Adventures in Alternative Cinema

Golden Door - Emanuele Crialese (2006)

Adventures has been working with young people, exploring cinema “beyond the multiplex”. Our Young Programmers have been discovering specialised film, and thinking about new ways to stimulate interest by other young people in trying something “un-hollywood”, as well as making use of their local, rural part-time cinema venues.

They've been considering different ways of making specialised film and local cinema venues more inviting for younger audiences, with new ideas for brand development, marketing and screening set ups – including indoor picnic cinema!

They've also developed ideas for film “seasons” at rural venues, as well as a curating a programme of archive film for MereFest in Ellesmere, North Shropshire.

If you’d like to find out more about our Adventures’ young people's programme follow the link to our blog below or email richard@mediaactive.org

Link to Adventures Blog here

Adventures' Young Programmers returned in Summer 2018 - there's been lots going on, and much more Adventures to come
- watch this space for more details!

Cinema Tipi film programme at Merefest 2017

With support from Flicks in the Sticks our Adventures in Alternative Cinema team put together the programme of screenings for the Cinema Tipi at Merefest - this included the very popular Finding Nemo as well as Lotte Reiniger's silhouette animations.

Young Programmers Regional Development

Particpants at the Queer Media Film Programmers Workshop in Media City UK

MediaActive have been supporting a number of organisations across the North West to develop their own Young Programmers projects

Curating and Presenting Archive Film through mash-ups

A number of our Young Programmers created archive film mash-ups for screening at festivals and public spaces throughout 2016 - here's a couple of them