The sold out Latitude Festival held from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July at Henham Park Estate in Suffolk has announced the events that will be hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
BAFTA returns to the festival for a second year and will open the festival on The Lake Stage on Thursday night with an outdoor screening of Moulin Rouge (1928) accompanied by the Matrix Ensemble conducted by Robert Ziegler and scored by Mike Westbrook.
At this year's festival there will be a number of workshops, Q&A's and forums including Gurinder Chadha. BAFTA will show a pre-release screening of her latest film, 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' on Sunday morning. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director hosted by Alan Davies.
BAFTA will also bring to the stage at Latitude actor Joseph Fiennes and producer Adrian Sturges to discuss the making of 'The Escapist' with film critic Jason Solomons. This Q&A will be followed by an exclusive screening of the film.
In The Music & Film Arena, new additions include screenwriter, comedian and playwright Patrick Marber who will be interviewed by Kate Taylor of The Halloween Film Club about screenwriting and the films that inspire him. Latitude will be screening the documentary 'Jo y Division' which will be followed by a Q&A with director Grant Gee.
Also taking place in the Music & Film Arena will be a performance by Mira Calix who will perform with cellist Oliver Coates showcasing new material and pieces taken from last year's LP 'Eyes Set Against the Sun' accompanied by visuals created by Flat-e.
In the BBC Radio 4 Arena the Royal Court will be presenting a workshop for budding playwrights and theatre-goers who want to try their hand on stage.
Also in the BBC Radio 4 Arena HighTide will be running a writing workshop that will result in a premiere production. Two first time film producers have bought the rights to one of Hollywood's leading franchises and are looking for a writer to create another summer blockbuster.
The final new addition to the Latitude bill takes place in The Theatre Arena where The Bush Theatre will present '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' bringing together hilarious, shocking and unbelievable stories and putting them on stage. They are still taking contributions to the script, festival goers can email their funniest, weirdest or most excruciating break up stories to info@latitudefestival.co.uk. The final piece will be performed by Ralf Little, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Claire Keelan, and Michelle Terry.
The Latitude line-up includes musical acts who are headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, and Interpol and other artists include the likes of Julian Cope, Martha wainwright, British Sea Power, Blondie, Death Cab For Cutie, Seasick Steve, Crystal Castles, Elbow, The Breeders, Amadou And Mariam, and M.I.A. For the line-up details as available please click here.
Latitude has the bands, artists, actors, authors, poets, writers, dancers, films and directors performing across four music arenas and seven arts arenas dedicated to film, theatre, poetry, literature, cabaret, and comedy.
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