FilmBath Festival 2021

FilmBath Festival, the biggest and boldest film festival in the South West is back with a bang. Feast yourself on films from morning till night for a whole week, with must-see premieres (in bold below) and talks, plus highlights from the last 30 years, all at amazingly affordable prices.

The festival opens on 28 October with Mothering Sunday starring Olivia Coleman, Colin Firth and Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles in The Crown) with Q&As from the film’s producers, Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, and closes with The Eyes of Tammy Faye, described by the BBC as 'Hollywood Oscar bait’ and starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield.

In between is everything from the brilliant and bonkers Pig with Nic Cage (at his best) to Petite Maman, the latest  work of genius from Céline Sciamma of Portrait of a Lady on Fire fame and an intensely creepy double bill of Titane and Lamb set to scare the bejeezus out of everyone on Halloween.

There’ll be a special programme of films directed by women, and a wonderful ‘after school’ programme for all ages.

Holly Tarquini, Executive Director at FilmBath comments, ‘We’re thrilled to welcome audiences back into the cinema with such a brilliant line-up, including a special programme of films directed by women and a wonderful after school programme for all ages. 

‘Our aim is to “amplify diversity on screen and behind the camera” and as the founders of the F-Rating it is perhaps unsurprising that 70% of the films we’re screening are directed by women. London Film Festival by contrast only features 39% of films directed by women.’

Dates, times and venues vary see filmbath.org.uk

Diary dates: Friday 29 Oct - Thursday 4 November 2021