The Happy Lands, the inspirational Scottish film about the miners' struggles in 1926, was very well received at this year's Glasgow Film Festival and is now embarking on a tour of Britain and international film festivals:
http://www.morningstaronline.co
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The tour is modeled on the great American road show theatrical releases of the past - a limited number of screenings, to gage the appetite for a more general release of a title, and to garner interest in the film. Please click links below to venues for more information and to purchase tickets.
FEBRUARY:
• 19 – 26th; Travelling Film Festival, Rennes, France travelling ff
MARCH:
• FRI 1st; BLANTYRE MINERS WELFARE blantyre miners welfare
• SUN 3rd; PENICUIK CINEMA penicuik cinema
• SUN 10th; EDEN COURT, INVERNESS eden-court. whats-on
• SUN 10th; ADAM SMITH THEATRE, KIRKCALDY adam smith
• MON 11th; ADAM SMITH THEATRE, KIRKCALDY (11.00 am)
• SAT 16th; DURHAM MINERS, REDHILLS, Durham Miners
• MON 18th; LOGANLEA MINERS WELFARE (Pitstop) loganleamw
• WED 20th; GALA CINEMA. DURHAM gala durham
• FRI 22nd; KIRKCONNELL MINERS MEMORIAL HALL – LANARKSHIRE Kirkconnel Miners
• TUE 26th; SHEFFIELD SHOWROOM sheffield showroom
• SUN 31st; BONESS HIPPODROME Boness Cinema
APRIL:
• FRI 5th; NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM, WAKEFIELD, ncm
• SAT 13th; LEICESTER PHOENIX ARTS CENTRE phoenix arts
• WED 24th; CANTERBURY GULBENKIAN Gulbenkian Kent
• FRI 26th; COLINSBURGH COMMUNITY CINEMA cccinema
• 21-28; BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL bjiff
• TUE 30th; HOUSE OF COMMONS. WESTMINSTER hosted by Lindsay Roy MP and Gordon Brown MP (invite only)
MAY:
• WED 1st; RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, HAMMERSMITH riverside studios
• SUN 5th; DCA Dundee dca
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