“This festival is a must for anyone interested in film, or who aims to build a career in film” – Mikey Murray, Festival Director
After a pandemic enforced hiatus, Indie-Lincs International Film Festival is back for 2022. The festival will screen new independent films from across the globe at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre and features several film industry guests.
The festival kicks off on Thursday 17th Feb at 7.30pm with a FREE event showcasing the work produced by students and graduates from Lincoln School of Film & Media; LSFM is a leading light in moving image education and production and we are delighted to share the students work.
The festival then runs from 9.30am on Friday 18th Feb through to our award ceremony at 9.15pm on Saturday 19th Feb.
Industry highlights include talks from the BFI about funding short films, and Development Executive Simon Nelson joins us from BBC Writer’s room to discuss key screenwriting tips.
Films this year include 4 feature films:
The UK Premiere of: Born To Be – An intimate documentary portrait of Dr Jess Ting and his work in transgender surgery and transition related health care in New York.
Lapwing – A haunting period drama set in 1555 about an isolated group of salt farmers; entirely filmed on location in Lincolnshire (Cert 18).
Who is James Payton? – A documentary following the day-to-day life of the British actor responsible for playing Frank Longbottom in the Harry Potter Franchise and Hitler in Captain America.
Sweet Disaster – A German drama/comedy about ‘a woman scorned’, reminiscent in part to the French classic Amelie.
We also have dozens of short films in our programme that feature challenging and moving themes in the fiction, documentary and animated forms. These include the multiple award-winning Play it Safe – about a young black actor who decides to turn a mirror on the prejudices he faces in his middle-class London drama school.
Many of the films will also include live Q&As with the filmmakers, and the relaxed atmosphere of the festival allows for networking and further discussion afterwards.
This is a unique opportunity to see new independent films that are not available to watch anywhere else and to meet industry practitioners…
“The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the importance of the arts. Watching films has brought comfort to many people through this incredibly difficult period. Never has there been a more important time to support emerging filmmakers” – Ben Reynolds: Senior Programmer.
You can view the festival trailer here: https://vimeo.com/672710708
Day tickets are £12 (£8 concession, £4 student) and a Weekend pass costs £18 (£12 concession, £6 student). Age restrictions apply (Event is 16+). Call 01522 837600 or visit www.lpac.co.uk.
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