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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 2h

Huge thanks to the team at Langham Wine Estate for a magical Withnail & I screening in your beautiful vineyard barn. The Uncle Monty-inspired supper was divine & perfectly paired with your exquisite wines. Here’s to more evenings among the vines!
#PurbeckFilmFestival #WithnailAndI #LanghamWineEstate

Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 5h

What an incredible evening to finish this year’s Festival. The audience & judges had the difficult task of choosing winners from 21 inspiring short films. Congrats to the winners & thank you to our judges, The Mowlem & you, our amazing audience. That’s a wrap - see you next year!

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 1d

It’s our last day! Join us at The Shorts Social - connect with filmmakers & creatives before the awards. Followed by the Short Film Competition: screenings, judging & audience vote for the best short of 2025. A night for everyone who loves films. zurl.co/XfDBP

#PurbeckShorts2025 #ShortFilm

Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 2d

The penultimate night of the Festival!

Withnail & I - Langham Wine Estate with food & wine.

The Marching Band - Mowlem Theatre.

Satu: Year of the Rabbit - Q&A with director/writer Josh Trigg!

Grab tickets: zurl.co/nl13r

#PurbeckFilmFestival #Withnail&I #SatuYearOfTheRabbit #TheMarchingBand

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the final two days and we’ve filled them with great films, a new venue (Langham Wine Estate), a guest speaker and always a festival favourite, the Purbeck Shorts Competition and social. It’s not too late to book tickets zurl.co/hfY9r

#PurbeckFilm #PurbeckShorts

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 3d

🎬 BUGONIA – DAY OF RELEASE!

From the Venice-winning mind of Yorgos Lanthimos, Purbeck Film Festival is thrilled to screen BUGONIA on its first day of release!

📅 Fri 31 Oct, 4:30pm | Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Curry buffet in the Showbar after the film! zurl.co/Dm3Aa

Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 3d

The last weekend is full one - there’s great films, Halloween treats, a first day of release film, a new venue (Langham Wine Estate), a guest speaker & a festival favourite, Purbeck Shorts Competition and social. It’s not too late to book tickets zurl.co/hfY9r

#PurbeckFilm #PurbeckShorts

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 3d

Join us for a spooky night of film and food at The Mowlem.

Tickets for all events available from zurl.co/kAcdj 👻

#purbeckfilmfestival #purbeckfilm #screamsbythesea #horrorfilm #nosferatu #swanageevents #releasedayscreening #bugonia

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t miss the screening of Satu – Year of the Rabbit at Lighthouse Poole - with special guest writer/director Josh Trigg, live for a post-film Q&A. Book now zurl.co/HIpgf

#PurbeckFilm #SatuYearOfTheRabbit #JoshTrigg #DorsetEvents #DorsetsBiggestCelebrationOfFilm

Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 4d

🎃 Halloween at The Mowlem, Swanage! A chilling double bill:
👿 Bugonia - dark satire meets apocalyptic sci-fi - 1st day of Release
🧛 Nosferatu - the iconic tale of terror reborn
Upgrade with a curry buffet from the award-winning 29029 in The Showbar - only £15. Book zurl.co/eiBHD

@screamsbythesea

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 4d

Join us at The Shorts Social - connect with filmmakers & creatives before the awards. Followed by the Short Film Competition: screenings, judging & an audience vote for the best short of 2025.

A night for everyone who loves great cinema.

#PurbeckShorts2025 #FilmFestival #ShortFilm

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for a special preview of Sentimental Value thanks to @mubiuk.bsky.social
A moving story about memory, family & the ties that shape who we are. Don’t miss your chance to see it on the big screen before its wider release!
#PurbeckFilm #SentimentalValue #MUBI #DorsetEvents #FilmPreview

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 5d

What a great end of Festival it’s going to be… there’s the Rex Gala, another preview, Halloween treats, a first day of release film, a new venue (Langham Wine Estate), a guest speaker & a festival favourite, Purbeck Shorts Competition and social. It’s not too late to book tickets zurl.co/hfY9r

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 6d

Finale of Our Melodrama Film Series - This Saturday
1pm - Free Talk: “The Psychological Attractions of Melodrama” with Dr Michael Jacobs. Book zurl.co/lAyfJ
2.30pm - Far from Heaven - Todd Haynes’ stunning homage to 1950s melodrama, starring Julianne Moore & Dennis Quaid. Book zurl.co/LVu3C

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 7d

Huge thanks to Dr Lee Durrell for joining us at The Mowlem for The Velvet Queen screening celebrating Gerald Durrell’s Centenary! 🌿 Missed it? Buy Myself & Other Animals or donate 💚 zurl.co/unFeD

#PurbeckFilmFestival #GeraldDurrell100 #DurrellWildlife #Conservation #TheMowlemSwanage

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 7d

Catch this stunning new film by writer/director Bart Schrijver, followed by an in-person Q&A with the filmmaker.

Don’t miss a chance to see the film before its official release and hear directly from the filmmaker himself. Book now zurl.co/Q6mHl

#PurbeckFilm #TheNorth #BartSchrijver

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 7d

He sculpted perfection and painted eternity - but who was Michelangelo, really? This stunning new documentary explores the man behind the marble, with breathtaking cinematography revealing every hidden detail of his masterpieces. Book now zurl.co/Phnb7

#PurbeckFilm #RexCinema #Michelangelo

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 7d

Can’t believe it’s the second week already! It’s filled with cinematic delights including previews, guest speakers, film & food events & the Rex Gala. Don’t miss out - book now zurl.co/RPgVN

#PurbeckFilm #Dorset #Wareham #Swanage #Poole #DorsetEvents #DorsetsBiggestCelebrationOfFilm

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 7d

🎃 Halloween at The Mowlem, Swanage! A chilling double bill:
👿 Bugonia - dark satire meets apocalyptic sci-fi
🧛 Nosferatu - the iconic tale of terror reborn
Upgrade with a curry buffet from the award-winning 29029 Restaurant in The Showbar - only £15. Book now zurl.co/eiBHD

@screamsbythesea

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for a feel-good evening with Pete Postlethwaite & Ewan McGregor as a Yorkshire brass band fights to keep its spirit alive. A classic full of British grit, humour & heart. Book now zurl.co/0k4kQ

#PurbeckFilm #BrassedOff #CommunityCinema #DorsetEvents #ClassicBritishFilm

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 8d

What’s been your favourite event so far? The start of the 2nd week is packed with more treasures including previews, guest speakers, film & food events and the Rex Gala. Don’t miss out - book now zurl.co/RPgVN

#PurbeckFilm #PurbeckFilmFestival2025 #DorsetEvents #DorsetsBiggestCelebrationOfFilm

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 9d

Sujo traces the life of a boy orphaned by the cartel world, growing up in its shadow yet searching for another kind of legacy. Sujo isn’t just a story about Mexico’s pain, it’s about the fragile thread that ties us all to the choices of others. Book now zurl.co/XTgbh

#Sujo #RexCinema #PurbeckFilm

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 9d

A luminous wartime fable where love and courage bloom as a couple rescue a baby bound for Auschwitz. It’s a tale of hope shining through history’s darkest hour. Book now zurl.co/psqk0

#PurbeckFilm #PurbeckFilmFestival2025 #MichelHazanavicius #DurlstonCastle #Swanage #TheMostPreciousofCargoes

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 9d

Love a bit of Sunday melodrama? Don’t miss Joan Crawford’s Oscar-winning comeback in Mildred Pierce - a gripping mix of passion, ambition & murder. Part of our Melodrama: Too Much strand with BFI. 🎟 zurl.co/8qdph

#PurbeckFilm #PurbeckFilmFestival2025 #BFI #Melodrama #MildredPierce #TheMowlem

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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 10d

Join us at the stunning Durlston Castle next Thurs for Last Swim - a moving, beautifully shot story of a British-Iranian teen whose A-level results day takes an unexpected turn. Book now zurl.co/rv8hp

#PurbeckFilm #LastSwim #DurlstonCastle #Swanage #DorsetEvents #DorsetsBiggestCelebrationOfFilm

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