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And then... A @BechdelTestFest reunion! @corrinacorrina on her book I Love Romcoms & I Am A Feminist with @BethKWebb, exploring the genre from Mae West to Moonstruck to Mel Gibson (who is *not* what women want).
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Bids are still open for @Cinema4Gaza auction 'til 12 April!
Between now & then, a few #ReclaimTheFrame recs to get you bidding
📸 HOARD polaroids by @LunaCarmoon
📖 Bed-time story from Tilda Swinton
📼 Mentoring from @pranobaileybond
🎭 Walk on part in @GurinderC's next film
ALT Cinema4 Gaza logo over the Palestine flag: black, white and green stripes and a red triangle
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New lots new lots!!!! Starting with…
A catch up with the one and only Melissa Barrera over Zoom 😍
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Join us on Wed 21 Jun for a screening of Pretty Red Dress – Dionne Edwards’ heartwarming tale of a young family and their different relationships with the same red dress.
Followed by a Q&A with the director and producer Georgia Goggin.
Book now > richmix.org.uk/cinema/pretty…
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We're delighted to host a weekend of screenings and events celebrating the films and music of Sally Potter.
Sally will be in conversation after the screenings of Orlando and Yes, and will introduce Ginger & Rosa and The Party.
9-11 June
Full Listings: bit.ly/45fj7w0
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Submissions for #LFF Expanded 2023 are now open! We're looking for innovative creators of XR and immersive projects from all over the globe. Deadline: 15 May. theb.fi/3nSHG0c
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Wanna find out more about the lesbian hotspot 'the Gates' in Chelsea where Pat Highsmith, Dusty and Diana Dors cruised? 💗🌈💜
Get to @riocinema PINK PALACE next Wed 26 April for THE GATEWAYS GRIND + short + live intro: only £5!
riocinema.org.uk/checkout/sh…
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A #SHABU summer is coming…☀️
The sun is finally out, hurrah! Can’t contain the excitement as we throwback to when SHABU graced the big screen @BFI Southbank @ICOtweets Screening Days last month.
Keep your eyes peeled for an official release date. Dir. by Shamira Raphaela 📽️
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New podcast alert! We spoke to multi-award winning director and screenwriter, the brilliant Amma Asante MBE
She has directed Belle, A United Kingdom, The Handmaids Tale, Mrs America & SO many more
Whole episode here: podfollow.com/.../8da72148cf…
@AmmaAsante @AnuAnandHall @hollytarq
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The @first_filmclub returns this April! ✨
Head to @CentralPictureH on Wed 12 Apr to see Nia DaCosta’s award-winning #LittleWoods + @KL_Jackson's @bfinetwork funded short film Independence.
Both directors will be there in person for a post-film Q&A! ⬇
picturehouses.com/movie-deta…
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Calling all fairies, dykes, trans babes, and intersexxy artistes 📣📣 we want u!!! 😩😈 Submissions are OPEN NOW for Fringe! 2023 💥 on from 16-24 September 💦💋
Submit by 31 March for just £4 🤑✨ Regular Deadline is 14 May on @filmfreeway 🎬
bit.ly/FringeSubmissions2023"
ALT In a black and white background, filmmaker Michael Rice is joined by Fringe! programmers Tara Brown and Rico Johnson-Sinclair in front of a cinema screen. In the foreground, graphic text reads "submit ur film" and "deadline 14 May 2023". There are also graphics of a orange, purple, and yellow rainbow, heart doodles, and flowers.
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Sunday: the perfect day to listen to our new podcast talking to remarkable women in film:
@HelenLOHara talks about women at the beginning of Hollywood
Rebecca O’Brien talks about working on My Beautiful Launderette
@SarahGavron talks about #filmmaking
f-rated.org/f-rated-podcast/
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I took this photo of Ginger Rogers at @Harrods in 1991. I thanked her for giving me and millions of others so much joy over the years. Cheesy but heartfelt!
32 years later, I’m curating a season of her films @BFI Southbank. Starts Monday. Share the joy. theb.fi/3mzsxAh
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With the stunning Saint Omer now streaming on @mubiuk we commissioned freelance film critic @corrinacorrina to give her thoughts on what is simply one of the best films of the year: 🧵 – at Cartagena, Colombia
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Seeing this again tomorrow. You should go see it too!
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I saw this yesterday and was a truly delightful celebration of love and south London. Go see it if you want to come out of the cinema with a smile on your face ⭐️
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We're feeling the love with @RaineAM's joyous feature debut, RYE LANE 💌
Catch our #ReclaimTheFrame pre-recorded Dir. Q&A w/ Rōgan Graham where we discuss capturing our communities on the big screen & recontexualising the British 'rom-com' 🏙️
Nation-wide
bit.ly/RyeLane-RTF
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To mark the release of Raine Allen Miller's freewheeling feature debut, RYE LANE, @picturehouses Members can catch our #ReclaimTheFrame preview screenings on 15 March, including our pre-recorded Director Q&A 🏙️
Your next favourite British Rom Com 🫶
bit.ly/RTF-Preview-RyeLane
ALT Reclaim The Frame poster for Rye Lane directed by Raine Allen Miller. An image of a couple in ther 20s sat side by side wearing bright clothing. The white text over the orange background reads: In Cinemas 17 March. Rye Lane. A burst of cinematic energy. RogerEbert. #ReclaimTheFrame Previews + Recorded Q&A. Picturehouse Cinemas. 15 March.
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💖 Pumped to be hosting a Q&A for one of my fave films of the year RYE LANE on Wed 15 March @RitzyCinema (obvs!)
Can't wait to chat about this delicious rom-com with dazzling director @RaineAM & lead star Vivian Oparah. Come thru! 🎟️picturehouses.com/movie-deta…
