Bridport's film festival is back with a programme celebrating cinema and literature.

From Page to Screen is the UK's only festival celebrating the adaptation of books to film and each year a guest curator provides film fans with a thought-provoking line up. Previous curators include Jon Ronson, Francine Stock and Nick Marston.

This year, organisers are thrilled to welcome back broadcaster Edith Bowman who has been supporting From Page to Screen since 2019 when she started devising the plan for the 2020 festival. She went on to curate the Covid-friendly streamed event which took place last year. Edith will be coming to Bridport with her selection of films driven by her passions for music and cinema.

What's on?

As well as classic films and the film society's annual 11am 'arts and retro' slot, the festival will screen 'Spencer', 'Flee', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Operation Mincemeat' and a preview screening of 'The Drover's Wife'.

A major theme of the festival will be 'soundtracks through the ages' with at least one film representing each decade from the 1920s to the 2020s.

There are 20 films scheduled over five days from April 27 to May 1, plus a family screening of 'Pinocchio' at The Lyric Theatre.

There will also be special events and speakers throughout the festival, including a live piano score from Bridport Arts Centre director, Mick Smith, during a screening of 'The Lodger', a 'Pinocchio' puppet workshop for children, a Q&A with Mark Hix after 'Boiling Point' and an exhibition in the Bridport Arts Centre's Allsop Gallery from Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.

Tickets can be booked here or at Bridport TIC.

You can get access to the whole festival for £50, costing £2.50 a ticket, saving £90. You can also access all the morning and early afternoon screenings for £20, giving access to all 10 film screenings between 11am and 2pm, saving up to £40.

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