Litfest Lancaster's Literature Festival, hosted by the Dukes annually in November

Nuffield Theatre A range of exciting contemporary performance from the North West, the UK and abroad at Lancaster University's campus theatre. Open to all.

www.lancasterconcerts.co.uk Home of Lancaster's International Concerts Series

Lytham Film Society Lytham Film Society - Go on - Join!!!!

Oxen Park Cinema Club "One of the few mobile film societies in Cumbria and certainly the best equipped."

www.earlyblues.com Our purpose is to broaden the awareness and understanding of the origins of blues music and also to encourage and support live blues music, particularly in the North of England (where most of us live) and the Midlands (Middle England).

www.bffs.co.uk Homepage of the British Federation of Film Societies

lancaster.gov.uk The Lancaster City portal website containing the latest news, weather, events, jobs, travel information, maps, pictures, and accommodation information for the Lancaster, Morecambe and Lune Valley

www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk News and events brought to you by the publishers of the Westmorland Gazette

www.nw4u.co.uk Search engine and directory for the North West. Shopping, entertainment, classified, jobs, food & drink and more.

http://www.englandguide.co.uk Explore England and visit places of natural beauty, historical importance and world renowned British architecture

www.culture.info Free knowledge bank and platform for creativity, covering all areas of culture - including music, theatre, film, visual arts, crafts, museums, heritage, media, writing, hobbies, collecting and sport - providing access to the widest possible range of cultural organisations, creative individuals, what's on information, facts and even trivia

redrosecounty.info - your source of Lancashire information - an interactive community site for Lancashire with news, events, forums, picture gallery and much more

Lancaster Directory - searchable directory for local businesses and organisations located in Lancaster that be often be overlooked by the larger UK search directories.

LAWM - a DIY music promoting collective in Lancaster who put interesting and different music nights.
 

Business

Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry

Cat-Box ltd is a software engineering and web application company based in Lancaster, England.

Studio Arts Lancaster - Art Materials, Gallery, Publishers and Web Site Designers

www.alcove.org Alternative conference venues in Lancashire - offers unusual and distinctive locations for conferences, meetings and training courses in some of the Red Rose county's most spectacular locations.

 LMC Business - offers flexible training providing short intensive courses, customised training and specialist Consultancy services to meet the needs of businesses.

Tourism

www.lakesUk.com Tourist information for the UK Lake District, maps, accommodation, discusion forum

www.visitlancaster.co.uk Official online visitor guide to the Historic City of Lancaster, an ideal choice for a holiday or shortbreak. This website contains accommodation, attraction and event listings for Lancaster and the wider district that also incorporates the seaside resort of Morecambe and the Lune Valley. All accomodation has been inspected by the English Tourism Council, AA or RAC

www.visitmorecambe.co.uk Official online visitor guide to the Seaside Resort of Morecambe. Morecambe is famous for its fabulous sunsets and stunning views across the bay to the Lake District. Here you will find all the attractions of a traditional seaside town, with five miles of promenade ideal for a walk along the seafront to take in the views

www.lancashiretourism.com A warm welcome awaits you in the colourful county of Lancashire - the right choice at the right price

www.nwtourism.net The website for the tourism industry in England's North West

www.williamsonpark.com Lancaster's beautiful park and home of the imposing Ashton Memorial, the Butterfly & Minibeast Houses, Williamson Park is the setting for the Dukes annual summer performances

Theatre & Film Industry

Theatrical Management Association The industry body and main support network for theatre managers in the UK.

National Campaign for the Arts The NCA represents audience members and arts supporters as well as artists themselves. Almost a thousand individuals belong to the campaign. Join here!

www.iti-worldwide.org The International Theatre Institute (ITI), an international non-governmental organization (NGO) was founded in Prague in 1948 by UNESCO and the international theatre community. The ITI promotes World Theatre Day.

Theatrenet.com The premier UK theatre web site with news, info and special offers.

The British Film Institute The bfi is the UK's national body for film television and the moving image, comprising collections and archives, cinema exhibition and education

North West Vision The media development agency for the North West of England.

The Film Council The Film Council was set up to work with the public and private sector to make film an essential part of the UK's creative economy and to create the environment for a sustainable and vibrant film culture.

Low Fold Audio Professional Audio - hire, sales, installation and pro recording, based at Shireshead, Lancashire

Education

Film Education Sites

Screen Online This British Film Institute online resource is the definitive guide to Britain’s film and TV history.  The site represents to rich diversity of Britain’s film and television traditions from the 1890s to the present day.   It also explores lesser known but equally fascinating work neglected elsewhere.

Film Education  Since 1985, Film Education has been developing the range of its publications and services to respond to the growing importance of Media Education in the National Curriculum and to meet the increasing demand for current educational material on film and film making.  In supporting teachers, Film Education gives pupils the opportunity to analyse and evaluate not only film but also a wide range of Media.  In addition to providing free educational materials, Film Education organises training courses, conferences, workshops, seminars and events including National Schools Film Week.

Film Street  Film Street is designed to unlock imaginations, introduce the joys of film and encourage creative expression through filmmaking. Their aim is to inspire and excite young children to engage with film so that they become the filmmakers and cinema audiences of the future.  Their website is designed to entertain and engage children and to provide easy routes into film for teaching and enjoyment both in school and at home.

Lancaster University Department of Cultural Research The Institute for Cultural Research (ICR) is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and provides a home for the interdisciplinary study of culture, media, film and American Studies at Lancaster University.

Live Wire  LiveWire is a Cornerhouse education project for 14 to 18 year olds who want to get creative and work with experienced artists and filmmakers. Film, art and multi-technology projects and events run throughout the year and are free.

LMC Performing Arts, Music, Film & TV Courses - Do you crave the spotlight? If you have always dreamed of working in the music, film, TV or live performance industries these courses at Lancaster and Morecambe College will provide you with the technical knowledge and practical experience to make the most of your talents.

Women and Film Sites

Bird’s Eye View  Film is the most powerful medium of our time, but only 7% of directors are women. Birds Eye View brings you the new generation of talented women filmmakers from across the globe.  Through London-based festivals and UK touring programmes, they entertain audiences with excellent and innovative films - shorts, features and documentaries.  Through their educational programmes they inspire the next generation, in all their diversity, to bring a fresh and exciting future to our screens.

Women Make Movies  Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women

Archive Film

North West Film Archive The North West Film Archive is Britain's largest public collection outside London. The Archive was set up in 1977 and is the professionally recognised home for moving images made in or about Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire. The region's position at the forefront of industrialisation is reflected in the Archive's Collection which is a powerful record of modern urban society.

Movie Tone British Movietonews is one of the world’s largest newsreel archives containing historical film footage covering most of the major events of the 20th Century, principally from 1929-1979. On this site you can search and view newsreels from the Movie Tone database.

British Transport Film This site is dedicated to the well loved 'British Transport Films' (BTF) production unit. Here you will be able to look at details of many of the film unit's productions, read film reviews and view several images from the extensive BTF stills collection.

Silent Cinema

Bristol Silents  aim to raise awareness and knowledge of silent cinema amongst the film going public, support and present a range of Silent films along with educational programmes designed to increase understanding and appreciation of this unique art form.

Student and Young People’s Film Sites

First Light First Light fund and inspire the making of short films by young people in the UK, reflecting the diversity of their lives.  They have enabled over 9,000 young people between the ages of five and eighteen to write, act, shoot and produce over 600 films.  Working with filmmakers and organisations, First Light films cover many topics and genres, and make use of accessible digital film technology.

exposures exposures is a unique, national showcase for the very best student filmmaking in the UK. Lasting four days, the festival takes place every December at Cornerhouse in Manchester. As well as selecting, showing and awarding the best new filmmaking across five categories - Drama, Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Music Video - it also hosts a range of masterclasses, premieres, workshops and discussions - all designed to further young British talent.

British Cinema

Brit Films Produced by the Film Department of the British Council, the Brit Films site is an invaluable resource for information on British film and filmmakers as well as news on events and training course taking place in the UK.   

 Brit Movie This website is devoted to British Cinema and contains comprehensive details on British films and directors as well as a detailed history of British cinema.

The British Film Resource Maintained by volunteers this comprehensive site covers all aspects of the history of the British film.

UK Film Policy 1985 – 2003 On this site you can search and browse a collection of bibliographic information relating to film policy in the UK, often with links to helpful web resources.

Reel Streets A site devoted to British film locations, and places where films were made in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, in the years 1920's to 1980's,

Where Did They Film That? On this site you can search a wide selection of films and UK locations, and discover how a single scene can be filmed in several places.

Misc

Greatest Film Site Composed of thousands of pages, this site is a comprehensive resource for classic film buffs and all who are interested in films.  The site include interpretive and detailed plot synopses, review commentary and a wealth of film reference material including the historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American and other English-language films in the last century.

Lancaster University Theatre Studie The Department runs full-time courses at both undergraduate and graduate level, and has a number of students undertaking higher postgraduate research

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