Film festival tunes into Bay watch
Whitley Bay will become the epicentre of international film and TV later this month.
Inspired by the HBO show ‘Madmen’, Northern Lights will kick start the 2010 festival with an afternoon dedicated to the role of advertising in TV, and the seaside town of Whitley Bay has been selected as the prime location.
Tim Allison, producer of the project, said: “We’re curious about how advertising and TV work together, the people and the places, the fusion and frictions.
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Evolution line-up announced
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Theatre Royal unveils restoration plans
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TV entrepreneurs ‘skew’ business perceptions
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North East stories told at Hancock
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North East streets face the public vote
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