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HUGE thanks to all 32 venues for making our 30th Anniversary Festival so special!

Special thanks to The Mowlem for hosting events every day of the festival - incredible.

It’s been a whirlwind across Purbeck & Dorset, with amazing films, special guests, previews & events.

Thank you, one and all! ❤️
November 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Congrats to all the filmmakers that made the shortlist. Thanks to The Mowlem for hosting, @inspiredaub for supporting, the compere, judges & you for attending & voting. See our previous post for the winners!

Thanks to our volunteers incl. Bradley Toms for this incredible memory of the evening.
November 4, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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There’s still time to join us for our FINAL evening! Tickets available for a fantastic night celebrating short films at The Mowlem for the Purbeck Short Film Competition 2026!

Join the Shorts Social in The Showbar 5.30pm.

Don’t miss out zurl.co/3M8aN
November 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Our last day! Purbeck Shorts Film Comp - cornerstone of our Festival & a fav with our audience. Cinematography Forum - award-winning Director of Photography John Sorapure. Join us in The Mowlem Showbar for a relaxed social with local professionals. See you there!

Book now zurl.co/kFqL7
November 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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Olivia Colman marries a very well-built basket.

Wicker is in cinemas from today, and you can see it TONIGHT at The Mowlem.

🎟️ Book now: zurl.co/crhh0

#Wicker #TheMowlem #PurbeckFilm #FilmLovers #30thAnniversary
October 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - Purbeck Shorts Film Comp - cornerstone of our Festival & a fav with our audience. Cinematography Forum - award-winning Director of Photography John Sorapure. Join us in The Mowlem Showbar for a relaxed social with local professionals. See you there!

Book now zurl.co/1nZwh
October 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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We’re so excited to bring the Coen Brothers’ classic darkly comic crime masterpiece to the big screen - especially as it’s also celebrating its 30th anniversary! Unforgettable characters, wonderfully twisted humour & iconic moments.

Join us @ The Mowlem for a special screening. zurl.co/Ovtd2
October 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Experience this landmark of German Expressionism on the big screen, accompanied by a mesmerising live score by The Enchanted Cinema transforming this timeless tale into a truly hypnotic cinematic event. Don’t miss this special screening at The Mowlem zurl.co/S3iZD
#Faust #TheEnchantedCinema
October 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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A cracking family film adventure with Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit at The Mowlem. With FREE cheese (Gromit) & biscuits, kindly provided by our lovely friends at Jurassic Coast Farm Shop. 🎟️ Book here zurl.co/Ss7h0

Thanks too to DorsetMums for supporting our family films.
October 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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October 27th in Rory history:
1972 Mansura USA Kyrle's Club
1973 Sindelfingen DE Messehalle (📸 Franz Fischer)
1975 Cleveland USA Agora Theatre
1977 Hiroshima JP Yubin-Chokin Hall
1978 Copenhagen DK Tivoli Concert Hall
1979 Stockholm SE Konzerthuset
1992 Swanage GB Mowlem Theatre
October 27, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - Be one of the 1st to see Wicker @ The Mowlem. The Magic Faraway Tree @ Knoll House Hotel links to Enid Blyton - SOLD OUT! People’s Pick Fargo - also celebrating its 30th. Programmer’s Pick - Far from the Madding Crowd. All amazing films.
Book zurl.co/nSiYy
October 29, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Meet HEN - the unlikely star of this wonderfully bonkers, darkly funny & surprisingly moving film from director György Pálfi. A determined chicken. A whole lot of human drama & absolutely NO ordinary night at the cinema. You can catch Hen at The Mowlem TONIGHT!

Book now: zurl.co/Qon0g
October 29, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Something Wicker this way comes… and it’s arriving at The Mowlem on the day of release!
No spoilers, no waiting, just great cinema right here in Swanage! A huge thank you to The Black Swan Inn for kindly supporting this screening.

🎟️: zurl.co/ZH75i

#Wicker #PurbeckFilm #TheBlackSwanInn #TheMowlem
October 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Meet Professor Matthew Mowlem, founder and CTO of ClearWater Sensors. With over 20 years in ocean technology, Matt founded CWS in 2019 to bring lab-on-chip chemical sensing from research into real-world water monitoring.

clearwatersensors.com/about.html

#MeetTheTeam #OceanTechnology
A photo of Professor Matthew Mowlem on a plain white background, with the ClearWater Sensors logo in the top right hand corner.
October 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - Enjoy a free Purbeck Cider @ the Rex Gala showing the comedy DJ Ahmet. Enjoy the story of an escaped chicken with Hen @ The Mowlem . Back by popular demand is The Marching Band @ Church Knowle VH. A 2nd chance to catch The Blue Trail @ St Peter’s Church.  

Book: zurl.co/n2STg
October 28, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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🏆 WINNER OF THE PALME D’OR AT CANNES! 🎬

Don’t miss FJORD, showing tomorrow at The Mowlem! This is your chance to catch one of the year’s most talked-about films on the big screen.

🎟️: zurl.co/i20v8

#Fjord #PalmeDOr #CannesFilmFestival #TheMowlem #PurbeckFilm #Swanage #CinemaLovers #Dorset
October 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - We’re excited to have Director Rory Wilson & actress Meg Birley joining us for Terra @ The Corn Exchange, Dorch. The Palme d’Or winner, Fjord @ The Mowlem. The Late Shift at The Rex. Mother’s Pride & Creech Grange are sold out.  

Tickets: zurl.co/6Sw29

#PurbeckFilm #LoveFilm
October 27, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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PEOPLE’S PICKS: FARGO (1996)

Celebrating 30 years of the Coen Brothers’ darkly comic crime classic!

Frances McDormand shines in this twisted tale of crime, bad decisions and snowy consequences.

Catch it on the big screen at The Mowlem! 🎟️ zurl.co/Faeyx

#PurbeckFilm #Fargo #30thAnniversary
October 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - A great day of film! Have a jacket potato @ East Burton VH - The Christophers. Settle in for the long haul - Dr Zhivago @ The Mowlem. The Grand Prix winner, Minotaur, @ The Rex. Wuthering Heights @ Harmans Cross. Tuner SOLD OUT @ Isle of Purbeck Golf Club.
Tickets zurl.co/r2owk
October 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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Huge thanks to Eddy Pearce, Location Manager & Scout, for coming & sharing his insider wisdom & stories. Thanks to The Mowlem & the fantastic volunteers & our audience. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks to Bradley Toms for the memory.
Festival runs to 1 Nov: zurl.co/UApuX
October 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Experience the epic romance of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO on the big screen!

Join us at The Mowlem for this timeless classic, filled with passion, heartbreak & the unforgettable magic of cinema.

Find out more & book here: zurl.co/UxvIf

#DoctorZhivago #PurbeckFilm #ClassicCinema
October 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The London County Council’s Strand Underpass, opened in 1964 and created through the conversion of part of the former Kingsway tram tunnel. The work, undertaken by John Mowlem & Co., cost just over £1 million. Here is an LCC brochure marking its completion.
The cover is a black and white photo of cars driving through the brightly lit tunnel. The title is “LCC Strand Underpass” which is written across an orange banner. Photo credit: Uncredited Taken from: LCC Strand Underpass Published by: London County Council Date: Undated, but appears to be 1964 Two photos titled “works in progress”. The top photo features the tunnel lighting being installed. The bottom photo shows the tunnel being lined. Photo credit: Uncredited Taken from: LCC Strand Underpass Published by: London County Council Date: Undated, but appears to be 1964 A photo of the central wall of the old tramway tunnel being demolished, the weight now being carried by newly inserted structural beams spanning the width of the enlarged tunnel. Photo credit: Uncredited Taken from: LCC Strand Underpass Published by: London County Council Date: Undated, but appears to be 1964 A photo of the tunnel exit ramp onto Kingsway during the construction phase. Photo credit: Uncredited Taken from: LCC Strand Underpass Published by: London County Council Date: Undated, but appears to be 1964
October 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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🌈✨ Join us this Saturday at The Mowlem for a special matinee screening of Arco! A beautiful animated adventure for the big screen -the perfect way to spend your Saturday afternoon. Family tickets only £25 (2 adults+2children).
Thanks to Dorset Mums for supporting our family films.
🎟️: zurl.co/BGO3M
October 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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TOMORROW’S TREATS - Location scout, Eddy Pearce, at Sense & Sensibility - The Mowlem. Regional Premier - Calle Malaga - The Rex. Feel-good docudrama The Cycle of Love - LighthousePool. 500 Miles - Corfe Castle VH. Enjoy a hotpot at Coombe Keynes Church for I Swear.

Tickets zurl.co/4181d
October 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Join us @ The Mowlem for Just An Illusion - a heartwarming French comedy-drama full of charm, humour & nostalgia. Stay for FREE 80s DISCO! Dust off your dancing shoes & keep the good vibes going!
Can’t make it to Swanage? You can catch it on Sun 25 Oct @ Bridport Electric Palace.
🎟️: zurl.co/xMt2L
October 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM