Tickets are apparently selling fast for the UK Gala Film Premiere
of Joe Simpson's mountaineering survival epic Touching The Void at
November's Kendal Mountain Film Festival, so if you want to be there
you'd best book soon...
The main premiere will be presented by Simpson himself on the
Saturday of the main festival weekend (12-16) November. A
capacity audience of 900 is expected at Kendal Leisure Centre with
further showings throughout the week. Touching The Void isn't due on
general release till next year, so it's a great opportunity to catch
it early.
The feature-length film by Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald
took two years to make and was shot on location in the Alps and
Andes. This drama-documentary reconstruction the book
promises to become a mountaineering film classic with the epic
crevasse plunge dramatically re-created for the film. Several cast
and crew members will be with Simpson to give an insight into the
making of the film as he introduces the initial showing at Kendal.
KMFF Director John Porter said, "The Festival is privileged to be
able to show this remarkable film before its general release next
year. My Co-Director Brian Hall was a member of the production team
and we are very pleased that the Director and his team see Kendal as
the most suitable location for its UK premiere. It is a sign of the
quality of the Festival that Kendal is able to secure this film as
part of our incredible line-up of events".
Regular updates about the festival and tickets are available at
the festival web
site or the Brewery Arts Centre on 01539 725133. Prices from
£6 to £50.
Ian Brookes
