| DEREK MALCOLM 1932-2023 |
| Cinema For All was very sad to learn that our honorary president, the esteemed film critic Derek Malcolm, passed away last Saturday. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends and feel immense gratitude for his commitment to the film society and community cinema movement. |
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| NEW TITLES AVAILABLE ON THE BOOKING SCHEME |
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| Medusa Deluxe – Available from 02/10/23
After a stylist is found dead at a hairdressing competition, the remaining competitors try to uncover the killer over the course of an evening, in this vivacious and absurdly comic ensemble drama. |
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| Pamfir – Available now
When a reformed smuggler returns home to his town on the Ukrainian border, he’s determined to earn an honest living and set an example for his son. But in a town where corruption, crime and religion are inextricably linked, his plan is quickly thwarted. |
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| Passages – Coming soon
Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared for. |
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| Translations – Available now
When the best friend of her deceased brother visits agrophobic Stef at her home, sparks fly. As they start to unpack their shared trauma, they question if their relationship can ever break free from its confines in this moving English and Welsh language drama. |
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| Vote 100: Born a Rebel – Available now
A 15 minute short film made by Cinema For All together with the Yorkshire, North East and North West Film Archives is an exploration of women in protest across the North of England and marks 100 years since the start of women’s suffrage in the UK. Screen now for just £30! |
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| GOODBYE AND THANK YOU TO CINEMA FOR ALL CHIEF EXECUTIVE DEBORAH PARKER |
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| Our much loved Chief Executive Deborah Parker will be leaving Cinema For All for her next adventures. We are all very sad to see her going but excited for her next journey. We are so grateful for the hard work, dedication and leadership that she has devoted to the community cinema movement over the last 11 years. |
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| WELCOME TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS |
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| Cinema For All are very excited to welcome three new Trustees to serve on our Board! Jules Roberts and Carmen Paddock have joined us as Board members, and Patrick Campbell as our new Treasurer. We can’t wait to work with them and learn from their respective expertise during what is a very exciting time for the organisation. |
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| SCREEN NOSFERATU WITH A LIVE SCORE THIS HALLOWEEN 🎃 |
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| Northern Silent Film Festival invites Cinema For All members to be part of a region-wide, month-long celebration of live music with film this October. Planning your autumn programme? Take part in the celebrations with a live-scored Halloween screening of F.W. Murnau’s enduring horror classic, Nosferatu, available on our Booking Scheme for just £90. |
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| Want want some support in putting on a live-scored film? Book a call with Cinema For All to discuss your screening here. |
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| NEW FROM FILMBANKMEDIA |
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| MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT |
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| Manchester and Salford Film Society have created a beautiful booklet chronicling their 92 year history through nine objects from their archives, celebrating their incredible volunteers, past and present, and their dedicated audiences. |
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| Do you want to tell everyone about the amazing work your community cinema is doing in Newsreel? Email Pat at pat@cinemaforall.org.uk for any support we can offer. |
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| NOTES FROM THE NHS FRONTLINE ROUND UP |
| Notes from the NHS Frontline was a collaboration with the NHS Wellbeing Hub of three films exploring key workers and their responses to the pandemic, with screenings taking place across June in the North East and Cumbria. A huge thanks to all of our partnering community cinemas, who put on such inspiring screenings, and a huge thanks to everyone who came along to one of the screenings and made them such a success. |
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| WELCOME BEACON FILMS TO OUR EQUIPMENT HIRE SCHEME |
| We’re excited to partner with Beacon Films as a new North East equipment hub! Beacon Films are an award winning production organisation for neurodivergent and disabled filmmakers, based in Newcastle. We can’t wait to work with them to continue to increase cinema provision in the area. |
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| COULD YOU BE A CUMBRIA KIT HOST? |
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| We’re looking to have new kit available in Cumbria! Are you a community cinema for film society based in Cumbria that would like to host our kit? Know an organisation that would be a great fit? Get in touch with Pat at pat@cinemaforall.org.uk. |
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| NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY PROGRAMME GUIDE |
| To celebrate National Book Lovers Day on 9th August, our interns have put together this handy programming guide of just some of the best book to film adaptations available through our Booking Scheme! |
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| ADVENTURES IN CINEMA FUND – FILM HUB SCOTLAND |
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| The Adventures in Cinema fund will support activity that helps children and young people to be able to regularly experience the fun of cinema and to enjoy a wider range of screen culture. Members of Film Hub Scotland can access up to £2,000 to support your screenings and events. |
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