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LIFF
audience favourites and new releases on Leeds Film Player throughout
January...
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LIFF
Audience Favourites on Leeds Film Player:
One Last Deal, Shooting the Mafia & more...
There’s still time to
enjoy a selection of LIFF audience favourites on Leeds Film Player
throughout January. These include One Last Deal, a beautifully shot
story of redemption set in the world of art auctions, and Liza, the Fox-Fairy,
a deliciously dark comedy which won the LIFF Audience Award in 2015. As
every man who desires her starts to die horribly, Liza begins to believe
she’s a fox fairy from Japanese mythology.
From Cinema Versa,
catch Recorder: The Marion
Stokes Project, looking at the fascinating life and legacy
of Marion Stokes who secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30
years. Shooting the Mafia
shines a light on the courageous photojournalist Letizia Battaglia, who
captured the brutal reality of the mafia and The Atom: A Love Affair
looks at the West’s love-hate relationship with nuclear power.
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LIFF
Selects - New releases on Leeds Film Player in January: Cocoon &
more
Films still available to stream on Leeds Film Player until the end of
January include the passionate coming-of-age tale Cocoon (presented
with Hyde Park Picture House) and vivid immigrant love story No Hard Feelings.
There are great Asian films with the profound Indian legal drama Court
and the beautiful Filipino child’s eye view drama Nervous
Translation. Also, don’t miss the dazzling documentary
about a visionary artist in Beyond the
Visible: Hilma af Klint.
Available
on Leeds Film Player
until
31 January 2021
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Four
black icons come together in
One
Night in Miami
The electrifying
directorial debut of Regina King (the Oscar-winning actor from If Beale
Street Could Talk and Watchmen) explores an imagined 60s
meeting between world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, his
political mentor Malcolm X, legendary soul singer Sam Cooke and NFL star
Jim Brown. The four black icons discuss celebrity, civil rights and
cultural upheaval in a fascinating screenplay by playwright Kemp
Powers.
Watch it on Amazon Prime
from
Friday
15 January
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Judi
Dench connects with the
spirit
world in Blithe Spirit
An all-star cast
shine in this adaptation of Noel Coward's classic comedy Blithe
Spirit. In 1930s England, crime novelist Charles is struck by
writer’s block and turns to a medium for help. After unexpectedly
summoning up the ghost of his first wife, Charles must cope
with an increasingly complex love triangle with his exasperated current
wife Ruth, Starring Dan Stevens, Judi Dench, Leslie Mann and Isla
Fisher.
On
Sky Cinema
and Now TV
from
Friday 15 January
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Dogwoof
on Demand: Mayor,
MLK/FBI,
76 Days and more
Dogwoof’s
brilliant line-up of documentaries continues into 2021 with the
riveting Palestinian fly on the wall doc Mayor
following Mayor of Ramallah, Must Hadid. Also streaming now is Sing Me a Song,
a portrait of a young monk in the mountains of Bhutan. Forthcoming
from 15 January is the first film to investigate the harassment of
Martin Luther King by the FBI, MLK/FBI
followed by Covid-19 outbreak doc 76 Days
on 22 January.
Visit Dogwoof on Demand
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Hand-picked
films from MUBI
Films showing
during January in MUBI's selection of acclaimed new features and
hidden gems include include LIFF audience favourite, Under The Tree,
an Icelandic dark comedy about feuding neighbours, the subversive
coming-of-age satire Ham on Rye and Swedish
auteur Roy Andersson’s mesmerising About Endlessness. Hong
Sang-soo’s latest minimalist delight The Woman Who Ran and Angolan
diaspora tale Farewell Amor are
also available until this weekend.
Each
film is available for 30 days from when it is first featured on MUBI
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Curzon
Home Cinema: Dear Comrades! & Quo Vadis, Aida?
Two of the most
critically acclaimed selections from LIFF 2020 are now streaming on
Curzon Home Cinema. Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky returns
with Dear Comrades!,
a stylish and clinical expose of Soviet oppression in a small
provincial town in 1962. In the riveting Quo Vadis, Aida?,
a UN translator faces impossible decisions when the Serbian army
takes over her hometown during the 1995 conflict in Bosnia.
From Friday 15 January (Dear Comrades!) & Fri 22 January (Quo
Vadis, Aida?)
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Open
Source Arts: Watch Your Mouth! & Assembly House Digital Programme
2020
Two of Leeds's
arts and community focussed organisations present special film-based
content online in January. Open Source Arts presents Watch Your Mouth! (Tues 29 -
Weds 30 January), featuring short films, animations and
documentaries, in an online event exploring the connections between
film and spoken word. Artist studio, gallery and projects space
Assembly House features locally shot film as part of its Digital Programme
2020 exhibition.
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The
Criterion Collection Competition: Win January's releases on Blu-ray
Our exclusive
monthly competition gives you the chance to win one of two bundles of
the latest Blu-rays from The Criterion Collection. January's releases
include Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story (2019), The Tin Drum
(1979) and Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970). To
enter, answer the following question: Which British rock band were
the subject of Martin Scorsese's 2008 concert film Shine a Light? Please
email answers to leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk by midnight
on Sunday 31 January 2021.
Competition open to UK residents only.
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LIFF
2020 Festival Catalogue
There are a
limited quantity of LIFF 2020 festival catalogues available to order
online while stocks last. The 160-page publication includes expanded
information on all feature films in the LIFF 2020 programme,
including directors' statements and details of all short films
featured. (Please note, catalogues will be posted out in late
January, subject to Covid-19 restrictions)
You can also view
the LIFF Festival Catalogue as a PDF on leedsfilm.com.
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Film
industry training and opportunities...
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The new
year brings many fantastic film and TV opportunities, with training for
those wanting to get started in the industries, development courses and
exciting new roles available:
Curating Black Cinema: In
this free webinar - open to all - presented by University of Leeds's Arts
and Humanities Research Institute, curator and academic Janaina Oliveira
shares her experiences of Black film curation in Brazil and beyond.
Monday 18 January, 3.30pm - 5pm
Ilkley Literature
Festival Fringe: Film is one of the artforms for which
proposals are being taken for creative provocations based on the theme of
'Spark' for Chain Reactions, a new cross-artform digital project. Five
successful Yorkshire applicants will be awarded £200 each to produce a
finished piece. Apply by Monday 25 January, 5pm
New Shoots Q&A with
Francis Lee and Johnnie Burn: For
their first online event of 2021, Shooting People presents a free Q&A
with LIFF favourite Francis Lee (God's Own Country) and sound
designer Johnnie Burn (Under the Skin). Hear about their work
together on Ammonite, and their top tips for indie
filmmaking. Wednesday 27 January, 7pm
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Applications
Now Open for the The Channel 4 Production Training Scheme
The Channel 4
Production Training Scheme is open to anyone who wants to learn about
what goes into making great television programmes. In 2021/22 they
will be offering paid places to entry level talent at one of the UK's
independent production companies for 12 months. They are particularly
keen to hear from those currently underrepresented in the industry
and there are opportunities across the UK including Leeds.
Apply by Friday 29 January
2021
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Sheffield
Doc/Fest - Production Manager:
Last chance to apply
Sheffield
Doc/Fest has a job opportunity as Production Manager for the festival.
The Production Manager will play a key role in delivering all aspects
of technical and logistical elements for the festival in June 2021. A
technical understanding of film and conference events will be
required to ensure all appropriate equipment is provided, schedules
are created and agreed, and budgets are adhered to.
Apply
by midday on Friday 15 January
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Covid-19
Update
Leeds Film is part of the Leeds Arts, Events & Venues
Team, which programmes events at Leeds Town Hall, Millennium Square and
Carriageworks Theatre including Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds
International Beer Festival and Leeds International Concert Season. Please
visit the Leeds Town Hall
website for the latest news and updates about future activities, as they
continue to follow the latest government guidance about live events.
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Leeds
Film is supported by the British Film Institute
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Free
activities for lockdown
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Stay in, switch on...
Whether
for reflection or reassurance, it's
clear that music has an important role
to play in these uncertain and
difficult times. Find out how we've
been adapting our plans to ensure we
can continue our commitment to
making music.
From
our acclaimed staging of the Ring
cycle to a wealth of podcasts
and guides
exploring the fascinating world of
opera, carry on scrolling to discover
hours of entertainment to keep you
going through lockdown...
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WATCH a
performance...
Like you, we're itching to get back to
live performances, but while we wait
you can stream a selection of our
fantastic productions for free! Don't
miss our chilling production of
Britten's The Turn of the
Screw, available
until 22 February.
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WISE UP on
opera...
Check out our selection of in a nutshell
guides to find out everything you need
to know about your favourite opera. Be
sure to save our handy A-Z guide
in your favourites too, so you can swot
up all things from 'countertenor' to
'Queen of the Night'!
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LEARN to sing...
Lockdown is the perfect time to learn a
new skill! Watch this space as our
popular From Couch to
Chorus returns soon, and
later this month we'll be launching a
series of 'Step into
Singing' workshops,
designed especially for people living
with persistent pain.
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WALK to music...
This is a reminder to make sure you've
had your daily dose of fresh air! Over
625 of you have downloaded one of our
series of Walking Home
sound journeys since we re-shared them
last week - why not try another one?
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46 New Briggate
Leeds
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Box Office: 0113 223 3600
Registered Charity No.
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© Opera North 2021
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