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branchage film festival held channel island jersey festival founded filmmaker xanthe hamilton bring film art island mix sitespecific film screening held across island church castle barn bunker alongside conventional art space cinema alongside film art commission live soundtrack film short film programme industry networking spectacular themed party mixing live performance name dj cabaret branchage profit organisation inaugural festival opened screening oscarwinning documentary feature man wire dir james marsh opera house followed qa producer simon chinn simon became patron festival branchage spiegeltent erected weighbridge square st helier first time saturday night saw first bordée de branchage party inspired burlesque cabaret circus sideshow featuring live performance paloma faith alongside dj duo broken heart friday night saw warp record themed party live set oscillation dj set broadcast celebration warp film release complete history sexual failure dir chris waitt saturday afternoon saw local jersey musician perform live part beat happening session sunday afternoon saw broadcaster writer jonny trunk transmit live film soundtrack radio show resonance fm electronica composer zan lyon commissioned create live score commissioned film artistfilmmaker sarah wood using jersey archive footage called angel history premiere jersey war tunnel king chamber orchestra performed live score suzie templetons animated version peter wolf local school child watched event jersey opera house followed evening public evening performance folk musician memory band performed live score candlelight classic british horror film wicker man medieval hall mount orgueil castle art collective le gun commissioned create art installation old magistrate court police cell director barbara hammer lizzie thynne attended branchage screening documentary film jersey artist claude cahun marcel moore first time film screened together qa session held two filmmaker film comedian graham fellow attended branchage support alter ego john shuttleworths feature film southern softy filmed channel island uk southerly point imaginary summer dirs rebecca coley richard hall jersey firstever full length fiction feature film premiered branchage love still dir danny hiller funded jersey defiant production starring british character actor tom bell also premiered branchage bootcamp helped local channel island filmmaking talent make short documentary film premiere festival mentored uk filmmaker blaine brother forum cinema closed hosted classic british feature film screening alfred hitchcock michael powell david lean documentary screened festival included heavy metal baghdad shadow moon joy division king kong patti smith dream life winnipeg mile north molkom together uk skateboard documentary rollin decade classic maysles brother film gimme shelter feature film screened included garage mouth mouth starring prefame ellen page brazilian box office hit elite squad polish box office hit lady many film accompanied qas director producer guest short film programme london short film festival bird eye view uk film council rush soho short channel four fourdocs series industry event hosted shooting people iq apple shop festival £ short film award channel island filmmaker went director michael pearce national film television school graduation film madrugada jury consisted rebecca marklawson uk film council james mullighan shooting people deputy kevin lewis john davey spearpoint ltd festival closed screening british comedy feature faintheart directed vito rocco starring eddie marsan jessica hynes ewen bremner set amongst world viking battle reenactment society screening took place mount orgueil castle preceded drink reception castle battlement particularly strong serving local cider second festival opened screening werner herzog documentary feature antarctica encounter end world jersey opera house followed qa herzogs regular editor joe bini first branchage box office opened empty shop next nowdemolished southampton hotel weighbridge place right opposite spiegeltent branchage spiegeltent returned weighbridge square second year sponsored barclays wealth saturday night saw return bordée de branchage featuring live performance kitty daisy lewis correspondent turner prize nominee jeremy dellers acid brass performed jersey premier brass friday night saw dynamite reggae party hosted soul jazz record live set piece reggae orchestra top cat featuring natty bo celebration reggae documentary legacy dust dir winston whitter friday afternoon saw dj billy jam transmit live radio show new jersey new york wfmu sunday afternoon saw local jersey musician perform live part shear talent presented bbc jersey introducing animagica branchage live music commission opera house iceland amiina perform new live score fairytale animation lotte reiniger cinderella sleeping beauty support came paper cinema live music cabinet living cinema brighton british sea power performed live score classic documentary man aran dir robert flaherty commissioned british film institute took place opera house british sea power wrote branchage takeover online music magazine drowned sound guitarist noble stated branchage perhaps innovative exciting new film festival europe war tunnel saw unique live score new british documentary isolation impressionistic portrait soldier returning conflict composed performed film director luke seamore joseph bull alongside guest musician battle branchage spectacular mapping projection onto side mount orguiel castle commissioned branchage groundbreaking projection mapping seeper using latest technology sound flate vimeo footage event went globally viral following festival reported wired magazine significant event technology circuit siteeye commissioned create timelapse film various jersey location screened installation branchage box office branchage drivein screened classic film like hot wizard oz mm film people park kim longinottos powerful documentary rough aunty bobbi bear charity abused child south africa accompanied member charity hadnt outside south africa charity raffle raise money bobbi bear included ferrari sport car donated jersey resident magical sitespecific screening included gideon koppels observational film sleep furiously small welsh farming community screened barn classic herd farm relaxing monastery documentary great silence screened quiet confines st helier town church irish childrens fairytale animation secret kells mount orgiel castle branchage engaged younger jersey audience staging series event live lounge club including screening documentary soulwax tomorrow party music festival grime artist dizzee rascal live indie music night hosted asylum local band performing even younger audience aardman animator richard golesowski attended present latest shaun sheep short film school young child classic british feature dir lindsay anderson presented chapel victoria college followed qa david wood discussing experience young actor film playing opposite malcolm macdowell british filmmaker artist andrew kotting attended branchage screen selection work hold town hall meeting launch jersey jape project use jersey resident home movie footage future film project unfortunately funding wasnt secured continue project following year abandoned british filmmaker blaine brother returned branchage head vauxhall hour road movie challenge local jersey filmmaker make film day screen branchage drivein main feature documentary screened festival included burma vj carmen meet borat end line grizzly man dance poster came wall sound like teen spirit feature film screened included fish tank le donk unrelated many film accompanied qas director producer guest short film programme london short film festival peccadillo picture uk film council rush soho short sheffield docfest animation retrospective max hattler series industry event hosted bafta doc shooting people journalist mentoring scheme hosted quietus festival £ cutting hedge short film award went rowland jobson film girl like jury consisted ed fletcher soda picture claire cook bbc film network kobi prempeh future film festival planned close screening british sciencefiction feature moon directed duncan jones starring sam rockwell jones attendance qa take place jersey opera house unfortunately due last minute unavoidable technical issue opera house screening cancelled replaced second screening documentary feature big river man dir john maringouin moon rescheduled screen later night st helier cineworld jones still attendance third festival opened first time fiction film screening new stephen frears comedy drama tamara drewe based graphic novel posy simmonds jersey opera house followed qa lead actor roger allam attended break role london stage shakespeare king lear second branchage box office opened another empty shop st helier town corner burrard street cattle street branchage spiegeltent returned weighbridge square third year sponsored barclays wealth saturday night saw ubiquitous bordée de branchage return featuring live performance piece gypsy ziveli orkestra direct paris victorian seaside boardwalk theme friday night saw london cool lock tavern host adventure beetroot field party live set progdiscometal orchestra chrome hoof dj set filthy duke friday afternoon saw dj billy jam return branchage transmit another live radio show new jersey new york wfmu sunday afternoon saw yarn festival present storytelling workshop eisenstein classic silent film battleship potemkin screened live performance french electronic duo zombie zombie back duke normandy tugboat st heliers harbour spectacular photo event became branchage symbol really show inventiveness groundbreaking aspect festival london based japanese experimental rock band bo ningen commissioned branchage perform intense new score disturbing japanese anime cat soup dir tatsuo sato experimental electronica artist scanner collaborated across generation jersey mr waddingtons magic lantern slide collection performed electronic digital soundscapes alongside victorian lantern show drawing room th century merchant house founder member welsh indie band gorky zygotic mynci euro child richard james commissioned branchage create new score classic russian animation yuri norstein including masterpiece hedgehog fog taking place st helier town church support came retrospective jersey animator julia coutanche french musician pevin kinel performed solo live score harrowing documentary daily bread modern day food production took place classic herd farm london little angel theatre came jersey opera house present fabulous flutterbys puppet show child live music jazz legend barb jungr branchage begin branch pun intended artforms beyond film music live comedy arrives branchage first time form comedy rock club demolished featuring standup paul foot angelos epithemiou jeff leach washington dc musician author ian svenonius attends branchage give storytelling walking tour across jersey moon landscape tidal flatlands zoologist online filmmaker lucy cooke talk work sloth branchage take foray sound walk always something somewhere else around st helier pair headphone magical sitespecific screening included liz mermins horseracing documentary horse screened horse box activist documentary vanishing bee screening polytunnel field jersey organic farm followed heated discussion involving jersey agricultural community jersey opera house saw screening door documentary youre strange door cover band pop star jersey resident gilbert osullivan attended portrait documentary qa branchage inspiration truefalse film festival take place missouri u attended festival host series documentary screening including american bill hick story cowboy india last train home documentary screened festival included separado super furry animal gruff rhys attendance mario nini shed tear walk away shelter place videocracy feature film screened included town called panic gainsbourg love london river lourdes skeleton classic film breathless went day well many film accompanied qas director producer guest short film programme london short film festival rich picking peccadillo picture rush soho short series industry event including launch channel island filmmaker network day school getting film industry second year journalist mentoring scheme hosted quietus short film award branchage festival festival closed jersey opera house screening uplifting documentary feature ash afghanistan cricket team rise obscurity cricket lowest rank become phenomenal success international arena codirector leslie knott attended qa fourth festival returned documentary opening night film screening awardwinning asif kapadia formula one doc senna jersey opera house followed qa writer manish pandey third branchage box office came back harbour front st helier taking empty unit newly refurbished abattoir liberty wharf branchage spiegeltent returned weighbridge square fourth year sponsored barclays wealth third year saturday night saw incredibly popular bordée de branchage return mythical island theme featuring live performance piece marching band perhaps contraption alongside gertie gaiety friday night finally saw jersey mainstay bergerac engage branchage black tie dinner lead actor john nettle conversation cast member attendance talk tv show lasting legacy saturday afternoon saw live comedy return branchage whose hedge anyway featuring live standup jeff leech mark dolan sara pascoe sunday afternoon saw tonic record club man island broadcast bbc radio jersey branchage guest bring record play discus island theme festival ran funding difficulty lay dormant two year grant negotiated state jersey economic development department however special screening searching sugar man held jersey hotel de france audience festival patron producer film simon chinn attendance qa followed surprise appearance musician star show sixto rodriguez flown detroit begin uk tour film preceded commissioned performance performance artist nissa nishikawa photographer jonathan hallam film composer tandis jenhudson twoyear hiatus festival made comeback moving spiegeltent headquarters st helier coronation park well changing location festival took different approach programming appointed two guest curator french fashion designer agnès b bbc radiophonic workshop festival opened jersey opera house screening used live paul kelly documentary vanishing london live soundtrack saint etienne qa panel discussion writer film bob stanley travis elborough along british pop artist sir peter blake branchage festival official website best festival around world condé nast traveler change film festival branchage simon jablonksi guardian october new wave film festival chris michael guardian october jersey hidden charm tim burrow telegraph february life london film scene hannah marshall telegraph march postcard branchage catherine bray film october introduction cinema event year luke turner quietus september thing learned branchage film festival colm mcauliffe quietus october branchage festival – jersey’s unique celebration film culture flux september branchage film festival – round part nadia attia little white lie september alternative delight branchage film festival various location jersey – september aesthetica magazine september