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ReturnofFilmFestival TheIsleofManFilmFestival isset to makeareturnnextmonthaftercan- cellationsbecauseof thepandemic. Itwill beheldbetweenOctober 7 and 10 at venues island-wide. oursmallbutdedicatedteamarere- ally proud of. by Siobhán Fletcher

during [the]Covid-19 lockdown, lay- ered with visuals of leading Manx artists creating works inspired by these voice collages, accompanied by newly-composed piano pieces basedontraditionalManxmelodies which compliment the themes and ideas of eachof thefilm’s 12 parts. ‘Together they form a mesmer- ising immersive experience which transports us into new spaces of thought and seeing, allowing us to re-imagine what an ideal future for the Isle ofManmight look like.’ Unfortunately, on the night the film lost out to ‘Garech Browne: TheLastDaysatLuggala’ byScratch FilmsLimitedandRTÉ, Ireland’sna- tional television and radio broad- caster. However JamesFranklin, online and education resources officer at CultureVannin,emphasisedthat it’s the taking part that counts. He said: ‘It was amazing to be in the mix, alongside films from the BBC, SkyArts andRTE etc. ‘It is a great bit of proof that the IsleofMan isat that sort of level - es- pecially as Island Utopias was very much a collaborative project with theartisticandwidercommunities.’ The filmcan be viewed in full on theCultureVanninwebsite.

‘This year,we’re returning to the islandeventsceneafterapandemic- enforcedbreakwith something of a soft relaunch ahead of a bigger re- turn to festival form in 2022 for our tenth anniversary. ‘Our focus for 2021 is primarily onthetalentsof thefilmmakersand creativeswehaveonour island,who have managed to continue creating moviemagicthroughoutareallydif- ficult year. ‘Everyyearweensurethefestival provides opportunity for local pro- jects tobe screened, but it felt really important that for our return, we brought thisright intothespotlight.’ RichardHird, co-directoradded: ‘We can’t wait to get back in front of audiences to celebrate cinema – it feelslikeamoreimportantyearthan ever for us to escape into the world of filmand storytelling. ‘We’ll be bringing back some of ourmost popular events, including themoviepubquizwhichisafavour- ite for filmfans of all ages, aswell as partnering with amajor local event provider to screen an iconic movie

The festival will celebrate a love of thebigscreen, andprovideanop- portunity for local filmmakers to showcase creative projects filmed or produced on the island. The festival was first founded in 2012byfilmmakersDaveArmstrong and Christy DeHaven and has since delivered awhole host of events, in- cluding Q&A’s with Sir John Hurt and Katharina Kubrick presented by festival patron, Mark Kermode, and themed outdoor screenings of muchlovedfamilymovies including ‘TheGoonies’ and ‘Labyrinth’. FOCUS Thefestival’sInternationalShort Film Competition, has attracted more than 500 entries in previous years,andnormallyplayshosttovis- iting filmmakers from around the world – though this year the exclu- sive focus will be on demonstrating the wealth of talent found onManx shores. Christy DeHaven, festival co-di- rector, said: ‘We’ve built up a list of eventsandguestsovertheyearsthat

ChristyDehaven, RichardHird, ZoeGuilford, DaveArmstrongandLauraGill. Photo: Steve Babb

The film ‘Island Utopias,’ which was written and directed by Sarah Mercer and produced by Culture Vannincompetedwithproductions frombignames likeSkyArtsandthe BBC for the Arts prize, given out on Thursday night (September 9). The film is described as ‘an im- mersion post-pandemic possibili- ties.’ It is a ‘combination of cut-up in- terviewswithpeople fromall walks of life in the Isle of Man carried out

with an importantManx link! ‘We really hope that audiences will get on board and join us for one or more events and we’re looking forward towelcoming you all back.’ Thefullprogrammeofeventswill beannouncedshortlyatwww.isleof- manfilmfestival.com, and via their socialmedial channels@IOMFF In other filmnews, Culture Van- ninhadthe island’sonlyentrytothe prestigious Celtic Media Festival, held lastweek.

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