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- Chorley Film Society have recently received a £5200 grant to put towards new equipment. Community Funding for Lancashire Grassroots and Chorley Council have awarded the grant so the Society can buy HD equipment to vastly improve picture quality in their 236-seater venue. The group are currently testing projectors, and will have the new equipment installed in Chorley Little Theatre by the start of their new season on 13th September. www.chorleyfilm.co.uk
- Chorley is also sad to announce the death of co-founder and former chair John Hughes. Membership secretary Ian Lynch said: "John was the longest continuous member of the committee having joined in only our second season. He was chairman and projectionist for a number of years while we ran on 16mm. He oversaw the move to two parallel projectors which avoided the uncomfortable break between reels and then over to a long-play-device which avoided the not much better switch over between projectors. He still projected when we went digital but was happier to defer to younger folk like me once the finesse of lacing and splicing was no longer required." BFFS extends our sympathies to Chorley Film Society and John's family.
- Screen at Hay are delighted to announced their First Festival of British Cinema. The festival aims to salute some of the great British directors, including Powell, Hitchcock, Roeg and Jarman. The festival will also celebrate Welsh and Borders life with archival film, including films on Welsh cultural icons Raymond Williams and R S Thomas.
In addition to showcasing new indie films introduced by their directors, there will also be a fantastic programme of directors in conversation with Radio 4's Francine Stock. The Festival team hope to provide something for everyone through the eclectic and diverse programme. Screen at Hay's Festival of British Cinema 4th-6th September. www.filmfestivalhay.co.uk
- Peter Mitchell, of Octagon Films in Market Harborough has been meticulously collecting audience reactions and has kindly provided them to BFFS to help other organisations in their programme choices. You can download the full list here.
Many thanks Peter!
- John Gimson of Bude Community Cinema has kindly written a fascinating piece for the BFFS website on his quest to find the right thermal ticket printer for his brand new organisation. Download the article.
www.budecinema.org.uk
