Although you are looking at what in large part is a fond reminder of last year's amazing and very successful festival, that one officially died at midnight on 31st March (our year end!). So it seems like an appropriate moment to let you know a little of what we are planning for the 2010 festival, which will run 10-20 November. 

This will be the Twentieth BFF, so as well as looking forward, sideways, up and down, we will also be casting a glance back at festivals past, and including a couple of reminders of some unforgettable film experiences. Programming is at an early stage, but our documentary curator Alex Chapman is already getting worked up about some choice titles she'd like to include, and we are in touch with our favorite film distributors to size up their release slates for the latter part of the year. We are thinking about a particular country focus, and plan to work with Komedia, Chapel Arts and, of course, the Little Theatre and The Rondo once again. We have now launched our Friends of BFF scheme, the 'Goodfellas' - see right for more information. Becoming a Goodfella means you are actively contributing to the development of the festival, and will be a wonderful way to get the very most out of our Twentieth year!

Keep an eye on the homepage of the website for more news as it emerges, and follow us on Twitter - search for: bff20_2010 or visit  http://twitter.com/bff20_2010

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To celebrate this year's 20th anniversary Festival, we are launching our very own Festival Friends’ scheme, the 'Goodfellas'. As a Goodfella you will receive an irresistible range of benefits as well as the lovely warm feeling that comes from knowing your support is really helping the festival.

Bath Film Festival Goodfellas receive:

• priority booking, and advance mailing of the festival brochure
• option of reserving seats in the luxuriously revamped balcony at the Little Theatre Cinema - sofas, capacious leg-room and waiter service!
• entry in a Goodfellas-only draw to win one of six invitations for 2 to the exclusive Festival launch party and opening film at Komedia
• a dedicated Goodfellas post-festival social event
• the quarterly Goodfellas Newsletter
• acknowledgement of your support in the programme with the Goodfellas Sponsored Film, and the chance to win tickets for the screening
• a copy of Phil Raby's book 'Letters to the Stars', a highly entertaining collection of personal advice to Hollywood glitterati past and present
• occasional Goodfellas-only special offers.

Annual membership (August 1st - July 31st) costs:

• Individual membership - £30
• Joint membership (two at same address) - £50
• Discounted membership for Little Theatre Cinema Members- £25

A Goodfellas membership also makes a great gift for a film-loving friend - buy them a membership voucher.

Include an additional donation in your application to make your support of the festival even more significant, and if you sign our Gift Aid declaration you can work a little magic on your subscription by enabling the festival to reclaim a further 28.2% from HMRC. On a £30 sub that's an extra £8.46!

Become a Goodfella today! Download the PDF application form (for personal and postal submissions) here 

 

and a writable Word version (for emailed submissions) here.

For more information about the Goodfellas please contact Mel Henry on 07880 736494.

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If you like the sound of any of the festival events, you'll find our further recommendations listed on the right of the event page. Sometimes the connection is obvious, and sometimes not so. We hope you'll like all the films at this year's festival, but our loose groupings identify some unintentional 'themelets' within the programme which we hope you'll find useful in planning your festival experience. If you find any hidden connections we haven't recognised, let us know via the comment-posting facility.

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