👋THAT'S A WRAP FOLKS! It is with a cinematic blend of sadness and a real sense of pride that we call the final curtain on IOMFF.
THANK YOU for your support over the past 10+ years 🙏 Please do visit our website to find out more - and relive the amazing journey with us 🎬
What an fantastic first night of the festival! Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at University College Isle of Man for the Q&A with the incredibly talented Dark Avenue Film.
Who's joining us for the quiz tonight?! See you at the Cat with No Tail @ 7pm! #IOMFF2021
You'd be barking mad to miss MannMade Mini Movies taking place this Sunday #isleofman Film Festival
We'll be screening Pawsea (or: The Melancholy Ruminations of a Solitary French Bulldog) a comedic short adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre's Nausea told from the perspective of a dog
The film played at BAFTA and Academy qualifying Flickerfest and RiverRun earlier this year.
It's a brilliant watch, we can't wait to hear what you think!
Check out this review:
"PITFALL is a carefully assembled and wonderfully acted piece of film-making that totally captures the violent intimacy of warfare and the humanity that's ever present." Chris Olson, UK Film Review
Here's another fantastic film we will be showing at our Mannmade Mini Movies on Sunday morning...
PITFALL
Amidst the horror and chaos of war, two enemies are forced into an unlikely alliance in the battle for survival. The film stars Ross Tomlinson, Radina Drandova & Adam Ganne
A multi-award winning short written & directed by Ben Desmond, it as also the winner of the Best of the Fest Award at the 2017 #IsleofMan Film Festival, prompting patron Mark Kermode to describe it as "A stylish and promising short from a talented young film-maker on the rise.”
Introducing just one of the films which will be shown at our MannMade Mini Movies - Isle of Man Film Festival Event...
‘Before You Go’ is an LGBTQ+ Coming of Age short film from the University of York Department of Theatre,
Primarily created by a group of eight final year BSc Film and Television Production student.
The film is a culturally significant work, set in 1972 here on the #IsleofMan, where homosexuality wasn’t decriminalised until 1992.
We are delighted to welcome global media production company @greatgunstv on board as headline sponsors for this year’s event. Specialising in film, television, documentaries and music videos, with offices in the UK, USA, Asia, UAE and the #IsleofMan.
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: https://t.co/u2R8GEp8z0
£10 per adult and £5 for under 16's.
This event is not suitable for under 12's.
Thanks to our Festival Headline Sponsor - @greatgunstv
Have you got your tickets to see some of the best shorts produced on the Isle of Man / by Manx filmmakers recently? It's incredible to see what's been achieved by these talented crews during such a uncertain period. Nothing, not even a global pandemic, can stop film it seems!
Tickets on sale soon - keep your eyes peeled! 👀
Event includes networking meet & greet with canapés provided by the University College Isle of Man catering team.
VENUE: University College IOM
TIME: Doors 6.30pm
DATE: 7th October 2021
📽🎞️ EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎬🎟️
’Telling Stories with Dark Avenue Film’ - multi-award winning young filmmaking team Patrick Crellin & Bethany White share their journey, craft and secrets for filmmaking success.
Attendees will have an exclusive first look at their latest projects!