FESTIVAL PROGRAMME THE 14TH KESWICK1 FILM FESTIVAL contents Festival Information 03/ Welcome 04/ 2013 Themes 05/ Guests & Events Welcome 09/ An Interview with Shirley Henderson The 14th Keswick Film Festival Film Listings 14/ Thursday 15/ Friday 21–24 February 2013 22/ Saturday 29/ Sunday Details 36/ Tickets & Travel 37/ Sponsors 38/ Film Timeline 39/ Town Map Last year John Hurt described film festivals And each year we try to bring you as ‘important to the (film) business – and something new. This year it’s building on a lot of fun’. And we are delighted he and our local talent with film and music by St Anwen had such fun they are coming back Herbert’s School children with BlueJam this year. We kick off a series of festivals and, in the Theatre Exhibition spaces, film- in Keswick that continues through the year related art — inspired by our programme — bringing poetry, writers and literature; jazz; by students of Carlisle College. Be sure to beers; outdoor events and lots more to go and see them both. the town. And as well as fun, film brings So all of this along with the Best of the entertainment, education, new ideas and Fests, great guests and all the fun of the views of different worlds. Festival awaits you! Have a look at our themes in the next few Thanks to all the sponsors, local pages and the films we have found to fill businesses, committee and audience for them this year. I already can’t decide which once again bringing all of this to Keswick. films to see! Make sure you check the films that do not fit into our themes or events Ann Martin, but are still great choices. Festival Director 3 2013 Themes Celebrating the We Don’t Need Senses No Education When we decided to try and find films For our education theme, we offer three to celebrate the five senses we were films which focus not only on the theme surprised at how few films there were that of education but go out of the classroom we felt fitted some of the five. And how and into wider society. Evil (Ondskan) many, not surprisingly, we could put in the and Play, both from Sweden, and The ‘sight’ and ‘sound’ categories. So we offer, Wave from Germany. These films have for taste, A Simple Life from Hong Kong life at school at their heart but also show 2013 and for touch, Touch from USA; for smell, unforeseen consequences of bullying and Scent of a Woman; for sound, Good conformism and illustrate just how much of Vibrations, War Requiem, The Man With an education the participants really need. The Jazz Guitar and Peace and Conflict Guests & Events and, for sight, Men at Lunch, McCullin, Nostalgia for the Light and Junction for Having Fun. With Guests: John Hurt / Tony Britten / Don Boyd / Lucy Mathen / Keswick Peace and Human Rights Group Speakers 4 John Hurt Don Boyd Keswick Peace Osprey Short We are delighted to welcome John back In Conversation, Sunday 3.30pm, Main House and Human Rights Film Awards again this year. A prolific actor, John has Sometimes those who exert the most Saturday 2.00pm, Alhambra, Free Entry completed several more films and been on influence within the arts are the least Group Speakers The Osprey Short Film Awards highlights stage in the US since we saw him last year. well known. We are delighted to welcome Saturday 9.30am & Sunday 11.00am, Main House the work of film makers with a Cumbria Among other awards, John has a Golden Don, about whom the BFI says ‘Described This year’s chosen themes by the Group connection. The Open and Under 18 Globe, numerous BAFTAs including last by Alexander Walker as “a one man film are Palestine and the plight of the shortlisted entries are shown at the festival year’s Outstanding British Contribution industry” Don Boyd has significantly Chagossians and they have selected films and the winners receive cash prizes. This to Cinema Award plus several Academy influenced the face of British film since and speakers for these topics. year’s winners will be announced at the Award nominations. He is known to both his first feature in the mid-1970s.’ event by judges Carl Hunter and Clare young and old from his wide range of film, They then go on to praise Boyd as There are a number of other films in the Heaney and members of the Festival voice-over and television work. ‘unquestionably committed to indigenous festival with a human rights interest, in Committee. Prize winners will receive British cinema.’ Among many and varied particular Nostalgia for the Light, War This year we have Patron’s Choice, where certificates from John Hurt. roles in film and television over the years, Requiem, Back to the Square, Junction he will be introducing a film he has chosen, Don has worked with Derek Jarman and for Having Fun, and La Pirogue. plus a Q&A and appearances at other produced War Requiem. The Opening Party events during the weekend. Saturday 9.30am, Main House Thursday 6.30pm, Theatre by the Lake, Pass holders Bernard Nourrice, 53, a former Diego Tony Britten Lucy Mathen Garcia resident who ended up in Britain in Our fantastic opening party at the theatre is always a great way to kick off the In Conversation, Sunday 3.30pm, Main House From becoming the BBC’s first female search of a better life, and member of the Asian reporter — when she joined John Chagossian Refugee Support Group. He festival and meet the festival organisers, Last year he introduced our opening Craven’s Newsround in 1976 — to her says “The Americans will never leave Diego other film goers and perhaps even some of film and this year he is back with Peace work as an opthamologist and doctor, Lucy Garcia.. .. as I was born on that island, it’s our guests. Entry is free for pass holders and Conflict, a new film celebrating Mathen has always paved her own way. still in me that one day I will be buried in and invited guests and includes food and Benjamin Britten. In 2000, she founded Second Sight, a the place where I was born.” He will be a drink provided by our generous sponsor cafés and restaurants around town. Please Tony is a composer and arranger of film, charity which works to eradicate cataract accompanied by Gianny Stevens Augustin. do support them throughout the Festival. opera and theatre music. blindness in rural India, saying ‘I couldn’t change the world as a journalist’. We Sunday 11.00am, Main House (See p39) He will be joined by Anwen Rees-Myers, are pleased to welcome Lucy and show Mohammed Mukulmar, a Gazan now who produced the film. Junction for Having Fun, a film about how residing in the UK. He is a psychotherapist Free Family Film a love of football helped change the lives who worked for 10 years with Palestinian Saturday 10.30am, Alhambra, Free Entry of women in rural India. Lucy will be selling victims of the military occupation in Gaza As usual we will be screening a film for all and signing her book. and now is the chairman of a small UK- the family at the Alhambra. Entry is free based charity promoting mental health to all and tickets will be distributed via the sector and human rights in Palestine. schools. Title to be announced. 6 7 Films at Rheged BlueJam and St Saturday 2.15pm and 3.45pm, Rheged, Penrith Herbert’s School Extending our partnership with Rheged we Friday 6.00pm, Studio have two events in the IMAX theatre on Thanks to funding from The Hadfield Trust Saturday. Buses are available to and and Cumbria Community Foundation we from Rheged at suitable times for people take the festival into the local primary to see one or both of the events and there school and then bring some of the school is free parking. children into the festival. Food and drink is available along with a BlueJam Arts is a social enterprise range of shops and exhibitions. Entry to running an inter-generational music and the films is ticketed as usual, or free for arts programme in Cumbria. They have pass holders. been working with some of the children to In Conversation produce film and music for us. with Tony Britten Art Exhibitions in & Don Boyd the Theatre Sunday 3.30pm, Main House Throughout the Festival Two film directors brought together by the We have invited Carlisle College to put music of Benjamin Britten and the films on a film related art exhibition, on the first War Requiem and Peace and Conflict talk and second floors of the theatre, of work about bringing music to film. inspired by our programme. Thanks to the Theatre for allowing us to use their space Don Boyd is governor of the London Film and to Carlisle College. School, has his own companies and has been involved in the making of well over 50 films. Audience Award Throughout the Festival an interview with Tony is a composer, musical director Have your say on our film programme for and film-maker with a wealth of titles 2013 and vote for your favourite film in our involving composers. annual audience award. Shirley Henderson 8 Explain a little bit about Everyday, and mystery of that. Whenever you commit to all the time. And because it’s not scripted, Is the key that they’re not performing lines from about your character. any job with Michael, you never quite know you’ve got to make something quickly.