17 November - 4 December

CINECITY: THE BRIGHTON FILM FESTIVAL

The Opening Night film sponsored by Jameson is Steve McQueen’s SHAME.

Steve McQueen’s second feature is a raw and gripping study of sexual compulsion, need and desire with two perfect performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan at its heart. Fassbender, who first worked with visual artist/director McQueen on his debut HUNGER, has gone on to prove his range and star quality in numerous films and won Best Actor at Venice for this performance.

CINECITY PROGRAMME LAUNCH
The full programme will be launched at White Night on 29 October, but here are some of the confirmed highlights:

THE BEST OF BRITISH
Continuing the very strong showing of British films, there is a preview of THE DEEP BLUE SEA starring Rachel Weisz, adapted from the play by Terence Rattigan and directed by Terence Davies. Also screening are Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut CORIOLANUS, a modern-day take on the Shakespeare play, and Julian Kerridge’s debut SEAMONSTERS, which was shot on the South Coast.

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING DRAMAS
Cannes favourite THE ARTIST; London Film Festival winner LAS ACACIAS; Paolo Sorrentino’s THIS MUST BE THE PLACE starring Sean Penn; Bela Tarr’s Berlin Film Fest winner THE TURIN HORSE; Sarajevo winner BREATHING; Belgian coming-of-age drama THE GIANTS; and in 3D, Japanese samurai pic HARI-KIRI ; and Michel Ocelot’s TALES OF THE NIGHT, enchanting magical tales told through classic silhouette animation.

ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES
BOMBAY BEACH, winner of the Best Documentary Feature award at Tribeca, a poetic look at the flipside of the American dream through the lives of California’s dirt poor; Nick Broomfield’s latest SARAH PALIN – YOU BETCHA!; PATIENCE (After Sebald), a multi-layered essay film exploring the life, work and influence of author W. G. Sebald directed by the Brighton-based filmmaker Grant Gee (director of the doc JOY DIVISION); and Serbian doc CINEMA KOMUNISTO, with a Q&A with the director.

EXHIBITION
THIS OUR STILL LIFE, a portrait of a Pyrenean farmhouse through the eyes and ears of filmmaker Andrew Kotting and his daughter Eden, complements a screening of his new film. (University of Brighton South Gallery, Thu 17 Nov – Sat 3 Dec).

INSTALLATION
Austrian filmmaker Martin Arnold presents SOFT PALATE, a darkly humorous twist on Mickey Mouse and Pluto. (University of Brighton North Gallery, Thu 17 Nov – Thu 1 Dec).

ARTISTS’ CINEMA
Screenings include Ben Rivers’ debut feature-length work TWO YEARS AT SEA and a complete screening of all 14 films in the series DO YOU LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOU made by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard to accompany the comprehensive re-issue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ influential back catalogue. (University of Brighton Gallery, Fri 2 and Sat 3 Dec).

LIVE SOUNDTRACKS
David Thomas (founder of the legendary Pere Ubu) and two pale boys perform a live underscore to the cult 1962 B-movie CARNIVAL OF SOULS , a true original of low-budget artistry (Duke of York’s, Fri 2 Dec); THE MAGICAL MISERY TOUR is a new live set from People Like Us, a surreal audio-visual collage based around extracts from hundreds of horror films. (Sallis Benney Theatre, Sat 19 Nov); 65daysofstatic perform their original 90-minute score to the 1972 sci-fi classic SILENT RUNNING starring Bruce Dern (Duke of York’s, Fri 25 Nov).

BRIGHTON SCREENINGS
A showcase of new work by filmmakers based in the city selected from open submissions to the festival (various venues).

CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE skewers the hypocrisies of the middle classes in his adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play The God of Carnage, set in New York (Duke of York’s, Sun 4 Dec).

Check out the CINECITY website for full programme and event information.