Holmfirth Film Festival Brochure 2016 by Holmfirth Events

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Welcome to the 7th Holmfirth Film Festival "I recall as a young boy being entranced by films like War of the Worlds. I could have stayed in the local cinema and watched films all day. Film changed my life and it can yours.” Sir Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick has enjoyed 55 successful years acting in film and on the stage and is patron of the Holmfirth Film Festival.

Welcome to the 7th Film Festival. Seven days of great films, a chance to meet others and sample some of the cultural triumphs of the last year. Despite increased streaming and changes in the distribution of film, there is still an important role for festivals in highlighting the wonderful films that are produced nationally and around the world but which are often marginalised when it comes to reaching the wider public. We hope you will discover some real gems this year and take advantage of the special offers to sample a range of films and maybe see that film that really affects the way that you see the world, or simply provides great entertainment. We rely totally on the efforts of volunteers and the help of local businesses to put on a festival which requires a great deal of planning and sustained effort. We are also grateful for the vital financial assistance of the BFI, Kirklees and Holme Valley Parish Council. They, and we, in this time of cut-backs need your support as the arts in general are under severe pressure. Stephen Dorril, Director Holmfirth Film Festival BROCHURE DESIGN & POSTER ARTWORK

Booking Information GENERAL ENQUIRIES §§ Tel: 01484 684094 or 01484 681388. §§ Email: info@holmfirthfilmfestival.co.uk

WHERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS §§ In Person: Holmfirth Library & Tourist Information Centre, 47 Huddersfield Road. Tel: 01484 414868 §§ Online: www.holmfirthfilmfestival.co.uk §§ Free events: Limited seats. Pick up a ticket from Holmfirth Library & Tourist Information Centre §§ Picturedrome Events: www.picturedrome.net

LADIES WHO LUNCH §§ The £15 ticket includes light lunch (but not drinks) plus entry to Brooklyn (film only ticket £5.00 - L&TIC). The lunch deal is at Mezze, Aldea and The Tap House in Holmfirth and is available from 12 noon. Remember the film starts at 2.30pm so leave plenty of time. Only available from: §§ Mezze: Huddersfield Road 01484 681311 www.mezze-bar-restaurant.com §§ Aldea: Victoria Square 01484 689003 www.aldeaholmfirth.co.uk §§ The Tap House: Victoria Street 01484 681568 www.taphouseholmfirth.co.uk

DISABLED ACCESS §§ We are keen to ensure that everyone who wants to attend our events can do so. However, the Festival uses a number of different venues, some of which do not have full disabled access. Please contact us in advance to discuss accessibility – we will do whatever we can to assist you – 01484 681388…

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TICKET DEALS §§ Golden Ticket £40: Allows entry to all the films in the festival apart from the events such as – Robert Powell, Ladies Who Lunch, Curry & Film Nights, Film in the Barn, Marsden Film & Food events. §§ Special Triple Film Deal: Buy three different film tickets for £12 (from L&TIC only) and save £3. (Same exceptions apply as for Golden Ticket)

BECOME A FRIEND OF HOLMFIRTH FILM FESTIVAL §§ Lend your support to the Festival by becoming a Friend with a chance to socialise and meet like-minded people, and avail yourself of our newsletter updates, offers and discounts on film screenings. Contact Clem Bacon: Tel: 01484 684094 or Email holmfirthfilm@gmail.com §§ £15 Single annual membership §§ £25 Joint annual membership (two people at same address)

SUNDAY NIGHT FILMS §§ The Festival runs films at the Picturedrome and at Southgate Theatre (Honley) on Sunday nights on a monthly basis. Forthcoming are the Oscar winner for best foreign film, Saul, Embrace the Serpent, The Club and the Coen Brothers' Hail, Cesar!. Check for details on the Festival and Picturedrome websites.

FEEDBACK §§ Could we also request that you fill in the questionnaires we will be giving out at screenings as this is a vital requirement for our fund-raising efforts Thank you.

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Saturday 21st May KIDS' FILM

Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie Saturday 21 May 11.00 | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | Children: £4.00 Adults: £5.00 Dir. Steve Martino (US 2015, 90mins U) Colourful and charming animation of Charles Schulz’s beloved characters. Snoopy embarks on his greatest mission and takes to the skies to pursue his arch-enemy.

ROBERT POWELL

Mahler (Afternoon with Robert Powell - Sunday) Saturday 21 May 1.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth £5.00 (FREE to those with tickets for Robert Powell event) Dir. Ken Russell (UK 1974, 115mins 15) British actor Robert Powell gives a superb performance in his international breakthrough role as tormented Viennese composer, Gustave Mahler. Due a reassessment, Russell’s brilliant symbolic and baroque spectacle of the great romantic artist is, surprisingly, also his most personal film. Don't forget the Robert Powell event on Sunday afternoon.

MUSIC BIOG

Straight Outta Compton Saturday 21 May 4.00pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. F Gary Gray (USA 2015, 147mins 18) Produced by the rappers themselves with a blend of grit and wit, this electrifying and hugely enjoyable biographical documentary chronicles the rise and fall of mid-80s' controversial and iconic hip-hop group NWA.

OSCAR WINNER

Spotlight Saturday 21 May 7.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. Tom McCarthy (USA 2015, 128mins 15) Well-deserved Oscar winner, beautifully directed in 70s’ new wave style. True story of the Boston Globe investigation in 2002 into massive child sex abuse within the Catholic Church. Fine ensemble acting (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and, especially, Liev Schneiber as the Editor) in what seems a nostalgic look at the way journalism was.

HORROR

Nina Forever Saturday 21 May 10.00pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00

SOUTHGATE THEATRE

Dir. Cynthia Mort (USA 2016, 90mins 18) Smart, funny, sexy, this sensitive but blood-soaked Indy horror comedy about an undead former girlfriend stalker is one of the best debuts of the year. KIDS' FILM

The Good Dinosaur Saturday 21 May 2.00pm | Southgate Theatre, Honley | Children: £4.00 Adults: £5.00 Dir. Peter Sohn (USA 2015, 93mins PG) Pixar’s most stunningly beautiful and thrilling animated feature to date, this coming of age dinosaur story is pure family entertainment.

AWARD WINNER

Room Saturday 21 May 7.30pm | Southgate Theatre, Honley | £5.00 Dir. Lenny Abrahamson (Canada/Ireland 2015, 118mins 15) Directed with real skill, this muscle-clenching suspenseful and heartrending drama of a mother and five year-old son held captive by a psychotic abuser for a number of years was one of the year’s most successful movies with audiences.

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Saturday 21st May LOCAL FILM

Twelve Pounds & Ten Shillings would have Sufficed: The Holmfirth Flood of 1852 Saturday 21 May 12.30pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | FREE (Dir. Mike Wade (UK 2016, 35mins U) Local film-maker Mike Wade’s fascinating documentary on the most tragic event in Holmfirth’s history: the bursting of the Bilberry reservoir in 1852 in which 82 people lost their lives. Superb original drawings by Jenny Hinchliffe focus upon the individual human suffering caused by the reservoir owner’s greed and culpable negligence.

FILM & TALK

Nordic Noir Films - Talk & Films Saturday 21 May 2.00 | Brambles, Holmfirth | FREE Saturday afternoon treat. Dr Richard McCulloch from the University of Huddersfield will be talking about his specialist subject – Nordic Noir, illustrated with clips from the classic TV box sets and films. Plus the screening of a surprise Nordic Noir film.

NORTHERN DOC

Addicted to Sheep Saturday 21 May 7.30pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00

CINEMA TRUCK

Dir. Magali Pettier (UK 2015, 86mins PG) Terrific documentary exploring the life of a hill farming family in the North Pennines rearing the perfect sheep. This beautifully observed film is both tender and funny, and a delightful but unlikely hit with audiences and critics on the festival trail.

WAR

The Admiral: Roaring Currents They don’t make films like this anymore... Saturday 21 May 2.00pm | Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | £5.00 Dir. Han-Min Kim (South Korea 2014, 126mins 15) Stunning battle scenes and thrilling action in this entertaining nationalistic celebration of the tiny Korean fleet’s triumph over the massive armada of their Japanese enemies in the decisive war of 1597. A real war blockbuster that was a smash hit at the box office.

SPAGHETTI WESTERN

Day of Anger - Film & Talk Saturday 21 May 7.30pm | Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | FREE (Very limited seats)

MECHANICS’ HALL

Dir. Tonino Valerii (Italy/Germany 1967, 109mins 15) Written and directed by one-time Sergio Leone assistant Tonino Valerii, this is one of the very best spaghetti westerns. The great Lee van Cleef dominates and owns the film as the ruthless lone gunfighter in a series of bloody, but well-staged gunfights. Introduced by Lee Broughton of the University of Leeds as part of a season of post-US Civil War westerns supported by the Levenhulme Trust. KIDS' FILM

Song of the Sea Saturday 21 May 2.30pm | Mechanics' Hall, Marsden | Adults: £3.50 Children: £2.00 Dir. Tomm Moore (Ireland 2014, 93mins PG) Cinematic magic for all the family in this enchanting visual feast from the Oscar winning team that produced The Secrets of the Kells. Combines sumptuous animation with a fine narrative based on Celtic folklore. (See www.gingerbreadhousepresents.co.uk for tickets)

FRENCH NO. 1

La Famille Belier Saturday 21 May 7.00pm | Mechanics' Hall, Marsden | Food & Film: £20.00, Film only: £5.00 Dir. Eric Lartigau (France 2014, 106mins 12) A great crowd pleaser of tears and laughter in this rude exuberant film that was No 1 at the French box office of the teenage Paula (played by the wonderful Louane Emera) who has a God-given talent for singing but finds it hard to communicate her joy to her all-deaf family.

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Saturday 21st May KIDS' FILM

Oddball and the Penguin Saturday 21 May 2.00pm | Village Hall, Hepworth | Children: £4.00 Adults: £5.00 Dir. Stuart McDonald (Australia 2015, 95mins U) Based on the true story of an adorable dog who was trained by an eccentric farmer to guard the penguins from foxes. This lovely, warm-hearted and funny family film was No.1 at the Australian box office.

AWARD WINNER

45 Years Saturday 21 May 7.30pm | Village Hall, Hepworth | £5.00 Dir. Andrew Haigh (UK 2015, 95mins 15) Charlotte Rampling is stunning and gives a simply brilliant performance (and Tom Courtney is good too) in this haunting British romantic adult drama about a stylish marriage that hides a devastating truth at its core.

Weekend Events: Saturday & Sunday FILM COMP

Red Ledge's Animals of Holmfirth Film Competition Want to make a short film? We are looking for exciting minifilms on the subject of animals in Holmfirth – in the broadest sense, filmed in any genre/style from documentary from drama, to animation to comedy. Cameras are available for the 20 young people/teams who sign up aged 10 to 16 years old with a crash course in film-making from Dr Simpo. But you can submit your own film made on your own camera as long as it is no longer than 3mins. Details on the festival website. Prizes and the Special Tiger Award donated by Red Ledge for the best films which will be screened on Thursday, 26 May, at the Picturedrome.

FOR THE KIDS

Dr Simpo’s Animation Workshop Sponsored by Red Ledge Saturday or Sunday 21/22 May 11.00am - 3.00pm Venue TBC | £10.00 Experiment and play with imagery in this animation workshop, under the supervision of an experienced cartoonist and filmmaker. A trip into the use of colour and pattern creation to produce 2D and 3D visualisations through animation techniques. Saturday (21st) session ideal for 6 to 16 year olds: Sunday (22nd) 11-16 year olds – Limited numbers: booking required - Holmfirth Library & Tourist Information Centre. Further details on venue available when ticket booked. Bring a lunch.

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Sunday 22nd May An Afternoon with Robert Powell Sunday 22 May 2.30pm Picturedrome, Holmfirth £15.00 (Ticket includes free entry to screening of Mahler on Saturday) One of Britain’s finest film and television actors, who recently had a big success across the country as Charles III, talks to Tony Earnshaw (Reel Solutions) about his long career, from Salford to international stardom, illustrated with clips from his many film and television appearances, followed by a Q&A session.

1966

The 1966 World Cup Final - 50th Anniversary Sunday 22 May 5.00pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | FREE A rare chance to see the full match, complete with Kenneth Wolstenholme commentary, as England triumph over West Germany to win the World Cup – just in time for Euro 2016.

AWARD WINNER

Rams Sunday 22 May 7.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00

BRAMBLES

Dir. Grimur Hakonarson (Iceland 2015, 93mins 15) This gorgeous little film from Iceland has been the offbeat hit of the year. Two sheep farming brothers who haven’t spoken for forty years are forced by circumstance to end their decades’ long feud.

CULT

P’tit Quin Quin Sunday 22 May 1.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. Bruno Dumont (France 2014, 190mins 15) A cross between Inspector Clouseau, Monty Python and Patricia Highsmith, this metaphysical murder mystery with its dead-pan humour and, at times, serious tone is one of the most quirky and enjoyable films of the year. It contains, possibly, the funniest scene in cinema since Jerry Lewis.

WAR

Miasto 44 (Warsaw 44) Sunday 22 May 7.30pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00

HEPWORTH

Dir. Jan Komasa (Poland 2014, 130mins 15) Poland’s most expensive film production and big hit at the box office is an extraordinary take on the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 and its brutal suppression by the Nazi occupiers. An epic war film that centres on the destruction of the nationalist youth who found love, adventure and death.

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Victoria Sunday 22 May 7.30pm | Village Hall, Hepworth | £5.00 Dir. Sebastian Schipper (Germany 2013, 138mins 15) An extraordinary technical feat – the whole film was shot in one continuous take. Full of twists and believable characters, convincing performances, this is a truly compelling thriller from frame one to the last.

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Sunday 22nd May FILM & TALK

Mr Holmes - Film & Talk Sunday 22 May 2.00pm | Southgate Theatre, Honley | Children: £4.00 Adults: £5.00 Dir. Bill Condon (UK 2015, 104mins PG) Ian McKellen is wonderful as the long-retired private detective at the end of his life who is happy to look after bees until his housekeeper’s son revisits an old unsolved case. Set in 1947, this is a lovely twist on the Sherlock Holmes legend. Introduced by crime novelist and Sherlock Holmes expert, David Stewart Davis, who has written extensively on the subject.

BRITISH

The Lady in the Van Sunday 22 May 7.30pm | Southgate Theatre, Honley | £5.00

CINEMA TRUCK

Dir. Nicholas Hytner (UK 2015, 104mins 12A) Maggie Smith is excellent in this hugely enjoyable crowd-pleasing British comedy of manners based on the true story of the eccentric who parked her camper van in Alan Bennett’s garden for 15 years. OSCAR NOM

Tangerines Sunday 22 May 2.00pm | Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | £5.00 Dir. Zaza Urushadze (Estonia 2013, 87mins 15) This impressive Oscar-nominated film was definitely one of the best of the year. Set against a beautiful landscape defiled by war this deeply affecting poetic film delivers a striking anti-war message in a quiet and dignified manner.

DOC

Listen to me Marlon Sunday 22 May 5.00pm | Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | £5.00 Dir. Stevan Riley (UK 2015, 103mins 15) The deeply private, personal thoughts of Marlon Brando, preserved by the actor on audio tape, have been turned into a searching and fascinating look into the life of the Hollywood legend. This is absolutely one of the best documentaries of the year with its disturbing insight into celebrity and – acting.

WAR

The Fighter Pilot - They don’t make films like this anymore... Sunday 22 May 7.00pm | Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | £5.00

MARSDEN

Dir. Takashi Yamazaki (Japan 2015, 144mins 12) Japan’s most expensive film ever and biggest No.1 at the box office is a nationalistic epic about the Kamikaze pilots of World War Two. It tracks two young people who discover that their grandfather was wrongly accused of being a coward through brilliantly staged air battles from Pearl Harbour to the final suicide missions.

BRAZIL

The Second Mother Sunday 22 May 7.30pm | Bandroom, Marsden | £5.00 Dir. Anna Muylaert (Brazil 2015, 112mins 15) An excitingly fresh and totally convincing take on an old idea – class barriers come tumbling down in a Brazilian family when the housekeeper’s daughter appears. Fast pace, well-drawn and absorbing characters make this outstanding picture sing, and audiences loved it. (See www.gingerbreadhousepresents.co.uk for tickets)

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Monday 23rd May

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Local Film Night - Sponsored by Turner Brothers Monday 23 May 7.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00

BRAMBLES

This is always a popular event but after seven years can we still find new material? We have, and will be presenting a full programme of new, old and historic film and photographs chronicling life and the personalities in the Holme Valley and surrounding areas. We will also screen some of the favourites of the past. Details of the programme will be revealed closer to the date on the Festival website and local press.

BRITISH

My Brother Jonathan #HandsOffHRI Monday 23 May 2.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £4.00 (Bucket collection for the #HandsOffHRI campaign) Dir. Harold French (UK 1948, 108mins U) Britain’s best loved post-war couple Michael Dennison and Dulcie Grey star in this bang up-to-date drama about a doctor forced by circumstance to run a practice in the Black Country. He immediately runs into establishment opposition to his plans to use the local hospital for the benefit of his poorer patients. Produced at the founding of the NHS, it still resonates today.

BELGIAN NOIR

The Treatment Monday 23 May 7.30pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00

The Salt of the Earth

DOC

Monday 23 May 7.30pm Choppards Mission, Holmfirth £5.00 Dir. Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders (France 2014, 110mins 12) Unmissable and shattering are typical audience responses to Wim Wender’s powerful documentary on the work of the extraordinary Brazilian photographer Sebastico Saljado, which treats human suffering with real humanity as he rejects any sense of despair.

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CHOPPARDS MISSION

Dir. Hans Herbots (Belgium 2014, 131mins 18) Based on British crime writer Mo Hayder’s 2001 novel about a detective haunted by the kidnapping of his brother some years ago and a current case of a missing child this is a brilliantly effective film noir that is totally gripping and some will find deeply disturbing.

The Mill and the Cross - Art and Film

ART

Monday 23 May 7.30pm Foxtail Gallery, Holmfirth FREE Dir. Lech Majewski (Poland 2011, 96mins 15) This is beyond words – there is little dialogue in a truly extraordinary film (starring Rutger Hauer and Charlotte Rampling) that cinematically enters into the world of painting with a recreation of Bruegel’s 1564 masterpiece, The Way of Calvary, using live action and special effects which deliver almost 3D images.

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AWARD WINNER

Monday 23 May 7.30pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge £5.00

Dir. Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria 2014, 111mins 15) There are great films coming out of Eastern Europe such as this powerful and meticulously directed drama of black humour and desperate twists of fate about a teacher who tries to instil morality into her pupils, whilst surrounded by crime lords and economic distress.

SOUTHGATE THEATRE

The Lesson

Bridge of Spies

COLD WAR

Monday 23 May 7.30pm Southgate Theatre, Honley £5.00

Dir. Steven Spielberg (USA 2015, 142mins 12A) The sentimental Spielberg is not a usual festival contender but this non-cynical Cold War drama of an American lawyer defending a Soviet spy and helping the CIA in the subsequent spy-swap, is excellent and has a great script from the Coen brothers and top-flight performances from Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance and Alan Alda.

AROUND TOWN

CINEMA TRUCK

Monday 23rd May

IMPOSSIBLE ARTS present A SPECTACULAR EVENT

Film Heads

Monday 23 May 9.00pm | The River Holme (outside The Picturedrome, Old Bridge) | FREE As dusk falls, three giant translucent heads will appear in the river bed. Looking like giant Easter Island Heads, each face will move, blink and come alive - magically animated by projections. The heads will speak, lip-synced to well-known moments from famous films. The heads will show your face. We will photograph your portrait on the night and add your photo to the mix of faces. Watch your face mouth the words of wellknown movie characters: “My name is Bond – J-A-M-E-S B-O-N-D’, Greta Garbo – ‘I want to be alone’, Michael Caine – ‘You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!’, ‘Make my Day’….and many more… Great fun for everyone. Plus Outdoor Film Screenings

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Tuesday 24th May

BRIT

The Big Short Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. Adam McKay (USA 2015, 130mins 15) A smart and immensely entertaining and scathingly funny Oscar-nominated movie with a starry cast (Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Steve Carrell and Ray Gosling) about the 2008 financial crisis that reveals a world of misfits, corruption and villains who have escaped punishment.

Mr Denning Drives North Tuesday 24 May 2.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £4.00 Dir. Anthony Kimmins (UK 1952, 93mins 12) Top-notch and off-beat British suspense thriller starring John Mills as a well-off aircraft designer who tries to stop his daughter’s marriage (to Herbert Lom). Fine script with plenty of twists and a cast of the best British actors of the time made for an entertaining movie.

400TH

Macbeth - Shakespeare - 400th Anniversary - Film & Talk Tuesday 24 May 7.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00

Tuesday 24 May 7.00pm Barn at Malkin House, Holmfirth £12.50 with Wine and Cheese Dir. Alberto Rodriguez (Spain 2014, 105mins 15) Gripping award-winning Spanish film noir. Detectives try to bring to justice a serial killer in a Spain still over-shadowed by the legacy of Franco. An excellent stylish thriller, steeped in the ominous atmosphere of the marshlands. COMEDY DOC

Tuesday 24 May 7.00pm Spice 4U, Holmfirth | £13.00

PARISH CHURCH

Dir. Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel (UK 2014, 88mins PG) A truly laugh out loud real life and hugely entertaining romantic comedy about a wise-cracking 30 year-old Indian/American who enters a love triangle with his girlfriend and parents, proving that people will do absolutely anything to find love.

DOC

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CINEMA TRUCK

Meet the Patels Curry & Film

SPANISH NOIR

A Wolf at the Door

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BARN AT MALKIN HOUSE

Marshland Film in a barn

SPICE 4U

Dir. Justin Kurzel (UK 2015, 113mins 15) Devastatingly gorgeous visually with stunning images, this faithful version of the Scottish play has a dream team at its centre, Marion Cotillard and a mesmerising Michael Fassbender, in a an innovative and brutal film that is soaked in blood. Talk by Todd Andrew Borlick, University of Huddersfield specialist on Shakespeare.

Daisies 1966 50th Anniversary

Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge £5.00

BRAZILIAN NOIR

Dir. Fernando Coimbra (Brazil 2013, 101mins 15) First feature thriller based on the true story of a couple dealing with the kidnapping of their child. A modern noir with flawless performances, it displays considerable drive, twisting and tightening to a shocking climax.

CZECH

Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm Foxtail Gallery, Holmfirth | FREE Dir. Vera Chytilova (Czechoslovakia 1966, 74mins 15) A milestone in 1960s’ Czech new wave films, this is a wonderful, colourful, riotous, punk-style classic comedydrama by a female director about two young women who play pranks on men and rebel against what was seen as a materialistic society.

A Syrian Love Story - Syria Refugee Relief Fund Event Tuesday 24 May 8.00pm | Parish Church, Holmfirth | £5.00 (Dir. Sean McAllister (UK, Fr., Lebanon, Syria 2015, 76mins 12) The full version of the BAFTA winning documentary filmed over five years charts the incredible odyssey to political freedom of a couple who met in prison 15 years previously. An intimate view of the effects of a Syrian war still destroying lives and creating a huge refugee problem. Supported by the local (and international) Syria Refugee Relief Fund.

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Dir.Akira Kurasawa (Japan 1985, 162mins 12A) ‘The best films don’t just use the Bard, they translate him.’ – Ian McKellen. Any fans of westerns, war movies and period films should leave their house for this unforgettable and gripping version of King Lear. A tale of betrayal and trust that is superbly acted with a series of brilliant scenes on an epic scale.

INDIE

Wednesday 25 May Film 12.00 Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. Noah Baumbach (USA 2015, 84mins 15) Kids off to school, treat yourself to a late breakfast / early lunch, followed by this fast and witty screwball comedy that’s also cool and modern about a student who cures her loneliness by following the wacky schemes of her future step-sister.

The Master of Bankdam

NORTHERN

Wednesday 25 May 2.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £4.00

BARN AT MALKIN HOUSE

Wednesday 25 May 7.00pm Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00

Timbuktu Film in a Barn

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Mistress America Brunch & Film

400TH

The Artist and the Art of Making Art

SPICE 4U

PICTUREDROME

Ran - Shakespeare 400th Anniversary:

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Wednesday 25th May

Today’s Special Curry & Film

Dir. Walter Ford (UK 1947, 105mins 12A) Based on the book The Crowthers of Bankdam, by local author Thomas Armstrong this Northern saga follows the fortunes of the family mill in the Colne Valley from the mid-19th century. A hit in 1947, stars Dennis Price, Anne Crawford and a young Nicholas Parsons. Had its Premier at Huddersfield's Ritz cinema.

Dir. Jonny Owen (UK 2015, 104mins 12) Hilarious, inspirational and emotional, this extremely entertaining documentary tells the story of the extraordinary achievement of the legendary Brian Clough and the Nottingham Forest team that won against the odds the 1979 and 1980 European cups

CINEMA TRUCK

Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako (Fr./Mauritania 2015, 97mins 12A) Based on a real incident – the stoning to death of a young couple in Mali - this is definitely one of the films of the year. Timely, with a powerful message about religious intolerance the Cannes Festival award-winner is full of irony and poetry with breath-taking images

ART

Wednesday 25 May 7.00pm Foxtail Gallery, Holmfirth | FREE Selection of great shorts looking at the sometimes mysterious and fascinating subject of making art –with artists Ivon Hitchens, Ken Matsuzaki, Nicholas Gerard, Sid Bernard, Lee Kang-hyo and others – making pots, paintings and photographs.

COMEDY

Wednesday 25 May 7.00pm Spice 4U, Holmfirth | £13.00

SPORT

Wednesday 25 May 7.30pm Brambles, Holmfirth | £5.00

Slow West

Wednesday 25 May 7.00pm Barn at Malkin House, Holmfirth £12.50 with Wine and Cheese

Dir. David Kaplan (US 2011, 99mins 15) An ideal companion to a great curry, this is a charming Tandoori hot comedy with lovely characters (including an appearance from Madhur Jaffrey) about a young Manhattan sous chef who discovers his passion for life cooking Indian food that will leave you grinning from ear to ear.

WESTERN

Wednesday 25 May 7.30pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge | £5.00 Dir. John Maclean (UK/NZ 2015, 84mins 15) Michael Fassbender is very impressive as the bounty hunter in this excellent first feature from John Maclean. Tense, twisty and brilliant, this is an authentic, lyrical western to savour even though filmed in New Zealand.

PARISH CHURCH

I Believe in Miracles

AWARD WINNER

Barry Russell presents the music and films of John Cage Soundtrack Night

MUSIC & FILM

Wednesday 25 May 8.00pm Parish Church, Holmfirth | £5.00 A selection of the best avant garde and underground films from the hypnotically beautiful to the comedic films of Brakhage, Maya Deren and Oskar Fischinger counterpointed with live performances of Cage’s music by Holmfirth and internationally known composer Barry Russell with his hugely talented friends. Central to Cage’s philosophy, chance will play a large part in the evening in deciding the choice of films and the musical outcomes. The event celebrates the launch of Barry Russell’s new book ‘Everything we do is music.’: Cross-curricular experiments in sound based on the music of John Cage.

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Thursday 26th May PICTUREDROME

Pageant Night / Dr Simpo’s Animation Awards Thursday 26 May 6.30pm | The Picturedrome, Holmfirth | FREE Pupils from Kirkroyd J&I school have been engaged in local and oral histories and creative activities for a new arts project directed by Dr Heather Norris-Nicolson and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Based on newly discovered films of the 1930s pageants in New Mill, the night will premier Tim Copsey’s film, Pageant Tales (UK 2016, 25mins), and live music from Barry Russell. Followed by the best of the week’s animation workshops and the winners of Red Ledge’s Animals of Holmfirth competition. PREMIER

Life of a Mountain, Blencathra - Premier Thursday 26 May 8.00pm | The Picturedrome, Holmfirth | £5.00

Thursday 26 May 2.00pm | Brambles, Holmfirth | £4.00 Dir. Brett Haley (USA 2015, 82mins 12) A really good film for grown-ups about an older, long-time widow who starts relationships with two men. Warm and funny, it has a striking, heartfelt performance from Blythe Danner at its core with support from Sam Elliott.

Ex Machina Film & Debate Whatever happened to the Future?

FOXTAIL GALLERY

Dir. Alex Garland (UK 2015, 108mins 15) Alex Garland’s directorial debut is a fine Sci-fi thriller that won many awards. Full of ideas about artificial intelligence clothed in the excellent special effects of the android (Alicia Vikander in a great performance) that is under scrutiny in the home of its billionaire inventor. Followed by a presentation by Dr Stephen Dorril (University of Huddersfield) and debate on – where are the jet cars, the space-age clothes and the end of work we were promised? Why didn’t the future arrive? And will it ever?

ANIME

Thursday 26 May 6.30pm Foxtail Gallery, Holmfirth | £4.00 Dir. Isao Takata (Japan 2013, 137mins U) The animation feature of recent years and one of Studio Ghibli’s finest achievements is a real fairy-tale and a beautiful example of Japanese hand-drawn anime which serves both as an entertainment and as an example of true art.

12 21st - 27th May 2015

Tangerine

Andrei Rublev 50th Anniversary: The Greatest Film Ever Made?

Death of a Gentleman

THE FUTURE

Thursday 26 May 7.30pm Brambles, Holmfirth £5.00

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

CINEMA TRUCK

DRAMA

PARISH CHURCH

I’ll See You in My Dreams

CRICKET CLUB, SCHOLES

BRAMBLES

Dir.Terry Abraham (UK 2016, 90mins U) Award winning filmmaker Terry Abraham has produced a wonderful and breathtaking documentary showcasing one of the Lake district’s most iconic and beloved fells, the ‘people’s mountain’, Blencathra, with truly stunning images.

INDIE

Thursday 26 May 7.30pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge £5.00 Dir. Sean Baker (USA 2015, 88mins 15) Ground-breaking film shot entirely on an IPhone with a micro-budget that is thoroughly entertaining. A vibrant down-and-dirty romp as a hooker (and her best friend) try to find the boyfriend/pimp who cheated them. Would-be film-makers should see this.

CLASSIC

Thursday 26 May 7.00pm Parish Church, Holmfirth | £5.00 Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky (USSR 1966, 205mins 15) Like all great works of art this film about Russia’s legendary religious icon painter reveals more on each viewing. Now restored and remastered, this epic masterpiece with stunning scenes set in a 15th century of wars and suffering is a spiritual experience - even for those who do not believe. Suppressed by the Soviet regime, Tarkovsky’s work begs the question – how is it that great art comes out of totalitarian regimes?

SPORT

Thursday 26 May 7.30pm Cricket Club, Scholes | £5.00 Dir. Johnny Blank, Sam Collins (UK 2015, 99mins 12A) An important documentary about two journalists' passionate about the game they love, who discover a massive international scandal of greed and unaccountable power which is destroying first-class five-day cricket.

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PICTUREDROME

Friday 27th May DRAMA

Brooklyn - Ladies Who Lunch Friday 27 May | Lunches start at 12pm at participating restaurants in Holmfirth: (Mezze, Aldea & The Tap House) Film 2.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth Lunch and Film £15. Film only £5.00 Dir. John Crowley (Ireland 2015, 111mins 12A) Appealing, often funny and entertaining with outstanding performances, this old-fashioned romantic period drama about an Irish immigrant to 1950s’ New York who falls for tough Italian plumber has won over audiences across the world.

Sicario

Friday 27 May 7.30pm | Picturedrome, Holmfirth | Adult: £5.00 Child: £4.00 Dir. Robert Stevenson (US 1964, 139mins U) More than half a century on, this is still one of the most beloved family films – here is the chance to sing along with those classic songs.

THRILLER

Friday 27 May 7.00pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge £5.00 Dir. Denis Villeneuve (US 2015, 121mins 15) A real white-knuckle drug-trade thriller centred on the Mexican border that delivers great and often gruesome set pieces and an award-winning performance for best supporting actor from Benicio del Toro.

Goodnight Mommy

FOXTAIL GALLERY

CINEMA TRUCK

Sing-Along with Mary Poppins

Matthew Hopper’s Short Film: Rumble (UK 2016, 19mins) A deaf boxer must decide whether to give up the sport he loves for an operation that may allow him to hear for the first time. INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS

HORROR

OFFICIAL SELECTION

An incredible selection of short films from every corner of the globe. The amazing range of styles, genre and theme are evidence of the vibrance and creativity that current short films display. With special thanks to Aesthetica.

SCI-FI

Friday 27 May 7.30pm Southgate Theatre, Honley £5.00 Dir. Ridley Scott (US 2015, 132mins 12) One of the most entertaining films of the year. An excellent Matt Damon is stranded on the Red Planet in a smart, thrilling and funny popcorn movie.

HEPWORTH VILLAGE HALL

Dir. Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz (Austria 2014, 99mins 15) One of the year’s creepiest films is a perfect horror Austrian tale of twins who welcome home their mother after reconstructive surgery to her face. Dark, violent and drenched in dread.

SOUTHGATE THEATRE

Friday 27 May 7.00pm Foxtail Gallery, Holmfirth | FREE

HOLMFIRTH

Friday 27 May 9.30pm Cinema Truck, Thongsbridge £5.00

The Martian

Short Film Night

A War

NORDIC

Friday 27 May 7.30pm Village Hall, Hepworth £5.00 Dir. Tobias Lindholm (Denmark 2015, 115mins 15) A nerve-shattering first half introduces this intelligent, tense and impeccably even-handed war drama about a commander who commits – depending on your perspective – a tragic mistake or war crime - Denmark’s Oscar entry this year.

Thanks to Holmfirth Events for their co-operation and support of the Festival. For further details, visit: holmfirthevents.co.uk

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KEY TO VENUES:

The Picturedrome

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Brambles

Southgate Theatre

Cinema Truck

Foxtail Gallery

The Big Short Macbeth

The Salt of The Earth

The Mill and The Cross

The Lesson

Listen to me Marlon

Mr. Denning Drives North

My Brother Jonathan

Tangerines

Red Ledge's Film Competition

Dr. Simpo's Animation Workshop

SUNDAY 22nd

Bridge of Spies

The Treatment

Local Film Night

The Second Mother

Victoria

The Fighter Pilot

Mr. Holmes

P'tit Quin Quin

Robert Powell

Song of the Sea

The Peanuts Movie

SATURDAY 21st

The Lady in The Van

1966 World Cup Final