Interest area: Film

Reel Tours: Mega Movie Quiz in a Theat...

Join Reel Tours on the third Thursday of every month for a night of cinematic fun and challenge at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. Step downstairs into the heart of the venue, where you can test your film knowledge in what promises to be the most exciting and immersive film quiz in the city.

Whether your expertise lies in the glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood, the captivating world of foreign films, or the latest blockbuster hits, this quiz covers all decades, genres, and talents. It’s the perfect opportunity to put your movie trivia skills to the test, alongside fellow film enthusiasts. And, if you’ve got the answers, you’ll be in the running for some fantastic prizes that could be all yours to cherish and show off.

Reel Tours is much more than just a quiz night. It’s your gateway to the world of cinema, offering a range of events and experiences for film lovers across Liverpool. As the city’s premier cinematic guide, Reel Tours provides walking tours to iconic filming locations, letting you step into the scenes of your favourite movies.

In addition to the quizzes, they host a variety of other film-related activities, including screenings, talks, and interactive events that bring the magic of cinema to life. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, Reel Tours is the perfect way to explore Liverpool through the lens of film.

LMF Presents: The Sandbox Showcase

LMF Presents: The Sandbox Showcase is an exciting evening dedicated to celebrating short films from some of the most talented filmmakers in the North West of England. This event is designed to give both new and established filmmakers a platform to present their work in front of a live audience, bringing together creativity, community, and cinema under one roof at Liverpool’s renowned Picturehouse @ FACT.

Expect a night full of diverse storytelling, with a range of genres and themes, each film offering a fresh perspective and unique voice. Whether you’re a fan of drama, comedy, documentary, or experimental films, this showcase has something for everyone. Filmmakers will also have the opportunity to discuss their projects in post-screening Q&A sessions, offering valuable insights into their creative process and the challenges they faced during production.

Beyond the screenings, The Sandbox Showcase aims to foster connections and spark collaborations within the local film community. Attendees will have the chance to network with filmmakers, share ideas, and build relationships that could lead to future projects.

This event is part of Let’s Make Films’ ongoing mission to support and promote local filmmakers, offering a stage where new talent can be discovered and celebrated.

Join them for a memorable evening of film, conversation, and community.

Secure your spot for this celebration of North West filmmaking by booking your tickets now!

LMF Creative Mixer – One Year An...

On September 18th the team will be hosting the ONE-YEAR anniversary of their monthly mixer!

To celebrate they have a very exciting announcement to make for filmmakers in the area to get involved with, so head along to find out what.

As usual, 6:30-9:30pm at the Picturehouse @FACT bar, and then some drinks in town after for anyone who would like to celebrate with them!

PVTV Fringe Flicks: Viy (1967) and Sho...

Join Fringe Flicks for an unforgettable evening of offbeat cinema, featuring the Soviet horror classic Viy (1967).

Directed by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov, and adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s novella, Viy is celebrated for its eerie atmosphere and groundbreaking practical effects. The film follows a young seminary student who is confronted with terrifying supernatural forces in a remote village, making it a must-see for fans of classic horror and dark fantasy.

In addition to Viy, the event will showcase a diverse selection of short films from around the globe:

– Carne Con Tomate (Meat with Tomato) – A darkly humorous Spanish tale of mysterious disappearances.
– Sincopat (Syncopation) – A surreal Spanish short about a tech executive trapped in an infinite musical loop.
– Why Worry – A quirky UK short film about a visit to a Chinese chippy.
– Antisocial (World Premiere) – A visually striking German short exploring themes of isolation and self-destruction.

Event Schedule:

Doors Open: 7:30 PM
Short Films: 7:50 PM
Interval: 8:30 PM
Viy Screening: 9:00 PM

Don’t miss this chance to experience a night of eclectic and chilling cinema that challenges the norm and captivates the imagination.

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This is a free event, and while tickets are not required for entry, they strongly advise securing a ticket in advance. In the event of high attendance, having a ticket will guarantee your place and ensure you can enjoy the screening without any issues.

Mapantsula – film screening w/ Q...

“South Africa from a Black perspective… it’s about time.” – Spike Lee

On 16th May at Metal, Edge Hill Station they’re screening Mapantsula to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Freedom Day, which commemorates the first post-apartheid elections to take place in South Africa in 1994.

Released in 1988 and created while evading the censorship of the authorities whose brutal and sinister activities the film set out to expose, Mapantsula is a gripping drama and an almost miraculous opportunity to understand South Africa from within during its struggle for freedom.

A great crime film and a real slice of life, Mapantsula tells the story of Panic: a small-time hood who believes he sees all the angles. But he is soon in the web of the authorities, pushed to betray the revolutionaries fighting for change.

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Get your ticket today and join them – there will be refreshments, sweet treats and a Q&A with very special guests!

Dahong Hongxuan Wang: Role Models

Dahong Hongxuan Wang: Role Model
Friday 3rd May – Sunday 30th June

Dahong Hongxuan Wang, an artist who has played the role of Anna May Wong in several of Michelle Williams Gamaker’s works, will exhibit her new film Role Models. Hongxuan Wang’s new film follows the path of Anna May Wong who travelled to her ancestral hometown of Taishan, Guangdong. Having been rejected by Hollywood in favour of actors in the racist make-up technique of yellowface, Wong set off on a tour of China. Reflecting back on her time in China and America, Wong said “It’s a pretty sad situation to be rejected by the Chinese because I’m ‘too American’ and by American producers because they want other races to act Chinese parts.”

Through her vocal and symbolic acts of resistance and critique, Hongxuan Wang finds a role model in Anna May Wong, “a modern, Chinese, young female performer has finally found her lifetime role model”. Role Models will feature a director-like Anna (played by Hongxuan Wang), who ultimately succeeds in dominating the whole documentary process.

Dahong Hongxuan Wang is a performance, installation and moving image artist currently based in Beijing. Her practice explores the various manifestations of the “rebel body”, especially the female body, amid numerous social structural violence.

In Wang’s practice, she posits “rebellion” as a continuous way of life in daily life rather than an intermittent psychological state.

The word rebellion connotes power hierarchy and self-esteem and is often associated with rebellious behaviour among teenagers, fierce but straightforward. Wang attempts to place this accidental adolescent psychology in the increasingly complex social status quo and, by amplifying this plain action, to indicate the big or small injustices of nowadays society.

Body movements, vocalisations, facial expressions and the positional relationship between objects and the body are crucial elements in her practice.

Wang is also active in Beijing as a social activity organiser. Starting from her identity and experience, she holds events in local communities to establish a more direct connection with the land and the people.

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies is a dragulous, fun and fabulous rip-roaring romp through the celluloid – and they want YOU to be part of it!

Join Liverpool’s drag extraordinaries Filla Crack, Baba Yagga and Pretentious Dross for a T-Rex sized STOMP – through the world of the cinema! It’s gonna be a camp old time, so strap yourselves in for an evening of fun, frivolity and a shared love of the BIG screen!

In space no-one can hear you CREAM!!

From E.T to The Godfather, Blade Runner to Mommie Dearest, from Gone with the Wind to The Lion King, Pulp Fiction to Star Wars – our lives are punctuated by memories of “the movies”.

Through a fabulous patchwork of live music, comedy, lip-sync and games – “A Night at the Movies” invites you to turn the camera around, and consider all that movies evoke!

Will you ever made it to Mordor? Will you ever find love? A happy ending?! Will you be a hero? A diva? a villain? Will you ever let go, Jack?!”

These are all questions they may or may not answer! Join them to find out!!

Arrival – 6.30pm

Food and drinks served 6.30-8pm

Show starts – 8pm

DJ from 11pm

Finish-1am

Philosophy in Movies

This course aims to introduce the philosophical theories that underpin some of the most well-known movies of our time.

Covering topics such as time-travel, moral action, and the nature of reality, students will develop the theoretical knowledge required to evaluate, analyse, and critically assess philosophical themes in their favourite movies.

Students will develop a greater appreciation and understanding of the philosophical ideas visual storytellers are communicating through cinema, and the conceptual challenges these ideas invoke.

Week 1: Time Travel
Week 2: Who am I? The protagonist’s dilemma
Week 3: What is Reality?
Week 4: Morality and the hero/heroine
Week 5: Humans and the rise of Technology

Full fee £66/Concession fee £33

Filmmaker Masterclass with Daniel Drap...

This masterclass will specialise in feature filmmaking with Shut Out The Light Films.

Shout Out The Light Films are an independent film and distribution company, founded in Liverpool in 2014 by Christie Allanson and Daniel Draper.

They specialise in documentary production with a hands-on, personal and passionate approach during all stages of production and distribution.

Oska Bright Film Festival – Live...

The Oska Bright Film Festival is having a film screening at FACT where you can watch their favourite short films from the festival.

The festival has been running for 10 years and is the world’s biggest film festival showing films made by, or featuring, autistic and learning disabled people.

Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism.

With less than 5% of disabled people working in the UK film industry, Oska Bright Film Festival is driven to make change happen.