Newcastle University

Newcastle University is launching an exciting new Centre in Film and Digital Media with a series of public events in October and November. First off is a screening at the Tyneside Cinema of our colleague –and award-winning director--Tina Gharavi’s new feature film I Am Nasrine, an intimate coming-of-age story filmed in Newcastle and Iran (23 October at 5:30 pm).  Tina will introduce the film and there will also be Iranian musicians on hand and a Q-and-A session afterwards. Next up is a free gala screening at the university’s Culture Lab, 4-6pm on 5 November, of short films made by young people from local asylum seeker/refugee groups. And on 18 November again at Culture Lab, an afternoon with legendary UK film producer Nadine Marsh Edwards from 4-7pm will include a Q and A on the state of the British film industry and a screening of her classic film Looking for Langston. This event is also free, but ticketed, so please see our website for further details. Looking beyond the autumn, the Centre will be programming screenings, workshops, and talks, showcasing university staff and students’ own work in film and digital media, but also collaborating with partners such as the Tyneside, Side, local film production companies, and the BBC, as well as with international partners from further afield. All to help develop and celebrate Newcastle’s status as a brilliant city for film.