Screenplay is an international film festival held annually in Shetland, Scotland. The festival is curated by the film critic Mark Kermode and the film historian Linda Ruth Williams in partnership with Shetland Arts. Since 2012 the festival has been hosted by Mareel arts venue in Lerwick.
| Location | Shetland, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Festival date | 30 August 2019 to 9 September 2019 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe festival was founded in 2006 after Kermode was asked to help start a festival when appearing at Shetland's Wordplay book festival.[1] When the festival was founded there were no cinemas in Shetland, so screenings were held in a variety of venues across the islands including the Lerwick livestock market, a bus shelter in Unst, village halls and the Garrison Theatre.[2] Since 2012 the festival has been hosted by the purpose built cinema and arts venue Mareel.[3]
References
edit- ^ Spowart, Nan (28 August 2017). "Shetland's film festival Screenplay 'better than Cannes', says critic Mark Kermode". The National. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Kermode, Mark (29 August 2010). "Shetland: the film festival with plenty of latitude". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Liptrot, Amy (25 September 2010). "Shetland Screenplay Film Festival Report". The Quietus. Retrieved 1 February 2020.