Love Is Film Festival Weekend Pass Plus Journalism Basics Workshop

Ever thought it would be fun to be a film critic or a journalist?

In this informative workshop (plus full festival access),the journalist, writer, storyteller and educator, Jamie White, shares the basics of written journalism. Jamie will also help you set up a simple online page to publish your work before setting you loose on the Love Is Film Festival to practise your new skills in a no-pressure, fun environment.

The workshop runs from 10am-4pm on Thursday 23rd April and then the main festival programme runs from 24th-26th April. The main festival programme is listed in the agenda below.

This Festival Pass Plus gives you access to the basics of journalism workshop, plus all 3 days of screenings and events at the festival*, so you can put some of your skills into action, or just enjoy the festival as a whole. This is about having fun and learning something new at the same time.

This experience will provide the time, space and the content to practise being a journalist for the weekend, and at the end of it you wil have created online articles to get your new page going. Who knows, you may find your new calling.

The Festival Pass Plus is open to over 18's only. If you cannot commit to the entire festival, don't worry, we all have lives; after the workshop you can dip in and out as it suits you, and we're sure you'll find lots of inspiration from the experience.

To purchase a Festival Pass without the basic journalism workshop see the Love is Film Festival Weekend Pass, giving you access to all screenings and events* from Friday - Sunday. Individual single event tickets are also available for screenings.

*excluding the childrens events

Info: Starring Rhys Ifans and a pre-James Bond Daniel Craig. The festival starts with a bang...well, a very slow hot air ballon disaster. This story of misplaced affection is written by novelist Ian McEwan and directed by Roger Michell of Notting Hill fame, though is far away from a rom-com.

Info: Join the Swansea based film collective Film Abertawe for an informal networking session. Hear about how they are building local foundations for filmmakers and meet other industry people attending the festival.

Info: Our specially selected programme of short films from Wales and around the world, showcasing the lighter side of love. This programme is sure to leave you with a tingle.

Info: Love isn't all love hearts and roses, that's for sure. The Heartbreakers programme explores the darker side of emotional attachment across a handpicked selection of short films.

Info: The all-time classic romance film, often quoted, and still a riveting watch. We'll be screening the film in our leafy courtyard here at Urban HQ. Bergman and Bogart are amazing in this wistful thriller. "Here's looking at you, kid". -- This event may be moved inside if the weather is unsafe for an outdoor screening --

Info: Heartstopping filmmaking at it’s best. A tale of unrequited love which sits high up in the 'best of' charts. Shot by maverick cinematographer Christopher Doyle under the meticulous direction of Wong Kar Wai, from the second the film was released in 2000 it felt like it was already a classic.

Info: Our specially selected programme of short films from Wales and around the world, showcasing the lighter side of love. This programme is sure to leave you with a tingle.

Info: With the recent release of Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague about the making of this Jean-Luc Godard classic, take your chance to see the original starring Jean Seaberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo, it is the epitome of French cool.

Info: Love isn't all hearts and roses, that's for sure. The Heartbreakers programme explores the darker side of emotional attachment across a handpicked selection of short films.

Info: This epic coming of age story follows Adele (Adèle Exarchopoulos) in her early adulthood and her first love experiences with Emma (Lea Seydoux). Both actresses were hailed for their bare-bones performances in this millenial love story.

Info: Well known actor and local to Swansea Sion Tudor Owen has turned his attention to writing, producing, directing and acting in his own films, and so we present the short film trilogy Dark Tales from Wales.

Info: Open to all. We hope to feel the love in the air at the festival party in the Urban HQ cafe/bar. Another chance to mingle and meet fellow film-lovers and festival-goers

Info: Our specially selected programme of short films from Wales and around the world, showcasing the lighter side of love. This programme is sure to leave you with a tingle

Info: Love isn't all love hearts and roses, that's for sure. The Heartbreakers programme explores the darker side of emotional attachment across a handpicked selection of short films.

Info: Directed by Cardiff filmmaker Rachel Dax. A heartwarming closer for the Love Is Film Festival which is all about community and creating spaces for love , when 3000 Lesbians attend the celebratory York Lesbian Arts Festival. It is impossible not to smile when watching this documentary.

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