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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Promise at Dawn

Posted on 2018-11-14 by Judith Schrut

The classic, if stereotyped, relationship of the devoted but overbearing Jewish mother and her son forms the subject of UKJFF 2018’s powerful closing film, Promise at Dawn (La promesse de l’Aube). Starring legendary French superstar Charlotte Gainsbourg and rising star Pierre Niney, it is at once funny and tragic, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Continue reading →

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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Three Identical Strangers

Posted on 2018-11-12 by Judith Schrut

Most of us have had the unsettling experience of being compared with or mistaken for someone we look like– but when you find out you look exactly like another person, have the same birthdate, and have both been adopted– that is quite different. And made all the more so when you find your third exact match. Continue reading →

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Preview: The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018

Posted on 2018-11-06 by Judith Schrut

The hugely popular UK Jewish Film Festival returns this week for its 22nd season. This year’s Festival will feature 85 diverse films from 16 countries including 51 premieres, with screenings and live events at 21 cinemas around the UK. Continue reading →

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Preview: Walthamstow International Film Festival

Posted on 2016-07-23 by tikichris

The 2016 Walthamstow International Film Festival runs tomorrow (Sunday 24 July 2016) at Vestry House from 11am to 5pm. Continue reading →

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Preview: Asia House Film Festival 2015 #AHFILM15

Posted on 2015-03-20 by Madison Salters

Celebrating its seventh year, the annual Asia House Film Festival will be showcasing a bevy of remarkable cinematic productions across London. Continue reading →

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More London Free Festival at The Scoop (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-05-21 by tikichris

Returning to London for its twelfth year this June is the More London Free Festival. All summer long this free outdoor festival takes place in and around The Scoop, a sunken riverside amphitheatre near the southern end of Tower Bridge. … Continue reading →

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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2013 (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-09-29 by tikichris

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival is an annual showcase of the world’s best new Horror, Sci-Fi, Action and Cult Movies. Entering its eight year with “nine nights of cinematic mayhem,” the 2013 festival runs from the 17th to the 25th of October – just in time for Halloween! Continue reading →

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Free Outdoor Cinema at The Scoop in London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-08-29 by tikichris

London’s riverside amphitheatre, The Scoop at More London, will host free outdoor cinema screenings of classic, cult and contemporary films from the 11th of September until the 27th. All screenings at this purpose-built 1,000-seat amphitheatre with 25 foot screen (not … Continue reading →