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Programme calendar
April 2010
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A PDF copy of the 2010 Festival Calendar is available here.



Thursday April 22

Opening Night Gala

Events

Bronco Bullfrog
UK | 1969 | Dir: Barney Platts-Mills | 112 min
Genesis, Thursday 22 April, 7.30pm
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Friday April 23

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Filmmakers Centre
W+K Platform: The Cole | Friday 23 April | 12noon - 6pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition preview
Vibe Live | 6 - 9pm | 23 - 30 April
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The Rime of the Modern Mariner + Live Soundtrack
St Annes Church | Friday 23 April | 7.30pm
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Films

Documents 1: East End True-Life Stories
Rio | Friday 23 April | 6.30pm
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Skid Row
Rich Mix | Friday 23 April | 6.30pm
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Peccadillo shorts
Rich Mix | Friday 23 April | 6.30pm
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East End Lives 2
Genesis | Friday 23 April | 6.30pm
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Bank Robbery (PangarööV)
Genesis | Friday 23 April | 6.45pm
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Piggies (Świnki)
Genesis | Friday 23 April | 8.45pm
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I Killed My Mother (J’ai Tué Ma Mere)
Rich Mix | Friday 23 April | 9pm
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Saturday April 24

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Kino Live Challenge Launch
W_K Platform: The Cole Filmmakers Centre | Saturday 24 April | 12 noon - 5pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live | 23 - 30 April | 12 noon - 6pm
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Whitechapel screening: All The Years of Trying
Whitechapel Gallery | Saturday 24 April | 3pm
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Nitin Sawhney Masterclass
W+K Platform: The Cole Filmmakers Centre | Saturday 24 April | 7.45pm
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Silent Cinema: The Lodger + Minima
Spitalfields Market | 8pm | FREE
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Films

Life On The Olympic Edgelands + panel
Rio, Saturday 24 April, 1.30pm
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New UK Talent 1: Comedy Light & Dark
Cineworld West India Quay | Saturday 24 April | 2pm
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Russian Short Films
Rich Mix | Saturday 24 April | 3pm
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All The Years of Trying
Whitechapel Gallery | Saturday 24 April | 3pm
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Firaaq
Genesis | Saturday 24 April | 3.30pm
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For a Moment Freedom
Rio | Saturday 24 April | 3.45pm
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Ana Begins + director Q&A
Cineworld West India Quay | Saturday 24 April | 4pm
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I am (Ya) + Q&A
Rich Mix | Saturday 24 April | 5pm
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The Cost Of Love + Q & A
Genesis | Saturday 24 April | 6pm
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SUS + panel event
Rich Mix | Saturday 24 April | 8pm
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Julia (Julenka) + short
Rio | Saturday 24 April | 11.30pm
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Sunday April 25

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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GritsnGravy Sunday
W+K Platform: The Cole | Sunday 25 April |11:00am - 6pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live| 23 - 30 April | 12 noon - 6pm
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Visionare pop-up cinema at Village Underground
Village Underground | Sunday 25 April | 2pm - 2am
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Tom Harper & Ivana MacKinnon In Conversation
W+K Platform: The Cole Filmmakers Centre, 7.45pm
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Films

Focus On East Europe : 4 x Drama
Rich Mix | Sunday 25 April | 1pm
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Be Calm and Count to Seven
Rio | Sunday 25 April | 1pm
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Lonely Pack (Kleine Wölfe) + shorts
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre | Sunday 25 April | 2.30pm
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World Cinema Shorts
Rich Mix | Sunday 25 April | 3pm
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Francesca
Rio | Sunday 25 April | 3.15pm
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Cowboys in India
Genesis | Sunday 25 April | 3.30pm
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Cargo 200 (Gruz 200) + Q&A
Rich Mix | Sunday 25 April | 5pm
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Tibet In Song
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre | Sunday 25 April | 5pm
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Mall Girls
Genesis | Sunday 25 April | 6.pm
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Bilal
Genesis | Sunday 25 April | 6.30pm
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The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
Rich Mix | Sunday 25 April | 6.30pm
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Morphia (Morfiy) + director Q&A
Rich Mix | Sunday 25 April | 8pm
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Metastases (Metastaze)
Genesis | Sunday 25 April | 8.30pm
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Monday April 26

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Filmmakers Centre Monday daytime programme
W+K Platform: The Cole | 23 - 30 April | 10.30am - 6pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live | 23 - 30 April | 12 noon - 6pm
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Visionare pop-up cinema at Village Underground
Village Underground | Monday 26 April | 4pm - 2am
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Give and Take
Spitalfields Market | 26-28 April | 4pm – 7pm - FREE
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Heritage Film Trail launch event and premiere screening
The Water Poet + other pubs | 26th April | 6.30pm launch screening - FREE
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Rock Against Racism Roundtable Discussion + DJ set
Vibe Live | Monday 26 April | 7.30pm
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Films

Documents 2: UK True-Life Stories
Rio | Monday 26 April | 6.15pm
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Adventures In Urban Experiments
Rich Mix | Monday 26 April | 6.30pm
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Focus On East Europe : 4 x Documentary
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre | Monday 26 April | 6.30pm
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Manila
Rich Mix | Monday 26 April | 6.30pm
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Men Of The City+ Q&A
Barbican | Monday 26 April | 6.30pm
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New UK Talent 2: Sons & Daughters
Cineworld West India Quay | Monday 26 April | 7pm
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Slovenian Girl (Slovenka)
Genesis | Monday 26 April | 8.30pm
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Shed Your Tears And Walk Away + director Q&A
Barbican | Monday 26 April | 8.30pm
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Adventures In Experiments
Rich Mix | Monday 26 April | 8.30pm
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The Border + short
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre | Monday 26 April | 8.30pm
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Tuesday April 27

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live | 23 - 30 April | 12 noon - 6pm
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Filmmakers Centre Tuesday Daytime Programme
W+K Platform: The Cole | Daily 23 - 30 April | 10.30am - 6pm
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Give and Take
Spitalfields Market | 26-28 April | 4pm – 7pm - FREE
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Heritage Film Trail
The Water Poet + other pubs | 26 - 30April | 6.30pm - closing | FREE
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Kino Live Challenge Screening
Vibe Live | Tuesday 27 April | 7pm for 7.45pm
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Barry Adamson In-person
W+K Platform: the Cole Filmmakers Centre | Tuesday 27 April | 7.45pm
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Films

We Don’t Care About Music Anyway
Rich Mix | Tuesday 27 April | 6pm
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New Pathways Film Fund 2010
Genesis | Tuesday 27 April | 6.30pm
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Documents 3: International True-Life Stories
Rio | Tuesday 27 April | 6.30pm
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New UK Talent 3: Tales from the Youth Side
Rich Mix | Tuesday 27 April | 6.30pm
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East End Tales
Genesis | Tuesday 27 April | 8.30pm
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Now and Forever (Teraz i Zawsze)
Rich Mix | Tuesday 27 April | 8.30pm
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Wednesday April 28

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23 - 30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Filmmakers Centre Wednesday Daytime Programme
W+K Platform: The Cole | 23 - 30 April | 10.30am - 6pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live | 23 - 30 April | 12 noon - 6pm
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Give and Take
Spitalfields Market | 26 - 28 April | 4pm – 7pm - FREE
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Heritage Film Trail
The Water Poet + other pubs | 26 - 30April | 6.30pm - closing | FREE
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Palimpsests
Four Corners Gallery | Wednesday 28 April | 6:45pm - FREE
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Michael Nyman Masterclass
W+K Platform: The Cole Filmmakers Centre | Wednesday 28 April
Unfortunately this event is now cancelled.  Tickets will be refunded directly from wegottickets.

Films

Lost Times (Utolsó Idök)
Genesis | Wednesday 28 April | 6pm
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Today Is Better Than Two Tomorrows + director Q&A
Rio | Wednesday 28 April | 6pm
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Disco and Atomic War (Disko Ja Tuumasõda) (London Premiere)
Barbican | Wednesday 28 April | 6.15pm
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Lives Of The Artists + Q&A
Rich Mix | Wednesday 28 April | 6.30pm
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New UK Talent 4: Family Affairs
Cineworld West India Quay | Wednesday 28 April | 7pm
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Who Shot the Sheriff + afterparty
Vibe Live | Wednesday 28 April | 7.30pm
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Land Gold Women + panel
Genesis | Wednesday 28 April | 8pm
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Thursday April 29

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Filmmakers Centre Thursday Daytime Programme
W+K Platform: The Cole | 23 - 30 April | 10.30am - 6pm
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A Riot of Our Own exhibition
Vibe Live | 23 - 30 April | 112noon - 6pm
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Heritage Film Trail
The Water Poet + other pubs | 26 - 30April | 6.30pm - closing | FREE
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Paul Andrew Williams and Ken Marshall in Conversation
W+K Platform: The Cole Filmmakers Centre | Thursday 29 April | 7.45pm
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Films

Buben, Baraban
Genesis | Thursday 29 April | 6.30pm
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Russia 88 (Rossiya 88)
Rio | Thursday 29 April | 6.15pm
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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
Rich Mix | Thursday 29 April | 6.15pm
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Leaves + shorts
Rich Mix | Thursday 29 April | 6.30pm
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I am Yours (Jestem Twój)
Genesis | Thursday 29 April | 7pm
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Presumed Guilty + moderated discussion
Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre | Thursday 29 April | 7pm
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Docheads
Monty’s Bar | Thursday 29 April | 7pm
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Crush (Korotkoye Zamykaniye)
Genesis | Thursday 29 April | 8.30pm
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Friday April 30

Events

Local(eyes)
Spitalfields Market | Daily 23-30 April | 10am – 6pm - FREE
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Filmmakers Centre Friday Daytime Programme
W+K Platform: The Cole | 23 - 30 April | 10:30am - 5pm
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Heritage Film Trail
The Water Poet + other pubs | 26 - 30April | 6.30pm - closing | FREE
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Closing Night
Whitechapel Gallery | 30 April | 8pm-1am
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