The Celludroid Film Festival at the Labia Theatre

Watch out-of-this-world sci-fi, fantasy and anime movies at the Mother City’s oldest independent cinema

Calling all sci-fi and fantasy geeks to suit up and get prepared for the annual Celludroid Film Festival. This other-worldly movie marathon beams onto the screens at Cape Town’s historic Labia Theatre from Friday, 30 August to Thursday, 5 September 2013.

What to expect at the 2013 Celludroid Film Festival

The fifth chapter of this yearly audiovisual affair puts rare, special edition films on the big screen, offering a thrilling mash-up of fascinating and far-out movies, documentaries and short films in the fields of sci-fi, fantasy and anime. Aside from showing reels you’ll likely never see anywhere else, this alternative festival offers doting cinephiles the right to boast about being the first to watch Mzansi’s big screen premieres.

At the fair, you can feast your eyes on a must-see documentary-style take on H.G. Wells's classic novel “The War of the Worlds” or take in the gripping tale of a lost space traveller in “The Cosmonaut”. What’s more, South African-born director Richard Stanley presents his latest mysterious documentary, “The Otherworld” (“L'Autre Monde”).

From movies touching on cataclysmic prophecies and deadly contagions to a range of short flicks, the assortment of sci-fi screenings offer movie-goers alternative viewing material as opposed to run-of-the-mill, special effects-laden blockbusters.

Also, don’t miss out on the great giveaways in store. Audience members can walk away with Velocity graphic novels and PS3 copies of the recently launched Deadpool video game.

Line-up for the 2013 Celludroid Film Festival

Tickets to the 2013 Celludroid Film Festival

Tickets are available via Quicket.co.za and at the Labia Theatre ticket office and cost R35p/p (excludes online booking fee) for each screening.

About Flamedrop Productions

Brought to you by Flamedrop Productions, the Celludroid Film Festival was established in 2009 in an attempt to fill the cinematic cultural gap. Organisers scour the globe’s film reels for only the best in rare, classic and new movies that push the boundaries and defy the mould of mainstream films. Aside from this festival, be sure not to miss out on the company’s other great film festivals taking place throughout the year, namely the Halloween Horrorfest, X Fest Extreme Film Festival, the Sound on Screen Film Festival, Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival and Cinemaniacs special theatrical events.

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by Meagan Hamman
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