I hope film festival sends kids on a thrilling new adventure
As one of Scotland’s most acclaimed screenwriters, she helped create one of the biggest family films of 2016 with the Swallows and Amazons remake.
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Everything you need to know about the Bath Film Festival 2016
Bath Film Festival expects to become the first in the UK, and possibly the world, to give equal attention to male and female filmmakers when it presents its 26th annual programme of new and classic cinema screenings and related events at venues across the city from November 3 to 13…
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“An A-Z of Cumbria and The Lake District on Film” has just been launched
“An A-Z of Cumbria and The Lake District on Film” has just been launched by Hayloft Publishing, written by David Banning with a forward by Sophie Neville.
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Andrea Gibb hopes her fine vintage collection is top of the pop-ups
Screenwriter Andrea Gibb knows better than most that getting into character can often mean wearing a specially chosen wardrobe. The former actress has opened up her own vintage collection as she reveals a love affair with clothes and jewellery that started early in her career. Andrea, whose adaptation of Swallows and Amazons is her latest big-screen offering, has been collecting key pieces and admits her obsession has left her home bursting at the seams.
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Swallows, Amazons and Coots: The Launch!
On Friday 23rd September, the Lutterworth team set sail for an Arthur Ransome adventure, featuring author Julian Lovelock, High Sheriff of Buckingham, Millie Soames and the original Titty Walker- best known as Sophie Neville- at the helm!
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Upcoming Swallows and Amazons Events for the Autumn
There’s a whole load of exciting Swallows and Amazons events coming up over the next few weeks. Starting this evening, there’s the official book launch of “Swallows, Amazons and Coots: A Reading of Arthur Ransome” by Julian Lovelock at the University of Buckingham (you can also pre-order the book from our shop). This weekend there are…
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Swallows and Amazons film star meets fans at VIP launch
One of the stars of the remake of Swallows and Amazons introduced the film at its launch in a North-East theatre last night.
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‘We must allow children some freedom to explore’ – so says the writer of the screenplay of the Swallows and Amazons film – Westmorland Gazette
“I don’t want them to be frightened of the world,” Mrs Walker says of her children, as she wonders whether she was right to let the four eldest sail off in a dinghy alone to discover an island in the middle of a huge Cumbrian lake. When I wrote those words…
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‘Sitting in front of the same black and white notes as Beethoven and Wagner is terrifying’ – we talk to top film composer Ilan Eshkeri – Classic FM
Ilan Eshkeri has written music for blockbusters including Stardust and Still Alive. His latest soundtrack is for the film Swallows and Amazons – we asked him to introduce the music, play some clips and tell us how he overcomes the fear of the blank page…