STRANGER THAN FICTION WALES

The Skillset Screen Academy Wales is co-ordinating a new FREE documentary festival in March (13th and 14th) at the Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport.

To book tickets call the Riverfront on (01633) 656757

If you would like to be added to our mailing list please email Matthew Evans, Stranger Than Fiction Wales Co-ordinator

To download a PDF of the programme click here

To read the press release launching the festival click here

For the programme in Welsh click here

Stranger than Fiction Wales Programme

Thursday - 13/3/2008
The Studio
Riverfront Arts Centre

18.30 - 20.00
Jennings Finest Hour
(A BFI Presentation) with guest speaker Dave Berry (Film Historian and Critic)

20.00 - 22.00
Bardsey, Senghennydd, Tiger Bay and Pill
(A National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales Presentation) with guest speaker Dave Berry (Film Historian and Critic)

Friday - 14/3/2008
The Studio
Riverfront Arts Centre

13.00 - 15.00
Black Film Festival Wales Docs
Q&A with guests to follow screening

15.00 - 16.00
Screening of award-winning graduate and student productions  with introduction by Course Leader and Award-winning filmmaker Chris Morris

16.00 - 17.30
FourDocs Screening and discussion - with Rebecca Fraenkel, Four Docs

18.00 - 19.15
Jennings and Rotha
(A BFI Presentation) with guest speaker Michele Ryan (Filmmaker)

19.30 - 21.00
Anstey, Clarke and Grierson on film
(A BFI Presentation) with guest speaker Dave Berry (Film Historian and Critic)

21.00 - 22.30
Closing Reception sponsored by the Film Agency for Wales
RSVP here to request a ticket for the reception which is open to anyone who has attended a screening over the two days.

Staff at Stranger than Fiction Wales…

Festival Manager: Hannah Raybould
Festival Coordinator: Matthew Evans
Festival Programmers: Humphry Trevelyan & Matthew Evans
Guest Liaison: Matthew Evans
Design: Sian Crandon, University of Wales, Newport
Marketing/PR: Hannah Raybould & Rebecca Froggatt
Translations: Owen Martell
Volunteers: SSAW students and students of BA Documentary at IFSW

Thanks to:
Dan Thomas at the Film Agency for Wales; Clare Harwood at the BFI; Undeg Griffiths and Iestyn Hughes at the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales; Yvonne Connickie at the Black Welsh Film Festival; Rebecca Franckel at FourDocs; Lisa Nesbitt at BAFTA Cymru; Chris Morris at the International Film School Wales.

Our core partners for the 2-day festival are:

Our Associated Partners are: