FLICK Film Festival
Iguana plays host to FLICK, a week-long programme of short films featuring drama, documentaries, music videos and animation by some of the best film makers working in the region. Films can be ordered from the bar menu and are screened throughout the day.
Iguana | 16–24 May | 12 noon–6pm
The Best of FLICK
Iguana also hosts The Best of FLICK, a showcase of short films from this year’s Festival programme. Included in the programme will be ‘The Park’ by Nick Gillespie, a supernatural horror set in a country park; Gareth Crooke’s delightful animation ’10 Ways to Shear a Sheep’; and Brian Madden’s documentary ‘Funnel Vision’ about the artist and record sleeve designer Rick Myers, featuring interviews with ‘Doves’ and ‘Badly Drawn Boy’.
Also featured will be some of the best films by students. From MMU, we will see a selection including Gavin Sodo & Harry Shotton’s remake of the classic horror, ‘The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari’. At the other end of the educational spectrum we will be showing ‘The Magic Rock Pool’ made by 5-10 year olds from the WFA’s First Light Movies project.
Iguana | Wed 21 May | 6–7.30pm
See out the rest of the night at Iguana with The Best of FLICK, a showcase of short films from this year’s festival programme.
Iguana | Wed 23 May | 7.30pm onwards (followed by the champions league final!)
THE CHILDREN’S CINEMA
The Children’s Cinema returns to the Festival with two new Saturday morning screenings of classic films for kids.
Five Children and It (Cert U 89 mins)
During WW1, five siblings are sent away from danger to live with their mad uncle in a big old rambling house. One day they stumble upon a secret passageway leading into a cove. There they find ‘It’ and a whole heap of trouble!
St Clement’s Church – Youth Centre | Sat 17 May | 11am | £2 per child or adult
Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (Cert U 88 mins)
Kayley, a lively and strong-willed girl, dreams of becoming a Knight of the Round Table like her late father. But it is only when King Arthur’s magic sword Excalibur is stolen that she has the chance to embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the sword and save Camelot.
St Clement’s Church – Youth Centre | Sat 24 May | 11am | £2 per child or adult
Presented in collaboration with Chorlton Film Institute showing monthly Thursday screenings of great films to get excited about. See www.chorltonfi.pbwiki.com for details.
