The British Urban Film Festival is back for its 7th year. The festival, which takes place on the 12th and 13th of October, aims to celebrate the urban film industry though a mixture of exclusive screenings, television exclusives and Q&A sessions.
Over the two day event, 16 festival screenings will be shown for free in London as well as 4 online screenings. In conjunction with Community Channel, The British Urban Film Festival will also screen a week of bonus films and special programmes in the build-up to BUFF 2012 starting October 8. You can view the full schedule here: www.communitychannel.org/schedule/20121008/
Actor Wil Johnson will host the opening night of BUFF 2012 on Friday October 12 featuring Melvin: Chronicles of a Player and the climax to the inaugural Knice Short Film Ceremony with actor and musician Arnold Oceng. Other festival highlights include the BUFF Shorts UK showcase with cameo performances from Lonyo Engele, Sadie Frost and Dudley O’Shaughnessy, the latest film directed by (and starring) Aml Ameen (TV premiere), the all-star tribute and the Nollywood gangster movie Woolwich Boys.
Please see below for a full festival schedule:
All Day 1 screenings take place at: TUC Congress House 23-28 Great Russell Street WC1B 3LS, www.congresscentre.co.uk
DAY 1 – Friday October 12 Doors 7pm – 11pm
7.30pm: BUFF 2012 – Pre-Show (Hosted by Wil Johnson)
8.15pm: Knice Short Film Ceremony (presented by Wil Johnson and featuring Arnold Oceng)
8.25pm: Melvin: Chronicles of a Player (dir Lawrence Coke, UK, 95mins) – UK PREMIERE
10pm: Live Q&A with Wil Johnson, Lawrence Coke, Duane & Damian CarterDue to the explicit use of language in some films, viewer discretion is advised.
All Day 2 screenings take place at Oxford House in Bethnal Green Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG
DAY 2 – Saturday October 13 Doors 10.30am – 11pm
11.00am: Eastside Story (dir Polly Steele, UK, 63mins) introduced by Henry Bonsu (broadcaster, Colourful Radio/Vox Africa). Followed by live Q&A with Polly Steele (dir), Ray Lewis and Henry Bonsu
2.00pm: Casuals (dir Cass Pennant, UK, 75mins) introduced by Jessie Grace Mellor (journalist and filmmaker)
Followed by live Q&A with Cass Pennant (dir) and Jessie Grace Mellor4.30pm – 7.30pm: BUFF SHORTS UK Showcase – 11 back-to-back screenings
Grow Up (dir Ivan Madeira, UK, 15mins)
Virgo (dir Sheridan De Myers, UK, 10mins)
Unspoken (dir Sunny King, UK, 10mins)
Multi-Story (dir Jeremy Clancy, UK, 15mins)
Dear Mr Cameron (dir Martin Denham, UK, 10mins)
The Prayer (dir Shola Amoo/Nosa Nedion, UK, 17mins)
Dead Pretty (dir Sarah Peace, UK, 5mins)
Fortune's Smile (dir Marcus Liversedge, UK, 16mins)
Where's My Supermalt (dir Daniel Oniya, UK, 4mins)
Loved One (dir Geraldine Spicer, UK, 22mins)
Sunny Boy (dir Jane Sanchez-Gull, UK, 11mins)
Followed by live Q&A with the directors and Festival Director Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe8.30pm: Woolwich Boys (dir Anthony Abuah, UK, 88mins/subtitled)
Followed by live Q&A with panellists including Anthony Abuah, Stanley Chinoso & Lateef LovejoyDue to the explicit use of language in some films, viewer discretion is advised.
All listings and timings are subject to change. For more information and to book your free ticket to the festival, visits: www.britishurbanfilmfestival.co.uk
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