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HANNAH KELVILLE, 21I am an art student specialising inpainting and photography. I volunteer ata number of galleries in Newcastle and Iam currently doing a work placement at

the Laing Art Gallery. I also have apassion for writing and I am

working on a blog.

LEAH CHAN, 16I've just completed my GCSEs. I'll bestudying the International Baccalaureateas an alternative to A levels for the nexttwo years. I have many interests andhobbies including music, films,supporting causes I believe in and, ofcourse, writing; poetry mainly.

LIZZIE LONGLEY, 17I’m about to go into my second year ofsixth form, studyingEnglish Language,Geography andPhilosophy andEthics. I love Englishand hope to studyjournalism atuniversity nextyear. To be a newsreporter would bemy dream job.Newcastle is myfavourite city inthe world; I've lived here all mylife and still haven't stopped finding newstuff to do.

RACHEL BYRNE, 19I’m about to start studying Journalismand English Literature at NorthumbriaUniversity. Every career I've ever thoughtabout pursuing has revolved aroundwriting. Whether it be scripts, articles orpoetry I can't see myself doing anythingelse.

Reporting on this year’s Juice festival aremembers of a specially recruited Press Gang.Those you see here prepared this special Juice

section for Culture

Juice, NewcastleGateshead's festival for childrenand young people, takes place from

October 26-November 4. For more informationvisit www.juicefestival.co.uk

I am a journalism graduatewith a passion for writing inall its various forms. I hopeto pursue further study infilm production and scriptwriting. Would love to workon the next Long WayRound travel documentary,Ewan McGregor'sinvolvement mandatory ofcourse.

GEMMA HIRST, 17I am an A Level student, studying Dance,Performance Studies and English Language. Ienjoy blogging and writing articles for theStudent Review magazine and others. In thefuture I hope to be a journalist in theentertainments section, doing theatrereviews.

KIMBERLEYWALKER, 24

SOPHIEWARD, 20

I am a full-time student atTeesside University. I

successfully completed myfirst two years with a firstgrade average and hope tokeep it up. I’m returning to

my studies this month tocomplete my third year

of my BA MediaStudies degree.

When I graduate, I hope totravel around the States andEurope.

BETHANY CLARK, 18I'm about to start my second yearstudying Journalism at the University ofSunderland. Writing andreading have always beenmy passions. I'll readanything I can get my hands onand I love to write, both creativelyand factually.

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CINEMA

Raw recruitsWhat does it mean to be one of Tyneside Cinema’s Young Programmers?

Kimberley Walker finds out

Lights? Check. Camera? Check. Garlic andcross? Ermm... But you might well needthe last two items when Tyneside

Cinema stages its Cult Classics all-nighter.Vampire hit The Lost Boys, The Room, Ferris

Bueller’s Day Off and Alien, are all possibleselections for this movie extravaganza.

The all-nighter, with films chosen by thecinema’s Young Programmers group, followsthe success of the 75-hour movie marathon inMay in honour of the Tyneside’s 75thanniversar y.

I went along to meet the group to discovermore about them.

Far from squabbling over the TV remote, TheYoung Programmers have worked together tocreate an exciting calendar of films for anaudience with diverse tastes. The knowledge ofthese young film enthusiasts put me to shamewhen I sat in on one of their weekly meetings.But just what does it mean to be a Young

Programmer at the Tyneside?Georgia Hastie, 18, from Burnopfield, County

Durham, joined the group after working onanother event at the cinema: “I did some workexperience at the Tyneside doing ashort film about BBC events andspeakers coming into my school.

“Meeting people with the sameinterest in films as me and havingdiscussions about films has been ahighlight. We watched a film calledBooked Out that hadn’t beenreleased yet and it made us feel reallyimportant.

“It was also really fun working forJuice Festival last year andintroducing the films to the audiences. It’sbeen a great experience and I’ve made friendsfor life.” The group gain insight into thedistribution, programming and marketingprocesses at the Tyneside, building valuable

skills while seeing what it really takes to run asuccessful cinema. They often get together towatch and talk about films. They also get a sayin what is included in up-coming film season,working closely with marketing at the

cinema.They get hands-on experience,

work in a real cinema environmentand get tips from industry insidersto get to grips with the innerworkings of the cinema.

Young Tyneside Cinema projectsofficer, Ruth Hastings, says: “It’simportant that young people arepassionate and interested inindependent and different types of

films, which is what Tyneside Cinema is knownfor, among other things.

Getting young people involved more madesense as they are a central part of the cinema.We want young people to come to the cinema

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so, with projects like the YoungProgrammers, audiences feel they haveinfluence over decisions made.”

Involvement in the project has seenthe youngsters visit The EdinburghFilm Festival, industry screening daysand meet distributors. This year, theyhope to attend the London FilmFestival.

The group is completely free to joinfor all 15-19 year olds who love film andthey’re always looking for newmembers.

Ruth says: “They’re full of beans – theclub has been running for three yearsnow and some of the young people aregoing off to university and we’re sad tosee them go, but we’ve had more newmembers joining recently, which isgreat.”

Cult Classics is at the Tyneside Cinemafrom 10pm on November 3 to 10am onNovember 4. The Young TynesideCinema: Juiced! season also includes anAnimation Workshop for 13 to 15-year-olds at their Pop Up Film School onOctober 27-28.Also check the Family Favourites FilmSeason everyday at 10am from October29 to November 2.Visit www.tynesidecinema.co.uk orwww.facebook.com/ tynesidecinema formore information.

Take a tripto the starsand planetsJoin Juice on an adventurethrough space and time with ashow that promises to boldly gowhere no other theatre has gonebefore.

Little Universe, created by SamButler and David Harradine fromperformance company FeveredSleep, is an entertaining freeperformance that promisescosmic dazzlement for three tofive-year-olds.

Sam Butler, associate director ofFevered Sleep, says: “LittleUniverse is unique because it isboth a dance piece and aninstallation for the very young. Assuch it uses very few words anddoes not seek to ‘tell’ its audiencea story, it offers the audience achance to watch and enjoy aswell as use their imaginations tomake sense of the world thedancers create.”

Created especially for theoutdoors, each 20-minuteperformance sees dancers createa world of spinning planetswhich tell the story of our solarsystem.

After the show, there’s also theopportunity for children to createtheir own ‘little universe’ to takehome.

Jamie McCarthy’s speciallycomposed score will drawaudiences into the performancewith the backdrop of SaltwellPark. This is a musical mission toprove that just because you aresmall, there is no way you can’tthink big.

Little Universe, a Small Wonderscommission, is at Saltwell Park,Gateshead on November 1-2,w w w. j u i c e f e s t i v a l . c o . u k

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C OLUMN MY iPOD

The Hundredth Anniversary, aBrighton-based four-piece signed toNorth East indie label Tiny Lights,are inspired by bands such as The

Velvet Underground, The Walkmen andOrange Juice. Singer and guitarist EleanorRudge chooses her tracks of the moment.

Nova Anthem by Lower DensLower Dens are one

of my favourite bandsand this song fromtheir most recentalbum Nootropicsreminds me of seeingthem a week after ourfirst ever gig, whichhappened to be at thesame venue. The performance wasabsolutely amazing.

Saint Nothing by Daniel RossenI've been listening to this song loads

recently, partly because it's great and partlybecause the new Grizzly Bear (DanielRossen's band) album is out really soon,which I can’t wait for. I love how for mostof the song the melody makes you feel kindof uneasy, then there are one or two chordswhich resolve it all. I'm a massive sucker forthat kind of thing.

One Too Many Mornings by Bob DylanI hadn't listened to The Times They Are A

Changin' for years untilrecently. It's full ofamazing songs, but Ireally love this one,especially the guitarpart he plays.

Distortions by ClinicDistortions is one of

my all-time favourite songs; nobody canmake spooky English sounding rock musiclike Clinic. I'd really like The HundredthAnniversary to cover this one day, but I'mkind of nervous to try it!

Sweet Tooth by PlayloungePlaylounge are a two-piece band from

London, but play down in Brighton wherewe're based quite a bit too, so it feels likethey're part of the local scene. They are somuch fun to see live and they've justannounced their first full release throughFear and Records, which this song is from. Ican’t wait to hear more from them.The Hundredth Anniversary’s double A-sidesingle Pressure Sphere/Slip released by TinyLights Recordings is out this month. Theyplay The Cluny 2 on November 16.