Online film festival for second lockdown

Four of the UK’s largest film festivals including Brighton have come together to create AMPLIFY! – a joint online film festival launching on Friday, November 6.

Spokeswoman Becky Mann said: “The new initiative, featuring over 50 events, boasts a varied and exciting programme for everyone and anyone across the country looking for things to do at home during the latest lockdown.

“Blasting brilliant new cinema directly into homes across the UK, AMPLIFY!’s online film festival (November 6-22) presents distinctive features, a free shorts programme, hot topic docs, engaging Q&As and industry events.

“This exciting first-of-its-kind initiative has been co-curated by FilmBath, CINECITY (Brighton), Cambridge and Cornwall Film Festivals for the purpose of giving everyone something to look forward to in these challenging times.

“Programme highlights include over 25 UK premieres such as Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling, a Cannes 2020 official selection fresh off its successful screening at San Sebastian International Film Festival, where Mortensen was honoured with the Donostia Award for his work.

“Following its Sundance Film Festival screening earlier this year, Luxor, starring Andrea Riseborough, hits the UK screen along with Patrick (De Patrick), which casts Flight Of The Conchords’s Jemaine Clement in a Belgian dark comedy about a nudist camp.

“Other UK premiere highlights explore what it means to be human in Robolove; a journey into adulthood in I Never Cry; an outsider’s view of Brexit Britain in Cat in the Wall; and a drama about a women trying to find a pretend husband in Open Door.