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Move to Moving Image

Reel Appeal continues to search for a long-term venue to call home, but meanwhile our immediate project is to get screenings underway… Moving Image is the name of the new film society we have set up to organise this aspect of the project and we can now share with you our plans to show an autumn season of films in not one but two local venues... Pending the result of a local licensing we plan to show films on Saturdays in the Phillip Road Centre in Wivenhoe, and to present a programme of films o...
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Quiz Night Success

Just a quick note about tonight's successful film quiz... Seventeen teams of between three and eight people took part in the nine-round set of questions presented by Michael Padmore and Sue Finn. Teams enjoyed an evening of questions verbal, visual and musical accompanied by freshly made popcorn and a bar. The winning team (known as 'Dial Snow White For Murder') scored 108.5 points out of a possible total of 125 and were awarded the prize of a box of six bottles of wine. A raffle draw h...
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April Quiz Night

Download the poster The next fund-raising event for the Wivenhoe Reel Appeal is a quiz night at the William Loveless hall on Saturday 24 April. There will be a film theme to the evening, but quiz-master Michael Padmore promises to test much more than the size of your DVD collection.  “Expect anything from aliens to zulus; I may even find room for the kitchen sink (dramas).” There will be a pay bar. There will be suitable film-themed snacks. Teams of three or more (£2.50 per pers...
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Quiz Night Success

The Quiz Night at the Flag was great fun thanks to Peter Kerr who organised the questions and the raffle. All the proceeds went to the Reelappeal fund and we raised £83.00. Thanks to everyone who came, and to the Flag for hosting the event and especially to Peter Kerr.
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John Cooper Clarke and Hobo Chang Raise The Roof

The February Reelappeal fundraising gig sold out within just a few days... Ticket sales totaled over £1700 which together with bar and merchandising raised a total well over £2000  towards our appeal. A good time was had by all, more donations were taken on the door, and we received many very enthusiastic comments about the gig, the public meeting, and the scheme as a whole... Two questions on many peoples lips were: why didnt we go for a two-nighter and when are we going to do the next g...
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Consultation: Screen East

Screen East is the regional screen agency for the East of England, dedicated to developing a vibrant and flourishing film, television and digital media industry. Moira Collett and Michael Padmore from the Reel Appeal working group went to meet Martin Ayres, Head of Audiences and Education, at the agency’s office overlooking the Forum in Norwich. One of the most useful topics of discussion was Screen East’s support for the Suffolk Digital Screen Network, which has made affordable digital cinem...
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Ghosts at the Lakeside

Essex University alumnus Nick Broomfield studied politics here in the early 1970’s before going on to the National Film School and a highly respected career as a documentary film maker. He returned to Essex University on the 15th of February to present a recent film ‘Ghosts’ and talk to a capacity audience at the Lakeside Theatre. Ghosts is something of a new direction for Nick as it combines a largely factual story with the cinema style of drama. Using mainly non-professional actors them...
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A Cinema in Wivenhoe…?

A CINEMA IN WIVENHOE? The community response is 'YES! Public meeting at William Loveless Hall 2010/01/30 presented to capacity audience. The morning meeting began with welcome and badge selling by Charlotte, donations signups, teas and coffees etc. There was a very engaged response to Sue Finn's half hour presentation on the overall aims of the project followed by a good range of questions to a panel: Michael Padmore, Adrian Birch, Sue Finn (plus floor support from Bryan Thomas, Moira C...
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Sketch Plans

Architect Bryan Thomas is working on a new sketch plan just to give an idea of how a possible cinema might look. Meanwhile here's the original five minute 'back of an envelope' drawing which helped start it all...
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Support for cinema project

This is a really exciting project that I hope the community will support. My experience of independent cinemas is very good, we often go to Aldeburgh to see a film because the experience is often much better than a trip to the costly Odeon in town. Lets work together to make this a reality. Councillor Julie Young
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