The next The Neighbourhood Watch is on Wednesday, 30th of November.

The Neighbourhood Watch is a monthly open-mic film night. Hosted at Vivid, it takes place from 7pm on the last Wednesday of each month. Anyone can screen a film so long as it loosely fits the following criteria. There aren’t that many – honest – and given our love for bending and breaking rules we stress that these are but guidelines.

1) We suggest films be no longer than five minutes.
2) Films must be have been made quite recently. Let’s say within the last six months.
3) Any genre of film shall be accepted, provided all rights to screen are owned by the filmmaker.
4) Slots shall be filled on a delightfully clichéd first-come-first-served basis. Film makers must register their submission before the night by emailing contact@theneighbourhood.org. We usually close a week before, but the reality is that its when all slots are filled. When we’ve filled the one month, we’ll start to collect for the next
5) All film makers must attend. We ask that they bring their films on the night on a playable and tested DVD. If said DVD could be rendered in 16:9 aspect ratio (pillarboxed if necessary) our lives become infinitely better.
6) The order in which films are screened shall be selected at random, from an oversized hat. Or a bag, it depends really.

Following the shorts, a specially selected mini-feature will be screened to crown the evening. We’d like to thank all who have suggested films to fill this spot, but a special thanks must go to Kino 10 for the ongoing support and assistance with this.

Admission is charged at £2 and includes popcorn and a drink. Doors open at 7, and films will kick off at around 7.30. Feel free to bring your own refreshments (and a bottle opener) as these events are run unlicensed.