Osprey Award Winners

There was a great turn out for the Osprey Short Film Awards yesterday afternoon and we were really pleased that John Hurt agreed to announce the winners.

The biggest winners of the day were Castle Productions who not only won the Golden Osprey in the Under 18 category but also the inaugural Audience Award for the best short film across both categories. We are hoping to show their film The Shed before the closing films tonight.

The Golden Osprey in the Open Category went to Rhys Fullerton for Birdie, Rhys was also the writer of last year's winner Stuck and we're wondering if he'll be back next year to complete the hat trick.

The Silver Osprey was awarded to Matthew Wood for The Clone and Me in the Under 18 category and Ewan Dyer for Recovery - The Slow Road in the Open category.

The Bronze Osprey was awarded to Signal Films for Boxed In in the Under 18 category and Samuel Blain for In Dreams in the Open category.

Photos from the event can be found on our Facebook Page and more details will be added to www.keswickfilmfestival.org/shorts later in the week.

Sunday at Keswick Film Festival

And sadly we come to the final day of the festival but there's still plenty to see. The most popular event of the day (and festival?) is likely to be John Hurt - In Conversation, an interview and Q&A including clips from his films. There is also a rare chance to spend the day (and we mean the whole day!) watching the epic Wagner, described by The Guardian as 'one of the truly great experiences of the cinema', director Tony Palmer will be introducing the film and answering your questions.

Today's films:

• Wagner Studio at 9:30am
• The Children of Diyarbakir Theatre at 9:30am
• Little Moth Theatre at 12:30pm
• Mia Sarah The Alhambra at 12:30pm
• A Separation The Alhambra at 3:00pm
• Melancholia The Alhambra at 5:30pm
• Tales From The Shipyard Theatre at 5:30pm
• Carancho Theatre at 9:00pm
• Babycall The Alhambra at 9:00pm

How exciting.....

John Hurt has kindly agreed to be the Patron of the Film Festival. Isn't that fantastic!

Saturday At Keswick Film Festival

Not only are the 12 films today, including 3 on the Imax screen at Rheged, but there are two very special events. Firstly at 2pm in The Alhambra it's the Osprey Short Film Awards. There are 13 short films being shown from Cumbrian film makers and prizes will be awarded to the very best, it's free and you may just be your highlight of the festival!

At 7pm we are really pleased to welcome the Lancaster Millennium Choir back to the Theatre By The Lake. This year they are performing Funny Walks With Wagner, a performance of Libretto and songs alongside compilation of old films.

Today's films:

• The Kids Britain Doesn’t Want Theatre at 9:30am
• Ways To Live Forever The Alhambra at 11:00am
• The Great White Silence Rheged at 11:15am
• Lou Theatre at 1:00pm
• Sherpas, the True Heroes of Everest Rheged at 1:30pm
• The Call of the White Rheged at 1:30pm
• 50/50 The Alhambra at 4:30pm
• The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom Theatre at 4:30pm
• Tyrannosaur The Alhambra at 8:15pm
• The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman In New York Theatre at 8:30pm
• Bird On A Wire The Alhambra at 10:00pm

Festival Photos

We've added some photos from last night's opening party to our Facebook page, we'll be adding more throughout the festival so please like us if you haven't already done so.

Friday At Keswick Film Festival

Today is the first full day of the festival and we have eight films for you to choose from:

• David and Kamal Theatre By The Lake at 1:00pm
• Pardon The Alhambra at 1:00pm
• No Pain No Gain The Alhambra at 3:15pm
• Vacation Theatre at 3:15pm
• Cell 211 The Alhambra at 5:30pm
• Gnarr Theatre at 6:00pm
• Welcome To The Sticks The Alhambra at 8:30pm
• Yellow Sea Theatre at 8:30pm

13th Keswick Film Festival Starts Tonight

We start the 13th Keswick Film Festival tonight at The Theatre By The Lake and there's only one film so no difficult choices to make...yet. Pass holders are invited to the opening party from 6:30pm to sample food and drink from some of our kind sponsors. Then at 7:30 the first film is In Love With Alma Cogan a gentle romantic comedy about the potential closure of a theatre. Starring Roger Lloyd-Pack and Niamh Cusack and the first appearance at the festival of John Hurt in a cameo role. You can also see John Hurt in Lou, Sailcloth, The Naked Civil Servant, An Englishman In New York, Melancholia and join us 'In Conversation' with him on Sunday afternoon at 3pm.

Director Tony Britten will be answering questions after the film.