16 - 31 October 2015

The Purbeck Shorts competition played to a packed Rex Cinema. Judges Rob Dartnall; documentary film maker and academic, Professor Jim Hunter, formerly Arts University Bournemouth, Tiffany Holmes, British Film Institute , Paul Hilton animation expert, AUB and Nick Beaumont, academic, BBC designer and producer deliberated long and hard in selecting the judges’ choices and the audience engaged in lively debate in choosing theirs. The results were;
 

The judges commented that Grown Ups exhibited flair, originality, good acting, suspense and Shipping Forecast, beautiful technique combined bravely with a poignant personal story.

The Purbeck film festival got off to a wonderful start with a national premier of Emma Thompson’s film, Effie Grey, introduced by the British screen legend, Edward Fox.

Edward, President of the Rex Cinema and great supporter of the festival, praised the programme saying that even in London you would find it hard to see films of such high quality as those in PFF’s 2 weeks. The 2 galas played to packed houses and the weekend culminated in a wonderful Day in Venice, with John Julius Norwich and director, Christopher Miles. 

The Purbeck Film Festival’s screenings in community venues began last night - Saturday 11 October.

Once again, Stoborough Village Hall was buzzing with a record FULL (and it was) house basking in the warm Italian sunshine for the screening of ‘Under The Tuscan Sun’.

Villagers and visitors alike expressed appreciation of the transformation of the Stoborough village hall into a cinema for the evening. 

Many thanks to Chrissy & Steve Widmer for ‘hosting’ such a successful evening – the wine was excellent and so were The Purbeck Ice Creams!