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As part of our ‘For Learning. For Life’ series we will be hosting three weekly Oxford University Press Very Short Introduction talks, starting on Wednesday 16th January with Paul Luna ‘Typography – A Very Short[...]
FLJS Films is pleased to present a special screening of Golden Kingdom, the acclaimed first international feature film to be produced in Myanmar since its reopening. The film’s director Brian Perkins will discuss the film[...]
Talk followed by questions and discussion All welcome This is the latest in a series of eight weekly talks. The full list is: Brexit: archaic techniques of ecstasy Thursday 17 January: 7:30pm–9:00pm Wesley Memorial Church[...]
ScreenTalk Oxfordshire proudly presents an evening with British Producer Jeremy Thomas. Jeremy has worked with renowned directors including Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg, Jonathan Glazer and Ben Wheatley producing such great films as ‘The Last Emperor’, ‘Crash’,[...]
The Oxford Women’s Leadership Alliance is honoured to welcome two internationally acclaimed filmmakers who are using film as a tool to shape public conversations and ignite lasting change. Dawn Porter’s Trapped, which won both a[...]
We are delighted to invite to a documentary film-screening of the film Dreamland, followed by a Skype Q&A with one of the film-makers, Professor Britt Kramvig. The film: Viewed through the camera lens of a[...]
Following the Palm D’or winning success of his latest film Shoplifters, FLJS Films is pleased to present master director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s previous film, The Third Murder, his elliptical reworking of Kurosawa’s Rashomon for modern times.[...]
On Wednesday 22 May, ScreenTalk Oxfordshire proudly presents Harnessing the Power of Video in Business Communications. An evening with Tim May, MD of Strange Films and Music, talking with Toby Low – MD of MerchantCantos[...]
Released ten years ago on a (comparatively) minuscule budget, Duncan Jones’s eerie sci-fi debut became an instant cult classic. Set in a future where the energy crisis has been solved by mining fuel from the[...]
Architectural designer and TV presenter Charlie Luxton joins Oxford based architecture and design cooperative Transition by Design for a talk on sustainable architecture and how Oxford can meet the need for affordable housing whilst limiting[...]
Natalie Triebwasser, Head of Production at Oxford based production company Quicksilver Media, makers of “Unreported World” – the UK’s longest running foreign current affairs series on Channel 4, and “Killer Ratings” – a documentary series[...]
Join astrophysicist Becky Smethurst on a whistle-stop tour through space, stopping off to explore everything you need to know about the universe. Guiding you through the galaxies, explaining the mysteries of black holes, dark matter[...]
Astrophysics is the science of the stars, and more widely the science of the Universe. During this stellar event, Prof James Binney will present extracts from his Very Short Introduction to Astrophysics (OUP). You will[...]
FLJS Films opens its 2019-20 programme with acclaimed director Mike Leigh’s latest film Peterloo, which, by bringing to light a little-known atrocity in Manchester 200 years ago, makes a timely comment on the repercussions and[...]
Grab a pint and join us for a cabaret with a difference as six stellar acts take you out of this world with their entertaining riffs on life at the edge of existence. From outer[...]
Scientists need your help! As we get more information about the Universe, we risk becoming overwhelmed but – as Oxford astronomer Chris Lintott explains in his new book, you can help. Hear from Oxford scientists[...]
Blackwell’s are delighted to announce that we will be joined by comedian, director and writer, Richard Ayoade, who will be signing his new book, Ayoade on Top. Synopsis At last, the definitive book about perhaps[...]
Blackwell’s are delighted to be joined by astrophysicist and YouTuber, Dr Becky Smethurst on her first book, Space: 10 Things You Should Know. Synopsis Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten[...]
Sarah Weir OBE, Chief Executive, Design Council, will lecture on ‘Designing the Future: Who is doing it?’ She will consider the question of what design is – a mindset and skillset; critical thinking and creativity[...]
The Night Sky Show will take you on an epic journey from our celestial back yard and across the cosmos. Comedy, astronomy and so much more. A show for anyone with a slight interest or[...]
Mobile phone filmmaking. It’s the camera of choice for some. Is the best camera the one you have with you? We will welcome expert interactive filmmaker and thriller writer Nihal Tharoor (Electric Noir Studios) and[...]
What’s it like to be haunted? Writer Jay Bernard’s augmented reality installation explores this question – unpicking how we can be haunted by our histories and our everyday lives. Listen to a reading while exploring[...]
Join us for a screening of The Fly, the classic 1958 sci-fi horror movie produced and directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Vincent Price, Al Hedison and Patricia Owens. A scientist invents a teleportation device,[...]
As part of the Think Human Festival held by Oxford Brookes University, a film showing of ‘Life is Wonderful: Mandela’s Unsung Heroes’ is being held. Following the showing there will be a Q&A with a[...]
Screening of “Streetscapes” (winner of the 2017 German Critics Award) followed by Q&A. Dr Zohar Rubinstein, clinical and organizational psychologist, specialist in mental health in emergency situations, and one of the founding members of The[...]
The Oath tells the fateful story of two men, whose loyalty to an ideal in a world of disintegrating legal, moral, and constitutional norms tests their beliefs and threatens their liberty. Acclaimed director Laura Poitras[...]
Join us as we hear from Prof Martin Bureau (University of Oxford) about his research on Supermassive black holes. ‘Supermassive black holes are now known to lurk at the centre of most galaxies. They are[...]
We are delighted to welcome Shakespearean actor, director, academy award nominee and anti-Apartheid campaigner, Dame Janet Suzman, to St Peter’s College. Janet Suzman remains one of the most respected classical stage actresses of her time,[...]
Artist, writer and activist Jess Thom has Tourettes syndrome, a neurological condition that means she makes movements and noises she can’t control, called tics. In 2010 she co-founded Touretteshero as a creative response to her[...]
Come along to the long-awaited Night Sky Show at the fantastic Great Hall in Cholsey. It will certainly be a night to remember! Facts, fiction, laughter and more in a fantastic place, for one night[...]
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