The GFT have an ‘Extras‘ area on their website to support their year-round programme of films and events. You can read interviews, articles and programme notes to support film screenings and seasons and also see video and photo coverage of events.
The GFT and the Alliance Française have teamed up to launch a unique and enjoyable learning experience for all cinemagoers, whatever your level of cinema or French. Each month the Alliance Française will host a language lesson immediately after a French film at the GFT. Cultural and linguistic aspects will be covered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
To reserve a place, please call the Alliance Française on 0141 331 4080.
NT Live is an exciting initiative to broadcast live performances of plays from the National Theatre onto cinema screens worldwide.
On 25 June the performance of Phèdre was filmed in high definition and broadcast via satellite to approximately 70 cinemas and arts centres, reaching a widespread audience live across the UK. Over 200 venues around the world also screened the production.
Read about the rest of the NT Live season
Broadcasts will also feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with artists.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/45462/home/nt-live-homepage.html
From the creative studio director of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, a Chinese multi-media adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
This unique interactive production features 18 Chinese performers, music, dancing and martial arts, fused with online computer gaming and video technology, in a visually spectacular performance…but who is controlling the fates… ?
Ten nights: 14-23 August, 7.00pm
Three matinees: 16, 22 & 23 August, 2.30pm
Tickets: £12 (£10); Preview 14 August £6
For more information please visit http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/BFA/
To book please call 0131 651 1292 or book online through Edinburgh Fringe Box Office
This year’s EIFF programme features over 130 features from 33 countries, including the latest works from all-time festival favourites like Steven Soderbergh (The Girlfriend Experience), David Mackenzie (Spread) and Shane Meadows (presenting the World Premiere of Le Donk plus Five Day Features, a special event outlining his plan for low-budget filmmaking).
For further information and full programme details, please visit http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
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