Valley Fest Film Field line up announced!
Posted on: 12 Aug 2016Valley Fest has revealed the list of movies that will be shown in its Film Field, the event’s own on-site cinema where Bristol’s Portable Pictures will bring the big screen to the great outdoors from 2nd-4th September.
Portable Pictures will create an undercover film screen in the festival which will show films throughout the weekend, with something for everyone, young and old as well as a guilty pleasure or two for the parents.
From 1980s favourite The Goonies to David Bowie classic Labyrinth and kid-friendly animations, the Film Field will be open throughout the weekend from Friday afternoon when the first ticket holders arrive on-site to Sunday afternoon.
On Saturday at 3pm 1980’s cult film The Goonies, the story of how a group of friends go on a mission to save their homes from re-development but instead find a pirate treasure map in the process, will be shown. Released in 1985, this much-loved classic will no doubt draw a big crowd to the Film Field.
On Saturday at 7pm Valley Fest ticket holders can kick off their evening with Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, a comedy about two children who run away to escape their boring lives which causes a local search party and turns the town upside down. Charlie Chaplin’s first film will be shown on Sunday morning. The Kid, the story of a tramp who decides to adopt an orphan, is seen as a silent movie masterpiece and will be screened at 11.30am.
The audience is invited to dress up in their most colourful wigs and stardust inspired outfits for one of David Bowie’s most memorable films Labyrinth (Sunday, 1pm) as Jareth the Goblin lord, in a film created by Jim Henson and George Lucas. Friday night will feature some short films mostly made in Bristol, from 5-7.30pm, and any early risers on Saturday can watch Milking Parlour (10am), the true story of how a woman and two cows lived in the centre of Bristol for four days and five nights in April this year, which will be followed by a Q&A with the director.
There will be plenty of fun films for younger viewers including The Red Balloon (Sunday, 10am), the 1956 classic short that was the inspiration for Pixar’s Up, and charming family cartoon Song Of The Sea (Saturday, 12noon).
Portable Pictures are used to bringing films to unusual locations, having screened movies in places as diverse as a bakery and a cemetery.
Valley Fest is a beautiful weekend festival starting on Friday 2nd September in the Chew Valley near Bristol featuring music, incredible food and entertainment for all ages, all taking place on a working farm.
For the full film line-up at Valley Fest, check out their website.
Tickets for the weekend are £80 or £40 for children under 16, plus booking fee. Nippers under 6 go free! A family weekend ticket with 2 adults and children is £200, making it the perfect way to end the summer.
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