2019 Programme
Welcome to our celebration of black and white film, exploring a range of genres such as classic and contemporary drama, musicals, comedy, horror, silent film and event cinema. The main screenings take place in the magnificent Opera House, opened in 1939 as one of the most luxurious and sophisticated theatres and super cinemas of the pre-war period.
Friday 15 March 2019
3pm
Relaxed Screening: Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Specially adapted for people living with dementia, their families, friends and carers.
Saturday 16 March 2019
10am - 3pm
Animate Blackpool
Free animated GIF workshops
From 12pm
Casting, Film Making and Editing Workshops
with B&FC Digital and Creative Industries
Sunday 17 March 2019
12pm -2pm
Short Film Showcase
Come and join other film creatives as we screen each other's work in front of a live audience.
2pm
WWII Talk
With historian Adrian Warrell
2.15pm
Britain on Film: Protest
Launch event for a new collection of short films sourced from the national and regional archives and newly digitised, that explores the varied and fascinating history of public protest in the UK
2.30pm-5pm
1940's Tea Dance
With historian Adrian Warrell
4pm
The Craft of Colourisation
Author and historian Jordan J Lloyd shares the secret of his craft, colourising images of iconic moments from history
5pm
Live Music Cinema: Sonic Silents (1916)
Early Hollywood Westerns with Live Music
7pm
Say My Name (2018) + The Guilty Feminist
Author and historian Jordan J Lloyd shares the secret of his craft, colourising images of iconic moments from history