Award winning films, cocktails, hot chocolate and big jumpers! Kino Pop-Up Film Festival

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Like Danish drama? Then you must fancy Finland? And some international award winning shorts? Washed down with flavoured vodkas, a new cocktail, pastries and popcorn? Bring your favourite jumper….this is the Kino Pop-Up Film Festival

There was a lot of chatter over that TV drama The Killing, and now Borgen. Both were Danish admittedly, but how about staying in Scandinavia, going East to Finland and then spanning the rest of the world for some award-winning short films?

And how about supporting these two crazy hard working, super talented European ladies Maisie and Jenni, both interned at temple works and who have really have thought of everything for what could be a really cosy, befuddled, warming, boozy, cultured evening……

Night one
Thursday 9 Feb Arctic Film night 18.30pm-10.00pm
Featuring flavoured vodkas, Finnish pastries, hot chocolate and….a saw player

The first night of the festival which I should say is the Kino Pop-Up Film Festival is called the Arctic Film night. It’s not supposed to be a reference to the less than warm conditions in temple works (heaters will be on folks) but the organisers – a Finnish and a Canadian film will be show.

Jumpers are however obligatory! I know the Danish link is tenuous but we like our jumpers don’t we? So put on your best woolly, hand-knitted article scavenged from your dad’s wardrobe and give us something sheep-like to gawp at. Bring a blanket if you like too. Proper cosy like.

Anyway Jenni’s film is called Sella Selling the Silence. Just 70 mins long and featured in New York last  June.

I’ve not seen it but it’s a creative documentary that sees the rise and fall of a family of entrepreneurs from Salla, Lapland, alongside the changes in Finnish society. I think it will ask questions about planning, and development, how to combine those with the natural landscapes of our hometowns….It is said to be surprising, sometimes sad, sometimes absurd in a black Finnish way. There will also be a surprise but captivating and exceptional work I’m told from an award-winning Canadian Inuit director.

Best of all and I may have already told you about this but Jenni is providing flavoured vodka, Finnish pastries, hot chocolate to keep you warm and happy during the evening and not only that but good grief a saw player will be playing the Finnish national anthem. Heavens!

Night two
Future Shorts Six award winning films
Featuring the Kinopolitan cocktail and flavoured popcorn

And now the second night, Friday 10 February, when the festival really gets a jog on. It is a night of six major award-winning shorts from Australia, Germany, Sweden, Argentina, the UK and US. And did I mention this, bargain priced Kinopolitan cocktails – with a special tasty temple works twist on the Cosmopolitan recipe.

The films include God of Love from New York graduate and Oscar Winner Luke Matheny; Sundance Winner, Deeper than Yesterday, and films exploring the passage of time and a bank robbery. Nothing a self respecting film buff could stay away from I’m sure. The programme is here

It is all part of the global short film festival, ‘Future Shorts’ from ‘Secret Cinema’, and a pop-up film festival that screens all around the world. A proper professional outfit like.

Anyway that’s far too much of my blathering on, apologies I was just trying to do the girls justice. Anyway do take two minutes to hear from the girls themselves.

Twenty-three year old Jenni Ervasti, is a tourism student from northern Finland travelled all the way to Leeds to experience Temple Works. She spent her first day shifting books while Maisie Roberts dressed up as a dead person for the Halloween extravaganza. Maisie is 24 year old, originally from Berlin, and a cultural studies graduate from Leeds University. Both of their time has been an experience to say the least. Putting on the film festival is all part of their internship.

Jenni and Maisie

Jenni said: ‘’I want to show something very Finnish for people to see and experience. I want to show what life is like in the countryside, away from the cities – and to show what my country is really like. This is something that you can’t find from guidebooks that’s why it is worth presenting.

“We Finnish people are a quite melancholic, and we like to live simple life close to the nature. Unfortunately society changes to favor urban development more than development at countryside. There are no more opportunities to live in the regions, there isn’t just any work to do. People are forced to move away from their inheritance lands.

“In this documentary we have to show called Salla – Selling the silence a story from one family’s life at countryside. I feel huge identify with this family; my family is struggling with same kind of problems.”

Maisie said: “This months Future Shorts programme showcases the best short films out there at the moment. All the films are award-winners so it is a great opportunity to experience the work of current leading filmmakers from all over the world.”

“Over the past few weeks I’ve been experimenting with making flavoured popcorn – guests can expect anything from white chocolate and almond popcorn to the popular Parmesan popcorn.

“Also newly created is the Temple Works ‘Kinopolitan’ cocktail that will be served, a twist on the classic cosmopolitan cocktail and just £2.50, and local musician and Leeds University student Grant K Fennell will be playing on the night.

Tickets!
Are available on the door but go on be organised get yours here!

Arctic Film Night
Free!
Thursday 9 February 2012
Starts 6.30pm. Finishes 10.00pm
http://arcticfilmnight.eventbrite.co.uk/
Twitter @KinoTW
Temple Works Leeds

Future Fresh Shorts
Just £5 or £4 concessions for Future Shorts Leeds:
Friday 10 February 2012 at 7pm
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/152997
Also
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/213011372124068/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FSLeeds
Temple Works Leeds

Both these nights are just for 14s and over

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