This year’s UK Film Festival will take place from 17 – 23 November and will once again offer London audiences a unique chance to catch the latest award-winning short films on the big screen. Besides short films, the programme includes an innovative selection of features by established and up and coming directors, as well as cutting edge documentaries and animation films. Films will be screened to the public every evening (except Monday) at four London venues: BFI Stephen Street, Regent Street Cinema, Soho Hotel, and Close Up. Many screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions, after which there will also…
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On Saturday 30th November, Just Eat, proud sponsors of The X Factor: Celebrity will host a Star-studded screening of this year’s live final at BOXPARK, Wembley. The food delivery app will be delivering the ultimate X Factor viewing experience, broadcast on BOXPARK’s 16-foot screen. Familiar X Factor faces will take part in a Q&A session and stun guests with an exclusive live performance. Attendees are advised to bring their best selfie game as they will get the chance to have their photo taken with a past X Factor star during a Meet & Greet session. But the fun doesn’t stop there.…
Moda, the heart of the UK’s fashion industry, has launched new Neighbourhoods to build on the show’s strong sense of community. For the February 2020 show, taking place on the 23rd – 25th February at the NEC Birmingham, Moda’s AW20 floorplan replaces sectors with neighbourhoods, providing a space for each facet of the industry and hosting a line-up of micro-communities for the most exciting footwear, accessories and womenswear labels alongside footwear suppliers and manufacturers from around the world. Adam Gough, Event Director of Moda says: “When it came to brainstorming our 2020 theme and direction, the first thing that sprung…
Many young girls nowadays will have to tackle the issues that are now grouped together as ‘period poverty’ — from a lack in menstrual education to not being able to afford sanitary products and sacrificing days of education as a result. According to Plan International UK, a dedicated children’s charity, one in every ten teenage girls will have experienced the problem of not being able to afford sanitary products. This issue has been picked up by many campaigners who are pushing to eradicate the financial barriers between girls and menstruation. It is time to address the issue of period poverty,…
90 minutes of non-stop comedy is what you’ll get when you see Desiree Burch. American comedian Burch, now at the Soho Theatre until Saturday November 23rd in a show called ‘Coming Early’ – rapid fires her tale of her experience at the Burning Man Festival – a festival held every year in the Nevada desert where people are free to be naked – she was! The show is also about her quest for dick there (and not a man named Dick) after the breakup of a long relationship. Desiree recounts the moment of her being the only woman of color…
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Membership Programme; an annual subscription and professional network of British designers who are at various stages in fashion business from emerging to established brands. BFC Membership offers access to an online portal of relevant industry news, government updates and insight reports, with the opportunity to attend business development seminars, workshops and events from across the fashion industry, all highlighted in a weekly newsletter. BFC Members can contribute to the industry through mentoring talent schemes for emerging businesses, share their knowledge and expertise at designer roundtables and…
Broadcaster, writer and activist Gemma Cairney will narrate ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition, which opens at The O2 on Friday 6th December 2019. The exhibition is presented by Entertainment Exhibitions International (UK) Ltd (EEI) in association with ABBA The Museum in Stockholm. The new exhibition will occupy a 14,000 square foot space within London’s home of music. Through a series of immersive and interactive rooms, ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibitionexplores each of the band’s eight albums and the wider socio-political backdrop against which they were released. Gemma Cairney will provide the narration for a specially created audio guide (included in…
GB Davis Cup Team take on the press conference frozen challenge We challenged Andy Murray, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski to feed famous Frozen quotes into their Davis Cup Finals press conference, ahead of the release of Frozen 2,. The press conference was held at Caja Majica – the venue of the new-format competition – just a day before GB’s opening group match against the Netherlands. To find out more about the GB Davis Cup Team, head to www.lta.org.uk
The coaches of England Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes and Team GB Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills have won The Coaching Chain award at this year’s UK Coaching Awards, which will take place at The Tower Hotel London on the 5 December. Both of the athletes’ chain of coaches have been recognised for the great contributions they have made to their respective athletes’ journeys to success, with the award itself signifying and celebrating the importance of progressive person-centred coaching and the continuous, dedicated support and time invested in them throughout their careers. The coaches behind the success of Stokes…
Andy and Jamie Murray look back at their Davis Cup memories since making their debuts in 2005 and 2007 – from playing with Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, to lifting the trophy in Ghent four years ago. The GB stars are set to compete at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid from Wednesday 20 November. ‘As the Davis Cup Finals get underway this week, Andy and Jamie Murray take a trip down memory lane and re-live their journey so far with the GB Davis Cup team. In a video produced by the LTA, the brothers discuss everything from their experiences…