Stars ready to shine at city’s International Film Festival

The stars will be out in Leeds this week as the cast and director of the latest adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights will be special guests at the gala screening.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Nov 2011, 06:00 BST

It will open the Leeds International Film Festival and a giant banner has gone up across the front of Leeds Town Hall with an image from Wuthering Heights on it to celebrate the festival’s 25th anniversary.

The much-anticipated new version of the classic novel set in Yorkshire and filmed on the North Yorkshire Moors has overtaken The King’s Speech as the fastest-selling film in the history of the festival which opens on Thursday and runs until November 20.

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Bafta-winning director Andrea Arnold will be joined by Leeds actor James Howson and others who will attend the opening gala screening at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday night.

The event signals the start of the UK’s biggest film festival held outside London, which features over 300 films from around the world shown over 18 days.

The festival will also feature an appearance by comedian, writer and television star Paul Merton presenting a night devoted to silent film comedy genius at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday, November 9.

Tickets are on sale online at www.leedsfilm.com or by calling 0113 224 3801.

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