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Read more about the article The Best of Iris 2021: LGBT+ Film Festival
The Best of Iris 2021: LGBT+ Film Festival

The Best of Iris 2021: LGBT+ Film Festival

  • Post author:Phil
  • Post published:9th February 2022
  • Post category:2022 Programme/Films/News

Doors open 4:15pm, screening starts 4:30pm, Saturday 12 March 2022The Pavilion, Blackpool Winter Gardens, 97 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1HL. The 15th Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival brought a…

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Read more about the article Burton on Blackpool: How a Hollywood megastar became Blackpool’s biggest fan
Burton on Blackpool

Burton on Blackpool: How a Hollywood megastar became Blackpool’s biggest fan

  • Post author:Phil
  • Post published:2nd February 2022
  • Post category:Homepage/News

By Simon Bland From Bob Dylan and The Beatles to The White Stripes and Arcade Fire - Blackpool certainly has no shortage of big-name musicians who have taken a shine…

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Read more about the article Paid Opportunity:  Film writers needed for  the new festival website

Paid Opportunity: Film writers needed for the new festival website

  • Post author:Phil
  • Post published:12th November 2021
  • Post category:News/Work and Volunteer Opportunities

Film articles/blog posts for the new Winter Gardens Film Festival website Deadline: Wednesday 26 November 2021 Value: £100 per article After 6 fabulous years of screenings and events, we are…

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Read more about the article Garth Gratrix

Garth Gratrix

  • Post author:Cath
  • Post published:23rd May 2020
  • Post category:2020 Programme/Artists/News/Programme
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Garth Gratrix is an artist and curator living and working in Blackpool with his cat Jilly. He creates work that responds to existing material or spaces that he has worked…

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Read more about the article Harry Clayton-Wright

Harry Clayton-Wright

  • Post author:Cath
  • Post published:23rd May 2020
  • Post category:2020 Programme/Artists/News/Programme
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We had a great time working with Harry Clayton Wright, who joined the judging panel of the Winter Gardens Film Festival International Short Film Competition in 2019. We asked Harry…

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Read more about the article Mykey J Young

Mykey J Young

  • Post author:Cath
  • Post published:23rd May 2020
  • Post category:Artists/News/Programme
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Mykey J Young is a multi-disciplinary artist, producer and director based in Blackpool. He creates and produces exciting and engaging concepts and programmes with heart and soul for the cultural…

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Read more about the article #BFIBlackStar Stormy Weather: Photo Gallery

#BFIBlackStar Stormy Weather: Photo Gallery

  • Post author:Cath
  • Post published:1st February 2017
  • Post category:Films/News
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Photos Courtesy of CJ Griffiths Photography.

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2017 Shortlisted Films: Director Biographies

  • Post author:Cath
  • Post published:27th January 2017
  • Post category:Artists/Films/News
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Luigi Pane Black Comedy Luigi Pane was born in 1981 in Italy in the quaint resort town of Sorrento. He then moved to Rome where he graduated in History &…

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