Unofficial UK Film Societieswatch with an audience, on a big screen, movies not otherwise shown in your area. |
"Apart from being a great source of news and contacts, it's incredibly useful for spotting other people's good ideas - I quite often have a trawl through the programmes for that reason!" - film society organiser |
"I think the site you manage is very useful. I like to keep in touch with what other film groups are doing and showing - so I hope others find our information useful too." film society organiser |
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Click the picture to explore our interactive map with hundreds of societies and community cinemas. Zoom in - right down to street level - find a society and click on the marker for information about it. In South Somerset the amazing Clapton & Weyford society has a programme which should bring people in from far and wide - check it out. |
New SeasonMost programmes for 2010-2011 season are on our Programmes pages ... If your society's details are not there, let me know: webmaster@filmsocs.org.uk
You can watch scores of them at www.freedocumentaries.org an internet collection of hard-hitting material from around the world. Our picture shows part of The Long Walk to Freedom about the life of Nelson Mandela. Movies are streamed efficiently and at various sizes to suit your internet connection. There is no charge, though donations may be given. These movies may or may not be available through conventional distributors for film society use, but you can keep yourself informed ... DVD rental by post is, like film societies, often an alternative to inadequate local cinemas. But which service is best? Choose DVD Rental is an online DVD rental comparison site, which compares all of the companies currently operating in the UK and offer sfull, independent reviews and comparison tables to help you get the best deal as well as the latest news from the industry . A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com BFFS Current Block Booking MoviesGreat movies at a great price ! Click here for the latest (November 2009) lists as a pdf with all the titles. More good reasons to join The British Federation of Film Societies. |
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Ken Loach comes - Film Council goes ...
But bad news came on 25 July that the UK Film Council - major funder
for BFFS is to be cut as part of the government's austerity measures. Donna's
comment: "The sudden and unplanned demise of the Film Council is a direct
threat to us and many other worthy and unique film offices. Upcoming events
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Something DifferentThe Jack Stevenson Archive of 16/35mm prints offers something special for adventurous societies looking to feature cult/underground films. Details. |
Publicity pictures for your society. Try www.image.net the site just requires you to register and choose a password. The images seem to be getting bigger but are mostly 0.6 to 2 MB so take some time to download.
Checkout www.bbc.co.uk/collective for masses of reviews, interviews, etc. says Paul Schilling of SW Group. Of particular interest when you start considering next year bookings is www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/lff especially as last November was probably the strongest programme of movies I can ever remember at the LFF
Music for silent movies ... I am a professional classical pianist but can turn my hand to all styes of music. I like to improvise for any type of film subject. I had outstanding reviews at South Hill Park in Bracknell. My last film there was The Sentimental Bloke. Fee very reasonable but depends on the size of the venue. I will travel anywhere but am based in the South in the New Forest. A film synopsis is all I need as I do not need to have seen the film before. Contact Jillian on JMusicmaestro@aol.com
Contact us about changes or any other film society topic: webmaster@filmsocs.org.uk
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"If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him? "