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The fantastic creator of Isle of Wight animated postcards, Justin Mason, has been busy wondering what the ending of Planet of the Apes would be like if filmed on the Isle of Wight.
Film
The Isle of Wight can boast several film festivals, as well as a handful of film societies and interest groups.
We have many filmmakers living and working on the Island, taking inspiration from their surroundings. With two mainstream cinemas and several venues showing arthouse films, there is something for everyone.
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It's been a week of bad news with the closure of two visitor attractions, redundancies and more, so forget about all that for a couple of minutes and find yourself laughing out loud to Justin Mason's latest animated postcards from the Isle of Wight.
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See all three films with Ventnor Film Society for the price of one in this experimental departure for Ventnor Film Society. The films have been described as 'glorious metaphysical burlesque'.
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If you didn't see the premiere of S-Band in person back in April, you can now watch the series online from the comfort of your office or home (or on the bus, train, beach, wherever you can connect to the Internet).
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Bruce Webb will be premiering his latest feature film, Social Suicide, at the Raindance festival in London tonight (Thursday).
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Two Isle of Wight lads have turned their passion into a business and are grabbing some great aerial footage of the Isle of Wight in the process.
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We love this aerial footage from Paul Knights over Shepherd's Chine in the back of the Wight.
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With tickets priced at just £5 (and all proceeds going to the Hospice) this alternative short film festival looks like a great event to pop along to next week.
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The Ventnor Film Society starts its Autumn season on 1st September and will be screening some fantastically selected foreign films over the coming four months. Mark them in your diary to avoid missing.
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Congratulations to all the film-makers who made it into the competition, but especially those who were selected as winners at the Isle of Wight Film Festival awards ceremony.
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Once again OnTheWight is sponsoring the Feature Film Section of Bruce Webb's Isle of Wight Film Festival. You can book now for any of the brilliant range of films being shown in Ventnor in two week's time.
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We love the rise of aerial footage (no pun intended) of the Isle of Wight. Sit back and enjoy this three minute film of Shanklin, Sandown and Ryde beaches from the air. It's glorious!
