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Events This Week

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: UK Film Council Digital Generation 2

A programme of outstanding short films from the Digital Shorts short film scheme. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters:NAHEMI: Ambulantes

Encounters: NAHEMI

The National Association for Higher Education in the Moving Image, NAHEMI presents outstanding work by students. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: International Panorama 6: 2 Birds

Encounters: International Panorama 6

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Best of British 2: Handgum

Encounters: Best of British 2

A chance to delve into the imagination of some of the most talented British Directors. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Kodak Masterclass

Discover and discuss the secrets of the cameraman’s craft. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: International Panorama 1: Monsieur Selavy

Encounters: International Panorama 1

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: International Panorama 3: Skhizein

Encounters: International Panorama 3

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: When Irish Shorts are Shining: Nobody Home

Encounters: When Irish Shorts are Smiling

A selection of classic award-winning short films from the past 10 years. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Best of British 3

A chance to delve into the imagination of some of the most talented British Directors. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: International Panorama 7: Suspect

Encounters: International Panorama 7

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: BAFTA Short Film Paradise: Paddy Considine

Encounters: BAFTA Short Film Paradise

Paddy Considine presents films which have inspired him in an on stage interview. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Late Lounge: Eel Girl

Encounters: Late Lounge

A place for the odd, the scary, the weird and the downright crazy... Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Explore 4Talent

Come along and find out more about 4Talent and meet some of the recent graduates from 4Talent development schemes. Further Information

Encounters: International Panorama 4: ¡Ay Caramba!

Encounters: International Panorama 4

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish

Watch Bob the Builder and his new pals Gripper and Grabber take on their latest adventure. Further Information

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Aardman Animations

Come along and watch a medley of great animated shows. Further Information

Encounters: Depict: Logo

Encounters: DepicT!

Now in its tenth year, DepicT! challenges emerging filmmakers to pack imagination, style and passion into a mere 90 seconds. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Codsteaks Set Building workshop (5-10 yrs)

Help furnish a stop frame animation set (Ages 5–10). Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Mini Masterpieces Screening

Encounter’s very own talent scheme, Mini Masterpieces, returns for its sixth glorious year, in partnership with 4Talent and South West Screen. Further Information

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Stepping up the Talent Ladder

This retrospective of Geoff’s and First Light Movies work aims to inspire new and young film makers to get out there and start making your own films. Further Information

Encounters: International Panorama 5: Peters Prinzip

Encounters: International Panorama 5

Catch what’s hot from some very talented directors from around the globe in these five programmes of outstanding shorts. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters:Children's Jury Award: Bellringer

Encounters: Children's Jury Award

The Children’s Jury Award is selected from a collection of films intended to tickle the visual senses of young teenagers. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Emerging Talent 2: Crumblegiant

Encounters: Emerging Talent 2

New animation from around the world spread over two programmes presenting the shortlist for the 4mations International Newcomer Award. Supported by 4mations.tv Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Polish Shorts: Silence

Encounters: Polish Shorts

Showing the distinct talent emerging from the Krakow Film Foundation. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Awards Ceremony and Party

Join us and some very special guests for our Awards night to find out who the winners are. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: B3 Showcase: Crimson

Encounters: B3 Media Blank Slate Showcase

Blank Slate is a UK-wide digital short film scheme which supports the next generation of cutting-edge, black, Asian and minority ethnic filmmaking talent. Further Information

Encounters: Animate TV 2008: Early Birds

Encounters: Animate TV 2008

The latest artists' films from AnimateTV that employ a range of techniques from rotoscope to timelapse, followed with a Q&A. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Logo

Encounters: Award Winners

See the winning films in all their glory. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Best of British 1: Jehovah's Witness

Encounters: Best of British 1

A chance to delve into the imagination of some of the most talented British Directors. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Logo

Encounters: UK Film Council Panel

UK Film Council Panel Discussion. Further Information

Encounters: Best of British Made in the SW: Nice Beaches

Encounters: Best of British: Made in the Southwest

This year's bumper crop of shorts from the South West. Further Information | Book Tickets

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: Codsteaks Set Building Workshop (11-15)

Help Buld a Stop Frame Animation Set (for 11-15 year olds). Further Information | Book Tickets

Waltz with Bashir: Yellow

Waltz With Bashir

A beautifully animated documentary concerned with the memories of Israeli soldiers who fought in the Lebanese war of 1982. Further Information | Book Tickets

My Summer of Love: Grass

Considering Considine: My Summer of Love

Two teenage girls form an unlikely and intense bond over a hot summer in rural Yorkshire in this startling rite-of-passage drama. Further Information

Considering Considine: Dead Man's Shoes

Considering Considine: Dead Man's Shoes

Considine co-wrote this brutal tale of vengeance with Meadows, and his extraordinarily powerful performance is absolutely at its core. Further Information

Never Apologize: Point

Never Apologize

A fascinating documentary of Malcolm McDowell’s celebration of Lindsay Anderson, their times and their colleagues, it's a unique hybrid of film, theater and literature. Further Information | Book Tickets

A Matter of Life and Death: Faces

A Matter of Life and Death

Powell and Pressburger’s masterpiece stars David Niven as a British wartime aviator who cheats death and must argue for his life before a celestial court. Further Information | Book Tickets

Blindness: Mark Ruffalo

Blindness

From the director of City of God and The Constant Gardener, this beautiful but chilling apocalyptic fable imagines an unnamed city of the future plagued by a terrifying outbreak of “white blindness” which renders its inhabitants only able to see a milky haze. Further Information | Book Tickets

The Silence of Lorna: Couple

The Silence of Lorna

The latest film from the Dardenne brothers is a raw and deeply moving drama focusing on Lorna, a young Albanian woman desperate to stay in the Belgian city of Liège. Further Information | Book Tickets

Electric Cinema: Logo

Electric Cinema: Film as Art?

This month's Electric Cinema explores the relationship between art and film and artists and filmmakers. Further Information

Encounters: Zoetrope

Encounters: UK Film Council Digital Generation 1

A programme of outstanding short films from the Digital Shorts short film scheme. Further Information | Book Tickets