan Reitman Staring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Just turn up and find a spot! Sigourney Weaver This film is unrated 2AM with filmmakers Q&A Monday 16th March, 10am start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. Ideal for Schools & Colleges. Three strangers are forced to make a Directed by: Chris Cronin questionable decision when they discover a Starring: Andrew Coppin, Emma Kenny, body in a diner’s bathroom. Joseph Stacey and David Edward-Robertson This film is unrated East with filmmakers Q&A Monday 16th March, 1pm start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. Ideal for Colleges and filmmakers. Elva and Sammy are on a journey - to in need of help. Neverland. When their parents are killed in a tragic accident, Elva and Sammy run away Directed by: Leonora Lim-Moore from home; heading East to find a better life. Starring: Nancy Boo Orchis-Evans, Greg But things don’t go to plan and soon they’re Patmore, Leonora Lim-Moore Animation Master Class Tuesday 17th March, 10am start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. ideal for Schools & Colleges. Barry Purves is an OSCAR and BAFTA • Chorlton & the Wheelies (Cosgrove Hall) nominated Animator and Director, • Danger Mouse (Cosgrove Hall) passionate about the art of film-making. He • Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton Productions) will be discussing his life and work, which includes: Part of the Mike Hodges retrospective Flash Gordon 1980 Tuesday 17th March, 1pm start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. Ideal for Schools & Colleges. A football player and his friends travel to the Directed by: Mike Hodges planet Mongo and find themselves fighting Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save and Max von Sydow Earth from destruction and slavery. Part of the Mike Hodges retrospective Get Carter 1971 with filmmakers Q&A Tuesday 17th March, 7pm start At Accrington Town Hall. £5.00 When his brother dies under mysterious Plus a question and answer session with circumstances in a car accident, London the Director himself. gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate. For tickets please contact the Town Hall ticket line. Directed by: Mike Hodges Starring: Michael Caine, & Britt Ekland This film is World War One Centenary Films unrated Wednesday 18th March, 10am start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. ideal for Schools & Colleges. This event is part of the WW1 Centenary Remembrance. It includes the premiere screening of ‘A Pals Tale’ a heritage lottery funded film about the Accrington Pals. Refreshments and displays will also be available. Entry is only available by booking on this special screening. Please contact the Coppice Theatre. Last years winner… The Poseidon Project, Best Documentary Feature Competition Screenings Wednesday 18th March, 1pm start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. The Pennine Film Festival has film makers • Best Documentary Feature enter the competition from all over the • Best Documentary Short world. The winners will be selected after February. Please see the website for details on the winners. Peter Sellers & The Goons Exhibit Thursday 19th March The TV Studio, Coppice Centre. This is a free event. ideal for Schools & Colleges. Archive Presentation (starting at 10am) and Exhibition (open until 7pm) of photos and footage of the legendary Peter Sellers and the Goon Show. Last years winners… The Precipice, Best Narrative Feature & The Jigsaw, Best Narrative Short Competition Screenings Thursday 19th March, 10:30am start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. The Pennine Film Festival has film makers • Best Narrative Feature enter the competition from all over the • Best Narrative Short world. The winners will be selected after February. Please see the website for details on the winners. Sound Engineer Dean Covill will be available to answer any questions you may have. Filmography includes: • After Earth • 47 Ronin • Fresh Meat • Coronation Street Sound in Film & TV Thursday 19th March, 1pm start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. This is ideal for Schools & Colleges. Ever wondered what a sound engineer does? Want to know more about how to become one? Get advice, tips and know-how from an industry insider. Last years winner…Sticks and Stones The People's Choice Award Friday 20th March, 10am start At the Coppice Theatre. This is a free event. The Pennine Film Festival has film makers 10 short films will be short-listed. enter the competition from all over the You choose your favourite and the one with world. The winners will be selected after the most votes from the live audience will February. Please see the website for details win the award. on the winners. Wrap Party Friday 20th March, 7:30pm At Grants Bar, Accrington. This is a free event. Want to network with filmmakers and the Pen9 crew? Enjoy a pint with the north west new wave of northern filmmakers and bring your own short films for an informal screening. The Mike Hodges Retrospective Mike Hodges was born on July 29, 1932 in Bristol, England as Michael Tommy Hodges. He is a director and producer, known for Get Carter (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and Croupier (1998). Screening Flash Gordon “A film is alive. You 1pm, Tuesday 17th March at the Coppice Theatre.