£26,000 Lewisham Arts Festival Fund provided £2,700 of match funding
Beckenham Mansion Family Film Fest
Lewisham, England, United Kingdom
Aim
Our mission is to bring together our community and celebrate the magic of cinema through a day-long free film festival for the whole family.
Building on the success of last year's event, the Bromley Family Film Club is delighted to announce our second free film festival for local children and families. This will be a one-day celebration of our community and all things cinematic including animation workshops with a world renowned animator, a live size Zoetrope, arts & crafts activities, storytelling and a fantastic line-up of films.
Inclusivity and diversity will be key and our programme of films and events will reflect the community that we live in as well as take inspiration from our immediate surroundings. Our venue for the day is the fabulous Grade II listed mansion in Beckenham Place Park. This impressive Georgian building on the Bromley/Lewisham border is part of an ambitious regeneration project by Lewisham Council and stands in a beautiful landscape of meadows and woodland. Now open to the public it provides a space for locals to come together to share in fun, engaging activities with family and friends.
What we'll deliver:
- An inclusive event for all local children and young people with and without additional needs, their siblings, family and friends.
- Drop-in animation workshops for children and parents to work on together.
- Exclusive ticketed animation workshop with Wes Anderson's animator Tim Allen
- Zoetrope workshops: make your own spinning zoetrope and learn how still images turn into moving pictures with workshop facilitator Laura Kloss.
- Make an animation for Laura’s huge, life-size zoetrope.
- Art in the Park with Splattermake
- Storytelling
- Collaboration opportunities with local organisations and businesses.
- Volunteering opportunities and skills development for young people.
- Free entry for local children and families.
Who will make it happen?
Our Family Film Club has been running since 2015 and we organised our inaugural Film Festival last year to great success. We are again partnering with South East London’s ‘Free Film Festivals’ who have ample experience and will provide logistical support to ensure the smooth running of the event. Beckenham Place Park Mansion is fully supporting our event and providing in kind contributions.
Why it's a great idea:
There are limited opportunities for children and young people with additional needs to engage with the arts in the Bromley/ Lewisham area. Our club was set up in 2015 to create a safe and relaxed space for children and young people to enjoy a cinema experience together with their families and friends.
With this festival we want to share our passion for cinema with children and young people from across the borough and bring people together to enjoy great movies and celebrate their local area.
Our choice of films will speak to families from all backgrounds and nationalities and provide a perfect introduction to our programme this coming year. By incorporating workshops, short films, silent films, feature films and carefully curated events we will create a fun and unique experience to suit all ages and abilities.
What do we need funding for?
We need funding to make this event happen and we rely on local sponsorship and on this crowdfunding initiative to make it a success. You, the residents, our lovely local businesses, friends and family are key ingredients to help ensure we can do this! So what do we need funding for and how will we spend it?
- Hiring the venue
- Equipment hire and insurance
- Film licenses
- Workshop facilitator fees
- Rent chairs
- Design, printing and distribution of promotional materials and flyers
- Materials for workshops and activities
- Materials to decorate and transform the rooms, signage, security etc
Budget:
| Film Licenses | 600 |
| Fee performers/workshop facilitators/special guests | 1020 |
| Free Film Festival Fee (including screen and projector hire, technicians + insurance) | 600 |
| Volunteers consumables | 80 |
| Marketing and flyer design/printing/distribution/banner | 750 |
| Venue hire | 200 |
| Chair hire | 200 |
| Decoration materials & balloons | 350 |
| Craft materials | 100 |
| Photo & Video Recording | 660 |
| TOTAL | 4560 |
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS FANTASTIC EVENT AND CELEBRATE A DAY OF MOVIES AT THE MANSION!
For updates and to support us - please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Bromley-Family-Film-Club-1836478216613519
Or Tweet: @BromleyFilmClub
For more information: [email protected]
This project successfully funded on 11th August 2018