Roll out the red carpet...
The Nottingham International Film Festival is back for its second year, taking place over 6th-8th October, held at the Showcase Cinema de Lux (which has had a fresh lick of paint, as it happens). Expect plenty of UK and international premieres of films, documentaries, shorts, animations, and music videos.
Click here to have a look at the full line-up on Nottingham International Film Festival's website. We've picked out a few features to keep an eye out for.
Access All Areas - 8:30pm on Friday 6th October at the Showcase Cinema de Lux
Its the opening night film, so you know its going to be good. A coming-of-age story of an unlikely gang of teenagers who escape their dysfunctional family-life by heading off to an island music festival, where the rules of the real world don't apply. Its a colourful portrayal of youthful exuberance told with style and heart. Its also directed by Bryn Higgins, who Black Mirror fans will know of (he did the Waldo episode).
American Satan - 6:15pm on Sunday 8th October at the Showcase Cinema de Lux
Faust for the Game of Thrones generation. A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college to chase their musical dreams, but things go awry when they meet an enigmatic stranger. That enigmatic stranger? None other than Malcolm McDowell, the very same droog from A Clockwork Orange. Also starring Game of Thrones star John Bradley-West, who takes a break from being Samwell Tarly to be one of the young band members.
Panthers - 1:45pm on Saturday 7th October at Showcase Cinema de Lux
We couldn't not mention this. A powerful cinematic short focusing on the Nottingham Panthers, which promises to deliver an amazing insight into the world of ice hockey. Its narrated by David Clarke, an ice hockey pro of twenty years.
Click here to have a look at the full line-up on Nottingham International Film Festival's website.
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