Theatre Forced Entertainment presents: Out of Order Tomorrow 19.30; Fri 19.30 On a bare stage under bright light a troupe of hapless clowns do their unlevel best to get...
One Off Performance Boy Blue: Elevate Showcase 2019 Fri 19.00 An exhilarating showcase celebrating the best hip hop talent in the North West.
Event Bryony Kimmings: Autobiographical Theatre Workshop Mon 18 Nov 2019 – Fri 22 Nov 2019 Join us for a week-long, pain free, brilliantly intensive course focused on autobiographical theatre making, self care and...
Event Mothers Who Make: November 2019 Mon 18 Nov 2019 Mothers Who Make is a growing national network aimed at supporting mothers who are artists, working in any discipline...
Film Best of Manchester Animation Festival: Programme One (18) Last session: today at 10.00 The first of two programmes of award-winning animation from the Manchester Animation Festival.
Film MAF: Commissioned Films (15) Last session: today at 15.30 Demonstrating the power and scope of animation our selection of commissioned films is thought provoking, informative and entertaining...
Talk IEA Scriptwriting Wed 13 Nov 2019 Scriptwriter Andrew Burrell will give an overview of what’s he’s learned in his ten years of producing, script...
Film Best of Manchester Animation Festival: Programme Two (15) Last session: today at 11.30 More award-winning animation from the Manchester Animation Festival.
Event Masterclass: Michael Dudok de Wit Wed 13 Nov 2019 Michael will talk about the geneses of his films The Red Turtle, Father and Daughter and The Monk...
Film MAF Short Films: Programme Three (18) Tue 12 Nov 2019 – Thu 14 Nov 2019 From nearly 1,400 submissions, MAF selected the best animated short films from around the world to play in...
Event Masterclass: Golden Wolf Wed 13 Nov 2019 A masterclass with Thomas and Henry Purrington from Golden Wolf studio
Film Ruben Brandt, Collector (15) Last session: today at 14.10 Famous psychotherapist, Ruben Brandt, is forced to steal thirteen renowned paintings to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares...
Film Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep (15) Tomorrow 15.45, 19.55 Doctor Sleep continues the story of Danny Torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the Overlook Hotel...
Film Sorry We Missed You (15) Tomorrow 13.20, 15.35, 18.20, 20.35; Fri 13.10, 15.50, 17.40, 20.35; Sat 13.10, 15.30, 18.05, 20.35 + more times Retaining the creative team behind the Palme d’Or-winning I, Daniel Blake, director Ken Loach, producer Rebecca O’Brien and...
Film Meeting Gorbachev (PG) Tomorrow 13.50, 17.50; Fri 12.45; Sat 20.45; Sun 18.30 + more times Werner Herzog interviewed former head of state Mikhail Gorbachev over a six-month period and these interviews form the...
Film MAF: Skwigly Screening (18) Last session: today at 17.00 Skwigly Online Animation Magazine is proud to present a selection of films from its animation community in association...
Talk The Happiness Machine – Q&A Wed 13 Nov 2019 A Tricky Women Q&A with directors Samantha Moore & Elizabeth Hobbs,
Film The Happiness Machine (15) Last session: today at 17.00 An innovative, Pan European project that connects women animators and composers in the crafting of new work.
Film MAF: Student Films (15) Last session: today at 17.10 These films are screening in competition for the coveted MAF Student Film Award and show some of the...
Film Luce (15) Tomorrow 15.55; Fri 20.25; Sat 15.50; Sun 12.50; Mon 15.15; Tue 20.25 + more times In this eye-opening psychological drama, director Julius Onah skilfully scratches beneath the American Dream to probe the unseemly...
Film A Dog Called Money (15) Tomorrow 13.35; Fri 12.50 + more times Photographer Seamus Murphy transposes P.J. Harvey’s search for inspirational material and her intimate creative process into an impressively...
Film Swallows of Kabul (15) Last session: today at 18.45 Summer 1998 – Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily...
Event MAF: Skwigly Quiz Wed 16 Nov 2016 – Wed 13 Nov 2019 Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he...
Film MAF Short Films: Programme One (12A) Tomorrow 10.45 From nearly 1,400 submissions, MAF selected the best animated short films from around the world to play in...
Film MAF Short Films Panorama (15) Last session: today at 20.35 MAF’s Panorama selections showcase the versatility and scope of contemporary animation. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this...
Film Buñuel in The Labyrinth of the Turtles (15) Tomorrow 18.00 Surrealist Luis Buñuel wishes for some luck following after the scandal surrounding his film The Golden Age - and...
Event Talent Development Surgeries Autumn 2020 / Film and Digital Mon 23 Sep 2019 – Thu 14 Nov 2019 This surgery will be with Isabelle Croissant whose focus is in Film & Digital.
Discussion Getting Animated with the Young Audiences Content Fund Tomorrow 12.00 The Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) was launched by the BFI in April to support the creation of...
Event VR: Creative Challenges Thu 14 Nov 2019 In recent years producing work in VR has re-entered the mainstream by becoming a cost effective and accessible...
Film Klaus (PG) Tomorrow 14.10, 20.10 Animated holiday comedy directed by Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, starring Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones and JK Simmons.
Film MAF Student Films Panorama (18) Tue 12 Nov 2019 – Thu 14 Nov 2019 This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation from students around the world.
Film Jacob, Mimmi and The Talking Dogs (PG) Tomorrow 16.00 The local park is about to be transformed into new skyscrapers by a greedy businessman, but not if...
Film MAF Short Films: Programme Two (15) Tomorrow 18.15 From nearly 1,400 submissions, MAF selected the best animated short films from around the world to play in...
Film The Irishman (15) Tomorrow 19.00; Fri 13.30, 16.00, 19.00; Sat 13.30, 15.20, 19.00; Sun 12.45, 15.50, 19.00 + more times Martin Scorsese's epic saga of organized crime in postwar America, as told by a hit man, stars Robert...
Film The Report (15) Fri 13.00, 15.05, 17.50, 20.20; Sat 13.00, 15.25, 17.50, 20.20; Sun 13.20, 15.55, 17.40, 20.10 + more times In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, CIA agents begin using extreme interrogation tactics on those they think...
Film Monos (15) Fri 15.30; Sat 18.20; Sun 20.35; Mon 12.50; Tue 15.25 + more times Landes presents a disquieting take on the war film and survival thriller in Monos.
Film Short/ Trucker’s Atlas Fri 15 Nov 2019 – Thu 21 Nov 2019 The peaceful working relationship of two rural power-line repair men is put under pressure when one returns to...
Talk The Heroic Trio + Introduction Fri 18.20 This screening will be introduced by Fraser Elliott, Chinese Film Forum UK.
Film The Heroic Trio (18) Fri 18.20 An evil mastermind is stealing children with a view to developing a super-race.
Film The Last Black Man in San Francisco (15) Fri 20.15; Sat 12.50; Sun 20.15; Mon 20.15; Tue 12.45 + more times Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined...
Discussion American Gigolo + Introduction Sat 16 Nov 2019 The screening will be introduced by film writer Christina Newland, editor of the upcoming anthology, She Found it...
Film Bigger than Life/ American Gigolo (18) Sat 16 Nov Bigger Than Life curate special screenings of under-shown and overlooked cinema.
Discussion It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story Introduction Sat 16 Nov 2019 Steve Millward, author of four books, including the critically-acclaimed Music and Politics trilogy, will introduce this screening.
Film It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story (12A) Sat 20.15 Featuring numerous jazz legends, this film tells the story of record label Blue Note and its extraordinary owners.
Film Saboteur (PG) Sun 13.00; Tue 20.35 + more times Robert Cummings, a Los Angeles aircraft factory-worker, witnesses his plant’s firebombing by a Nazi agent. During the explosion,...
Film Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (12A) Sun 15.40 A host of stars tell the fascinating story of Fiddler on the Roof and explain its ongoing success...
Event Into Film Festival Screening: A Minuscule Adventure Mon 18 Nov 2019 Please note this screening is now fully booked. To be put on the waiting list please visit the...
Film Executioners (18) Mon 18.20 The heroic trio of Wonder Woman, Thief Catcher and Invisible Woman must once again join forces.
Talk From Slavery to Freedom + Q&A Tue 18.10 We will be joined by director Arkady Kogan for a Q&A following this screening.
Film From Slavery to Freedom (12A) Tue 18.10 From Slavery to Freedom tells the remarkable story of the Refuseniks movement and the person who has become...
Event French A Level Study Day (yr 13): L’atelier Wed 20 Nov 2019 This study day examines the themes of the film (representations of young people; racism; cultural background; past and...
Talk Pay What You Can / Sorry We Missed You + Ken Loach Q&A Wed 20 Nov 2019 This Pay What You Can screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Loach.
Film Pay What You Can/ Sorry We Missed You (15) Wed 20 Nov 2019 Pay what you can for this special screening of Ken Loach's new film about the scandal of zero...
Exhibition Chris Payne: Flash Bang Wallop Today 11.00 - 20.00 until Sun 17 Nov 2019 Drumming is a basic human instinct crossing all musical traditions and cultures and, importantly, social classes. Flash Bang...
Exhibition M.A.S.H. Trashformation Tue 22 Oct 2019 – Fri 31 Jan 2020 Our latest HOMEinspires project features work created in partnership with a charity for female sex workers in Manchester
Exhibition Alternate Realities 2019 on Tour Today 12.00 - 20.00 until Sun 17 Nov 2019 Explore interactive and immersive experiences from around the world in curated highlights from Sheffield Doc/Fest's Alternate Realities exhibition.
Event BSL Led Gallery Tour: Chris Payne Flash Bang Wallop Sat 15.00 Join Jennifer Little for this tour of Chris Payne's new exhibition, led solely in British Sign Language.
Talk IEA Scriptwriting Wed 13 Nov 2019 Scriptwriter Andrew Burrell will give an overview of what’s he’s learned in his ten years of producing, script...
Event The A-Z of an Animation Department Wed 13 Nov 2019 Our panel will uncover the roles and responsibilities of the art department of an animation studio.
Event Masterclass: Michael Dudok de Wit Wed 13 Nov 2019 Michael will talk about the geneses of his films The Red Turtle, Father and Daughter and The Monk...
Event MAF: Immersive Films Tue 12 Nov 2019 – Thu 14 Nov 2019 A selection of the best in immersive animated content submitted to Manchester Animation Festival from around the world....
Event Setting up Shop, making an animation studio Wed 13 Nov 2019 Come along armed with questions and put them to our panel of experts from the creative community.
Event Masterclass: Golden Wolf Wed 13 Nov 2019 A masterclass with Thomas and Henry Purrington from Golden Wolf studio
Talk The Happiness Machine – Q&A Wed 13 Nov 2019 A Tricky Women Q&A with directors Samantha Moore & Elizabeth Hobbs,
Event MAF: Skwigly Quiz Wed 16 Nov 2016 – Wed 13 Nov 2019 Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he...
Talk ToonBoom Harmony: A professional overview for artists and animators Tomorrow 10.30 Adam Oliver's informative talk will give you tips for working with ToonBoom Harmony, the world's leading animation tool...
Event In The Frame: Diversity in Animation Thu 14 Nov 2019 In The Frame is a yearly opportunity to tackle some of the most prominent issues and challenges facing...
Event Talent Development Surgeries Autumn 2020 / Film and Digital Mon 23 Sep 2019 – Thu 14 Nov 2019 This surgery will be with Isabelle Croissant whose focus is in Film & Digital.
Discussion Getting Animated with the Young Audiences Content Fund Tomorrow 12.00 The Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) was launched by the BFI in April to support the creation of...
Event Making of Klaus Thu 14 Nov 2019 Animation Supervisor Sergio Martins will give us an inside look into the making of Netflix’s Klaus
Event VR: Creative Challenges Thu 14 Nov 2019 In recent years producing work in VR has re-entered the mainstream by becoming a cost effective and accessible...
Talk Making it in Manchester Thu 14 Nov 2019 A look at what makes Manchester one of the nation’s premier animation hotspots.
Event Out of Order + Post-show discussion Thu 14 Nov 2019 After the performance on Thu 27 Sep we will be joined by the cast and creative team for...
Event MAF 2019: Awards Ceremony Tomorrow 20.00 Join us for the climax to the festival, presented by animation legend Barry Purves. We’ll be handing out...
Talk The Heroic Trio + Introduction Fri 18.20 This screening will be introduced by Fraser Elliott, Chinese Film Forum UK.
One Off Performance Boy Blue: Elevate Showcase 2019 Fri 19.00 An exhilarating showcase celebrating the best hip hop talent in the North West.
Discussion American Gigolo + Introduction Sat 16 Nov 2019 The screening will be introduced by film writer Christina Newland, editor of the upcoming anthology, She Found it...
Event BSL Led Gallery Tour: Chris Payne Flash Bang Wallop Sat 15.00 Join Jennifer Little for this tour of Chris Payne's new exhibition, led solely in British Sign Language.
Discussion It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story Introduction Sat 16 Nov 2019 Steve Millward, author of four books, including the critically-acclaimed Music and Politics trilogy, will introduce this screening.
Event Bryony Kimmings: Autobiographical Theatre Workshop Mon 18 Nov 2019 – Fri 22 Nov 2019 Join us for a week-long, pain free, brilliantly intensive course focused on autobiographical theatre making, self care and...
Event Into Film Festival Screening: A Minuscule Adventure Mon 18 Nov 2019 Please note this screening is now fully booked. To be put on the waiting list please visit the...
Event Mothers Who Make: November 2019 Mon 18 Nov 2019 Mothers Who Make is a growing national network aimed at supporting mothers who are artists, working in any discipline...
Workshop Young Identity at HOME Mon 11 Nov 2019 – Mon 10 Feb 2020 Calling all aspiring writers, poets and spoken word artists aged 15-25. Whether you’re already penning your own poetry...
Study Session Spanish A Level Study Day (year13): El Silencio de Otros Tue 19 Nov 2019 Recommended for A level year 13 and equivalent level Spanish This study day examines the themes of the...
Talk From Slavery to Freedom + Q&A Tue 18.10 We will be joined by director Arkady Kogan for a Q&A following this screening.
Event French A Level Study Day (yr 13): L’atelier Wed 20 Nov 2019 This study day examines the themes of the film (representations of young people; racism; cultural background; past and...
Talk Pay What You Can / Sorry We Missed You + Ken Loach Q&A Wed 20 Nov 2019 This Pay What You Can screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Loach.
