Pirkanmaa Film Centre has
been advancing the knowledge of film culture in the Tampere region
since 1982. The office of the Centre is at Kehräsaari in Tampere. In
the same building you can find the cinema of the Centre, Niagara.
The Film Centre arranges screenings at its own cinema and in the
Tampere region; educates and informs; and co-operates with cultural
and educational individuals and organisations.
Quality films at Niagara
You can see the best films in town at the Centre’s own cinema,
Niagara. Niagara is situated at Kehräsaari, in the same building as
the office of the Centre. There are 129 seats in the cinema and
performances seven nights a week. The cinema screens both 35 and 16
mm films as well as video films. Besides the normal programme, there
are numerous special screenings of different kinds at the cinema.
Ticket reservations, p. (03) 214 1144, for the price of a local call!
Film culture in the Tampere region
Pirkanmaa Film Centre arranges screenings in the Tampere region at,
for example, day-care centres and schools. The Centre also rents 16
mm films for screenings.
Education
Schools and educational institutions can contact the Centre for
lessons in the field of cinema, animation- and video workshops, etc.
Film archives
Pirkanmaa Film Centre keeps an extensive archive of films and
film-connected material for the use of members and schools.
Cultural co-operation
Pirkanmaa Film Centre co-operates with schools, day-care centres,
Tampere Cultural Office, Tampere Film Festival, Centre for education
in film and television, Rakkautta & Anarkiaa: Helsinki Film Festival,
Night Visions, etc.
Film information
You can phone (tel. 2141 143, 223 4912), send an e-mail, or pop in
at the office anytime you want to find out more about anything to do
with films. Executive director Jukka-Pekka Laakso, media pedagogue
Maikki Kantola, office workers Tomi Peuhkurinen, Kalle Raittila and
Kasimir Palm and theatre manager Juha Elomäki are here to help you. |
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