Excitement builds ahead of film festival

Next month’s Isle of Man Film Festival is set to be the largest film-making event ever seen on the Island.

Formally known as the MannIN Shorts Festival, September’s exhibition will see dozens of locally made shorts films compete in a range of categories.

The festival is backed by the Arts Council and has strong support from the private sector.

It will run from September 11-15 and have a range of events, lectures and workshops across the Island.

One of its organisers is film-maker Christy DeHaven.

She says the build-up to the Island of Culture Celebrations has added to this year’s event:

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