Swale Film Festival Film Guide 2010
Swale Film Festival23rd 24th 25th & 26th September

Local film productions

Steve Kane Swale Mediation Promo Film 15 Min Touch Base Media FREE

‘The Yard’ 35 min  FREE
produced by Colin Harvey Photo-Animation  FREE
This photo-animation history programme tells the story of HM Dockyard Sheerness from 1665-1960 following the stories of a Dockyard and Fort at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey.

Short Films including The Brunel Sawmill produced by Chatham Dockyard Historical Society FREE

All showing at the Avenue Theatre Thursday 23rd September 2010

‘VENOM’ 84 MIN
ADULTS ONLY!!!
with Simon Brent, Neda Arneric, Derek Newark, Shella Allen, Gerard Heinz and Gertan Klauber Venom returns to the big screen after 40 years shelved for nearly five years (reputedly for tax reasons). 
Directed by Peter Sykes, Produced by Michael Pearson and Ken Rowles
This was Peter Sykes and Ken Rowles feature film debut: contrary to appearance in an opening sequence involving nude bathing and mysterious nymph –sexploitation the film is a spirited horror/adventure movie. The mysterious goings-on in a Bavarian forest with the hero tangling with the supposed spider goddess, murderous villagers and evilly experimental Nazis.  (Review from Time Out)
Plus Q & A with Producer Ken Rowles and freelance journalist writer Simon Sheridan who has written about saucy cinema, Abba and kids’ TV with Ato Z of classic Children’s Television and various eccentric aspects of British pop culture. Simon has contributed to numerous television programmes for BBC, Sky, Granada, C4, and Five as well as broadcasters in USA and Canada

8pm at the Avenue Theatre Thursday 23rd September 2010

Venom is £4.00 adults £3.50 cocessions and the proceeds are are donated to HELP FOR HEROES.

3.30pm Skillnet  films
FREE An opportunity to see the work of Skillnet.

‘One Vision’ – One Vision takes you on a journey of one man’s struggle to live the same life as anyone else through a series of sketches, poems and live music.
‘Skillnet Group’ The Bigger Picture! – Skillnet Group Community Interest Company is a social enterprise supporting people with and without learning difficulties to work together to make differences.

‘Kent Jobs Action Group’ – Better to Work than be on Benefits!

5.00pm
“Barefoot in the Sky” Sheila Scott British woman became the first pilot, male or female, to fly directly over true North Pole in a light aircraft. Q&A with the director John Sealey FREE

6.15pm 
‘A Dream of Flight’ 48 mins.  A film produced and directed by Michael Maloney
1909 –2009 A celebration of the centenary of the first flight by JTC Moore-Brabazon on the Isle of Sheppey. An historical and fascinating portrayal of the early aviation pioneers and their daring exploits and achievements.  FREE

All showing at the Avenue Theatre Friday 24th September 2010

‘Mugabe And The White African’ 90 MIN PG

Film made by Lucy Baily & Andrew Thompson. 75 year old grandfather Mike Campbell, his son-in-law Ben Freeth and their family are filmed over a period of approximately 18 months. White Zimbabwean farmers, they courageously refuse to hand over their Mount Carmel farm to Zanu PF thugs, despite frequent and intensifying violence. (Ben Freeth’s mother and father are Swale residents and will be invited to join us for the screening.)

Showing at the Avenue Theatre Friday 24th September 2010 7.30pm

Loen Chambers short film ‘ A Long Lonely Walk’
plus Q& A

Showing at the Avenue Theatre Saturday 25th September 2010 7.30pm

The Heavy’ 94 Min Adult
 Written & Directed by Marcus Warren         Producer John Cairns.
Starring Gary Stretch, Stephen Rea, Vinnie Jones, Shannyn Sossamon, Adrian Paul, Christopher Lee, Lee Ryan, Jean Marsh and Sadie Frost.
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a henchman(Gary Stretch) for successful, yet shady businessman (Stephen Rea). The other a prime candidate for Prime Minister (Adrian Paul).
In a world where none can be trusted and loyalty is rare, our conflicted hero(Gary Stretch) must come to terms with the truth, even as he is being hunted by a psychotic detective (Vinnie Jones).  We have invited Lee Ryan, the director and producer to join us for  Q&A  after the screening.

Showing at the Avenue Theatre Saturday 25th September 2010 8.15pm

French Night

Showing at Creek Creative
1 Abbey Street, Faversham, ME13 7BE Sunday 26th
6.30pm for 7.00pm

‘Robin Hood’ 12A 131 mins Action / Drama

Showing at the Bluetown Heritage Centre Friday 24th September 2010 3pm and 7.30pm

2.00pm

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
 plus Family animation workshop

Showing at the Bluetown Heritage Centre Saturday 25th September 2010 2pm

‘Dunkirk’ PG 130 mins

 Director Leslie Norman  Producer Michael Balcon

Starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee,

Maxine Audley

A famous World War Two dramatisation of Operation Dynamo, one of the most significant events of the war, when the British army made a brave attempt to rescue their troops from the Normandy beaches in 1940. 

Plus    Maritime programme

Showing at the Bluetown Heritage Centre Saturday 25th September 2010 7.30pm

SWALE FILM AWARDS WINNERS

We will also present the best films made by young people who entered our young filmmakers competition at the SWALE FILM AWARDS.