Languages and Cultures Chester

News and information from the Department of Languages and Cultures, University of Chester. @uochester / Chinese, French, German, Spanish.

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

Yesterday we celebrated our final year students, and awarded some prizes to outstanding students in the Languages & Cultures department! 🏆🏅

Congratulations to our leavers 🎉🎓

[Storyhouse @StoryhouseLive]

🇱🇧🎬 Storyhouse Cinema is proud to partner with the @UoChester Department of Languages & Culture to bring audiences a glimpse of two contemporary films from Lebanon, #MemoryBox (29 May) & #Capernaum (5 June), in commemoration of the Lebanese Civil War.

🎟 https://t.co/OByeHDSihM

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

On 19th March, 14:15-15:00, @uochester and @Routesintolangs will deliver an online Chinese Language Taster session for students in years 7-9 (and their teachers).

Join us and explore this amazing language!

https://t.co/BsCD7Z8JCl

[Storyhouse @StoryhouseLive]

Chester International Film Festival 2024:
• PREVIEW – #IoCapitano (5 March)
• #Tarrac (6 March)
• PREVIEW – #GreenBorder (7 March)
• PREVIEW – #TheTeachersLounge (8 March).

🎟️ All Tickets: £5.60! (non-Members: £6): https://t.co/xQ8ydvAM3D

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

We’re looking forward to the start of the Chester International Film Festival this evening! 🎬🍿

[Storyhouse @StoryhouseLive]

🍿✨ What's on this week at Storyhouse Cinema (Fri 1 – Thu 7 March).

Highlights Include:
📽️ @ChesterFilmSoc: Chester International Film Festival 2024.
✉️ #WickedLittleLetters
✒️ #AmericanFiction
🔖 #YourFatFriend.

🎟️ Get showtimes, tickets, and more at https://t.co/OByeHDSQ7k

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

Book your ticket, and for more information: https://t.co/GDKi0rcSU6

@storyhouselive @chesterfilmsociety

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Introducing the seventh and final film of the Chester International Film Festival: The Teachers’ Lounge

📅 Friday 8th March, 6pm
🗺️ Storyhouse

Introduced by Dr Richard Millington from the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Chester.

For more info ⬇️🎬

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

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Book your ticket, and for more information: https://t.co/GDKi0rcSU6

@storyhouselive @chesterfilmsoc

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Introducing the sixth film of the Chester International Film Festival: Green Border

📅 Thursday 7th March, 6pm
🗺️ Storyhouse

Introduced by Ewa Corser from the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Chester.

Keep reading for more information about the film 🎬

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

To provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian refugee family intertwine.

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Book your ticket, and for more information: https://t.co/GDKi0rcSU6

@storyhouselive @chesterfilmsoc

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A woman returns to her hometown to care for her father in this Irish drama and finds herself drawn back into the local rowing team. A gentle film punctuated by outbursts of language, and a recurring theme of grief.

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Introducing the fifth film of the Chester International Film Festival: Tarrac

📅 Wednesday 6th March, 6pm
🗺️ Storyhouse

Introduced Dr Brenda Garvey from the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Chester.

Keep reading for more information about Tarrac 🎬

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

Book your ticket, and for more information: https://t.co/GDKi0rcSU6

@storyhouselive @chesterfilmsociety

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Introducing the fourth film of the Chester International Film Festival: Io Capitano

📅 Tuesday 5th March, 6pm
🗺️ Storyhouse

Introduced by Dr Brenda Garvey from the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Chester.

Keep reading for more information 🎬

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

An African refugee survival story inspired by true events, it tells the story of two young Senegalese men, Seydou and Moussa, who embark on a harrowing and brutal journey from Dakar to Europe in search of a better life.

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Come and join us in the Storyhouse for a screening of the competition finalists, watch the winning animation from the 2023 Competition, Smile, then vote for the winner of this year’s competition.

@StoryhouseLive @chesterfilmsoc

https://t.co/GDKi0rcSU6

[Languages and Cultures Chester @LanguagesUoC]

Chester International Film Festival day 3: The Chester International Animation Festival

📅 Sunday 3rd March, 2:30pm
🗺️ Storyhouse

Chester International Animation Festival has welcomed entries from animators from across the world.

Keep reading for more information 🎬