2024 Film Schedule – The Boy & The Heron

2024 Film Schedule – The Boy & The Heron

FILM — THE BOY AND THE HERON © Studio Ghibli WORDS: SAM EDWARDS RETIREMENT In 2013, legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki announced that he would be retiring from film-making after the release of his passion project The Wind Rises. He had made such  announcements several...
Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2023 – Recap

Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2023 – Recap

Over 1 week – 26 Screenings across 2 venues. Thanks to all who came to our inaugural Birmingham Anime Film Festival, we had a blast! It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since we kicked off our anime action-packed week. The 1st edition of the...

2023 Film Schedule – Promare

©TRIGGER,Kazuki Nakashima/XFLAG Words: Laura-Rose – World’s Apart Birmingham What is Promare about? Screening as part of our Worlds Apart Birmingham Double Bill From the brilliant minds of Hiroyuki Imaishi and Kazuki Nakashima, comes a visually punching...
2023 Film Schedule – Suzume

2023 Film Schedule – Suzume

©2022 “Suzume” Film Partners Words: Leigh Price What is Suzume about? A high school girl ends up on a journey across Japan after meeting a mysterious man and encountering a creature that causes earthquakes emerging from a strange door. Suzume Synopsis...

2023 Film Schedule – A Silent Voice

©2015 REKI KAWAHARA/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/AWIB Project Words: Nick Layland – World’s Apart Birmingham What is A Silent Voice about? Screening as part of our Worlds Apart Birmingham Double Bill A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi)...