Meniscus Film Festival
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The Meniscus Film Festival is an annual event which takes place in Grimsby
, North East Lincolnshire
. Based at the Whitgift Film Theatre (Whitgift School
) in Grimsby
the festival screens a range of independent films and has been running since 2001. The Festival regularly shows locally-produced films.
Various fringe events also take place at separate venues in the region during the festival and a number of other film-based activities are run throughout the year.
The festival includes a competition for film makers to make a film under 5 minutes in duration based upon a creative title. The winner of the competition receives an award and a cash prize.
It is organised on a voluntary basis and funding is sourced from the local authority
, The National Lottery and through private support.
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
. Based at the Whitgift Film Theatre (Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
) in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
the festival screens a range of independent films and has been running since 2001. The Festival regularly shows locally-produced films.
Various fringe events also take place at separate venues in the region during the festival and a number of other film-based activities are run throughout the year.
The festival includes a competition for film makers to make a film under 5 minutes in duration based upon a creative title. The winner of the competition receives an award and a cash prize.
It is organised on a voluntary basis and funding is sourced from the local authority
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, The National Lottery and through private support.
External links
- Official Meniscus Films website
- Official Whitgift Film Theatre website