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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.
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.
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
Mon 17 Aug 2015
Find out about some of the fantastic films at Phoenix this month in our new 'Phoenix in 60 Seconds' video
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thu 2 Jul 2015
Phoenix is celebrating the life and work of film director Mike Leigh with a new one-day course on Saturday 11th July.
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Check out highlights from our July programme, featuring great kids' movies, special events, documentaries, and more.
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Are you interested in being a trustee of a charity? Phoenix is looking for up to three board members to add to our team.
Wed 3 Jun 2015
Chocolat author, Joanne Harris, will give a talk at Phoenix on Sun 7 June, 4pm
Wed 27 May 2015
A summer season of restored Polish Cinema masterpieces, organised and curated by Martin Scorsese.
Wed 27 May 2015
Learn the skills to step in front of the camera, with our short course 'Acting for Film Basics'.
Tue 28 Apr 2015
A heartbreakingly real portrayal of family relationships and the difficulty of controlling our emotions, Mommy is quite simply brilliant.
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Our latest art exhibition, The Fading Afterglow of Creation, brings together experimental, sensory-led pieces that analyse how we see ourselves in an increasingly technology-driven world.
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Love books or wish you read more? Phoenix is celebrating World Book Night on Thursday 23rd April by giving away free books to lapsed readers.
Wed 15 Apr 2015
Phoenix is showing a month of films from Xavier Dolan; one of the most uncompromising directors working in film today.