Venue : The Screen
Time : 8:30pm
Tickets : £6.50 / £5.00 from The Screen

Opening Gala
Official welcome - first screening.

Film: Zidane, Un Portrait du 21e Siècle (2006), France Glorious in its simplicity, this work of art was created by Turner Prize-winning Scot Douglas Gordon and Frenchman Philippe Parreno. The film was shot on 17 cameras trained solely on footballer Zinedine Zidane over the course of a single match between Real Madrid and Villareal. Superbly edited, with music by Scottish band Mogwai and with "voice-over" text by Zidane himself, this is a unique and brilliant study of a footballing legend.

Venue : Wessex Film & Sound Archive
Time : 1:00pm
Tickets : Free entry (no tickets)

Two Archive Films: Presented by David Lee
David Lee, manager of Wessex Film & Sound Archive, presents two 30-minute films of considerable local interest. "THE LEGEND OF THE TICHBORNE DOLE" is a silent film from 1925 about a centuries-old local ceremony and the legend of its origin. "WINCHESTER" is a film showing a fascinating snapshot of Winchester from the mid 1970s - when, amongst other things, Winchester Film Society was born!

Venue : Peter Symonds College
Time : 8:00pm
Tickets : £3.50 from WFS

Shorts: 3 short films by Peter Symonds students

Film: McLibel (2005), UK
Inspiring, alarming and sometimes hilarious documentary charting the story of how fast-food giant McDonald's took on two ordinary protestors in the courts - and got a lot more than they bargained for!

Venue : The Guildhall, Winchester
Tickets : £3.50 per film from WFS

Theme: "The ones that got away"
Acclaimed world cinema films which never got a UK distribution.
 

Time : 4:00pm
Film: Max and Mona (2004), South Africa
A little gem that marks writer/director Teddy Mattera as a serious talent to watch. Max and Mona presents South African contemporary life through the droll and eventful journeys of Max Bua, a 19-year-old village bumpkin who has an extraordinary talent for crying at funerals. Max wants to pursue a medical degree in Johannesburg, but is hampered by a goat - and that's only the start of his troubles!
A zany combination of love, tears, death and comedy.

Time : 6:00pm
Film: Joint Security Area (2000), South Korea
A huge box office hit in its native South Korea, this is a mature and emotionally resonant military drama from the director of Old Boy. The story centers on a modern-day cross-border incident in the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea - a flashpoint of North-South tensions over the past five decades. Beautifully photographed, lavishly produced, and with a moving human story at its core, this is an excellent example of the 'Korean New Wave'.

Time : 8:30pm
Film: The Tracker (2002), Australia
Set in the Australian outback in 1922, this is an absorbing tale of racism, justice and retribution. The setting resembles a western but the feel is more like a fable. The brutal acts of violence, central to the story, are filtered through a mixture of songs and primitive paintings. The harsh racism is offset with edgy humour and a mesmerising performance by David Gulpilil as the enigmatic tracker. The performances are powerful and the shifting balance of power, interspersed with moments of great suspense, is fascinating to watch.

Venue : The Tower Arts Centre
Tickets : £3.50 per film from The Tower

Theme: "The music and the madness"
Eye-opening views into the fascinating, frequently insane world of the music business.

Time : 1:15pm
Film: Glastonbury (2006), UK
In 1970 Michael Eavis opened his 150-acre farm to 1,500 people each paying £1 to watch a handful of pop and folk stars perform over the summer-solstice weekend. With that the Glastonbury Festival was born. It is now the longest running and most popular music and arts festival in history. Julien Temple's enjoyable documentary-collage is a fascinating look at the festival's history, full of odd isolated moments which are often hilarious.

Time : 4:00pm
Short: The Collector (17mins)
Introduced by the director, Lorne Guy.

Venue : The Screen
Time : 8:30pm
Tickets : £6.50 / £5.00 from The Screen

Closing Gala
Official close of the festival - final screening.

Film: Man Push Cart (2006), USA
Shot in less than three weeks, on a small budget, this is a small-scale film about a Pakistani immigrant in New York City who was a successful rock star in his own country but who now survives by selling coffee and bagels from a push cart. A beautifully executed film with stunning cinematography and a wonderful performance by Ahmad Ravzi in the lead role, this film has gained terrific reviews at several major international film festivals.