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Chudleigh Film Society’s season has now come to an end.

Thank you for your support.
The Fourth Season starts on Friday, 9th September.
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There will be a members’ only evening on Friday, 13th May when a series of shorts will be screened after the AGM.
The Woodway Room, Woodway Street, 7pm
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• We now have 50 comfortable chairs.

On Friday, 10th September we launched our third season with a screening of ‘Moulin Rouge!’ after cracking open the champagne to celebrate having our very own screen, equipment and comfortable chairs. We are grateful to the Big Lottery Fund and Devon Community Foundation for providing the finance.

While we toasted our good fortune and nibbled canapés, we watched another entertaining promotional film made by the Society for the evening’s sponsors: Old Pottery Court.

The following evening was our first screening on a Saturday. Sponsors for ‘Mamma Mia!’ were Fido Sassoon, and the audience were enthralled to watch the film of a spaniel and a Westie going through their beauty routine at the hands of the skilled & caring mother and daughter team. After singing along with the film, a small group stayed on to prolong the evening and dance to the old Abba favourites.

The last film of the weekend, on Sunday afternoon, was the Oscar winning animation from last year – ‘Up’. It turned out to be a glorious, sunny day and the Swimming Pool was opened for an extra session, so there were actually more adults than children in the audience. But it is one of those films that Hollywood is so good at now – it appeals to all ages. Instead of a business, the sponsor for this was a supportive individual, so instead of a promotion there was another chance to see the Animations and Shorts made by Chudleigh Primary & Teign Schools.
 Having just watched a film about a house being lifted off by balloons, and carrying it to adventures in South America, all the children took home celebration balloons as a memento.

The weekend was our first attempt at offering three films on consecutive days and we were pleased that we could welcome a number of first timers and some new members. We could also spread the word that now that we have our own equipment, CFS can offer any club, business or individual a screening of their choice.