Typo in previous post, Paula Stott is, of course, the HFS Chair! The HFS tweeter in chief is in danger of being given his cards.... 😉

Our screening of Ken Loach’s THE OLD OAK ODEON Harrogate on Wed 19 June during Refugee Week 🧡 is a charity event with proceeds to Harrogate & Knaresborough District of Sanctuary Harrogate District of Sanctuary 🧡 Full details & tickets via link: harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/… #Refugeeweek

Exciting news! Star of award-winning Ken Loach movie THE OLD OAK is to visit Harrogate to support work of volunteers at Sanctuary harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/st… Lead Actor, Dave Turner will attend our screening on Wed 19 June ODEON in support of Harrogate District of Sanctuary 🧡 during Refugee Week 🧡

A busy week ahead for HFS! In addition to Wednesday's screening of THE OLD OAK we are showing JIMI HENDRIX from 1973 on Friday 21 Jun Bilton Club 7pm as part of our Music Legends season. Includes great footage from the Monterey, Woodstock and Isle of Wight festivals!

HFS was delighted to attend the Cinema For All Community Cinema Conference in Sheffield on Saturday. An inspiring day spent working alongside like-minded, passionate film fans & community champions, making invaluable contacts in the process! A highly recommended event! #CCC24

Congratulations to FILMSCOPE on your award! We very much enjoyed your contribution to the 'Building a Home through Cinema' discussion group Cinema For All and thank you for your nice comments about the chair!!

The Everyman, Harrogate Everyman Harrogate is hosting the Short+ Sweet Film Festival tomorrow evening. The event is supported by Harrogate Film Society - full details via link. HFS members will have received an email about tickets yesterday. harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/…

Happy 100th Birthday to living legend Eva Marie Saint! Born 4 July, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey USA In our Classic Cinema Season earlier this year we screened two of her greatest roles: Edie Doyle in ON THE WATERFRONT & Eve Kendall in NORTH BY NORTHWEST #EvaMarieSaint

And the winners are: Reece Woodhouse Best Actor for BETWEEN, Alan Hamwan Best Director for SPEAKER & Matt Colin Evans Best Mobile/Digital for PEE FRIGHT From last night's Short+ Sweet Film Festival Final Everyman Harrogate Reece Woodhouse Alan Hamwan @mattcolinevans Congratulations!

More Short+ Sweet Film Festival winners: Best Narrative Short CROCODILE starring Frankie Lipman First Time Filmmaker EXCHANGE RATE writer Chloe Banks Director Emma Stansfield Made in Yorkshire SAFE Debbie Howard Best Documentary QUAIL LAKE MEDITATIONS Nancy Bentley

Our next event takes place on Friday 19 July 7pm Bilton Club where we are screening JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY as part of our Music Legends series. It features such luminaries as: Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Thelonius Monk & many more. Local author Derek Shelmerdine introduces!

HEARING SUPPORT is available at all our screenings ODEON in Harrogate. Please use the link below to find out more. NB The system can only be used by those with Behind-the-Ear hearing aids, not those with Bone Anchor or Cochlear implants. help.odeon.co.uk/hc/en-gb/artic…

HFS Season 69 opens on Mon 9 Sep with EMPIRE OF LIGHT “A poignant, wonderfully acted drama about love, life and films” Peter Bradshaw in his Four Star Review! #EmpireofLight Searchlight Pictures At our own 'Art Deco Gem' ODEON Harrogate! Plus HFS Social = Wine!

Monday 9 September is HFS Season 69 opening night & there’s a lot going on! So get there early, 6:30pm for: ODEON Harrogate – an exhibition HFS History – ‘Interactive’ display HFS Social – Glass of wine! Pick up your membership cards Screening: EMPIRE OF LIGHT 7:30pm

HFS attended Hyde Park Picture House Saturday for ‘Pièces d'identités’ a highly engaging, thoughtful & humorous Congolese film from 1998 on the themes of identity & belonging. This special event was organised by the Congolese Community of Leeds Congolese Community Of Leeds - CCL all this & free cake too, Bravo!

now, it's not often I ask you to do stuff for me... please retweet if a. you believe in fairies b. you support second time female filmmakers and c. you support British cinema. Timestalker is released in cinemas in the UK & Ireland on 11th October 💜❤️🩷🌭☸️🐦🪓

Our Season 69 Gala Opening Night was attended by Harrogate’s Charter Mayor Chris Aldred, Charter Mayoress Sue Richardson & included an Exhibition about our venue, the Grade II listed, 1936 Art Deco Style Building curated by Kevin Langford, Cinema Manager, ODEON Harrogate