Create Central Skills Accelerator Briefing 1
2023-06-26 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
Create Central is hosting an online briefing to hear more about our upcoming Skills Accelerator programme of activities.
Come and find out why we were selected as one of six UK BFI Skills Clusters, and how this work combines with our wider activity most recently announced at the Create Central Shape the Future launch.
This briefing is an opportunity for you to hear an overview of our plans around the Skills Accelerator training programmes, our commitment to engaging talent from underrepresented backgrounds and how we are building on industry partnerships.
Learn more about how these activities will connect local skills bases, support talent across the West Midlands, and create opportunities to engage with Create Central further. We will be holding two online briefings on:
Monday 26 June at 3pm & Wednesday 28 June at 1pm
The briefings will be approximately 60mins and are the same, so you only need to register for one. There will be a presentation as part of these online briefings and an opportunity to ask questions afterwards.
Please note, this is an introductory briefing and will give an overview of the upcoming programme of activities. There will be further detailed briefings in July about how to tender to deliver any of the training programmes outlined.
TO REGISTER
STEP ONE
Please complete the monitoring form and you will be given a password to register for the briefing.
Completion and submission of the monitoring form is a requirement for taking part in any of our activities*.
STEP TWO
Email the password and the date you would like to attend to skills@createcentraluk.com and we will send details and a link for the session closer to the date. Please let us know if you have any access requirements for an online meeting held on Zoom.
*ABOUT THE MONITORING FORM
Create Central is committed to increasing the diversity of our creative workforce in the West Midlands. We know, like everywhere else in the UK, our industry workforce doesn’t represent the people who live here.
We have been selected by British Film Institute (BFI) as one of six skills clusters. The funding focusses on establishing localised support for skills development and training, with a clear aim to create new opportunities for people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in the sector – it is all about increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in the film and TV industry.
We know it can feel like an irritation to be asked about private information, but it’s really important for us to gather this data so we can start to see the impact of the funding we have been given and know that we are really reaching the people this funding is designed to support. We would be extremely grateful if you could fill in the form which is completely ANONYMOUS. A ‘prefer not to say’ option is provided throughout.

Rudy - Screening
2023-06-24 17:00 - 20:30 | Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH, United Kingdom
Midlands filmmaker Shona Auerbach presents her new feature Rudy, a poignant insight into love, loss and moving on. Stuck as a proxy parent to her younger siblings and dealing with a recent loss, the titular Rudy feels increasingly pushed out when her home gets opened up to a paying guest. Through a newfound friendship with a boy from Coventry, she discovers fun, freedom and autonomy, but is it at the sacrifice of unspoken family wounds?
Screening in 24th and 28th June. The screening on Saturday 24th June will be followed by a live onstage Q&A with director Shona Auerbach.

Duration includes trailers and adverts. Please note that we do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy. See more information about Relaxed Screenings here. MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

Birmingham Indian Film Festival 2023
2023-06-23 - 2023-07-02 | Multiple Venues
The Birmingham Indian Film festival returns to the MAC Birmingham and The Electric from Friday 23 June to Sunday 2 July and includes previews of international festival successes alongside the ever-popular Too Desi Too Queer and new Brit-Asian Shorts programmes.

The festival is divided across a number of strands and many screenings will be followed by a Q&A. Tickets will be releasing shortly and we will be announcing our opening night film very soon.

Screen B14: Midlands Shorts
2023-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Cuban Embassy (The Bulls Head), 23 St Mary's Row, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8HW
We are Screen B14, Kings Heath’s first community cinema. We aim to bring accessible, affordable, AMAZING cinema straight to you. To us, there’s nothing better than experiencing film together, whether it be a family-friendly adventure or a small independent gem.
Join us for a celebration of Midlands talent as we screen a selection of short films made in the region.

Relationships on Film: Healthy Relationships
2023-06-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
This course is part of Relationships on Film, a series of short learning experiences to support sex and relationships education.
With intimate relationships coming in all different shapes and sizes, how can we teach young people to recognise the difference between healthy and harmful relationship behaviours?
Designed in partnership with the leading sexual health and wellbeing charity, Brook, this course provides practical and engaging film-based teaching ideas to support educators of 11–16-year-olds in exploring the traits of healthy relationships. Through our curated selection of film content, you’ll learn how to discuss the sex and relationships issues facing young people today using a medium that is both familiar and relatable.
Along the way, you’ll gain access to a range of materials to enhance your teaching including ready-to-use lessons and resources, professional short and youth-made films, as well as feature-length content available to stream on Into Film+.
As part of this course series, we are also offering a free live webinar, focused on teaching about sex and relationships in a digital context. In addition to accessing exclusive content, not available as part of the courses, this session is a chance to ask questions to course experts and share ideas with educators across the UK.
The webinar will be held on:
Thursday 22 June 2023 at 4:00pm – Relationships on Film: Let’s Get Digital
A Welsh language webinar to accompany this course series will also run on Tuesday 4 July 2023. If you are interested in attending, please email us at cardiff@intofilm.org by Friday 16 June 2023.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Analyse film highlights to explore the common features of healthy relationships

Examine how the media presents idealised (and sometimes unrealistic) relationships
Develop strategies for dealing with conflict and break-ups, using scenarios from films to stimulate discussion.

Enrol and start learning for free today.
Into Film courses are only available for UK-based teachers.
As part of your school’s policy on sharing RSE content with parents, we welcome any screening of our Relationships on Film teaching content in your school, if it is required.

Going Freelance / Setting Up Your Production Company
2023-06-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
BFI Film Academy Labs are monthly events for young filmmakers who are trying to get their start in the screen industries.
This second BFI Film Academy Lab of the 2023/24 season will give you a range of perspectives on the benefits, challenges and experience of being a freelancer in the screen industries and/or running a production company.
Danielle Fahiya will chair a panel of filmmakers with a huge amount of experience in front of and behind the camera, across fiction, documentary, animation, live streaming and more. They’ll be discussing when is the right time to take these steps in your career, finding and working with clients, the rules and practices you’ll need to know, and managing budgets, billing and schedules. We’d also like to hear from you: questions can be emailed in advance to filmacademy@chapter.org or asked on the night using the Zoom Q&A feature.
This Business of Film Lab is delivered by Chapter in Wales.

Host:
Danielle Fahiya is an actor, writer and presenter from Cardiff. She is a frequent host for BBC Wales, BAFTA Cymru and more, and her podcast series Mattan: Injustice Of A Hanged Man for BBC Sounds was widely acclaimed on its release last year.
Panel:
Dani Abram is a freelance animator working in feature films, TV and AAA games. She has worked for Aardman Animation (for Star Wars: Visions), Cartoon Saloon and many more, and is also the host of the Retakes podcast for freelance animators.
Toby Cameron is a director, producer and founder of On Par Productions, a Cardiff-based company working across film, TV & commercials. On Par’s film Louder Is Not Always Clearer was recently nominated for Best Short at the BAFTA Cymru awards and their most recent documentary Born Deaf Raised Hearing, was watched by 1.4 million people on BBC 1.
Daniel J. Harris is the Managing Director at Focus Shift Films and Commercial Director at EatSleep Media. He works in both fiction and non-fiction across a range of formats, from shorts to features to live sports, and his clients include Football Association of Wales and BBC Wales.

Masterclass
18:30 – 19:45 GMT
Zoom Webinar
Register for this event via the Register button at the top of the page.
You will then be sent a confirmation email with details on how to join the session 48 hours before the event and once again on the morning of the event.
You will have an opportunity throughout the session to ask our speakers questions, and we encourage you to get thinking now on what you’d like to know!
Please note: this session will be recorded and event footage will be used on YouTube, the BFI website and social platforms.

About BFI Film Academy Labs
BFI Film Academy Labs are all about helping 16- to 25-year-olds break into the screen industries. These monthly practical sessions are led by industry professionals, with a focus on explaining the specifics of working in film and television, and developing your skills to become the best screen creative you can be.
The Labs are programmed across three strands: Business of Film, Career Ladder and Storytelling.

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Sikhlens Film Festival 2023
2023-06-17 11:00 - 20:30 | Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham, B4 7XG, United Kingdom
SCHEDULE
SESSION 1- Children Session (11:00 to 12:15)- Featuring
Music by Kaviraj Dhadyalla and Bhinderjeet Neer
The Stone that hit Maharaja Ranjit Singh & Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Return of the Koh I Noor Diamond
SESSION 2- Sikh Heritage, Art & Culture (13:15- 15:45)- Featuring
Film on the amazing journey of internationally acclaimed artists “The Singh Twins” followed by a Q&A.
Book Launch of “Jewels From Sikh Wisdom” with artwork by The Singh Twins
Various videos including ; Style with Kaur, Drawn from Life, KAUR
Q & A Session–Dr Parvinder Shergill, Rav Singh, Gurinder Mann & Narvir Singh
SESSION 3- Sikh Dharam & the Future Challenges (16:30-18:00)- Featuring
Jaagdi Neend (Reality Decoded)- The challenges confronting the new generation about the role of Virtual Reality & AI
Panel discussion with Australian filmakers- Munpreet Dhillon, Harpreet Singh, Taranjit Singh (Taran 3d), Bicky Singh & Bhupinder Singh Bhasin
SESSION 4- Forgiveness & Reconciliation (18:45- 20:15)
VISIT TO CAPE COAST CASTLE FILM- Faith leaders delegation visit to the slave castle Accra in Ghana where 40 million slaves were taken. An interfaith delegation travels to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, Africa. Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty “slave castles”, or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese “feitoria” or trading post, established in 1555, which they named Cabo Corso. Despite 12 million slaves that left Africa never to return home, forgiveness is the path to reconciliation and self-healing or you remain in your own prison.
Followed by Q&A
Tickets are per session, all ticket holders will also have access to the platform area where there will be amazing 3D demos by Taran (Taran 3d) & Gurinder Mann of Sikh museum initiative, Arts and crafts exhibitors & live music by Sandeep Kandola . Music by KaviRaj Singh on Santoor & Bhindarjit Singh on Tabla

BYFN Meetup June 2023
2023-06-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Mockingbird Cinema, Custard factory, Birmingham, B9 4AA, United Kingdom
We’re inviting our network members and anyone else interested in joining the network to join us at the Mockingbird Cinema to catch up, meet new people and update each other what you’re up to.
5.30pm – Arrivals
6pm – Opportunities and Updates
7pm – Networking
We want young people (16-25 years old) who want to meet like minded people to give themselves the opportunity to create and grow. We want to help foster a strong filmmaking community with the aim of helping each other to realise their potential.
Note: we will also be taking photos and/or videos at the event. Please inform us ahead of the event or upon arrival if you do not wish for your photo to be taken.

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2023
2023-06-13 - 2023-06-15 | Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH, United Kingdom
Returning for its fourth annual Festival, we continue celebrating the Windrush Generation through WCFF.

The festival takes place over 3 days in June.

Tuesday 13th June – Young Soul Rebels + Shantaye’s World
Wednesday 14th June – The ID Project – My Dominica Story + Pattern
Thursday 15th June – 501 Not Out

Duration includes trailers and adverts. Please note that we do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy. See more information about Relaxed Screenings here. MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

6th Annual B-Film PGR Symposium
2023-06-12 13:00 - 17:40 | University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
About this event
We are pleased to announce the return of the B-Film Annual Postgraduate Researcher Symposium for 2023: ‘Film and Television: Memory, Nostalgia and Identity.’
The symposium will be hybrid and will take place on 12th June at the University of Birmingham (Carroll room, G15, miurhead tower) and via zoom.
Keynote speaker – Professor Danielle Hipkins (University of Exeter): Cinema, Memory, Girlhood
Registration:
Registration is necessary to attend – you may register either in-person or online attendance for the symposium (online registration includes zoom links for keynote). There is also a separate registration for those who may not be able to attend the entire day, but would like to attend in-person Prof. Danielle Hipkins’ keynote speech at 4:30pm.
Programme:
1:00-1:10 Welcome/Opening Remarks
1:10-2:10 Panel 1 – Genre and Nostalgia

Matthew Bruce (University of Birmingham): The Portrayal of the Anachronistic ‘Hero’ in the OSS 117 films
Jemma Saunders (University of Birmingham): From the Old Ragdoll to the Big Town: (Re)discovering Birmingham after Rosie and Jim and Brum (video-essay)
Nina Jones (University of Birmingham): ‘We all had nightmares: The nostalgic effect of Crime Watch UK, gateway true crime and awakening the ‘Youth Sleuth’.

2:10-3:10 Panel 2 – Cultural Memory and Trauma

Victor Gonzalez (University of Catalonia): Revisiting The Stand: The Nostalgic Allure of the 90s TV miniseries
Irem Elbir (Hacettepe University): Cultural Memory and Minority Representation in Netflix’s The Club
Shanshan Wu (University of Liverpool) : Trauma and Post-memory in documentary film One Child Nation (2019)

3:10-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 Panel 3 – Memory and Viewing Practices

Matthew Bosica (University of Liverpool): Sleepers: Mediocre movies on HBO that formed a cycle of films for Generation X
Cormac Donnelly (University of Glasgow): BBC2 – 9.30pm 19th September 1994
Enes Akdag (Kadir Has University): From An Outdoor Cinema to Multiplex: Tracing Concept of Non-Places in The Case of Caddebostan Budak

4:30-5:30 Keynote Speaker – Prof Danielle Hipkins (University of Exeter): Cinema, Memory, Girlhood
5:30-5:40 Closing Remarks

Accessing Handsworth Songs
2023-06-11 12:30 - 16:00 | Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH, United Kingdom
Film: Handsworth Songs
Duration: 180 mins
Director: John Akomfrah
Year of Release: 1986
Midlands Art Centre are delighted to host this special event which documents the journey to make Black Audio Film Collective’s 1986 film more – and differently – accessible.
Made for Channel 4 series Britain: The Lie Of The Land by multimedia group Black Audio Film Collective, acclaimed essay film Handsworth Songs was released just one year after the riots in Handsworth, Birmingham and Tottenham. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips and home movie footage, John Akomfrah’s award-winning film takes as its point of departure these violent events and the inability of the British media to go beyond its concern with demonising the rioters and their motives.
slow emergency siren, ongoing: Accessing Handsworth Songs developed as a year-long collaboration, co-led by LUX and Sarah Hayden, as part of a research project called Voices in the Gallery.
Elaine Lillian Joseph was commissioned to write and perform augmented audio description for the film and invited the Care-fuffle Working Group to develop creative captions. Audio-description and caption-users advised on the translations of sounds and images as they evolved.
Hannah Kemp-Welch worked with the project participants over a year to make [voices surface]: an audio-documentary about Accessing Handsworth Songs. This audio documentary, captioned by Care-fuffle Working Group, will also be launched at this event at MAC.
slowemergencysiren.org.uk
Schedule
12.30pm: Intro
12.45pm: Handsworth Songs screening
(audio described + captioned)
1.45pm: Q&A/panel with audio describer Elaine Lillian Joseph, sound artist Hannah Kemp-Welch, academic Sarah Hayden and head of LUX Ben Cook
(captioned + BSL interpreted)
2.30pm: Interval
3pm: Hannah Kemp-Welch’s [voices surface]: an audio documentary about
Accessing Handsworth Songs
(captioned)

Midlands Movies Awards 2023
2023-06-10 19:00 - 23:00 | Y Theatre, 7 East St, Leicester, LE1 6EY
The Midlands Movies Awards 2023 will take place on Saturday 10th June 2023 at The Y Theatre, 7 East St, Leicester LE1 6EY. The night opens its doors at 7pm with the ceremony kicking off at 8pm and a finishing time by 11pm (approx.)
Following the red carpet, photos and awards, attendees are invited to join together afterwards at Firebug Bar in Leicester city centre (10-minute walk from venue, open til 4am) for an informal meet-up to continue the evening’s celebrations.

Can I Live? Screening & Discussion
2023-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rep, 6 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EP, United Kingdom
CAN I LIVE? FROM THEATRE COMPLICITÉ
FILM: Conceived, written and performed by Fehinti Balogun
Created with world-renowned theatre company Complicité, Can I Live? is the story of how, as a part of the Global Majority, actor Fehinti Balogun‘s path has been forever changed by what he’s learnt about our planet. This energising and uplifting film is an exploration of the place where the climate emergency and social justice meet, and a call-to-action to anyone who is curious about what we can do to help.
“Why don’t we talk about it?”
Fehinti Balogun asks this urgent question and offers an invitation in Can I Live? – a vital digital performance about the climate catastrophe, sharing his personal journey into the biggest challenge of our times. Weaving his story with spoken word, rap, theatre, animation and the scientific facts, Fehinti charts a course through the fundamental issues underpinning the emergency, identifying the intimate relationship between the environmental crisis & the global struggle for social justice, and sharing how, as a young Black British man, he has found his place in the climate movement.
In the face of a sense of helplessness about the climate catastrophe, Can I Live? is an outstretched hand, inviting audiences to recognise they are not alone – and that through understanding the issues and connecting with the many powerful activists around the globe driving change, we can find a sense of hope for the future.
Please note, the screening of Can I Live? will be preceded by a screening of the short film The Migration Blanket – Climate Solidarity, which has a running time of 20 minutes.
Post film discussion
Global Majority, but out of the picture: Fehinti Balogan and Salma Zulfiqar address the barriers to environmental engagement for people of colour. Chaired by Nyasha Gudo.
Part of Climate Action Week with The Rep – don’t miss these exciting events!

Access Coordinator Programme Q&A Webinar
2023-06-09 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
TripleC, together with delivery partners DDPTV, Brazen Productions, C Talent and Access All Areas are running a new, paid professional development programme to support successful candidates to take up Access Coordinator roles on High End TV (HETV) productions. The programme is funded by ScreenSkills HETV fund.
This webinar will be hosted by TripleC and will give you the opportunity to ask any questions about the role of an Access Coordinator, the course or the application process. We will be joined by an Access Coordinator working in the industry who can share their experiences.
ACCESS: This session will have a BSL interpreter and live captions.
As this is a webinar session, your camera will not be on. You still have the opportunity to send your questions in via the Q&A section on the webinar.
We hope to see you there!
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*If you book for the session, and are then unable to attend, we kindly ask that you cancel your booking through Eventbrite, and then email TripleC ( the address will be in your confirmation email)
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Touch screen: Relaxed Sensory Cinema
2023-06-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Sense TouchBase Pears, Bristol Road, Selly Oak,, Birmingham, B29 6NA, United Kingdom
Join Artist Sarah Hamilton Baker on a sensory journey through film. In these relaxed screenings you will be invited to touch, smell and feel your way through the films!
We have three months of exciting short films curated by Flatpack Projects and funded by The Active Wellbeing Society to get your eyes popping and your body moving.
Get up and go! This selection is all about the impulse to move, as we bounce along with Hop Frog and feel the breeze as we zoom with Cycle in this fun packed film screening.
Who’s it for?
People of all ages are welcome but most suited for ages 3-12 years.
Access
These relaxed screenings will contain subtitles and Sarah will introduce a range of ‘Objects of Reference’ for throughout each film.
BSL interpreter available
Screening lasts approximately 45-50 mins
Please arrive 15 min early so that you can pay for your ticket at reception.
There are 3 slots available:

10:00am
11:30am
1:30pm

The Producers' Forum: Pitch Up
2023-06-05 19:30 - 20:30 | The Soloman Cutler, 5 Broad St, Birmingham, B1 2DS
MEMBER’S PITCH UP NIGHT
Along side our usual social networking fun, we’re holding our first Pitch Up event. Pitch your project and your skill.
Members can pitch projects they are working on to the rest of the forum. If you need help of any kind, funding, distribution, crewing, location etc, come and tell the forum!
You’re welcome to bring any presentation materials you wish, but do let us know if you need a projector or any specific items and we’ll do what we can.
But this isn’t just about what you need… it’s about what you have to offer too.
A chance to tell the team what you can do or assist with on their projects too.
We all find ourselves in need of help and certain skills so Pitch Up is a chance to ask and offer
The forum is about collaboration so let the members know what you have to offer, whether is services, facilities or skills.
Please Register on eventbrite to be part of the event. Entry Free
Looking forward to meeting filmmaker’s, scriptwriters, producers, professionals as well as students from the midlands at the monthly community meetup.

The Fighting Spirit Film Festival Presents: The Bruce Lee Marathon
2023-06-03 11:00 - 23:00 | Mockingbird Cinema, Custard factory, Birmingham, B9 4AA, United Kingdom
Fighting Spirit is a UK based group that organises martial arts and action themed Film Festivals throughout the country. Now in our 7th year, we have hosted events in London and Birmingham, and have built connections internationally with other film festivals in the UK, Spain, USA, South Korea, and Italy, with more in the pipeline.

428 mins | rated 18

The Fighting Spirit Film Festival Presents: The Bruce Lee Marathon
Event 11.30am – 11pm
Schedule:
12:00 – 14:15
Intro by Andrew Staton
No Girls in the Dojo Short (14min)
Game of Death (100min)
15 min break
14:30- 16:45
Phil Gillon intro
Haste Short (5min)
Bullet for Vengeance Short (16min)
Fist of Fury (106min)
30 min break
17:15-18:00
Shorts and Talk
Fsff Weng Yu and Mike Parkin talks with local film maker…
Teen Gohan is the alias of Birmingham born film maker and musician Bradley Shemmell, now based in London. He has directed several short films including boxing drama The Fight, action horror Stalkers and action comedy Lucky Xiang, all of which premiered at Fighting Spirit Film Festival. Lucky Xiang won Best British Short Film Cinematography and Best Actor at Fighting Spirit Film Festival in 2022. FSFF is credited by Teen Gohan for their continued support and active role in the martial arts filmmaking community in the UK to help foster new talent.
15 min break
18:15 -20:30
Intro by Matt Routledge and short clip from his doc
Kickstart My Heart (13min)
The Big Boss Mandarin cut (110min)
15 min break
20:45
Intro by Andrew Staton
Episode (12min)
Combat Zone (4min)
Way Of The Dragon (109min)
23:00 Finish

Film and TV locations walking tour 2.5hr version
2023-05-26 12:00 - 14:30 | 12 Lower Temple St, 12 Lower Temple St, Birmingham, B2 4JD, United Kingdom
About this event

Over the last few years, Hollywood legends Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg have chosen Birmingham to film parts of their latest blockbusters with ‘Ready Player One’ and ‘Mission Impossible 7’. The main reason is that some areas of Birmingham can double up for many places including, America and London, and further afield with Grand Central doubling up for Abu Dhabi airport for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One.
Join the Locationist – Birmingham, for this brand new tour, as you discover these epic filming locations where some scenes for films & television shows have been filmed including, ‘Ready Player One’, ‘Line of Duty [season 1], ‘Citadel’ ‘D.I Ray’, and ‘Mission Impossible 7’ and many more.
Lee Perkins, the lead tour presenter & director – who is a former BBC & ITV tour guide, tours operations manager, & live events presenter of over 10 years, will deliver an informative, and memorable tour. ‘with a genuine interest in the process of filmmaking & getting a real buzz when I have found filming locations myself on my travels around the world; I believe I can deliver an engaging & tour for fellow film fans with my vast experience in this specialist tourism arena. The tour will be packed full of ‘Easter Eggs’ and other pop culture references that film enthusiasts will LOVE!’ -Lee

Wolverhampton Film Festival 2023
2023-05-26 - 2023-05-28 | Multiple Venues
Welcome to Wolverhampton Film Festival.
Wolverhampton Film Festival is taking place over the space of 3 days within one of the the city’s cultural gems in the Newhampton Art Centre, the focus is to offer a platform that gives all filmmakers a chance to showcase their true potential! Join us for a grand mixture of films, workshops, and networking opportunities!
In the summer of 2021, the idea of the festival was launched and co-founded by local talents Gurjant Singh and Arun Kapur with the aim to champion the city of Wolverhampton. Through their mutual love of film and their hometown, it became a goal to give back to the city through the medium of film.
Whether it be you are a film enthusiast, creative or general public, Wolverhampton Film Festival is on a journey to bring people together from all walks of life. Wolverhampton Film Festival also aims to connect users from all parts of the Industry whether they be senior or just at the beginning of their journey.

Celebrating Birmingham Pride with Priscilla Queen of the Desert
2023-05-25 20:15 - 22:00 | THE ELECTRIC BIRMINGHAM, 47-49 Station Street, Birmingham, B5 4DY, United Kingdom
BIRMINGHAM PRIDE lights up the city 27th-28th May and, in the heart of Southside, next to the Gay Village, The Electric Cinema is celebrating with a special screening of THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (15), Thursday 25th May, 8.15pm, Screen 1.
**Enjoy a Queen of the Electric Cocktail, don those feathers and dress to impress to be in with a chance to win a bottle of bubbly for best costume and get ready to lip sync the night away!**

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is the story of three drag queens who leave Sydney and travel halfway across Australia to put on a show at a resort. Along the way their bus breaks down and they find themselves performing in unlikely places where the reactions range from hilarious to hostile to incredulous to accepting.
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WFTV in Conversation with Debbie Isitt and Networking
2023-05-23 18:30 - 21:00 | Mockingbird Cinema, Custard factory, Birmingham, B9 4AA, United Kingdom
Join WFTV for their next event in Birmingham for an evening with Debbie Isitt followed by networking hosted at The Mockingbird Cinema.
In this special event hosted by Jazz Gowans (Creative Director, Nine Lives Media), writer and director Debbie Isitt will be discussing her career in the industry so far, experience creating, writing directing four films as part of the hit Nativity series and adapting the series to stage, insight to her inimitable improv writing process as well as upcoming projects and what she has learnt along the way.
After the talk there will be networking drinks and the opportunity to meet colleagues from around the industry.
Event Schedule:
18:30: Arrival and check-in
19:00-20:00: Debbie Isitt in conversation & audience Q&A
20:00-21:00: Networking with WFTV members and industry colleagues

Man Like Mobeen 4 Premiere
2023-05-23 18:00 - 21:00 | The Bond, 180-182 Fazeley St, Birmingham, B5 5SE, United Kingdom
