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Date and time: Thursday 16 October 2025, 18.00–20.00

Location: Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth

Moving Images is the first iteration of Aspect Ratio, the annual screening of graduate work by students of the MA Film Practice (Online) with Arts University Bournemouth (AUB).

Encompassing narrative fiction, artists' moving image, biographical and experimental film, the works shown in this screening have been made by students from throughout the UK and across the globe.

Taking place at the beautiful Palace Court Theatre, this free event is open to the public and will feature the work of eight of the first students to graduate from MA Film Practice (Online) with AUB.

Booking information coming soon.

Film still of a woman looking serious, holding a large orange coffee mug in one hand, kitchen cabinets and a large white wall behind her in the dark background.

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Person wearing white motorcycle helmet with visor, black jacket, standing on dirt path with green fields and blue sky behind.

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Two grayscale images side by side showing dark tree silhouettes against light sky with vertical scratches and film grain texture.

Film still of a small wooden shack or shed. Subtitles along the bottom read "my father is quite confident in front of the camera, and I seek the catharsis of my thoughts in his silence..."

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Spanning narrative fiction, documentary, artist moving image and biographical reflection, eight short films will be screened in the theatre auditorium by:

Peter Kertesz (Slovakia/Taiwan)
Maria Giovanna Colabianchi (Italy/UK)
Farid Huseynli (Azerbaijan/UK)
Fidel Rodriguez (USA)
Kay Stocks (UK)
Kyla Rosselli (Switzerland)
Kingsley Fernando (Nigeria/UK)

There will also be an abstract three-channel moving image work by artist and filmmaker Patricia Smith (UK), which will be in the Club Room of the Palace Court. The audience will be able to view the installation both during the event's interval and at the end of the auditorium screening.

Please note: the bar will be open for drinks.

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Palace Court Theatre

Hinton Road, Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 2EN
United Kingdom

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About MA Film Practice (Online) at AUB

The MA Film Practice (Online) course at AUB integrates filmmaking and theory through intensive online study. This Master’s degree offers students an opportunity to develop and realise their creative ambitions while exploring moving image in the context of an international learning community that foregrounds peer feedback and research driven experimentation.

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