Now that we’re well into our second national lockdown, and by now some of you might be feeling a little stuck for new ideas of things to do at home, we have decided to put together some feel good inspiration and ideas that will include all sorts of easy-going online activities and events for you to get stuck into and share with your family and friends.
Norwich Film Festival 2020
The Norwich Film Festival was founded in 2009 and has become an international film festival which takes place annually in Norwich during November. It’s a celebration of independent film and actively supports and champions filmmaking.
There are so many brilliant films that you could watch, so to give you a great place to start, Alice the Community Cinema Manager has narrowed it down to her Top 5 picks for you!
Nominated Films:
Something Borrowed (8 minutes – Animated Shorts)
The Snow Maze (11 minutes – East Anglian Collection)
Hysterical Girl (14 minutes – International Mix Vol 1)
Other Films:
EAFA Mash-Up Winners (7 minutes – East Anglian Collection)
Project 282 (10 minutes – The Mix Tape Vol 1)
For more information about passes and the different films available please visit https://watch.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/page/festival-passes/
Independent Cinema Office – Screening Days
7th -10th December
Join the Independent Cinema Office for their first virtual event this December! Screening days are open for anyone who works or volunteers in a space that shows films, and they give you the chance to watch previews of the best upcoming film releases from across the globe. Screening days are also really useful to help you consider what to include in your own future programming. If you would like to book tickets or find out more, you can do so through the ICO website here:
https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/screening-days/virtual-screening-days-2020/
The National Archives
FREE talk with live Q&A
During November and December, The National Archives are getting us in the festive spirit with a series of free talks! Here are details and weblink for the first talk coming up this Friday afternoon.
The Victorian (re)invention of Christmas 20 November | 14:00 to 15:00
Cards, crackers and carols are just some of the treasured Christmas traditions that the Victorians invented. Find out how different levels of society celebrated Christmas, in our first festive talk by Katherine Howells.