Northampton Film Festival to put on teaser screenings in market
The Creative Place blends in with the stalls at Northampton market and was installed as part of the square's £12m renovation.It was designed to give local artists a chance to display their work and host special events.
The free screenings will take place from 12 February to 7 March and will include family-friendly sessions as well as access screenings with flexible lighting, sound and seating arrangements.There will also be opportunities to see trailers of the films which will be included in the festival.The festival's youth board have selected local films for the screenings, and the filmmakers themselves will be there to talk about how they got into the industry.Northampton Film Festival starts on 7 March and will showcase 80 movies.
The director of Northampton Film Festival, Becky Carrier, said: "We are really pleased to be bringing these award-winning, local and British short films to local audiences for free this month, in the run up to the festival."While the festival in March will take place at a range of venues, this taster event of pre-festival screenings will be held at what we consider to be the world's smallest arts centre."
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