The Grundy launches the prestigious New Contemporaries 2023 exhibition which includes 55 exhibiting artists selected by internationally-renowned artists through an open call that received over 1,900 entries. The artworks will be presented thematically within the Grundy's gallery spaces. A variety of supporting events will also be open to the public including artist talks and workshops.
The Slag Collective host another of their legendary fundraisers, in aid of women's safety campaign Reclaim Blackpool. Her House DJ collective are on the decks, brilliant raffle prizes are to be won, creative stalls will be there for mooching, and it's all for a worthy cause.
The youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque and quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show. Fylde Film Society screens independent, arthouse and world cinema fortnightly at The Island Cinema from September to June.
Close is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Lukas Dhont. It follows two teenage boys whose close friendship is thrown into into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy, causing a rift between them. Fylde Film Society screens independent, arthouse and world cinema fortnightly at The Island Cinema from September to June.
EO is a 2022 drama road movie directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. Inspired by Robert Bresson's 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar, it follows the life of a donkey introduced to us while featured in a Polish circus. Fylde Film Society screens independent, arthouse and world cinema fortnightly at The Island Cinema from September to June.
Return to Seoul is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Davy Chou, and starring Ji-Min Park as a 25-year-old French adoptee who travels to South Korea, seeking her biological parents. Fylde Film Society screens independent, arthouse and world cinema fortnightly at The Island Cinema from September to June.
Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the center of power of Sunni Islam. Adam becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites. Fylde Film Society screens independent, arthouse and world cinema fortnightly at The Island Cinema from September to June.
Saint Omer is a 2022 French legal drama film. In the film, Rama is a pregnant young novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman accused of murdering her 15-month-old child by leaving her on a beach to be swept away by the tide. Fylde Film Society screens arthouse, world cinema, and other films not shown locally on the Fylde Coast.
Stunning fireworks displays are set to music and take place over the beach in front of The Blackpool Tower. India, Switzerland and Italy will battle it out over the three free events.
Stunning fireworks displays are set to music and take place over the beach in front of The Blackpool Tower. India, Switzerland and Italy will battle it out over the three free events.