Eastleigh Film Festival

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Boasting unique locations, one-off interactive cinematic experiences and classic films, Eastleigh Film Festival puts the excitement back

into going to the movies.

Welcome to the inaugural Eastleigh Film Festival. Boasting unique, interactive experiences and classic films, this new festival runs from 22 – 27 September 2014 and aims to put the excitement back into going to the movies. We’ve hand-picked title-linked locations around Eastleigh Town Centre to host one-off interactive cinematic experiences. Watch the zombie shopping mall infestation of Romero’s horror-classic Dawn of the Dead unfolding in The Swan Shopping Centre and catch the Coen Brothers’ cult comedy The Big Lebowski at Eastleigh’s Hollywood Lanes equivalent, AMF Bowling. These are just two of the many events taking place in this action-packed week.

The Festival aims to support budding film-makers from England and France and as part of our Industry Day we will be screening winning entries from the Festival’s short film competition.

Following the Festival, selected film-makers will be offered dedicated support to develop their practice and career

progression. The submission deadline for short-films is Friday 29th August 2014. For submission criteria and to enter visit:www.eastleighfilmfestival.com This event is supported by RECREATE (Interreg IV A France (Channel) England) which is a cross-border England-France creative enterprise programme to boost economic regeneration and create jobs through the development of the creative industries.

Cet évènement fait partie du projet RECREATE, Interreg transfrontalier France (Manche) Angleterre un projet Interreg transfrontalier France-Angleterre destiné à dynamiser la regeneration économique et la création d’emplois grâce au dévelopement des industries créatives.

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Welcome/Bienvenue

BBC One’s Film 2014 chief film critic Danny Leigh selected his top ten films from cinemas’ best loved genres for the Eastleigh Film Festival – you voted online, choosing which of these classics would make a triumphant return to the big screen at Vue, Eastleigh on our opening night.

Ten films were shortlisted to the three below. Danny Leigh will introduce each of the screenings; talking about why each film made the top of his list.

Opening Night

The Shining (15)(Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

Riding off on a creepy tricycle with the majority of votes was Kubrick’s much-loved hotel horror The Shining. Described by Danny as ‘a vision of cinematic grandeur which will scare you witless’, this is a rare return for the film to the big screen.

The Fly (18)(David Cronenberg, 1986)

Cronenberg’s ‘triumphantly gooey’ sci-fi spectacular tells the tale of a meek scientist transformed after a chance encounter with a humble housefly… “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

Les Diaboliques (12A) (Henri Georges Clouzot, 1955)

Clouzot’s unforgettable 50s chiller. This is a pitch-black tale of a love triangle among the staff of a run-down boarding school.

7.20pm 7.40pm 8.00pm

MON22nd All tickets £5

Danny Leigh hosts his film choices at Vue Cinema, Eastleigh

Box office: 023 8065 2333

Sparking a cult following and inspiring a laid-back religion with its release in 1998, Oscar-winning directorial duo the Coen Brothers’ The Big Lebowski sees Jeff Bridges in the role of a lifetime as ‘The Dude’.

* Bowling is limited and operates on a first-come-first-served basis between 7pm and 8pm. The film will start at 8pm.

“One of the funniest, coolest, most absurd cult films ever made, and one of the best from the dynamic duo.” IGN

“In a perfect world all movies would be made by the Coen brothers” Empire

£10 including free bowling* 7pm, AMF Bowling, Eastleigh

TUES23rd The Big Lebowski (18)

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See the Coen Brothers’ cult bowling comedy screened on Eastleigh’s Hollywood Lanes equivalent – AMF Bowling, with a chance to grab a White Russian and hit the bowling lanes.*

£20 with three course meal*7pm, La Fenice Italian Restaurant

High Street, Eastleigh

Enjoy a unique film/dining experience in Eastleigh’s very own family-run Italian restaurant, La Fenice. Superb Italian dishes lend the perfect backdrop to this gourmet cinematic experience.

Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s critically-acclaimed drama Big Night follows the story of brothers Primo and Secondo. Emigrating from Italy to New Jersey to start an Italian restaurant, the duo find themselves pitched against rival restaurant Pascal’s.

As Primo the irascible culinary genius and Secondo the enigmatic front-man struggle to keep the restaurant afloat, they come up with an idea to save The Paradise; a feast of a lifetime...

“Charming, funny, poignant and mouth-watering, this is most wisely

seen well fed beforehand or you’ll be drooling.” Empire

“As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features, Big Night is a lyric to the love of food, family and

persuasive acting.” Los Angeles Times

*You will be contacted following booking to make your menu choices

Menu

StarterGarlic bread (with or without Mozzarella)

Mushrooms with Taleggio cheeseSoup of the day

Main

Tagliatelle BologneseCaesar Salad (with or without chicken)

Spaghetti Carbonara Mushroom Risotto

Dessert Ice cream

Lemon tartTiramisu

Coffee

The Big Lebowski (18)WED24th Big Night (15)

Box office: 023 8065 2333

New French Cinema

Lucy Mazdon Head of Film at Southampton University and published author will highlight the history of French cinema in Britain and discuss the place and history of French Film in the UK. Lucy will also introduce two multi award-winning French film shorts: La Fugue (The Runaway, Jean-Bernard Marlin, 22mins, 2013) and Ce n’est pas un film de cow-boys (It’s Not a Cowboy Movie, Benjamin Parent, 11mins 2013)

Directed by Sylvain Chomet, The Illusionist is an Oscar-nominated French feature. This beautifully animated story follows the life of a French illusionist who finds himself out of work and decides to travel to Scotland where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever. The film’s animator Eric Ormond will join us for questions after the film.

This event is free but must be pre-booked*An Interreg IV A France (Channel) England funded project

WED24th

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FREE event as part of Recreate*6.45pm, The Point, Eastleigh

The Illusionist (PG) 8.15pm

Lucy Mazdon, Responsable Carrière Cinématographique de l’Université de Southampton, et auteur de plusieurs ouvrages sur l’Histoire du cinéma Français en Grande-Bretagne, présentera la place du cinéma Français au Royaume-Uni. Lucy diffusera également deux courts métrages lauréats de nombreux pris: La Fugue de Jean-Bernard Marlin (22 minutes, 2013) et Ce n’est pas un film de cow-boys de Benjamin Parent (11 minutes, 2013). Nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir l’animateur Eric Ormond à The Point pour une session de questions-réponses avec le public après la projection du film.

Follow in the footsteps of Astaire and Rogers as you take to the dance-floor for a Ballroom workshop led by professional teacher Tracie Gooch. The Point’s Adult Tappers will also entertain you in Astaire style before you sit back and watch this 1930s classic.

“Arguably the classiest and funniest of the RKO Astaire-Rogers musicals.” Film4

Round off your afternoon with a delicious cream tea, available to pre-order for £3.50.

It’s all glitz, glamour and glitter balls as we screen Baz Luhrman’s acclaimed Australian comedy Strictly Ballroom. The evening is topped and tailed with demonstrations from the under-16 pre-amateur Ballroom World Champions George Kennett and Chloe Barrett-Blake and Barton Peveril Youth Dance. Learn from the pros in a ballroom workshop and after the film dust off your dancing shoes and put what you’ve learnt to the test!

“Funny, charming and energetic. Baz Lurhman’s warm-up to Moulin Rouge.” eFilmcritic

FRI26th Top Hat (U)

£8 including workshop1pm, The Point, Eastleigh

Strictly Ballroom (PG)£10 including workshop

7pm, The Point, Eastleigh

Box office: 023 8065 2333

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life with just a few minor adjustments...

“...exquisitely handmade by a film lover with humour and a heart, for

a like-minded audience.” Empire

Tim Burton’sSAT27th Frankenweenie (PG)

£3 2pm, The Point, Eastleigh

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‘Where it all began’ animation workshops10am – 2pm @ The Sorting Office, Wells RoadWorking with a professional artist, make your own ghoulish animation, see it come to life on one of our Zoetropes and learn how to make one at home so that you can keep imagining and animating forever.

Zombie Make-up and Green Screen experience10am – 2pm @ The Swan CentreHave your face painted as the undead before you step onto a green screen and see yourself superimposed onto a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The results will be screened at The Swan Centre throughout the day for all to see.

Make your own Zombie Pet workshop10am – 2pm @ The PointIn the spirit of Frankenweenie every zombie needs their own zombie pet! Join us at The Point before Frankenweenie and create your own little monster with a talented local designer from The Sorting Office. Fabrics and patchworks provided.

Free family workshops* (Free as part of Recreate)

* Workshops are drop-in and on a first-come-first-served basis.

The definative zombie flick shuffles its way to Eastleigh’s Swan Shopping Centre. Eastleigh Film Festival comes to a close with a screening of Romero’s uncut, high-definition masterpiece at night in a deserted shopping mall. Scared? You will be!

The film follows the survivors of an expanding zombie apocalypse who take shelter in an abandoned shopping mall to enjoy all its consumerist trappings; before things start to go wrong, really wrong.

“Undoubtedly the zombie movie to end ‘em all.” Time Out

Come and experience an immersive evening of horror. This is not for the faint-hearted, but horror fans will experience this zombie classic like never before.

Refreshments will be available from the Centre’s cafes. This event is for over 18s only.

“Grim, gruelling but beautifully shot, this is intelligent, sophisticated horror.”

Empire

SAT27th Dawn of the Dead (18)

£108pm, The Swan Centre, Eastleigh

Box office: 023 8065 2333

Industry Day Thursday 25th from 2pm The Point, Eastleigh Free as part of Recreate

Free workshopsStoryboarding and pre-visualisation for film, games and animation

Led by Marcus Pullen (Blue Donut Studios)

Film commissioning and building a strong network Led by Rebecca Groves (Film Show and Tell/ Wired Sussex) and Gerard Melling

(Commissioning Executive at the BBC)

Film and TV directingLed by film director Lisa James-Larsson

Animation – Creating a new company in a harsh worldLed by FOAM Digital, a visual effects facility at The University of Portsmouth

This event is free but must be prebooked

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An ideal opportunity for emerging and aspiring filmmakers.

Bringing together a panel of experts, our Film Industry day offers a range of continuing professional development workshops, networking opportunities, an expert panel discussion, screenings of our short film competition-winners and the UK premiere of Lisa James-Larsson’s Ego.

An invited panel of Film Industry professionals discuss how they made their break into the film-making world and offer their top tips for success. Chaired by Owen Williams from Empire Magazine, the panel will also welcome Lisa James-Larsson (Director, Ego) Gerrard Melling (Commissioning Executive, BBC) Rebecca Groves (Film Show and Tell) FOAM Digital (Creators of Stina and the Wolf) Creative England and Lucy Mazdon (Head of Film at Southampton University.)

The expert panel will then announce and screen the winners of our short film competition.

Ego (UK premiere)Directed by Lisa James-Larsson 7.30pm

Playing in the UK for the first time, Ego is a romantic comedy drama about vanity, love, sex, and that things are not always as they seem. Oscar-shortlisted director Lisa James-Larsson: currently working on international crime drama The Hundred Code with Oscar-winning writer-director Bobby Moresco, will answer questions following the screening. (In Swedish with English subtitles.)

THURS25th

Box office: 023 8065 2333

Behind the ScreenFREE as part of Recreate

6pm, The Point, Eastleigh

Careers Morning10am-1pmAimed at 15 to 18 year olds exploring a career in film, our Careers Morning will include the chance to hear from industry professionals and take part in two practical workshops.

Between workshops students can browse our prospectus library and meet students and staff from a line-up of leading universities and production companies.Tickets: FREE as part of Recreate. (An Interreg IV A France (Channel) England funded project)

You decide the ending of our Regal Walk story With thanks to Recreate we are offering the chance for your words to become part of our Town’s heritage.

To commemorate the site of one of Eastleigh’s first cinemas The Regal Theatre, a series of decorative paving stones are being created to line the Town Centre’s Regal Walk.

Inspired by the people and places in the historical account ‘Tragedy at Bishopstoke Junction’* and created in the style of silent film titles, each stone will be engraved with a section of the story.

Every story needs an ending and this tale is no exception. Will it be yours?

Your entry needs to be 100 characters or less. Winners will be announced during the film festival. Enter online at www.eastleighfilmfestival.com or email: [email protected]

Eastleigh Film Festival and The Point wish to thank:

All our workshop leaders AMF Bowling BBCBFICommunauté d’agglomération du pays de FlersCreative EnglandDanny Leigh Empire

Eric OrmondFilm Hub SEFilmlance InternationalFilm Show and TellFrench Film Festival UK Gerrard MellingJulien Masson La FeniceLisa James-Larsson

*(Courtesy of Eastleigh and District Local History Society)

1. The Mazeppa engine glides into Bishopstoke Junction. 2. Superintendent Wilmer waits on the platform. The hiss of steam, the whistle’s blast. 3. The doors bang shut. A mother waves a lace handkerchief, a tear in her eye. 4. Away at last! The countryside rushes by.

5. Soot covered arms stoking the fire. Clement and Bist dash the sweat from their brows. 6. Danger! Passengers shriek at the sound of the screaming warning whistle. 7. Wheels skid, sparks fly as the driver attempts to avert disaster. 8. What happens next? You decide...

Lucy Mazdon Owen WilliamsPenelope Parrau RecreateThe Swan Centre University of PortsmouthUniversity of SouthamptonVUE Cinemas