INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS, FESTIVALS, AND PREVIEWS

INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS, FILM FESTIVALS, AND PREVIEWS

Now playing in cinemas in the UK!  For information on UK screenings see here.

Best of Fest  & Best Theatrical Documentary, International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana 2016

Nominated for Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary, Canadian Screen Awards 2016

Special Jury Award –  2016 “Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature” Environmental Film Festival

Nominated for Best Editing in Feature Documentary, Canadian Cinema Editors Award 2016

Winner Pariscience.  Biodiversity Award.  Prix Grand Buffon   2016  

Winner:  Rotterdam Wildlife Film Festival, WFFR Awareness Award 2016

Favourite Feature Documentary, North Bay Film Festival 2016 Best Conservation Film, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, 2015

Top Ten Audience Award, Hot Docs 2015 (3rd place in 210 films)

Special Mention for Best Documentary, CinemAmbiente, Italy 2015

Carl Nunn Media and Conservation Award – Ontario Nature 2016

UPCOMING PREVIEWS, THEATRICAL, CINEMA AND FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

More cinema and festival screenings planned for 2018!  We’re bringing The Messenger to cinemas in Scotland, London, Sheffield, North Yorkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and screening at a festival in County Kerry! Further details will be added below, please check back or head to Facebook and Twitter for announcements. Watch for more dates in the UK this winters and spring.   To check out UK screening events click here.

Leyburn Arts and Community Centre, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Tuesday 6 February, 7pm
Tickets: Buy online or call 01969 624510

Regather Cooperative, Sheffield  (rescheduled due to Snow storm on March 1) 
Thursday 5 April, 7.30pm
With an introduction from Dr John Rose, Sheffield Hallam University and Dr Nicky Rivers, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Ticket: Buy online

The Cube Cinema, Bristol
Wednesday 7 March, 8pm
With introduction and Q&A from Tim Scoones and Stephen Moss (former Executive Producers of BBC Springwatch).
Tickets: Buy online

Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh
Monday 12 March, 7.30pm
With special guests to be announced
Free screening: More info

Cinema City, Norwich
Saturday 17 March
With special guests to be announced
Tickets: info and booking link coming soon

Eden Court, Inverness
Saturday 17 March at 2pm & Sunday 18 March at 5.15pm
With intro and Q&A from Scottish Wildlife Trust (Saturday screening)
Tickets: Buy online or call 01463 234 234

Storyhouse, Chester
Sunday 25 March, 1pm
Tickets: Call the Box Office on 01244 409 113 (option #1)* or buy online *£2.50 phone transaction fee applies

Bonington Theatre, Nottingham
Sunday 1 April, 2.30pm
With thanks to The Wildlife Group of Friends of Bestwood Country Park
Tickets: Call the Box Office on 0115 901 3640 or buy online

Regather Cooperative, Sheffield  (rescheduled due to Snow storm on March 1) 
Thursday 5 April, 7.30pm
With an introduction from Dr John Rose, Sheffield Hallam University and Dr Nicky Rivers, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Ticket: Buy online

Screen 25, South Norwood, London
Wednesday 2 May, 7.45pm
With RSPB Bromley and RSPB Croydon
Tickets: on sale soon

Previous UK screenings:

• Purbeck Film Festival @ The Rex Cinema, Wareham
• Broadway Cinema, Nottingham – with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
• Kino Kulture, Oswestry
• Picturehouse @ FACT, Liverpool – with RSPB Liverpool
• Aldeburgh Cinema, Suffolk – with the Suffolk Ornithologists’ Group and Suffolk Wildlife Trust
• HOME, Manchester – with Sally Blake, co-writer and co-producer of The Messenger
• Leyburn Arts and Community Centre, Leyburn, North Yorkshire

To check out Canadian screening events click here.

 

If you would like to book a UK screening please contact  Pipoca Pictures.    

Our friends at Bird & Wild will be providing goodie bags at select screenings.  Bird & Wild coffee is on a mission to help protect migrating birds, support the RSPB, and give you a great tasting Bird Friendly Fairtrade Organic coffee one cup at a time. For every bag of Bird & Wild sold, you are helping the RSPB, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Fairtrade Foundation. Bird & Wild only roasts seasonal coffee certified as Bird Friendly and Shade-Grown by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre and contributes to support their research and conservation programs. Visit the Bird & Wild website for further information and the online shop.

To find out more about Bird Friendly coffee check out our coffee primer video. 

 

OTHER PREVIOUS FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS

 

November 9, 2017 – Vera Cruz, Mexico

Hosted by Pronatura Veracruz
Theater: Cinepolis Plaza Américas,  Time: TBA

 

October 26, 2017, Brooklyn, NY
Hosted by Kings County Brewers Collective and the New York City Audubon
Location: 381 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY 11237-2613, United States.
Time:  7  PM
Full event details on this page on Facebook. 

 

OCTOBER  21  Borneo Eco Film Festival
Co-hosted by BEFF and Borneo Bird Festival
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
web: www.beff.org.my  facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BorneoEcoFilmFestival, twitter: @BEFFSUARA

 

June 4 – The Halton Hills Eco Film Festival 
Acton, ON
Venue: Trinity United Church, 70 Mill Street East
Time: 1 pm

May 17 – The Halton Hills Eco Film Festival
Georgetown, ON
Venue: John Elliott Theatre, 9 Church Street
Time: 7:30 – 9:30

May 2-7, 2017  Cinema Planeta – International Film and Environmental Festival of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
May 6th | 20:15pm | CINE MORELOS
May 7th | 16:45pm |   Cinemex PLAZA CUERNAVACA
Facebook and contact info: https://www.facebook.com/CinemaPlaneta/

 

March 15-19,  Festival du film verte, Voltaire, France
Date: Sunday March 19, 2017.  check for times here
Lieu : cinéma Voltaire ‐ Zone commerciale Poterie ‐ 01210 Ferney‐Voltaire, arrêt “Brunette” ‐ lignes de bus F et Y

 

2016

 

November  11-14    Glimmerglass Film Days
Fenimore Art Museum
5798 NY-80
Cooperstown, New York
Saturday Nov. 12, Time: 1:00 pm
Note: The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Avian Migration Researcher  and film participant Bill Evans. 

 

November  2-6  Dutch International Science Film Festival
Nominated for  NTR Audience Award and the Youth Jury Award, November 6
Screening time: Thursday Nov. 3 – see the timetable on the link above.

 

October 27 – October 30  The Rotterdam Wildlife Film Festival   Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Cinerama Film Theatre
Rotterdam 3012 KL Netherlands, Westblacck 8
Friday Oct. 28, 20:15 pm/Sat. Oct. 29,  18:40 pm

 

September 29 – October 2, North Bay Film Festival 
North Bay, Ontario
Time: Sunday Oct.2, 11 am
Location: The Capital Theatre
Producer Joanne Jackson will be in attendance, along with local conservation experts.

 

Sept 10-18 Asolo Art Film Festival
Asolo,  Italy.
For screening times, download printed programme here: https://issuu.com/studiotesidesign/docs/art_film_festival_asolo_2016

 

September 13-18 Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dates and Times:  http://www.dreff.org/dreff2016/the-messenger/
Director Su Rynard will be in attendance.

 

September 14-Sept. 17 – Hebrides, International Film Festival.
Rural Nations, Scotland.
Please check the on-line programme for dates/times on 4 different islands.
http://www.hebfilmfestival.org/documentary-films

 

August 19-21 The UK Birdfair
Egleton, Rutland
Friday August 19, 5:45 pm
The Authors Tent
Special sneak-peak before theatrical release in the UK!

 

June 6 Le Museum National d’Histoire naturelle
Paris, France
10 am – Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l’Evolution

 

June 2-5 Mendocino Film Festival
Saturday June 4,  10 am
Mendocino Festival Tent (largest venue) and
2 pm, Noyo Theater in Willits (this is an hour’s drive from Mendocino)

 

May 6-12 The 13th Green Film Festival in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea

 

May 1-8   The UK Green Film Festival
Confirmed cities and venues include:
Sunday May 1, Birmingham.  Mac ARTS CENTRE  (UK Premiere)
Thursday  May 5,  Lancaster  THE DUKES 6:30pm
Thursday May 5, Glasgow GLASGOW FILM THEATRE 8:00pm
Friday May 6, Exeter  PHOENIX 7:00pm
Saturday May 7, London, BARBICAN (Q and A with Director Su Rynard) 2:00pm
Sunday May 8, Cardiff  CHAPTER CINEMA 6:30pm
May 2-5,  Welwyn Garden City GARDEN CITY CINEMA 4  shows link here.

 

April 9-17 Festival de l’oiseau et de la nature,  Winner – Best Environmental Film
Abbeville, France
Tues. April 12
Get tickets here.
In Attendance: Producer Sally Blake and Jean-Philippe Siblet (Directeur du Service du Patrimoine Naturel, INPN)

 

April 20 – 24 The Thunder Bay Environmental Film Festival
Saturday April 23,  1 pm screening

 

April 5-12 FIFE – Festival international du film d’environnement 
Paris, France. April 7 – Cinéma des Cinéastes at 8:30pm

 

April 1-10  Crossroads Festival for Documentary Film and Discourse
Graz, Austria Wed. April 6  – Forum Stadtpark
Q&A with film participant Martin Wikelski, Director at the Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany, and Professor of Ornithology at the University of Konstanz.

 

 

April 1- 3 Ecuadorian Green Film Festival,  Quito- Ecuador
Friday April 1  6:30 pm
Saturday April 2  5:00 pm
Ocho y Medio, Valladolid, N24-353  & Vizcaya,  Quito- Ecuador
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March 30-April 3  Sonoma International Film Festival
Sonoma, CA, USA, Phone: (707) 933-2600
Buy tickets here. Friday April 1,  2:3o pm Andrews Hall at SCC,
Producer Joanne Jackson in attendance for Q and A, with Ivan Samuels, March Conservation Fund
Sunday April 3,  9:30 am Vintage House, Q and A with Joanne Jackson

 

 

March 31-April 3 Detroit Free Times – Freep Film Festival
Detroit, MI, USA
Saturday, April 2, 5:30 pm , at Emagine Theatres, Royal Oak
Director Su Rynard in attendance
Buy tickets soon.

 

 

 

March 11-13  Haida Gwaii Film Festival
Queen Charlotte, BC
In attendance:  Director Su RynardMarch 11-13  

 

 

March 4-6  Salt Spring Film Festival
Salt Spring Island, BC
Phone: (613) 849-1976
Buy tickets here!

 

March 4  Belleville Downtown DocFest 
Belleville, ON
Friday, March 4 – 12:30pm    Phone: (250) 537-1116, Buy tickets here.

 

Feb. 25-28  Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Kingston, ON, Canada
Sat. Feb. 27  –   3:50pm  Baby Grand
Sun. Feb. 28 –  3:50pm  Screening Room 2
Phone: (613) 777-0161
Buy tickets here.
Saturday Q & A – In attendance: Director Su Rynard, Film Editor Eamonn O’Connor and Mike Burrell from Bird Studies Canada. Sunday Q & A – In attendance: Eamonn O’Connor, Film Editor

 

Feb. 20-21 Visions of Nature Environmental Film Festival Eckerd College, 4200 54th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33711 USA
WINNER SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Saturday Feb. 20,  7:00 pm
Phone: 800-456-9009
Buy tickets here.
Q & A – In attendance: Director Su Rynard

 

Feb. 20-21 Wakefield International Film Festival
Wakefield, QC, Canada
Feb. 20, 4pm and Feb 21, 7:30pm – Wakefield Center 38 Ch. Valley, Wakefield
Buy tickets here.
Saturday 4 pm screening followed by a panel discussion moderated by CBC Radio’s Giacomo Panico. Special guests: Joanne Jackson, Producer; Michael Runtz, Carleton University professor; Anouk Hoedeman, Safe Wings Ottawa; and Ted Cheskey, Nature Canada Senior Conservation Manager. View the panel here.

 

Feb. 11-13  Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Art
Gainsville, Florida, USA
Friday Feb. 12,  7:30 pm – the Hippodrome Theater,  25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone:(352) 327-356-0705  
Buy tickets here.

 

Jan. 29-31 ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival
Peterborough, Ontario
Sat. Jan. 29,  7:30 pm – Showplace

 

Western University – Western Film
London, Ontario (Special event-preview screening)
Thurs. Nov. 26,  7 :00pm Western Film Theatre 
 Presented by Western Science and Western Social Science.

 

Nov. 7  Guelph Film Festival
Guelph, Ontario
Sat. Nov. 7,  3 pm Bookshelf Cinema

 

Nov. 8 and 10  East Lansing Film Society
1999 Central Park Drive, Okemos, Michigan
Sunday November 8,  4 :00  PM, Studio C
Tuesday November 10, 4:00 PM, Studio C

 

Oct. 17 -18  We Love Docs Festival
Penticton, Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
Oct. 17, 3 pm – Shatford Centre

 

 

 Oct. 20  Pajareros
an SEOBirdlife and  La Casa Encendida Bird Film Presentation
Madrid, Spain

 

 

Oct. 22-26  BIFED Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary, Finalist
Bozcaada, Turkey

 

 

Oct. 11 -12  Mill Valley Film Festival – US Premiere
Marin County, California, USA
Oct. 11, 8:00 PM   Venue: Sequoia 2
Oct. 12, 11:45 AM   Venue: Sequoia 2
Co-presented by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Marin Audubon & the San Francisco Green Festival. In attendance: Director Su Rynard & Brian Sullivan (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).

 

Oct. 7  CinemAmbiente – Environmental Film Festival – Special  Mention
Turin, Italy
In attendance: Film Participant Andrea Rutigliano (CABS).

 

 

October 1, 2015  Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Awards Ceremony
Jackson, Wyoming
2015 Winner Best Conservation Program 

 

 

 

Oct. 2-3  CIFF-Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Oct. 2, 7:15 PM Venue: Cineplex Eau Claire 4
Oct. 3, 12:00 PM Venue: Cineplex Eau Claire 3
In attendance: Film Participant Erin Bayne (Biologist, University of Alberta) & Director Su Rynard.

 

 

Oct. 4-6  VIFF-Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver, BC  CANADA
Oct 04, 6:30 PM The Cinematheque

Oct. 06, 1:15 PM International Village #8
In Attendance: Bird Studies Canada biologist David Bradley & Director Su Rynard.

 

Sept 28-Sept.30  BIFF-Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen, NORWAY
In competition:
Sept. 29 17:00 & Sept. 30 18:30.  Venue: Bergen Kino Theatre: MB1
In attendance: Director Su Rynard (festival &  panel discussion)

Sept. 30. Su Rynard presented in this Industry master class.

 

Sept 24 – 27  RIFF-Reykjavik International Film Festival
Reykjavik, ICELAND
International Premiere
In attendance: Director Su Rynard.
 25.09, 18.00 – Q & A,  27.09  Q&A 17.30 – Q & A,  30.09  13.30  BÍÓ PARADÍS 

 

Sept 25  Durham Region Film Festival – Opening Night Gala Presentation
Oshawa, ON CANADA
Appearances by film participant Michael Mesure, FLAP, Bird Studies Canada
President Price & Producer Joanne Jackson.

 

April 28, 2015   World Premiere, Hot Docs
Toronto, ON  CANADA
3 sold out screenings and ranked 3rd of 210 films in the Audience
Choice Awards.

 

If you have questions about any of the above screenings or wish to invite the film to a festival please contact the producers at info@songbirdsos.com.