Screenings and Events
Signals Screenings:
Mid-Month Movies
Signals is delighted to announce Mid-Month Movies; regular monthly film screenings at Signals studio. Signals brings some of the worlds best short and feature films to Colchester at affordable prices. To celebrate the first film is free:
Main Hoon Na – 25th February 2012
Talk starts at 7.00pm FREE event
Signals will be screening the award-winning, hit film directed by Farah Khan.
Shahrukh Khan starts as an army officer who goes back to college on an undercover mission to foil a terrorist plot. The film delivers action, drama, romance and dancing Bollywood style.
There will also be an introduction by Nina Ludgate who worked on the film. She will share some insights in to Bollywood production methods and behind the scenes stories.
This is the final event in our Bollywood Bling week.
Space is very limited so please book ahead, call 01206 560255 or email info@signals.org.uk
Future Shorts, Selected short films – Thursday 15th March 2012
7.30pm tickets £3.50
Great short films and animation including many award winning films. This event is part of the Future Shorts Festival, which is the first ever global pop up festival, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world.
Other Local Screenings:
All Tomorrow’s Parties – 27th February 2012
A film following the cult music festival All Tomorrow’s Parties with performances from Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian, Portishead and many more.
This is Spinal Tap – 5th March 2012
Regularly cited as one of the funniest films ever made, This is Spinal Tap set the standard for the ‘mockumentary’
For more info on all of these films check out the Arts on 5 website.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/artson5/
For those of you who are looking for something a bit different from the multiplex experience why not try a visit to The Harwich Electric Palace Cinema or Ipswich Film Theatre.
Festivals:
International Student Film Festival London, 3rd -5th February 2012
The first London-based Film festival international film festival solely for student film.
http://www.sfflondon.org/en/
Norwich Film Festival, 30th – 31st March 2012
http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/
Southend on Sea Film Festival, 4th May – 9th May 2012
http://southendfilmfestival.com/index.html
The 32nd Cambridge Film Festival, September 2012
Dates and details to be announced
http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/
20th Raindance Film Festival, 26th September – 7th October 2012
One of Europe’s leading international film festivals.
http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/
Signals Films:
Three Signals short films will be screened at the Lancaster Children’s Film Festival on the 18th of February. Look out for ‘Wonderful World’, ‘Hurdles’ and ‘Anticipation Animation’
http://www.lancasterchildrensfilmfestival.co.uk/?page_id=260
Events:
Bollywood Bling Exhibition and events from the 10th February to the 18th Signals will host workshops and an exhibition in celebration of Bollywood.
