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by james macgregor | 30th March, 2001 | contact: james@netribution.co.uk

from West Yorkshire

Leeds Hipsters Do Fuss

By James MacGregor

The Leeds International Film Festival has gone from strength to strength, but as always, between festivals it is important to keep the event in the public eye.
Ian Mason, who is programmer of Hyde Park Picture House, but who also works for the festival has been doing his bit.

He tells me the film festival has set up a monthly club night, run by himself, which had a successful first run in December. It returns for a regular monthly run from April 10th. It's not a profit making venture but is designed to fill a gap in the club market and to promote the film festival all year round.

Well worthy of support from film types in West Yorks who like to strut your stuff to some supercool sounds and enjoy some supercool films.
Here’s the news….

Hipster Doofus
9PM - 2AM TUESDAY 10TH APRIL AT THE HI-FI CLUB
The start of a monthly film and music night. Thanks to everybody who turned up to make the first Hipster Doofus a fantastic success. Again, it's an unusual and experimental night mixing sound and vision, combining the screening of a full-length feature film with all-night visuals and a large and wide selection of music from the mid to late twentieth century and beyond. Presenting Russ Meyer's "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" in spectacular 16mm, but be warned, this is not a straightforward sit-down screening, and other images and sounds may obscure the movie. Doors open 9pm, film commences 9.30pm sharp

Hipster Doofus
9PM - 2AM TUESDAY 8TH MAY AT THE HI-FI CLUB
The official club night of the Leeds International Film Festival and the Hyde Park Picture House. Those swell guys at Monkey Two Hands have put together a unique night of shambolic film and music entertainment, overlapping sound, vision and lack of common sense. A full-length feature film kicks off the evening, but be warned, it's bound to be obscured both visually and aurally. This evening's motion picture presentation is FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, screening in 16mm. Doors open 9pm, film commences 9.30pm sharp.

Sheffield Centre For New Cinema Nations And Regions

The Film Council is demonstrating its commitment to the regions by opening its New Cinema regional office in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Joining the Council as Director of Nations and Regions for the New Cinema Fund, Alec Usborne will work to encourage filmmakers across the UK to take advantage of the New Cinema Fund’s £5m commitment to support creativity, innovation, new talent and cutting edge filmmaking, as outlined in the Film Council’s new strategy specifically for developing the regions.

Paul Trijbits, Head of New Cinema Fund says, "We are immensely excited to have Alec on board to oversee film-making in the Nations and Regions. His extensive experience and commitment to the film industry makes him an invaluable asset to our team.

Usborne previously ran his own company Palace Pictures North based in Sheffield for over a decade and has produced some exciting and successful feature films such as The Acid House, Tales From A Hard City and Large.
He says;" I grew up in Sheffield and I am intensely passionate about storytelling and filmmaking in the nations as well as taking responsibility for the New Cinema Fund’s investment in short filmmaking."

" This post gives me the opportunity to make a real difference in these areas," says Usborne. "I have always wanted to contribute to making the New Cinema Fund the most exciting springboard for filmmaking in the UK."

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