Film Noir UK announces its first ever film festival!
Hosted at the recently reopened Plaza Cinema in the heart of Weston-super-Mare. 'Film Noir Fest' will highlight the many aspects of noir on the big screen with the best restorations from around the world.
Over the course of the weekend the festival will include a selection of classic American and British Noir titles in a number of strands including ‘Dangerous Divas’, ‘London in Noir’ as well as a special selection of 1950s Mexican Noir titles under the festival’s ‘International Noir’ strand.
Other strands will include a special ‘Heritage Noir’ line-up which will look at the influences of early cinema on film noir. Plus three special screenings called ‘Late Night Neo Noir’ which will look at the more modern edge of noir. More strands will be announced.
Festival passes are now on sale.
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South West Silents was founded in 2015 to share its founders’ passion for silent film with wider cinema-going audiences and to celebrate the history of cinema.
We produce eye opening silent film events by sourcing the latest restorations, historic film prints and collaborate with some of the worlds leading silent film musicians to stage one of a kind, live performance events in the South West and throughout the United Kingdom.
In 2018, 2019 and 2022 SWS was voted “Silent Film Heroes of the Year” in a international public poll held by Pamela Hutchinson’s esteemed blog Silent London.
In autumn 2021 SWS launched a new spin-off company FILM NOIR UK, a group dedicated to the films of film noir.
Upcoming Events
Fri, 20 SeptThe Rex Cinema, Wareham20 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 22 Sept 2024, 23:30The Rex Cinema, Wareham, 14 West St, Wareham BH20 4JX, UK
Sat, 28 SeptFormer Bristol IMAX28 Sept 2024, 14:00Former Bristol IMAX, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
Sat, 19 OctPolperro Village Hall, Polperro19 Oct 2024, 19:00 – 22:00Polperro Village Hall, Polperro, The Old School House, The Coombe, Polperro, Looe PL13 2RH, UK
Fri, 01 NovPlaza Cinema, Weston-super-Mare01 Nov 2024, 17:00 – 03 Nov 2024, 21:50Plaza Cinema, Weston-super-Mare, Walliscote Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UR, UK