Welcome to our fourth year of the Bandon Film Society. It is said that if one can survive the first three years it will determine ultimately if your venture will be successful! I am delighted therefore that Bandon Film Society is now entering its fourth year even if we are in the midst of a major economic recession. Hopefully and with your help this year will prove to be even better than before.
For the coming season Bandon Film Society once more offer a truly amazing programme bringing the best of international film to Bandon and West Cork. This year we have expanded the programme to twelve film screenings that include Irish-made as well as UK, Russian, Swedish, USA, Spanish, French, Australian and Iraqi films that will thrill, entertain, shock, inform and educate.
Four years ago when we started Bandon Film Society we sought to bring film to our local community, in a town with no cinema, and in doing so help build within our community a social outlet for film enthusiasts where we could meet and watch world cinema as well as classic and independent films selected by members.
In the process there have been many milestones along the way; we have screened films to raise funds for emergency relief both locally in Bandon, after the floods of 2009 and for Afghanistan in 2010 while also raising funds for the St.Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Bandon Film Society has also been an active partner in the Engage Bandon Arts Festival, screening classic films from the age of silent films to critically acclaimed Irish films in animation and drama. Bandon film Society has also supported the Bandon Gothic Broadway Festival and the nationwide Bealtaine Festival celebrating creativity in older age in both 2010 and 2011.
The success of the club is due entirely to its members who support our society and attend film screenings throughout the year. Without your membership fees we would not be able to operate the club or without your participation select a programme of films each year. Bandon Film Society is a not-for-profit society affiliated to Access Cinema, which aims to provide patrons with an exciting world cinema programme.
Membership for this year’s season is now available and includes a fantastic selection of films as picked by our members. To begin our season and to coincide with the Engage Arts Festival we will be screening the award-winning feature film ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’, part of which was shot in Bandon town. This will be the first time the film is to be screened in Bandon and the venue will be the Town Hall. Aside from this, all films will be screened at Brogan’s Inn, Kilbrogan Hill, Bandon.
Membership of Bandon Film Society provides you with an opportunity to see a fantastic selection of world cinema without having to travel outside the town; come join our society and see for yourself what an entertaining club we are. We offer high quality feature films in a social venue where you can have a drink or lively discussion afterwards. Annual membership is outstanding value at €70.
This year’s selection of films should have something to appeal to all tastes and is guaranteed to entertain audiences during the long winter months. The film society is run by volunteers and we hope you can join us during the season, where we look forward to welcoming familiar and new faces alike in a friendly and social setting. As always new members are especially welcome.
We wish to thank everyone at Brogan’s Inn for their support in providing such an excellent venue and their assistance in screening films throughout the year.
Declan Waugh
Chairman, Bandon Film Society
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