Tuesday 16 April
8pm at the Omega Centre

King of Pigs (S. Korea 2011)

Dir Sang-ho Yeon | 1hr 37. | 

Cert 15

Haunted by their troubled childhoods, Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min reunite one evening and recall their school days spent attempting to avoid abuse by their classmates who relented only when made the subject of vicious attacks themselves.

Tuesday 23 April,

8pm at the Omega Centre

Argo (USA 2012)

Dir. Ben Affleck | 2hr | Cert 15

Based on true events, Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis-the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA "exfiltration" specialist named Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies. 

Tuesday 30 April,

8pm at the Omega Centre

I Wish (Japan 2011)

Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda | 2hr 8 | Cert PG

Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The brothers have been separated by their parents' divorce and Koichi's only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open, linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle that will improve their difficult lives. 

Tuesday 7 May

8pm at the Omega Centre

Untouchable. (France 2011)

Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano | 1hr 35 | Cert 15.

An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, The Intouchables has broken box office records in its native France and across Europe. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicap millionaire (Francois Cluzet) and his street smart ex-con caretaker (Omar Sy), The Intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common. 

Tuesday 14 May

8pm at the Omega Centre

No (Chile 2012)

Pablo Larrain | 1hr 58 | Cert 15

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free. 

Tuesday 21 May

8pm at the Omega Centre

Lore (Germany 2012)

Dir. Cate Shortland | 1hr 49 | Cert 12A

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents' actions. Led by the eldest sibling, 14-year old Lore, they set out on a harrowing journey across a devastated country to reach their grandmother in the north. After meeting the charismatic Thomas, a mysterious young refugee, Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of both hatred and desire as she must learn to trust the one person she has always been taught to hate in order to survive.

PFS GREEN FILM FESTIVAL

Friday 24 May

16.00pm  Omega Centre

EARTHLINGS (US 2005)

1hr 30 - Entry free

Writer/producer/director : Shaun Monson

This award winning film is the single most powerful, informative movie about society's treatment of animals.

17.30pm   Q&A session about the movie Earthlings with Dr. Diana Fleischman from the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth 

18:00pm at Omega Centre

Green Peace Short Films

Greenpeace Portsmouth Showcase for the Save the Arctic campaign - 30 min - Entry free Guest speaker: John Halliday from Greenpeace.

19.00   Green information stands, Fairtrade refreshments in Omega front Garden. Sponsored by Portsmouth Fairtrade and Portsmouth Greenpeace.

Opening this year's Green Film Festival, a selection of short films from Greenpeace, highlighting environmental concerns, this year with a focus on the threats faced by The Arctic and Antarctic.

20.00pm

Enough FOOD... If Short films about the campaign against world hunger. Kate Meakin from the Oxfam Activist team in London will introduce the film.

PLANEAT  (2011)

1hr 12 | No cert. | £3

The directors go on a journey to find out how what we eat affects not only our bodies but the whole planet. Directors Shelley Lee Davies and Or Shlomi examine the global struggle to eat a healthy, environmentally-sustainable diet. Backed by supporting evidence from scientists and health professionals, they present the theory that a heavily meat-based diet is not only detrimental to one's health, but to the planet as well.

Supported by PCAN.

www.portsmouthcan.co.uk

PFS GREEN FILM FESTIVAL

(Open Air Cinema)

Saturday 25 May

8:00pm at Victoria Park

Chasing Ice (12A) (US 2012)

 1hr 47 | ¬£3

Acclaimed National Geographic photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

Guest speaker: Dr Craig Storey, Principal Research Fellow, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth. Supported by Café Scientifique.

www.cafescientifique.org

POP-UP OPEN AIR CINEMA

Sunday 23 June

Doors open 8:30pm at the Hilsea Lido

Screening starts 9:30pm

Les Miserables (UK 2012)

Tom Hooper | 2hr 38 | Cert 12A

The world's longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper's sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo's epic tale. With international superstars and beloved songs including "I Dreamed a Dream," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More" and "On My Own".

Do bring folding chairs, blankets, and make sure to have something to wrap up warm of the weather is chilly.

Please check our website, facebook or twitter pages the day before if weather is poor and we will inform you of our alternative location.

In association with Portsmouth Festivities.  

www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk

POP-UP OPEN AIR CINEMA

Wednesday 26 June

Doors open 8:30pm at Southsea Castle

Screening starts 9:30pm

Django Unchained (US 2012)

Dir. Quentin Tarantino

2hr 45 | Cert 18

£5 in advance - £7 on the door

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz. Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles, dead or alive.

Do bring folding chairs, blankets, and make sure to have something to wrap up warm of the weather is chilly.

Please check our website, facebook or twitter pages the day before if weather is poor and we will inform you of our alternative location.

In association with Portsmouth Festivities 

www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk

Wednesday 7 July

6pm at the Omega Centre

Nine Muses (UK 2010)

Dir. John Akomfrah | 1hr 30 | Cert PG

Film by award-winning filmmaker John Akomfrah, part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from 1960 onwards. Introduced by Patti Gaal-Holmes. £5 or you can use your pass cards.