16

Aug

In 2016 Eastleigh Film Festival welcomed British director Neil Mcenery-West to The Point to screen his celebrated independent survival thriller Containment. We've invited him back to the festival to share his industry expertise in a Directing workshop as part of our Film Careers event. We caught up with him to find out what he's been up to and what participants can expect at this year's EFF Careers Morning. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I'm a writer and director working in film. I have

2017

31

Jul

Beware, spoilers ahead... If you asked a horror fan for ten movies they would recommend to a non-horror fan, then I would expect Carrie to be on every list. Considered as a classic by genre lovers and general movie fans alike, Carrie is one of those movies with so many points of interest, that you will instantly want to talk to someone about it as soon as it's finished. It's easy to forget that Carrie was released two years before the original Halloween film and it has had a massive influence

2017

25

Jul

We here at Eastleigh Film Festival have carefully selected hand-picked movies and unique locations in which to screen some of cinema’s best-loved gems. This year we (kinda’) have a sport-themed Friday as British classic Bend it Like Beckham and the genre-defining Rocky take to two sporty venues, but did you know…. Bend it Like Beckham’s director Gurinder Chadha was the first British Asian woman to direct a feature length film with Bhaji on the Beach, released in 1995 Rocky was the highest

2017

27

Jun

The wait is over and tickets for Eastleigh Film Festival 2017 are now on sale! Curated by The Point, this year's week of movie-going magic takes you on a journey across the decades, to a whole bunch of brilliant venues in and around the Borough as we expand and visit new locations for screenings of hand-picked films. Our Festival Director Dan Hill has carefully selected an array of memorable movies to screen as part of Eastleigh Film Festival 2017 to make the annual event larger in scale and

2017