Northern Lights across the region

The radiance of the Northern Lights Film Festival isn’t just illuminating the Tyneside Cinema...

Northern Lights in Middlesbrough

Estoni-Animation at Kino
at University of Teesside (Adv 15)
Wednesday 17th September, 6:30pm

As well as being a major regional provider of graduates to the animation, film and computer games industries, University of Teesside also boasts the only alternative film venue in Teesside, where every Thursday evening Kino screens the best new films to packed houses.

The University is also part of the highly acclaimed international Animation Festival Animex which takes place each spring. In light of this, we are taking an extraordinary programme of Estonian animations to Middlesbrough.

Estonia has long and outstanding tradition of animation that dates back to 1930’s. The rise of all forms of animation in the country came during the reign of the Soviet Union when despite the prevailing censorship, the animation genre reached its peak both in terms of artistic and commercial success. Northern Lights Film Festival are presenting the cream of the crop of Estonian animation of recent years, featuring puppetry, traditional cell animation and 3-D work.

This extra-special programme forms a groundbreaking journey through the criminal underworld, fairy tales, fables and side-splitting comedy that you can’t miss - all from the little nation of big animation.

Plus Free wine served on the mezzanine.

[Tickets] £2.00 [Ticket Line] 01642 384 427
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Estonia’s Universities are producing dozens of exciting young filmmakers, as are the Universities here. Each year students produce amazing works as their graduation pieces, many of which the public never get the chance to see.

So for two evenings in the Digital Lounge at the Tyneside we are presenting two contrasting cocktails of short films made by students from both Tyneside and Tallinn.

These events are free of charge and there is a licensed bar, so pull up a sofa, sit back and prepare yourself for half a dozen doses of the unexpected! (please note over 18s only).

Sponsored by Codeworks.
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Northern Lights in Schools

The Festival is all about nurturing new talent, so we are working with schools to encourage the filmmakers of tomorrow. Sponsored by Codeworks.

Gateshead
Ryton Comprehensive Digital Film Challenge
Monday 15th - Friday 19th September

Young people from Ryton Comprehensive, will be set the Tyne v Tallin Digital Film Challenge… to create a film in a week based on the theme of A Time and a Place and will get to work with one of the Challenge directors to realise their film. The film will then be screened as part of the Festival Gala on 20th September.

Newcastle upon Tyne
Kenton School Screenwriters
Monday 15th - Friday 19th September

Media students from Kenton School, Newcastle upon Tyne, will work with a director from the Tyne v Tallin Digital Film Challenge to develop their scriptwriting skills.

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Northern Lights in Colleges
Monday 15th - Friday 19th September

During the Festival, the highly skilled crews and creatives working on the Challenge will be delivering masterclasses at colleges in Tyneside. Sponsored by Codeworks.

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A limited number of free tickets are available for afternoon festival screenings for schools.

To enquire about tickets or to find out more about Schools and College Projects contact Jane Doherty at Tyneside Cinema by calling 0191 232 8289.
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Take advantage of the heady atmosphere of the Festival and pop into Popolo, our official Festival Bar. Bring along your ticket stub for any Northern Lights screening at Tyneside Cinema on the same day and you’ll be treated to either one FREE bottle of Budvar or an Absolut Vodka cocktail specially created by Popolo for the Festival.
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