[HPFGU-London] HBP preview for fans??

[Neil Ward]

Hi Laura,

This sounds like a great idea and I guess November isn't too far away in
terms of planning something.  Let's check it out!

My brother is a lecturer in media and film studies and has written stuff for
the BFI - a tenuous connection, I know, but he may know something about how
and when they do their programming.  I think he is on holiday at the moment
though, so if you don't mind contacting the BFI on behalf of this group, at
least we'll know if it's a possibility.

I'm assuming we would need to hire the venue for a special viewing, in which
case, we would need to gather far more people than the 4-10 who would
normally attend HPfGU London meetings to make it work (there are places we
could promote the event though).  The London IMAX seats 477 people and it
does do corporate hirings, but I reckon it would be very expensive,
especially if we had to cover a minimum number of heads.  I'm also unsure
how easily they could get hold of the film on request ahead of the official
launch.

In the past, The Barbican Cinema has shown preview screenings of HP films,
so that's a less risky option we could explore, for a smaller group.  We
could also look at hiring a smaller cinema (again, subect to availability of
the film).  My brother is on the board of the Rio Cinema, so may know how we
might go about that.

Anyway, thanks for raising this, Laura, and offering to check it out.

Neil

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Subject: [HPFGU-London] HBP preview for fans??


Apparently HP fans in New York or somewhere have arranged a special preview
of the GoF
film at an IMAX just for the fans including a party and whatnot. I wondered
if anyone from
this list has BFI connections/feels up to trying to sort something similar
at the London IMAX.
The film premier is 18th November. I know that the London IMAX does a lot of
its
programming just a few weeks in advance, so there probably is time to slot
in something. If
no one else feels up to it, but if there is interest in attending such a
thing from this list, I
could have a go at arranging it on behalf of HPFGU-London if that is ok. It
would sound
better coming from an 'organisation'.

Laura






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