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NOTE FROM LEONI

WHERE TO GET TICKETS

Welcome to the 3rd Annual International St Albans Film Festival. The star of this year is the newly restored Odyssey cinema, which is on the site of the first cinema as we know it today - the Alpha Picture Palace built in 1908 by Arthur Melbourne Cooper, of St Albans. The Odyssey has already become so popular since it opened just months ago and we are so excited to be hosting our opening feature screening and closing awards at this beautiful venue. Look out for many other stars shining over the festival weekend from the incredible students of Oaklands putting on their own mini

festival of cool events and the staff at Westminster Lodge making a splash with their films while you swim. Take a trip to Bayfordbury - the observatory on our doorstep and discover their amazing stargazing facilities and as ever make sure you see at least one programme of short films from up and coming filmmakers from around the world - this year we have introduced the ‘audience vote’ so YOU will become one of our judges and get to vote for your favourite short at the screenings. Plus look out for aliens, robots and spacemen all coming to the city for one weekend only!

(Leoni, Festival Director)

See Individual listings for where to purchase tickets & prices as this year some venues are selling their own tickets.

Tickets may also be purchased on the door at events, subject to availability and all information is via our website www.stalbansfilmfestival.com

Visit the festival box office at St Albans Town HallBox Office Opening Times: April 20th - May 3rd 2015. Monday - Friday 10am - 12pm & Sat/Sun 10am - 5pm.

‘However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.’Stanley Kubrick

*PLEASE NOTE – Events run by the St Albans Film Festival and other venues running events as part of the film festival are subject to change. We will update the festival website with any changes.

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WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL - FRIDAY 1ST MAY

ALIEN

ALIENS

THE BUSINESS OF FILM SEMINAR

Britain’s Oldest Pub - The award-winning Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is embracing the film festival’s Space theme this year with the screening of the much-loved movie classics Alien and Aliens in a pop-up cinema in its garden with food from the

barbecue included in the price of the ticket. The menu will include soup and a roll, rotisserie chicken, barbecued vegetables and two salads. The food will be cooked fresh, served take away style.

Join us for the second Alien film - The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Ticket includes BBQ food - as above.

Come join us for a relaxed session with an informative overview of the British film industry from a commercial perspective together with details of financing and tax break opportunities available to film producers and financiers.

TIME: 7.45pm for food with film starting at 8.45pm VENUE: Ye Olde Fighting Cocks Pub - GardenTICKETS: £12 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com

TIME: 7.45pm for food with film starting at 8.45pm VENUE: Ye Olde Fighting Cocks Pub - GardenTICKETS: £12 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com

TIME: 1pm VENUE: Grant Thorton , Churchill House, 26-30 Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3UU TICKETS: £5 includes refreshments: tea/coffee/beer/snacks available from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com

Wednesday 29th April, Age 18+

Thursday 30th April, Age 18+

Friday 1st May

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“Films in the Dark, in the Park”

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FRIDAY 1ST MAY

STUDENT SHORT FILM FINALISTS

GRAND OPENING FEATURE FILM

The Odyssey Cinema is hosting a special screening for our opening event - film to be announced over the coming weeks. Come as yourself or dress ‘space themed’ and join us for our special opening event.

Unter dem Tisch 9mins Dir. Florian Kogler File “L” for “Love 10mins Dir. Christopher Galvin Sous L’eau 11mins Dir. Marielle Gautier Enfilade 10mins Dir. David Coyle Charity 10mins Dir. Jimmy Dean

INTERVAL 20mins

And The Earth Shakes 11mins Dir. Samuel J Hunt RedBourn Christmas Tea Party 3mins Dir. Kieran Zielinski I Did It For Him 7mins Dir. Jennifer WestburgThe Elephant in the Room 13mins Dir. Tariq Chow Bongo 4mins Dir. Evan Sennett Man Under the Moon 4mins Dir. Maria Sevilla

TIME: 4pm - 6pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below. Licensed bar - ID required.

TIME: 7pm VENUE: The Odyssey Cinema, London Road, St Albans AL1 1PG TICKETS: Available from the Cinema Box Office www.odysseypictures.co.uk

The best upcoming student filmmakers from across the globe

Crew from The Elephant in the Room

Opening event at the Odyssey Cinema - keep an eye out for the film! To be announced very soon.Sponsored by Collinson Hall

SAT 4 - SUN 5 JULYwww.herts.ac.uk/artsandgalleries Box Office 01707 281127

THE WESTON AUDITORIUM

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIREDE HAVILLAND CAMPUS, HATFIELD, AL10 9EU

Sponsored by UH Arts

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ANIMATION

MAIN SHORT FILM FINALISTS

ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT

Short Film Finalists

Sponsored by SA Law

FEATURE FILM WITH LIVE SCORE, sponsored by My Mustard

STUDENTSBye Bye Dandelion 3mins Dir. Isabel GarrettThe Bigger Picture 7mins Dir. Daisy JacobsTreasure Nest 5mins Dir. Joy Tien & Mike BourbeauOne More Page 7mins Dir. Matthew Cooper

PROFESSIONALSWinning is Not Everything 5mins Dir. Alan LeeThe Right Fit 5mins Dir. Zachary CrawHeavenly Peace 5mins Dir. Andreas Wessel-TherhornSezar Alkassab: David 1min Dir. Sezar AlkassabHaiku 4: Still 6mins Dir. Lyle PisioSUMER 10mins Dir. Alvaro GarciaSpamorama 2mins Dir. Mondo GhulamThe Present 5mins Dir. Sam Rumble1st World Problem Blues 6mins Dir. Vicky ArlidgeClock-Piano 3mins Dir. Anthony Leigh

TIME: 10am - 12pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below. Licensed bar - ID required.

PART 2 - DARK MATTER - Age Over 18s ONLY. I Only Have Eyes For You 10mins Dir. Daniel Bayle Bloody Vineyard 11mins Dir. Jose UlloaThe Stomach 6mins Dir. Ben SteinerFlotsam 20mins Dir. Michael BeddoesSunday Dinner with the Morgans 12min Dir. Alex ForbesIt’s Here 6mins Dir. Sinclair ObioraHero 7mins Dir. Ben CampbellBunny 11mins Dir. Adam AwniTrato Preferente 3mins Dir. Carlos Polo

PART 1 - CLUSTERS - Suitable for Age 15+ One Day 4mins Dir. Keith GubbinsSevero 9mins Dir. Danilo BarachoCenturion Resurrection 3mins Dir. Richard BazleyGherkins 8mins Dir. Dan M SmithHarriet and the Matches 4mins Dir. Miranda Howard-WilliamsHim Upstairs 11mins Dir. Sonya Quayle & Neil MooneyShattered 6mins Dir. Richard AllenFinal Spin 7mins Dir. Ben RoperNext World 7mins Dir. Hugh Cartmell

INTERVAL 20mins

TIME: Part 1 - 12pm, Part 2 - 1.30pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below. Licensed bar - ID required.

TIME: 4pm - 6pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. Licensed bar - ID required.

Always In The Present is the debut feature from Writer and Director Oliver Guy-Watkins The story of six individuals whose lives have been shaken by the disappearance of their friend. Six months later, they come together to mark what would have been his 35th Birthday. Featuring performances from Kathryn Worth (Joanna

Hogg’s Unrelated), James Payton (Captain America), Daphne Alexander (Roman Polanski’s The Ghost) and Tom Sawyer (Little Deaths). This exclusive screening will also include a live score by French band Metropolitan Parc.

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SATURDAY 2ND MAY SATURDAY 2ND MAY

LIGHTS - CAMERA - ACTION

MONSTERS VS ALIENS

BAYFORDBURY OBSERVATORY

MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS & LIVE MUSIC

ALIEN RESURRECTION

Come and make your own space-themed Zoetrope - a brilliant Victorian animation toy that brings your hand-drawn animations to life. Whether it’s creating an alien that jumps on Mars, or the moon travelling round earth, you’ll be able to create your own

mini film sequence just like they did in the old days. You’ll be free to take your zoetrope home with you and experiment with moving image ‘til your heart’s content.

A woman transformed into a giant becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth.

20 mins drive from St Albans, Bayfordbury Observatory is the University of Hertfordshire’s astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, and one of the largest teaching observatories in the UK. Join us as the centre opens its doors to

the film festival for an exciting evening which includes a talk on “Space and Astronomy in Films: the Facts and the Fiction” and an HD planetarium show, followed by a visit to their telescopes with live observations, weather permitting.

TIME: Drop in anytime between 2.30pm - 4.30pm VENUE: The Abbey Theatre, Westminster Lodge, Holywell hillTICKETS: £5 - purchase tickets on the door. Free admission for Under 5’s or for anyone with a ticket to the screening of Monsters Vs Aliens at Westminster Lodge.

TIME: 6pm (94mins) VENUE: Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell HillTICKETS: £15 per adult and £10 per child - includes a drink from the bar.Watch the film while you swim or wrap in your towel and watch from poolside.

TIME: 7.30pm VENUE: Bayfordbury Observatory, Bayfordbury. See website for directions www.herts.ac.uk/bayfordbury You must make your own way there by car and there is plenty of parking on site. TICKETS: £6 adults £3 children. Suitable for ages 8+. Refreshments will be sold - snacks/drinks - £1 each. Tickets available from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com

TIME: 7pm - 10pm VENUE: St Albans Town Hall TICKETS: £5 - from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below plus listen to live music from some of the bands and acts from the videos. Licensed bar - ID required.

TIME: 8pm (109mins) VENUE: Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill TICKETS: £15 per adult includes a drink from the barWatch the film while you swim or wrap in your towel and watch from poolside.

Space-themed Zoetrope Drop-in Workshop with Ella Bryant

PG

Film talk & stargazing

Age 18+, includes the famous underwater alien chase scene!

‘ALIEN DAY’ at WESTMINSTER LODGE

Prepare to be scared in your swimming costume

STAR TREK TRILOGY

Space. The final frontier. In homage to the late Leonard Nimoy (Dr Spock), come and startrek across the universe with Captain Kirk, Dr Spock and the rest of the crew of the Starship Enterprise.

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) 2hrs 12 mins, U RATINGTIME: 3.45pm

VENUE: The Maltings Arts Theatre, Level 2, The Maltings, St Albans AL1 3HL www.maltingsartstheatre.co.uk TICKETS: £5 per film, £12 for all three from - www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo

STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) 1 hr 52 mins, 12+ RATINGTIME: 6.20pm

STAR TREK: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984) 1 hr 45 mins, PG RATING TIME: 8.40pm

Habs - Ebi 7mins Dir. Navid NavidRobin - Efrat Ben Zur 4mins Dir. Yuval & Merav NathanSteampunk Girl - John Anealio 4mins Dir. Joshua WestburySay You Won’t Ever Deetron Remix 4mins Dir. Tom WrigleyIce Cream - Magicians Nephew 4mins Dir. Joel LimaSilver Girl - Vanaka 6mins Dir. Min ReidPrecious Stone - J.R Richards 6mins Dir. Min ReidHijos De Un Mismo Dios 4mins Dir. Gus CarballoWe Unite - Chiswell Studios 5mins Dir. Michael DiasElectric Feet - 28 Boulevard 4mins Dir. Tim Lloyd-KinningsCall Back the Day - Rob Finlay 3mins Dir. Rob FinlayJudgement - Gaby & 2ouche 5mins Dir. Francesco ScaritoChange Your Bones - Emma Garrett 4mins Dir. Simon J RileyL.O.V.E 5mins Dir. Vicky ArlidgeThomas Dolby - The Toadlickers 5mins Dir. Paul D

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SUNDAY 3RD MAYSATURDAY 2ND & SUNDAY 3RD MAY

A WEEKEND OF FILM

SCI - FI PANEL DISCUSSION

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FINALISTS

Oaklands College

Creating a World: The boundaries of the fantastical

Sponsored by

TIME: 12pm - 8pm (Saturday and Sunday) VENUE: Oaklands College, Hatfield Road, Oaklands, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0JATICKETS: FREE – Turn up and enjoy any of the events. FREE PARKING. Oaklands College presents two fun-packed days of activities for all ages at Smallford Campus.

TIME: 3pm - 4.30pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 or free to anyone with a festival pass or ticket to another event, subject to availability. Light refreshments, a photography exhibition by Media students and staff, various acoustic music performances and a magical display of Oaklands

Fashion students’ garments inspired by Harry Potter will be available all day on both Saturday and Sunday.

YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORT FILM FINALISTS

Struggle for Existence 11mins Dir. Giulio GobettiFrancis B Griffin 9mins Dir. Paul GriffinTo Hull and back 13min Dir. Henry WillmottBoxing 5mins Dir. Daniel GentelyRetirement 6mins Dir. Michael TaylorUne passion d’or et de feu 6mins Dir. Sebastien PinsBulls 12mins Dir. Joan MontesinosCoaster 3mins Dir. Michelle BeckerBozena & Pawel 5mins Dir. Kamil IwanowiczFinal Draft 7mins Dir. Scott CalonicoFace in the Crowd 20mins Dir. Joe Medforth

TIME: 10am VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below including the St Albans Film Festival shortlisted films & The Elstree ‘A Sense of Change’ shortlisted films.

TIME: 12pm VENUE: St Albans Town HallTICKETS: £5 from www.stalbansfilmfestival.com or festival box office. One ticket gives you entry to watch all the films below. Licensed bar - ID required.

SATURDAY 2ND MAY12pm - Event Opens - As you arrive be greeted by the team & get your free science-fiction-themed mocktail served with quirky flair by your barman, Black Rose (limited number, first-come- first-served).

12.30pm - Dance: Experience the final frontier as Oaklands Myriad Theatre Dance Troupe perform a unique interpretive dance based on Kubrick’s classic sci-fi epic “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

1pm - Installations: Also inspired by “2001”, follow the astro-map to seek out sci-fi films and creative spaces in Oaklands Media students’ video art installations.

1.30pm - Workshop: A Media taster session in which you get to recreate a famous sci-fi film scene using industry standard equipment (suitable for all ages, no experience necessary).

3pm - Lecture: An insightful lecture and seminar by Media student, Chris Kafar, discussing the cultural importance of film festivals.

4pm - Screenings (Age 18+ only): featuring Jordan Dunn-Parrant’s skate film “Raft Crew”, Tino Hapaguti’s psycho-chiller “Acts of a Vampiric Nature” and student films produced on a recent Paris trip.

4pm - Screenings (Age 18+ only): The best of Oaklands Foundation Degree short films. Highlights include adrenaline-pumping thriller “The Hunted”, comedy cock-up caper “Learner: The Paint Job” and the quasi-philosophical ramblings of “Coffee and Vaping” (adults only).

5.30pm - Screening: Directed by Oaklands Media student, Reuben Block, “Woodcraft Folk” is a fascinating documentary examining teenage experiences through a unique youth organisation. Followed by idiosyncratic director Q and A.

7pm - Screenings: beam up to the UK Skate Festival short film screenings for some high-octane extreme sports videos … bring plasters!

SUNDAY 3RD MAY12pm - Welcome: Be greeted by the team with free science-fiction-themed cookies and cakes upon arrival, lovingly prepared by Oaklands Springfield students (limited number, first-come-first-served). Fun balloon modelling will also be taking place with friendly aliens.

12.30pm - Screenings: A screening of short sci-fi films created as a part of a filmmaking challenge a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Want to take part in the challenge in the run up to the festival? See festival website for details. All ages can take part. Free to enter.

1pm - Screenings: Oaklands staff short films. There’s more drama from John Harper, Mark Garvey finally gets him comeuppance and a short doc from Oliver Samuel. Set your phaser to stun (adults only).

2pm - Screenings: The best of Oaklands Level 3 space and alien-themed short films. Highlights include a struggle for the world’s last tin a beans, a broken future in which communication is unconnected and multi-species speed-dating in an alternative reality.

2.30pm - Workshop: An opportunity for you to experiment with various camera techniques photographing movement with different shutter speeds (suitable for all ages, no experience necessary).

3pm - Quiz: Oaklands Media students host two quizzes, one for children and one for adults. Simply show up in teams or individually and we will put you in a team and test your film knowledge. Free to enter. Space/Alien fancy dress welcome.

4pm - Screenings (Age 18+ only): Break on through to the other side with this collection of short films made by Oaklands students, staff and technicians. Each short is inspired by (and accompanied by) a song from the self-titled debut album by The Doors (1968).

5pm - Screening (Age 18+): A feature film by Mark Garvey. “874 Miles” is one man’s desperate attempt to make it from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

7pm - Screening: produced by Oaklands Media students, this warts-n-all behind-the-scenes documentary captures their amazing journey of creating their part of the St. Albans Film Festival.

10AMSuperdate 3mins Dir. Sasha FoxThe Adventures of Mr Sticky Note 2mins Dir. Jamie Simmons10 Ways to Die in “STYKZ” 2mins Dir. Jonathan HoskingWoods of Doom 6mins Dir. Giorgio PayneWooden Walls 4mins Dir. Albert Davies-Smith & Jonny LightRobotron Attack 4mins Dir. Jamie SimmonsLondon Can Skate It 3mins Dir. Soren Harrison The Polytunnel 4mins Dir. Ella & Saoirse B Sikh Rap 1min Dir. Jed Lumb & Ben Cambell

Join a panel including filmmakers Michael Beddoes and Kristina Heaney and debate the rules of sci-fi and how to make your film-world believable enough to take your audience on your sci-fi journey.

11AM‘A Sense of Change’ - a preview of the shortlisted films in this competition for ages 7-19 (up to 25 with special educational needs), living in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and North Kent. The competition has been developed by Royal Opera House Bridge, is supported by Elstree Studios and Into Film, and delivered by Elstree Film Design. It aims to encourage work in collaboration with students, schools and community groups. The winner will be announced later in May.

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RED CARPET CLOSING EVENT & AWARDS CEREMONYTIME: 7pm VENUE: The Odyssey Cinema, London Road, St AlbansTICKETS: Available from www.odysseypictures.co.uk

Join us for this glamorous event as we host a special space-themed closing awards event where we announce the winners of this years film festival and screen the winners shorts. Your chance to see the blockbuster movie directors of the future. Plus stay for drinks and entertainment with us afterwards in this stunning newly restored art-deco cinema.

CLOSING NOTE

SPECIAL THANKS

The film festival will be taking a little break in 2016 so we can come back bigger and better in 2017. Look out for all the other great events happening next year in St Albans including the Shakespeare Festival, Food Festival, Fashion Week and loads more. This year we have successfully changed the model of the film festival to reflect the best fringe festivals around the UK ie: the festival team run a hub of events and there is the opportunity for you/your organization to run your own event as part of the festival so look out for details of our themes from 2017 – 2020 and beyond and find out how to get involved and run your own event. Thanks for all your amazing support so far. SEE YOU SOON.

SA Law, Blanco, UH Arts, Collinson Hall, My Mustard, Matt Bigg at The Collective, Sophie & Angie at Loudbird, James Hannaway and all at The Odyssey, Oaklands College, The University of Hertfordshire, Jack Wilson, Darren Rumble and his team of photographers, Westminster Lodge, Alice Cockburn, Robin Fuller, Neils at Adobe, The Fighting Cocks, Warren & Andy at Top Hat Stage School, TTA - Adults Acting Agency, Elstree

Film Design, Karen Williams, Jennifer Webster, Monique Connor, The Herts Advertiser, St Albans Council, Ben Morris, Nala, Nixie, Jayne, Hilary Greatorex, Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, Chris McIntyre, Annie Brewster, A J Ullah and all the incredible talented performers and volunteers. I will be coming to find you to say a special thanks if I have missed you.

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