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Light House aims to increase the enjoyment and understanding of technologically - based media, in particular film, video, photography and creative media and to emphasise their importance to the cultural, social and economic life of Wolverhampton, the West Midlands and further afield.
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
This September and October we have a host of special events, new exhibitions and a diverse film programme, including a special 4Talent season of selected classic and contemporary Film4 gems, to take you into the autumn. If you haven’t answered our audience survey yet there’s still time to participate for your chance to win two tickets to a screening of your choice - To enter click here.
The Film Archive Relay Come along to this special Archive screening recalling the competitive streak of Midlanders in Action! We’ll be looking back at our great Midlands sporting heritage with a programme of archive film spanning the 1930s to the 1970s curated by the Media Archive for Central England. Programmed as part of the Cultural Olympiad Launch weekend. Fri 26 Sept, 7pm. Cost: free. See EVENTS
HELLO Digital Film Screenings As part of the HELLO Digital Film Festival we will have a special programme of contemporary and classic film from the Film4 back catalogue. Normal ticket prices apply. Visit www.light-house.co.uk later this month to find out which films we will be screening. Thurs 23 - Sun 26 Oct. Normal ticket prices apply. See EVENTS
Screen Forum: Digishorts 2007 A special preview of Screen WM’s Digishorts 2007 programme followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Screen WM will also be on hand after the screening in Lock Works to talk to any budding filmmakers about the scheme and offer advice. Thurs 16 Oct, 6.30 – 9pm. Cost: free. See EVENTS
Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond Matthew’s exhibition is a selection of photographs from four bodies of work about the urban landscape and our association with it. Fri 3 Oct - Fri 7 Nov. Exhibition Opening: Thurs 2 Oct, 6.30-8.30pm. Admission free. See EXHIBITIONS
Free Video Production & Animation short courses We are now recruiting for free short training programmes in Video Production & Animation when participants can explore their creativity, build confidence and develop their CV. To be eligible you must be over 19, have been unemployed for 12 months or more and live in one of the following areas: St Peters, Bilston East, Bushbury South and Low Hill, Ettingshall Heath Town, Blakenhall, East Park, Graisley. See TRAINING
Halloween Special: Dracula (12A) A new restoration of Hammer's most celebrated film, Dracula, starring Christopher Lee in his first ever outing as the vampire Count. The film's international success established Lee as the new superstar of British horror and Hammer as the horror studio par excellence. Fri 31 Oct, 9pm. Join us in Lock Works before the screening for a complimentary glass of Devil’s Blood. Tickets cost: £6.50 / £5 conc. See CINEMA
This September and October we have a host of special events, new exhibitions and a diverse film programme, including a special 4Talent season of selected classic and contemporary Film4 gems, to take you into the autumn. If you haven’t answered our audience survey yet there’s still time to participate for your chance to win two tickets to a screening of your choice - To enter click here.
The Film Archive Relay Come along to this special Archive screening recalling the competitive streak of Midlanders in Action! We’ll be looking back at our great Midlands sporting heritage with a programme of archive film spanning the 1930s to the 1970s curated by the Media Archive for Central England. Programmed as part of the Cultural Olympiad Launch weekend. Fri 26 Sept, 7pm. Cost: free. See EVENTS
HELLO Digital Film Screenings As part of the HELLO Digital Film Festival we will have a special programme of contemporary and classic film from the Film4 back catalogue. Normal ticket prices apply. Visit www.light-house.co.uk later this month to find out which films we will be screening. Thurs 23 - Sun 26 Oct. Normal ticket prices apply. See EVENTS
Screen Forum: Digishorts 2007 A special preview of Screen WM’s Digishorts 2007 programme followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Screen WM will also be on hand after the screening in Lock Works to talk to any budding filmmakers about the scheme and offer advice. Thurs 16 Oct, 6.30 – 9pm. Cost: free. See EVENTS
Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond Matthew’s exhibition is a selection of photographs from four bodies of work about the urban landscape and our association with it. Fri 3 Oct - Fri 7 Nov. Exhibition Opening: Thurs 2 Oct, 6.30-8.30pm. Admission free. See EXHIBITIONS
Free Video Production & Animation short courses We are now recruiting for free short training programmes in Video Production & Animation when participants can explore their creativity, build confidence and develop their CV. To be eligible you must be over 19, have been unemployed for 12 months or more and live in one of the following areas: St Peters, Bilston East, Bushbury South and Low Hill, Ettingshall Heath Town, Blakenhall, East Park, Graisley. See TRAINING
Halloween Special: Dracula (12A) A new restoration of Hammer's most celebrated film, Dracula, starring Christopher Lee in his first ever outing as the vampire Count. The film's international success established Lee as the new superstar of British horror and Hammer as the horror studio par excellence. Fri 31 Oct, 9pm. Join us in Lock Works before the screening for a complimentary glass of Devil’s Blood. Tickets cost: £6.50 / £5 conc. See CINEMA
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