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Welcome to The 3rd Festival Of British Cinema 2011
Once again we celebrate at this, our 3rd festival, the
outstanding quality and range of British Cinema created
since the beginning of the twentieth century with a rich
mix of the new and the classic, the silent and the short.
Films suitable for children (and a film-making workshop
for 14-16 year olds) plus a full programme of rarely seen
early archive film focusing on many aspects of Welsh
life. All this is supported by a number of talks with filmmakers
hosted by our patron Francine Stock
The theme for our classic films is ‘Maverick Directors’
and we are screening some real curiosities, the amazing
Thief of Bagdad for children [and grandparents, who
may remember being enchanted by it when they were
young] and the weird and wonderful Sci Fi film Things
to Come with its extraordinary sets and magnificent
Arthur Bliss soundtrack. We have taken a slight liberty
in screening two quintessentially English films by non-
British directors, Joseph Losey’s Accident, (1967) written
by Harold Pinter and Jerzy Skolimowski’s Deep End (1970)
staring Jane Asher and Diana Dors. Both films explore
that English preoccupation, sex and class, but from very
different perspectives.
We will be screening several new independent films;
highlights include the Welsh language Patagonia, the
ground breaking documentary The Arbor and Submarine,
a hilarious surreal film of teenage angst set in Swansea.
Finally we are very pleased to be showcasing the winners
of the Fuji Film Shorts competition 2011 plus some exciting
student films from the University of Wales Newport and
Hereford College of Arts |
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Francine Stock
Patron of The Festival of British Cinema
'Celebrating all things British'
British film – and one in particular, The King’s Speech,
dominated award ceremonies earlier this year. For all that
film’s qualities, there is so much more to British cinema
than costume drama. This year’s programme has fantasy,
science-fiction, brooding atmospheric tragedy, reckless
adventure, soaring lyricism and two extraordinary
experiments in factual film.
The Arbor and Gallivant, show that life can indeed be just
as strange and wondrous as stories.
The Screen at Hay team and supporters have put in
many hours to bring you this selection – as eclectic and
ambitious as British film can be – and this year there
will also be the chance to glimpse some filmmakers of
tomorrow. From silent film to road trip with dialogue
in Welsh, from memoir to hallucination, these films
demonstrate that the best of British comes not from
imitating others but from the particular inspiration of
these islands.
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 We are proud to present a weekend celebrating British cinema, past and present, a rich
mix of the new and the classic, silent and shorts.
Early Silent film with piano accompaniment by Paul Shallcross, 'Maverick Directors' is the theme for our classic films.
Several new independent films, highlights include the Welsh language Patagonia, The winners of The Fuji Film shorts and a selection of student films from the University of Wales Newport and
Hereford College of Arts.
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Once again we are delighted to welcome a number of film industry speakers including directors, producers, and film historians.
Tracy O’Riordan, Producer of The Arbor.
Chris Morris, Head of University of Wales Newport’s
prestigious documentary course.
Marc Evans, director of Patagonia and Nia Roberts,
one of the film’s leading actors inconversation with
Francine Stock.
Paul Shallcross, the well known local pianist and
enthusiast for silent film.
Francine Stock introduces a programme of British short
films.
Robert Dewar of the Huntley Film Archive.
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Film making is more than acting... |
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A collaboration between Gwernyfed High School,
Three Cocks and The Rural Media Company.
Screen at Hay thinks it important to involve young
people in the making as well as the watching of
films. Building on the success of our 2010 young
people’s workshop (their short film The Race for
2012 won first prize in a national competition and
will be shown at the Olympic stadiums in 2012)
we are holding another similar event at this year’s
festival involving a professional film company and
local school students.
We are very pleased that the Hereford based and
internationally known media education organization
The Rural Media Company are coming to work
with a group of students from Gwernyfed High
School during the Festival weekend.
The Race for 2012 and Dirty Bandages will be
screened at the Community Centre during lunchtime
on Saturday 24 September.
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