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Festival to hit the big screen By James Richings
“For me, the real eye-opener has been the quality of fi lmmaking. ‘Dark_Net’, and, ‘Dragon’ will be “Prior to the festival, I had no feel for among those screened, alongside the quantity or quality of independent horror fl icks such as ‘The Prey’ and fi lm in this country, and I can honestly ‘Mr Creak’. say that we have all been absolutely “I love beautifully shot films, well blown away. acted, with a great storyline,” Chris said. “It has become clear to us the acces-
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sibility and affordability of equipment, and the absolute dedication and raw talent in so many fi lmmakers across the land – whether they are fi lms made on a high budget with well know actors, to those done on a shoe string.” Tickets for the festival cost £8.50, and it starts at 7.30pm.
THE soft tones of musician Kieran Goss will be at the New Greenham Arts Centre on Thursday, May 12. The Northern Irish singer-songwriter comes to West Berkshire to perform tracks off his latest album ‘Solo’. He started performing as a semiprofessional musician when he was a law student at university in Northern Ireland. He released his debut album ‘Brand New Star’ in 1989, and has since released nine more with plans to release a new album soon with his wife, Annie Kinsella. “Annie and I have been together for 22 years and married for 18 years. She’s a great singer and artist in her own right and we love performing together,” he said. “I’ve been writing and recording songs for nearly 30 years and I think the secret of a great show is a mixture of old and new material.” Next Thursday’s gig will start at 8pm.
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THE third annual Box Film Festival will take place at the Arlington Arts Centre on Saturday, May 7. Founded by Chris Rands, the movie award ceremony was created to support and showcase local independent fi lmmaking talent within Berkshire and beyond, with the fi rst event taking place back in 2013. And with many fi lms entering the competition from all over the country, Chris believes it will be an exciting night for the audience. “The audience will get to see a broad collection of high-quality local and national short fi lms from many genres, as well as meeting and mixing with the fi lmmakers,” he said to the Observer. “All the fi nalists will be judged by local experts Judith Bunting of the BBC, and award-winning fi lmmaker Geoff Harmer. “In all, 14 fi lms will be screened.” The award ceremony has been split into three categories: best UK short fi lm, best local short fi lm for submissions from Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Wiltshire, and best screenplay. Movies starring comedian Johnny Vegas and the booming Brian Blessed will all feature on the night, with the three winning movies receiving a trophy. Dark comedy short fi lms such as
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