Blog Articles Archive - Page 11 of 29

Blog / Cinema / Event

Descendent of Leicester suffragette explores family history

Tue 13 Oct 2015

Peter Barratt, descendent of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins, delivered a talk at Phoenix about his family history before screenings of the new film 'Suffragette'.

Blog / Cinema / Event

Commentary II: The Return of the Live Event

Tue 13 Oct 2015

The media-mashing event Commentary returns: live actors, comedians and poets interact with films and animations on screen. Find out more about its second instalment.

Cinema / Festivals

Phoenix celebrates the humble VHS

Tue 22 Sep 2015

A special evening to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the now defunct VHS videotape on Sunday 27th September, as part of cult film festival Scalarama.

Cinema

Phoenix in 60 Seconds: September Edition

Fri 11 Sep 2015

Find out what's hot in the Phoenix film programme in September - check out our monthly 'Phoenix in 60 Seconds' highlights video.

Cinema / Family

Your 'Top Family Film' Poll Results Are In

Thu 3 Sep 2015

We asked you to share with us your favourite family film of all time, and we'll organise a special screening later this year.

Blog / Cinema

Local film brings opportunities to Leicester youth

Mon 24 Aug 2015

Young entrepreneurs Sohail and Shahid met as crewmembers on the set of A Dozen Summers, a Leicester-made film debuting at Phoenix this month, and have been working together ever since.

Blog / Cinema / Event / Festivals

What is The Short Cinema Festival?

Mon 24 Aug 2015

Alexzandra Jackson, Director of The Short Cinema, talks to us about the planning that goes into a festival, and the benefits for filmmakers that film festivals provide.

Art / Blog / Learn

Phoenix Interact Labs' Sean Clark shortlisted for Digital Hero Award

Tue 18 Aug 2015

Sean Clark, director of Phoenix Interact Labs talks about being shortlisted as a Talk Talk Digital Hero and what it could mean for our creative technology studio

Blog / Cinema

Phoenix in 60 Seconds: August Edition

Mon 17 Aug 2015

Find out about some of the fantastic films at Phoenix this month in our new 'Phoenix in 60 Seconds' video

Art / Blog

How We Sound: Mateus Domingos on his new work for the Phoenix Café Bar

Fri 14 Aug 2015

Artist Mateus Domingos discusses his new work 'How We Sound (Hearing Voices)' showing in the Café Bar as part of Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s

Art / Blog

Shout Out! A look at our latest exhibition

Wed 12 Aug 2015

De Montfort University Frontrunner Cassie Brummitt explores the history behind our latest exhibition - Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s

Art / Blog / Cinema / Event

Behind the scenes on Commentary

Tue 28 Jul 2015

Dave McGuckin writes about his upcoming show, Commentary, where live performance interacts with film and digital art to create a multimedia mash-up like you've never seen before.

Art / Blog

Q&A with Leicester artist Jack Squires

Tue 28 Jul 2015

Jack Squires, recent curator of an exhibition at the Phoenix Cube Gallery, gives some insight into his experiences as an emerging artist in Leicester.

Blog / Café Bar

The Phoenix Garden Makeover

Tue 21 Jul 2015

Did you know the Café Bar uses herbs and veggies straight from our garden? Our gardeners reveal what they've been planting & offer some great gardening tips.

Art / Blog / Event

Blog - "Both Sides Now 2": Artists’ Reflections of Hong Kong

Thu 9 Jul 2015

The one-off "Both Sides Now" event presented artists' films that reflect on the sociopolitical climate of Hong Kong, following a year of civil unrest.

Blog

Phoenix Spotlight: Kenton Hall on Filmmaking in Leicester

Tue 7 Jul 2015

Kenton Hall works with Phoenix to produce & direct films. He shares his filmmaking experiences, plus his tips for how to get involved in filmmaking in Leicester.