We were interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield on the morning of the event over at Handmade Cinema HQ:
We were also fortunate enough to receive some lovely articles in the Sheffield Telegraph and Sheffield Star.
Sheffield Star:
Community cinema launched in city suburb
A community cinema is due to be launched in Sheffield with an interactive screening of Disney’s The Aristocats.
Handmade Cinema, which has been set up by Ellie Ragdale, is run solely by young people for the benefit of families.
Ellie, aged 24, who received funding from O2 to help kickstart her project, said: “We will get local children and families involved in creating the cinema through building sets in workshops, and on the night everyone dresses up for a really exciting experience.
“I hope to establish Handmade Cinema as Sheffield’s number one children’s interactive film club.”
Cinemagoers are being asked to dress in cat costumes for the inaugural screening, which takes place on Saturday, November 23, at 4pm in the Old Junior School in Southview Road, Sharrow.
Tickets cost £2.50 per adult and £1.50 per child.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/community-cinema-launched-in-city-suburb-1-6251603
Aristocats launch community cinema
A community cinema is due to be launched in Sheffield with an interactive screening of Disney's The Aristocats.
Handmade Cinema, which has been set up by Sheffield-based Ellie Ragdale, is run solely by young people for the benefit of families in the city.
Ellie, 24, who received funding from O2 Think Bigger and mentoring from somewhereto_ to help kick-start her project, said: "This project is unique because we will get local children and families involved in creating the cinema through building sets in workshops, and on the night everyone dresses up for a really exciting experience.
"I hope to establish Handmade Cinema as Sheffield's number one children's interactive film club."
Cinemagoers are being asked to dress in cat costumes for the inaugural screening, which takes place on November 23 from 4pm at the Old Junior School in Southview Road, Sharrow.
There will be a live jazz band, French cuisine and cat painting on the day, while artists will hold free workshops in schools and community groups before the event to create the set for the screening.
Tickets cost £2.50 per adult and £1.50 per child. Booking is not required.
Sheffield Telegraph:
It’s cool for cats in Sharrow
Film school graduate Ellie Ragdale, 24, despaired of finding work in the creative industries and returned to her home city and decided to set something up for herself and friends.
The result is Handmade Cinema, a community cinema project for local families, which is organising its first interactive screening – of The Aristocats – on Saturday from 4pm at the Old Junior School in Sharrow.
Audiences are invited to dress in cat costumes to see Disney’s 1970 animated tale of feline love in 1910 Paris and to soak up the Parisian atmosphere with a live jazz band, cat face painting and French cuisine,
Ellie got the idea for Handmade after visiting the British Federation of Film Societies’ roadshow at the Showroom and then hooked up with somewhereto_, the Lottery-funded mentoring service for 16-25 year olds providing access to free space - in this case the Old School at Sharrow.
“In the future I would like to do films in other site specific locations which would tie into the film itself,” says Ellie, “and I am now exploring opportunities for further funding.”
Nether Edge Neighborhood Group:
'Aristocats' launch Handmade Cinema
Sheffield-based Ellie Ragdale, 24, is about to achieve her dream – to run her own community cinema. With support and mentoring from somewhereto_, Ellie has secured funding from O2 Think Bigger and the use of the Old Junior School in Sharrow for the first immersive film screening by her new project, Handmade Cinema, on Saturday 23rd November 4pm-7pm.
somewhereto_ is a UK-wide, free service providing opportunities for 16-25 year olds to access free space to do the things they love and supports them to make their ideas, activities and enterprises happen. somewhereto_ received a £7m grant from the Big Lottery Fund to support its UK-wide expansion to 2016.
Handmade Cinema is being run solely by young people, for the benefit of local families. Ellie said “This project is unique because we will get local children and families involved in creating the cinema through building sets in workshops, and on the night everyone dresses up for a really exciting experience. I hope to establish Handmade Cinema as Sheffield's number one children's interactive film club”.
Handmade Cinema will hold its first interactive screening of Disney’s The Aristocats in partnership with somewhereto_ on Saturday 23rd November between 4-7pm at the Old Junior School, Southview Road, Sharrow. The public is invited to dress in their finest cat costumes and soak up the Parisian atmosphere with a live jazz band, cat face painting and French cuisine. The event will be charged at £1.50 per child and £2.50 per adult. Booking is not required and entry will be on a first come first served basis so make sure to arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Prior to the event professional artists will be holding free workshops in local schools and community groups to create the set for the screening. They will be working with children to create gigantic replicas of Parisian buildings and fun cut outs of jazz instruments. Handmade Cinema will be running a free public workshop at Highfield's Adventure Playground on Saturday 9th November for local families, no booking required.
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