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Flix Diamond Film Festival |
'Flix 60th Anniversary'
Flix, Loughborough Students Cinema, will be celebrating its diamond anniversary. The festivities, a three-day film festival event, will take place from the third to the fifth of November 2006. The festival will be planned and organised entirely by student volunteers. The event will consist of six film screenings alongside other exciting events and activities open to both students and the wider community. Currently Flix exhibits weekly Sunday screenings at Loughborough University’s Cope Auditorium. The venue was extensively modified in spring 2005 with the installation of a 30 foot screen, top of the range digital surround sound system and the society's own 35mm projector. These improvements provide a fully immersive cinematic experience. Flix was formed in November 1946 as the Loughborough University Film Society. The society used to organise and hold annual balls and quiz nights alongside regular film showings. Flix was an integral part of the Student Union building from its construction in February 1979 until the move to the Cope Auditorium in 2005. Since its formation the society has reinvented itself on numerous occasions, continuing to reflect the changing face of cinema and evolution of student culture.
The 60th will be an exciting and unique event. It is a chance for the students involved in Flix to show their enthusiasm and excitement of being part of such an illustrious history of both cinema in general and Flix specifically.
Beth Pearson. Current Chair of Flix Student Cinema.
I am, as Chair of the University's Arts Committee, fully supporting the event.
Terry Kavanagh. Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. Flix looks forward to a successful celebration and hopes that this event will secure the society’s standing for the next sixty years. For further information or to register for the Flix Sixtieth mailing list* please e-mail sixty@flix.org.uk
*You will only receive e-mails in relation to the Flix 60th event. The information will not be passed on to third parties or be used for any other purpose.