Takeover Film gives young film fans and budding filmmakers aged 15 years + the chance to be right at the heart of cinema. Takeover Film offers young people the chance…
Here’s a link to the video with highlights of our last film festival 2017 programmed and filmed by Takeover’s young programmers.
Animation masterclass with Takeover Film patron Joel Simon in full swing, fascinating insight into professional animation. More great film master classes tomorrow.
Takeover Film Festival invites audiences to the opening evening, featuring live music and free tapas for ticket holders from 6pm, in celebration of The Olive Tree screening.
THE OLIVE TREE
FRI 24 FEB, 6.30PM.
N. Irish premiere of this new film by Iciar Bollain and screenwriter Paul Laverty, the Olive Tree is a striking film set in Eastern Spain. The story follows a young girl named Alma who shares a close bond with her grandfather, Ramon, a country man who stopped talking after his son sold a sacred family olive tree. Unable to bear the situation her grandfather is in, Alma goes looking for the olive tree and discovers it was bought by a German energy company in Dusseldorf.
The visually stunning film focuses on the importance of family relationships, heritage and the environment. With uniformly strong performances from the whole cast making the dynamics between characters flow and the spectacular score, the Olive Tree is a beautiful film. – Lauren.
SPAIN 2016. SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. RECOMMENDED CERT 15. 1 HR 40 MINS.
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LOVETRUE
FRI 24 FEB, 8.45PM.
A stunning new film from award winning director Alma Har'el, LoveTrue is a remarkably bittersweet documentary that follows three real life individuals and their stories, all of which involve the theme of ‘true love’. Alaskan girl Blake and her complex work life, young Hawaiian dad Willie, and New York busker Victory and her divided family. Dealing with the themes of age, loss of beauty and innocence, and nostalgia by using young actors to portray younger versions of its characters, LoveTrue is a remarkably honest piece that doesn’t pull any punches. - J.P.
US 2016. DIR ALMA HAR’EL. MUSIC BY FLYING LOTUS. 1HR 22 MINS. CERT 15.
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Claimed to be Miyazaki's successor, director Makoto Shinkai delivers 'Your Name,' a body swap romance which was the most anticipated anime feature of 2016.
Following the lives of Taki, a high school boy in the city and Mitsuha, a girl who longs for Tokyo as they inexplicably switch places. In what seems like a realistic dream, the pair soon release their bizarre situation and must work together to adapt to each other's daily routine. Dealing with themes such as identity and youth, this layered film blends both a rom-com with sci-fi to deliver a stunning piece of animation which will have a lasting impact. –Thomas.
Another newly released animation from Sang-Ho Yeon whose zombie thriller and box office hit Train to Busan was shown at QFT last year. Similar in tone and style to his earlier hard-hitting anime films The King of Pigs and The Fake, Seoul Station follows a handful of homeless people existing on the fringes of society as they become embroiled in a zombie outbreak at the South Korean capital’s central station. The grisly events unfolding are a cypher through which the filmmaker comments on serious social issues such as class prejudice, misogyny, and the government military.
SOUTH KOREA. 2016. 1 hr 32 MINS. DIR: SANG- HO YEON. ANIMATION/HORROR. ENGLISH SUBTITLES. CERT 15 ADVISED
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Filmmaking Masterclasses
ANIMATION MASTERCLASS WITH JOEL SIMON
SAT 25 FEB 2.00-4.00PM.
Storyboarding and character design masterclass with acclaimed Belfast based animator Joel Simon, who will also outline key differences between anime and western style animation characters. (Workshop room).
Aimed at 14-17 year olds. All tickets £8.00. (Participants under 18 yrs need to bring a signed parental consent (downloadable) form to the workshops.
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‘GUERILLA FILMMAKING’ MASTERCLASS
SUN 26 FEB, 2.00-4.00pm (workshop room).
Belfast based filmmaker Seán Murray will take you through the processes of film-making on a small budget. Showing a selection of short films, Seán will explain how to best utilise a small production crew with limited resources. This masterclass will identify the constraints of the funding process by offering an alternative and innovative approach to film-making.
This masterclass is aimed at 16-19 year olds. £8.00.
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ASIAN HORROR WORKSHOP
SUN 26 FEB, 6.15PM-7.30PM.
Storyteller Steve Lally’s workshop is a must for horror fans.
Steve www.storyman.info will explore some of the folklore behind Asian Horror looking at Asian mythical characters such as 'The Kappa' a river demon, 'The Noppera-bō' or 'Mujina' a faceless spirit and 'The Nü gui', a vengful female ghost with long hair in a white dress, which the character 'Sadako' from the Japanese 'Ring' movies was based on.
He will also explore how Western Horror,especially The Italian Horror Maestro 'Lucio Fulci' and American Master of Horror 'George A Romero' had an influence The Korean Zombie movie 'Seoul Station'.
This workshop is aimed at 16-19 year olds. £5.00.
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All workshops will take place in the QFT workshop room. Participants under 18 yrs must bring a signed parental consent form – downloadable from the QFT website.
SPACESHIP
SUN 26 FEB, 4.20PM.
Debut feature with powerful photography and soundtrack about teenage ennui brings a fresh new voice to British cinema. Teenage cyber-goth (Lucinda) disappears in an apparent alien abduction, whose father searches for her in a strange world of unicorns and black holes. – Caitlin.
Part biting satire, part disturbing character study, Martin Scorsese's 1983 film The King of Comedy is an underrated masterpiece. Starring Robert de Niro in one of his greatest and most nuanced performances, plays lonely and delusional Rupert Pupkin who dreams of becoming a hit comedian. This haunting and hilarious movie has slowly risen in stature over the years and is now more relevant in today's media obsessed society than ever before. One of my absolute favourite films. – Matthew.
CinePunked's Robert JE Simpson, Dr Rachael Kelly and Conor Smyth are joined by Takeover's Matthew O’Leary in a live interactive panel discussion on Martin Scorcese's satirical King of Comedy. For more info www.cinepunked.com
USA. 1983. DIRECTOR: MARTIN SCORSESE. WITH JERRY LEWIS,SANDRA BERNHARD. 1HR 29 MINS. CERT PG.
It’s a New Year and that means a new programme of events organised by Takeover’s film club. The 2017 Takeover Film Festival programme (24-26 Feb) at QFT includes feature film previews, documentary, anime, shorts, music, talks and masterclasses. It’s sure to be a great event, so keep an eye out for the full programme to be announced next week!
