OFFICIAL SPONSORS PROGRAMME

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1 OFFICIAL SPONSORS PROGRAMME

2 Welcome to the Liss Film Festival Once again we have an excellent choice of films for you. New for 2018 is Cinegi, an innovative streaming system that will enable The Triangle to screen all manner of classic theatrical productions as well as opera and ballet performances. The Audience is a filmed stage performance of the highly acclaimed awardwinning play starring Helen Mirren, from Full details on Friday s page. We are of course continuing your favourite events. There will be canapés and fizz before Hairspray embrace flower-power by coming in 60 s dress! Treat yourself to a delicious afternoon tea after Tea with Mussolini. Children and adults alike will love the big-screen experience of Despicable Me 3 on Saturday morning, with coffee and home-made cake available from the coffee bar. The bar will be open on Saturday evening for Logan Lucky. Our Sunday matinée of Victoria and Abdul will be open to all, but for the film & food closing gala, tickets must be pre-booked. We look forward to seeing you during the festival. As well as enjoying first rate films, your support helps to keep The Triangle operating. This year, all money raised will contribute to lighting improvements and electrical works. Thank you to our generous sponsors, and loyal audiences, for all the support. Thursday 15 Feb Friday 16 Feb Saturday 17 Feb Sunday 18 Feb DAYTIME Tea with Mussolini + Afternoon Tea Despicable Me 3 Children s Morning Special Victoria & Abdul Matinée EVENING Hairspray Celebrate the 60 s Opening Gala The Audience Presenting CINEGI Filmed National Theatre Performance Logan Lucky Victoria & Abdul Film & Food Closing Gala OFFICIAL SPONSORS

3 1h 57min 2007 Comedy, Drama, Family Thursday 15 th February Opening Gala CELEBRATE THE 60 s Doors open 6.45pm Prosecco & Canapés at 7pm Film at 7.30pm Refreshments Tickets: 12 Advance bookings only Dress code: Smart/60 s (optional) Stars: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and best friend Penny run home to watch the show and its hot singer Link Larkin, much to her mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars leaves the show, Corny Collins holds auditions for the next teen regular. Helped by her friend Seaweed, Tracy is chosen, angering evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that black kids can only dance on the show once a month (on "Negro Day"), and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, her father, and Edna, she's going to integrate the show...without denting her 'do. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Nikki Blonsky Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role John Travolta

4 1h 57min 1999 Drama, Comedy, War Stars: Cher, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Charlie Lucas, Lily Tomlin Friday 16th February Matinée Doors open 1.30pm Film at 2pm Refreshments TREAT YOURSELF TO AFTERNOON TEA AFTER THE FILM Film + Afternoon Tea Tickets: 12, u-10 9 Limited number of places available Advance bookings only Film-only tickets: 6, u-10 3 In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca has just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa and archaeologist Georgie keep a watchful eye over the boy but the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini. BAFTA Film Award 2000 Won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Maggie Smith

5 Friday 16 th February Presenting CINEGI Filmed Performance Doors open 7pm Film at 7.30pm Refreshments Tickets: 6 Special introductory price 2h 15m 2013 Drama Stars: Helen Mirren, Paul Ritter, Edward Fox For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace a meeting like no other in British public life it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses. The Audience breaks this contract of silence and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. Three 2015 Tony Award nominations: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Helen Mirren Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role Richard McCabe Best Costume Design Bob Crowley

6 Children s Morning Special Doors open 10am, Film at 10.30am Children's drinks / Popcorn Sweets / Ice-creams Tickets: 4 adult, 3 u-10 1h 30min 2017 Animation, Action, Adventure Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker Saturday 17 th February After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin's despicable footsteps one former supervillain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad. Evening Doors open 7pm, Film at 7.30pm Bar/Refreshments Tickets: 6 1h 58min 2017 Comedy, Crime, Drama Stars: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough When Jimmy Logan gets fired, he convinces his siblings Clyde and Mellie to help him rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a NASCAR Race. But they will need the help of jailed safe-cracker Joe Bang, All they have to do is break Joe out, blow the racetrack vault, get away with the cash, return Joe to prison, and get Jimmy to his daughter's beauty pageant on time. What could possibly go wrong? Well, there is the Logan family curse. Evening Standard British Film Awards 2018 Nominated Best Supporting Actor Daniel Craig

7 Sunday 18 th February Matinée Doors open 1.45pm, Film at 2pm Refreshments Tickets: 6 1h 51min 2017 Biography, Drama, History Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins, Michael Gambon Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favour with the queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity. Satellite Awards 2017 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture Judi Dench Evening FILM & FOOD CLOSING GALA Doors open 6.30pm Film at 7pm Food served to tables during interval at approx 8pm. Film resumes 9pm. Bar open before film and in interval Tickets: 20 Advance bookings only Closing Gala Menu Chicken Korma with basmati rice & naan bread or Lasagne with salad & crusty bread or Vegetable Curry with naan, mango chutney & poppadoms Lemon Cheesecake with raspberry coulis or Salted Caramel chocolate tart Catering by

8 Thanks to sponsors of LISS FILM FESTIVAL 2018 The Triangle Community Centre, Mill Road, Liss GU33 7DX Liss Community Association Registered Charity No