Charity aimed at using the power of film to tackle global homelessness. Enquiries to Homelessfilmfestival@gmail.com
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Our 2017 programme is now live! From 4 to 18 November at venues across England, Bilbao and Montreal! homelessfilmfestival.org
That's a wrap! Thanks to all the participants, venues, organisations, volunteers, filmmakers and audience members who have made the Homeless Film Festival 2017 so great!
Today we're @lifeshareuk #Manchester, running a #filmmaking workshop for homeless participants #HomelessFilmFestival2017
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Join us each day this week at 11am when we'll be screening a selection of #shorts as part of the @HomelessFilmFst - using #film as a way of highlighting and tackling homeless issues. Or Watch Live here leedsbigscreen.com/watch-liv…
Watch #WendyAndLucy tonight at @squarechapel #Halifax for #HomelessFilmFestival2017. Book tickets here: bit.ly/2zdkW0i
Check out what our patrons, Samantha Morton @samthesparrow Lenny Abrahamson @lennyabrahamson and Lemn Sissay @lemnsissay say about us! #HomelessFilmFestival #HFF2017 bit.ly/2hcmJsf
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Join us tonight for screenings as part of Homeless Film Festival – free and open to all, book: events.arts.ac.uk/event/2017… @HomelessFilmFst
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Great to support our friends again 👍 @HomelessFilmFst #docmedia2017 xitter.cf/docmediacentre/status/…
"That's the problem with do-gooding: in the end it's about the doer not the doee and you end up with doodoo." Mr Stink
Our short film programme is being shown by @ATSAmontreal also.
First time in Canada for the Homeless Film Festival! xitter.cf/With1V/status/92694937…
Join us for the 1st Canadian/US/UK Arts & Homelessness exchange @ATSAmontreal. Free events/talks 17 Nov in Montreal atsa.qc.ca/en/eu-2017-with-o…
1 in 200 people are homeless
307,000 people in temp accommodation or rough sleeping
3 in 10 cases due to end of private rented tenancy
Figures don't even include people 'sofa surfing' or staying in vulnerable situations to have a roof over their head
theguardian.com/society/2017…
Any teachers coming along to our schools event today, you could follow up on raising awareness with pupils by supporting the @Shelter #SlippersforShelter campaign xitter.cf/Shelter/status/9283509…
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Kensington and Chelsea have built 10 council-funded social homes since 1990. Last year we built just 1,000 govnt-funded social homes. That is why we have a homelessness and temporary accommodation crisis in this country
Mr Stink arrives @MancLibraries today for our first ever free children's event. We have chosen this engaging and heart warming tale to give children an opportunity to explore the very real issue of homelessness that they see in Manchester.
"It's a crisis; it's a human crisis" - @Shelter's @pollyn1 on the causes of homelessness xitter.cf/VictoriaLIVE/status/92…
"The Government should just unfreeze local housing allowance in the next budget so people can afford private rents" - @Shelter
Today! @davidwalliams' Mr Stink arrives for our first ever children's screening
librarylive.co.uk/event/home…
Tonight the #HFF2017 visits @UPPCinema. Come and watch the award-winning documentary #DarkDays @Dogwoof. Book tickets here: bit.ly/2zqWmqa
Can films drive action in the political space - can they create real change? #checkit Q&A
When your sole focus is survival today, there isn't time to think about the future & tomorrow #checkit Q&A