PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL – ARTIST PROFILE
May 4th, 2006 by rui
After Edinburgh and London, Portobello must be the third biggest Film Festival in UK. Some 8500 people attended last year (it would have been more but it rained during our three days in the park). We screened 502 new films at 7 different venues (Westbourne Studios, Emslie Horniman’s Park megascreen, Inn On The Green, The Electric, Cobden Club, Muse Gallery and The Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green). There were 18 days of continuous screenings with two venues operating every night running from 6pm – 11pm and 2pm – 11pm over three weekends. All events were free and open to everyone, apart from launch parties at The Cobden Club and the Muse Gallery, and the Award Ceremony at The Electric.
We also expanded into Art this year with two week exhibitions at both Westbourne Studios and The Muse, and a 3 day live graffiti event with DJs under the Westway covered market.
