The schedule for the STARBURST MediaCity Festival – being held at The Landing at MediaCityUK on March 16th and 17th has been published so you can plan what films you want to take in over the two packed days!

Friday March 16th

Room 1

17.30 A BOY AND HIS DOG

19.15 SURPRISE FILM

21.15 Festival Introduction

21.25 Tom Paton introduces his film REDWOOD

Room 2

18.00 Short Films: DOLL / HELLS BELLS / FTL

18.50 THE GATEHOUSE

21.00 Film Gutter: Jörg Buttgereit in conversation + NEKROMANTIK

23.20 Film Gutter: REVISITING MELANCHOLIE DER ENGEL

Room 3

18.30 HOUNDS OF LOVE

Saturday March 17th

Room 1

10.00 BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS

12.00 The Battle for Bond with Rob Sellers

12.45 The Sound of Bond with Gas Music

13.00 THUNDERBALL

15.15 Short Film: SEARCH/DESTROY: A STRONTIUM DOG FAN FILM

15.40 Short Film: CONNIE

16.05 Short Film: BLOOD SHED

16.30 TREMORS

18.15 PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

20.00 One Man Bond with Brian Gorman

21.30 STARBURST FANTASY AWARDS

22.15 After Party

Room 2

10.30 CHARISMATA

12.15 WORKING LATE with exclusive footage from the feature film version of POLTERHEIST

13.00 THE HOUSE OF SCREAMING DEATH

15.05 Short Film: SALIENT MINUS TEN

15.45 TORMENT

17.30 THE CHILD REMAINS

19.45 Film Gutter: YOUR FLESH, YOUR CURSE (UK Premiere)

22.30 Film Gutter: AMERICAN GUINEA PIG: SONG OF SOLOMON (UK Premiere)

Room 3

10.00 THE HUMANOID

12.00 KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS

14.00 KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE

15.45 Short Film: ECHOES OF THE PASSED

16.10 Short Film: TOLL BOOTH

16.20 Short Film: THE DOG WALKER

16.25 SWINGS & ROUNDABOUTS

16.35 THALAMOS

17.05 A WELCOMING PLACE

17.35 BRAGGING RIGHTS!

17.45 THE STAY

18.00 DEAD MEET

Room 4

11.45 SILENT RUNNING

13.30 ALTERED STATES

15.45 GATTACA

17.45 EVENT HORIZON

19.30 THE GREASY STRANGLER

Director Jörg Buttgereit will be meeting fans* during the day

The Breakout Bar (on floor 6 by Room 4), will be hosting two live shows:

13.30 BRAVE NEW WORDS. Ed Fortune and friends will be talking books in a live version of their popular weekly podcast.

16.00 STARBURST Radio Live. Mike Royce, Martin Unsworth, and Kris Heys will be talking nonsense in this Jägerwater-fuelled live edition of their award-winning radio show and podcast.

You can find full details of the films and shorts at www.starburstfilmfest.co.uk. The event has been sold out for a while and we’re looking forward to welcoming you for two days of mayhem and cult entertainment!

We reserve the right to alter or amend the schedule at any time. Changes will be posted on the day if needs be. Guests appear subject to work commitments. *Guests may be charging for autographs or photographs at their discretion.

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