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 to our fine seaside town. However when it comes to cinema, there’s one huge Hollywood name that has not only professed
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 re-launching our film festival website in December 2021!This is a fantastic opportunity to get your work published and accessible to
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 in and is interested in abstract and minimal art as a way to explore identity from the perspective of LGBTQIA+.
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 to dream up some ideas about what he might like to create for the following year’s festival. Clancy Mason catches
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 and commercial sectors, both on home soil, throughout the UK and across the globe. Clancy Mason catches up with Mykey
Since 2014, the Blackpool Film Festival has provided a platform for cinema programmed and co-produced with the artists and creative communities of the Fylde Coast.