We’re Hiring!
Aunty Social is looking for a Festival Development Coordinator to support the work of Blackpool Film Festival. This role is an entry-level position for a Fylde Coast-based aspiring film exhibition professional.
Introducing Blackpool Film Festival
It's been a while, but we're still here! We've been busy behind the scenes as this year, we’re realising our long term goal to ‘spin out’ WGFF into Blackpool Film Festival (BFF), an independent town-wide organisation and multi-venue festival.
Opera House screening update
We have sadly encountered a major technical issue with the Opera House projector and sound system. We've been working hard to resolve it, but unfortunately have not been able to…
Bait: A Monochrome Masterpiece
By Stuart Holmes Each year, millions travel across England’s spectacular coastline, from Cleveleys to Cornwall, seeking escapism. We really do like to be beside the seaside. As such, on the…
The Boundary-Breaking Beauty of Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey (1961)
By Beth Barker At just 19 years old, Shelagh Delaney wrote her first play – A Taste of Honey (1958). Born to working-class parents in the northern city of Salford,…
Whistle Down The Wind
In the shadow of Pendle Hill: a British classic 60 years on
By Billy Burton I can’t remember when or how I first found out about Whistle Down the Wind, Bryan Forbes’ timeless and endearing classic about three Lancashire children who discover…
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A word on Fellini’s I Vitelloni
Following a season of critical acclaim which boasted a rare, unanimously voted Palme d’Or, two BAFTAs, and four Academy awards, Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite (2019) had set the high-water mark for ‘world cinema’ in the Anglosphere. Having won the Oscar for both Best Picture and Best Director, he had surpassed mainstream giants like Scorsese and Tarantino in their own backyard.
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Burton on Blackpool: How a Hollywood megastar became Blackpool’s biggest fan
By Simon Bland From Bob Dylan and The Beatles to The White Stripes and Arcade Fire - Blackpool certainly has no shortage of big-name musicians who have taken a shine…
Paid Opportunity: Film writers needed for the new festival website
Film articles/blog posts for the new Winter Gardens Film Festival website Deadline: Wednesday 26 November 2021 Value: £100 per article After 6 fabulous years of screenings and events, we are…
Garth Gratrix
Garth Gratrix is an artist and curator living and working in Blackpool with his cat Jilly. He creates work that responds to existing material or spaces that he has worked…
