Be enchanted and enthralled by this beautiful, true, 79-minute film of the love-struck journey of 23-year-old Tom Allen. There are no drugs or deaths in Janapar, but there’s plenty of beauty and romance as Tom leaves a sleepy English village on his over-laden bike with no map or guide book.
Sunday 23rd June:
If you cast your mind back to Skyfall weekend – our friends (and funders) Scotmid Co-Operative sent along a film crew to do a bit of filming. The taster video is now being used to promote their AGM on 29 and 30th of April where we’ve been told an extended version will be played. Enjoy!
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May at Balerno Village Screen is all about rediscovering some popular classics. On Saturday 11th of May we have:
Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds – A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound, sponsored by Harlaw HydroTickets will be made available on Tuesday 16th April on the website, at Balerno Post Office and The Mill café. We look forward to seeing you all again in May.
Balerno Village Screen continues to upgrade its equipment. This March we were delighted to be given a new giant cinema screen courtesy of Scottish Rugby International scrum-half Mike Blair. Mike has been so impressed by the community spirit generated by BVS that he has generously donated a 4 metre wide screen.
“There is a fantastic community atmosphere happening in Balerno. I’m in France just now so have not managed to get along to Balerno Village Screen but I was keen to help them 
out. Hopefully the screen will allow them to reach even greater audiences“. Mike said.
Mike is the highest capped international scrum-half in Scottish rugby, he was a British Lion in South Africa and is presently enjoying the sun in southern France playing for Brive. Mike is also a big film fan and his favourite films are The Last Samurai, Man on Fire and Blood Diamond. Continue reading Mike Blair donates BIG Screen to community cinema
Skyfall weekend saw the rugged and attractive members of the Balerno Village Screen committee busy ensuring the five separate screenings were an enormous success with over 400 villagers enjoying the Village Screen experience.
Behind the scenes major developments were accomplished on sound, screen, blackout curtains and blinds. A massive thank you to David Baillie (decorator), Al Murray scaffold and blind painter supreme, Smithy and Jonathan on the sound system and Jen Jacques for curtain wizardry. Singling people out is of course iniquitous as the entire committee worked their socks off to make the weekend such a huge success.
Starting on Friday night we squeezed in an extra showing of Skyfall for those who hadn’t picked up tickets. This show had an age range from three to eighty three and proved very popular, despite the tight timescale for the extra show. Next up we put on Brave as a Saturday matinee for children, families and the young at heart.
The sound was so powerful that the bears seemed real. The picture quality was also top notch. By this time of course everyone was being filmed by Media Co-op who were making a feature of our cinema for Scotmid (our biggest funder). Another great show with almost no popcorn spilt and absolutely no children lost in our tremendous blackout curtain arrangement.
Upwards and onwards the 4pm showing of Skyfall in the Ogston Hall was standing room only with everything going off without a hitch. Then following a tight turnaround we managed to screen Skyfall in the Ogston and St Joseph’s complete with Aston Martin donated for one night only by Murray Motors, laser and smoke machine from Lindsey Middleton, red carpet from Apex International Hotel and a huge amount of generosity and goodwill from the people of Balerno.
What a fabulous weekend, thanks to everyone for their support. See you next month for Argo (best film at this year’s Oscars) – tickets will be made available soon…..
Martin Gemmell, Chair of Committee
Very exciting – less than 24 hours until Skyfall comes to Balerno! There are a handful tickets available for Friday night from the Mill Cafe or the Post Office so there is still time to get a ticket. On Saturday both Brave and Skyfall tickets have all gone.
If you are coming on Saturday, please be aware that Scotmid are making a film about Balerno Village Screen. You may be filmed in or around the screening or asked for an interview if you are attending any screening. They may also want to interview some children, usual disclaimers will be available for signing. If you wish to discuss this please feel free to ask one of the committee members (wearing the BVS t-shirts).
Refreshments and popcorn will be available at each screening and please arrive with enough time to get seated – doors open around 30 minutes before screening time.
And if you were listening to BBC Radio Scotland this afternoon you might have picked up the BBC Movie Cafe feature on Balerno Village Screen when they came to The Artist – you can listen again via the BBC Iplayer (starts 28.15) includes interviews with Iain Smith, Louise Duncan and some members of the audience – was it you?
Owing to popular demand, we’ve decided to put on an additional screening of Skyfall: 7.30pm on Friday 1st March. If you would like to come along, you can pick up a ticket from The Mill Cafe or the Post Office on the High Street or you can book online:
All tickets for all of the screenings on Saturday have been taken up and we are currently working through any returned tickets (there are only a few) and we will reallocate them to those who are on the Saturday waiting list.
Looking forward to seeing you all next weekend.
Our next screening date is Saturday 2nd March 2013 and tickets are now available for booking. – tickets can be booked online via the links below or can be collected from the Mill Cafe or the Post Office.
Brave follows the heroic journey of Merida, a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson).
Online tickets SOLD OUT – there may be some available at the Mill Cafe and the Post Office but we hope to be able to confirm soon.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
4pm screening – all tickets SOLD OUT
7.15pm – online tickets sold out and around 40 from the Mill Cafe and the Post Office. Tickets available on a first come first served basis.
Please note Skyfall has a 12A certification.
All tickets are free of charge and there is no booking fee.
A treat for all of you Bond fans. Skyfall has been named film of the year at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards and will be screened on Saturday 2nd March at Balerno Village Screen. We hope to confirm screening times this week – please keep an eye on social media and/or subscribe to our email updates so you get an alert as soon as tickets become available.
In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. — (C) Official Site.
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The Balerno Village Screen is up and running – we have our community cinema in Balerno. Thank you all for coming along and making it a fantastic afternoon and evening to remember! We had a fantastic night and it went way beyond all of our expectations. So, where to start….
Thanks to the team of volunteers the hall was ready by 2pm when the first members of the community arrived. The hall filled up nicely, the popcorn went down a storm and the show began. Pete Ross, the BBC reporter covering the day, surely picked up the massive positive community vibe that was happening. Hopefully this will feature in the two minute piece this Thursday.
The film ran without a hitch and there was a great round of applause at the end with a huge positive rating of the experience endorsed by our ‘technical’ voting system and by the healthy donations made by the audience of young and old. Following some quick turn arounds, the second show played to a full house of enthusiastic and generous punters. Yet more positive feedback was received from this audience and the hall was buzzing at the end.
The third show was possibly the best. Following some technical adjustments and the darker environment caused by it being night time, there seemed an even better feel about the place. The complimentary wine seemed to go down well and the audience was extremely appreciative in their good wishes and their donations.
Thanks to everyone who came to see the film. The success of this venture is dependent on the audiences turning up. The screenings of the Artist attracted more than two hundred and fifty (250) people. I think we can safely say our community cinema is off to a great start. The team of volunteers who have given their time to make this happen should feel justifiably proud of their efforts. Salutations to them all.
Martin Gemmell, Chair of Committee
Some pics below and there are more going on Facebook over the next couple of days.
