Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre is hoping to follow up the success of its imaginative and popular 30th Anniversary Film Festival by picking up a prestigious award!
Centre staff and volunteers are hoping that customers who enjoy the range of films on offer at the Kirkgate on a weekly basis will feel able to vote for the centre in the first ever 2025 Cinema Of The Year Award.
The competition is organised by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) and is sponsored by car giant KIA.
Voting closes on September 22 with five nominees announced on November 3 and the first ever winner unveiled at the British Independent Film Awards on November 30.
Kirkgate Chief Executive Emma Heys said: “We have a very active film programming group, which does a wonderful job in finding films for us to show on a weekly basis with several screenings per week.
“It was also instrumental in devising the programme for our very successful 30th Anniversary Film Festival that ran for a month and finished last month, showcasing films from each of the centre’s 30 years of operation and every one with a strong Cumbrian link.
“Success in this new award scheme would be just reward for the group’s members, and all other staff and volunteers who help out with our cinema programme, and we’re hoping that people might find the time to vote for us as a pat on the back!
“There’s no financial prize to be gained but success in a prestigious new competition like this would be great in terms of raising profile.”
Members of the public can vote for the cinema of their choice via the following link: VOTE NOW! · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Kirkgate is a charity based in Cockermouth, Cumbria. It operates an arts and heritage centre as well as working with towns and villages in West Cumbria to encourage a diverse programme of arts, culture and entertainment. Its vision is to ensure that creative talent is valued, developed and supported with opportunities for all to engage actively with, and enjoy, the arts, local heritage and community life.
The Kirkgate Centre brings the best cultural, theatrical and entertainment events to Cumbria. From the best feature and documentary films to live streaming of top London shows, to local talent, heritage exhibitions, music, theatre, comedy and more, there is something for everyone.
In the historic Kirkgate Quarter of the Gem Town of Cockermouth, sitting on the edge of the Lake District National Park, the Kirkgate Centre is the perfect venue for special occasions, conferences, meetings, courses, exhibitions or private film screenings.
Kirkgate manages Arts Out West which stages performances in community venues from Furness to the Solway, ranging from nationally-recognised theatre companies to international musicians with events that are as much a social occasion as a performance. It is a member of the National Rural Touring Forum supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation.
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For more information:
Emma Heys 01900 829966 enquiries@thekirkgate.com www.kirkgateartsandheritage.org.uk
The Kirkgate Centre, Kirkgate, Cockermouth, CA13 9PJ