Taking a bite out of festival
Bite-size blockbusters will be showcased across Sunderland when the city rolls out the red carpet for the North East’s biggest festival of short films.
A series of screenings for Sunderland Shorts 4, will be shown at four venues in the city, from May 3-5.
The Peacock, the Fire Station, Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, and The Looking Glass, formerly The Place, in Sunniside, will be the sites showing the mini masterpieces.
Event organiser, Anne Tye, festival director, said: “We are delighted that so many venues jumped at the chance to host screenings – it is real recognition of the fact Sunderland Shorts has veryquicklybecomeamuchvalued part of the city’s cultural calendar.
“It is important to us that the people of Sunderland embrace this festival and the important role it plays in our cultural offer, but it is equally vital that we showcase our fantastic city to the many people who arrive here for the festival itself.
“By scheduling screenings at different locations we are demonstrating the beauty of Sunniside, lively new social offer of the Peacock and The Looking Glass, our historical past in the Museum and Winter Gardens and our fantastic new arts and culture hub at the Fire Station.”
The first screening will be a pre-event showcase of short films made by students from the region’s universities and young people on Wednesday, May 2, at the Peacock.
The professional competition starts on the evening of Thursday, May 3 at The Fire Station and the Friday night of the festival will see a late-night showcase of horror movies at the Museum and Winter Gardens.