Programme Nearly Ready

The programme is almost complete and it's looking great. Not as gloomy as sometimes – we are opening and closing with films with our patron and favourite guest in – who we hope will be here. Chick Lit as the opener and A.K.A.Nadia to close. I have persuaded David to include one of my favourite films of the year The Wolfpack, a documentary I found fascinating. There's lots more listed on the website where you can also find trailers and there'll be more details on all the films coming soon.

We are also welcoming Simon Hughes who  has been in the film industry for over 10 years and has worked as visual effects supervisor on films as diverse as Suffragette, Black Sea and The Theory of Everything. With clips of film and his experience he will take us into the world where what you see is no longer what is real.

Ann Martin, Festival Director

First Festival Films

If you've seen our new flyers (beautifully designed by Split again) you'll already know that we've started to confirm some of the film showing at the festival in February. Over the next few weeks we'll be adding more details to the films page. So far we've announced:

• A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
• Imaginaerium
• Karun
• Lapse of Honour
• On the Side of the Road
• Ornette: Made in America
• Round Midnight
• This Changes Everything
• The Violators
• The Wolfpack
• The Yes Men Are Revolting

Passes are available now.

2016 Passes Now On Sale

Passes for the 17th Keswick Film Festival are now on sale from The Theatre By The Lake website and box office.

 

Osprey Short Films

You can now watch most of this year's films here on the website.

Open Winner & Audience Award

A Bit More Sleep

Under 19 Winner

Perception

Under 19 Highly Commended

Big & Small

Driven

Open Category Highly Commended

Circa

If We Never Came Down

The final highly commended film was This Is Halloween by NADT Film Project & Unconventional Media, unfortunately this film is currently not available online.

Audience Award Winner

We've counted your votes and are pleased to announce that the 2015 Audience Award goes to Come As You Are, followed by One Crazy Ride then Radiator. Lots of people also commented on how much they had enjoyed the opening film The Dark Horse too.

You can find all the scores on the website.

Audience Award Winner: Come As You Are

Festival Feedback

See what people were saying about the 16th Keswick Film Festival

Sunday at the Festival

It's the last day but there's still plenty to see including the three films in our celebration of Dogme and John Hurt via video introducing his Patron's Choice of Big Eyes. 

• Breadline Kids + discussion - Theatre at 10:00am
• The King is Alive - Studio at 11:00am
• Janapar - Alhambra at 11:00am
• John Hurt's Choice: Big Eyes - Alhambra at 1:30pm
• White Shadow + discussion - Theatre at 1:00pm (please note the time and venue change)
• The Idiots - Studio at 1:30pm
• Festen - Studio at 4:15pm
• Bicycle + discussion - Theatre at 4:15pm
• Your Beauty is Worth Nothing - Alhambra at 4:15pm
• Class Enemy - Theatre at 7:30pm