An exciting new venue will give Cornish filmmakers a fantastic opportunity to see their films on the ‘big screen’, in front of a packed cinema audience, as part of the Cornwall Film Festival 2009, which takes place 12th - 15th November.
The Cornwall Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of Cornish and International filmmaking, offering local and national premieres that are open to everyone, from the enthusiast to the professional. A variety of seminar programmes, professional development workshops, master classes and parties provide the opportunity to network with local filmmakers as well as with the UK’s leading industry professionals.
The Festival is an annual event and has grown year on year to include an expanding range of exciting screenings and events. In previous years the main Festival events have been spread across several venues in Falmouth, including the Princess Pavilions and The National Maritime Museum. With the audience numbers increasing by more than five times since its inception in 2002 and the number of film submissions rising yearly it has been necessary to find a new venue able to accommodate the growing festival.
Falmouth’s new cinema, The Phoenix, is a state of the art five-screen cinema, including two traditional-style auditoriums where the Cornwall Film Festival 2009 will hold the main festival screenings. Three "luxurious" screens with leather armchairs and sofas will host an assortment of networking events, discussions and lectures, professional development workshops and special screenings.
The move to a new venue with specialised facilities will centralise the Cornwall Film Festival and enable it to build on the success of previous years. It is an exciting prospect for the festival to be held in a real cinema and is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the wealth of talent in the local film industry on the big screen. The festival expects to attract even larger audiences this year for what is set to be the best Cornwall Film Festival yet.
The Cornwall Film Festival 2009 takes place 12th – 15th November at The Phoenix Cinema, Falmouth. We are currently calling for film submissions. To enter your film check out the submissions page on the Festival website: www.cornwallfilmfestival.com.
