Significant moment | Paignton Picture House secures funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
In a significant moment for South West cinema, the Paignton Picture House secures funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Paignton Picture House | restoration boost from Historic England
Restoration of the Paignton Picture House in Torbay gets £675,246 from Historic England for the survival of its unique architectural character
Immersive orchestra at the Paignton Picture House
Paignton Picture House used to house a 21 piece orchestra. Now with Electric Sound Palace it will house a 21 piece immersive orchestra event. Here’s how
Eli, powerful short takes on big issues of immigration, identity and morality
Eli challenges perceptions while taking on immigration, identity and morality. Directed by Colin Gerrard, it’s at the English Riviera Film Festival
Special prize for Devon filmmakers in Riviera Film Festival
Submissions are now open for the fourth English Riviera Film Festival, which has a special prize just for Devon filmmakers
Call for actors for short Paignton film
The short film Jam Sessions by Dom Lee is in need of some actors who can play musical instruments. Get in touch to find out more
Casting call for romantic drama
Casting call for actors for a short romantic comedy to be shot in Torquay and Paignton. Crew are also required
Cast and crew call for Gothic comedy
Cast and crew call for John Tomkins latest movie -a Gothic comedy in a Tim Burton stylee -to be shot in Torbay
- Features | Local | Sean Wilson
What is the future of the Paignton Picture House Cinema?
Believed to be the oldest purpose-built cinema in Europe, the Paignton Picture House boasts a prestigious history that dates back to the birth of cinema.
Once patronised by the likes of Agatha Christie, the cinema closed in 1999, and these memories now threaten to be lost in time.
Sean Wilson speaks to two people who want to see the cinema kept open for historic and aesthetic purposes: projection enthusiast, Stuart Saunders and London-based, Torquay bred filmmaker, Anthony Bueno
War Horse charity premiere at Apollo Cinema, Paignton
Filmed on Dartmoor, Steven Spielberg’s World War I epic War Horse has its Charity Premiere at the Apollo Cinema in Paignton. Sean Wilson reports.
UPDATED: The English Riviera Film Night: Live at the Paignton Apollo Cinema on November 13
The English Riviera Film Night at the Paignont Apollo Cinema features the dynamic and provocative movies of some of The Bays top filmmaking talents
Deity video to be premiered at Torre Abbey
Deity, Kirsty Symonds’ music video is premiered at the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, Torquay, before being screened at the Paignton Apollo. Not only did Kirsty direct the shoot of her own song, but she designed all the costumes, too
Knock down Paignton’s Apollo Cinema proposal causes a stir
Paignton’s Apollo Cinema could face the chop if the mayor of Torbay’s plans for a Las Ramblas vision for the town come to pass -the seafront cinema blocks the view of the sea from the computer arcades!
Ashley Thorpe’s Dartmoor horror legend The Hairy Hands reviewed by Tom Leins
Devon’s top critic Tom Leins’ reviews Exeter’s foremost horror filmmaker Ashley Thorpe’s latest film The Hairy Hands
The latest DVD releases reviewed by Devon’s best film critic Tom Leins
Devon’s top film reviewer Tom Leins takes at look at the latest DVD releases: Frozen River, 35 Shots of Rum, and The Age of Stupid
Devon’s top film reviewer Tom Leins wakes up to the latest DVD releases
Tom Leins, Devon’s top film reviewer takes a look at the latest DVD releases: Sleep Furiously, Summer Scars, Rogue, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, and Jack Said
Crank 2 leads some high voltage reviews
Devon’s best film critic Tom Leins takes a look at the DVD releases. Leon -Director’s Cut, Crank 2: High Voltage, The Girl Cut In Two, and Splinter
Into the DVD dead zone with Devon’s top film critic Tom Leins
Devon’s top film critic Tom Leins reviews Fermat’s Room, Fifty Dead Men Walking, Butterfly Kiss, It’s Alive, and Infestation
Devon’s top film critic Tom Leins on the latest DVD releases in his new column for D+CFilm
Sex, Leins & Videotape: Paignton’s resident film critic Tom Leins kicks off his weekly DVD column with a four-pronged assault on the senses. Enjoy! Arch-satirist Armando Iannucci picks up where his acclaimed TV series The Thick of It left off with In The Loop (Optimum) , a hilariously cynical vision of the labyrinthine world of…
Behind the scenes footage of Ashley Wing’s sci-fi drama Fracture
Well, this behind the scenes footage of Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing’s new sci-fi short Fracture looks like just the most amount of fun a D+Cineaste could ever hope to experience. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that even the biggest movies are actually put together by people like us – massive film fans. One thing’s for…
See concept art for Ashley Wing’s sci-fi drama Fracture
Yesterday we promised you some concept art from Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing’s new sci-fi short Fracture (nothing to do with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, we’re assured). Before we have a look, let’s just remind ourselves of the synopsis, shall we? On the bleak and unforgiving surface of a distant world a fragile mining base…
Ashley Wing seeks artists to work on new sci-fi drama Fracture
Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing (he of Poppies, Hard Day’s Knight, and Between The Lines fame) has got in touch to tell us about an absolutely stonking opportunity for all you talented and arty D+Cineastes out there. What is the opportunity? Here is the opportunity. (And yes, Ashley does speak in italics.)
Ashley Wing’s Poppies accepted by BBC Film Network website
Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing’s rather excellent Poppies has finally been accepted by the BBC Film Network – some nine months after its completion. Film Network is the BBC’s interactive showcase for new British filmmakers, screening three short films in broadband quality every week. Regular D+CFilm readers will already be familiar with Poppies. Not only was…
Top-rated Russian travel show comes to Torbay
The English Riviera has been visited by a Russian film crew shooting for Ih Nravy (Their Customs) – one of the country’s top travel shows. The programme apparently attracts an audience of around a million viewers – which doesn’t seem that much out of a population of, what, 140,702,096? (That’s figure’s just off the top…
Two strong actors need for music video in Torbay and Totnes
We picked this story off the D+CFilm social network, RedMunkey films are seeking two really strong actors to star in a music video promo for singer/songwriter Darren Fisher.
