In reply to Frank the Husky:
> Hi Andy. Thanks for the reply. I didn't know anything about the Jukebox so perhaps the publicity needs to be better. I didn't see it on the revolving slide show as people were taking their seats because, as you'll realise, I didn't get chance to take my seat because places were full. It's a good idea by the sounds of it, but it's unlikely to be a good alternative to being able to see the films I wanted.
We'll look at how we can publicise it more effectively next year. As I said, the jukebox was designed so that people can see the films they want. So if there was a specific film you wanted to see, you could have done so.
> I was unable to see Adventure and Adrenaline, so would I be able to request the whole programme or individual films from it? If it's the latter, how do I know which I want to see without having seen the programme in the first place?
You can view the trailers for the films on the website to see which specific films you would like to pick. In order that people don't hog the jukebox, we have a guideline of one film per person at a time, and no film longer than 30 minutes. The DJ's in venue managed this very well this year. On that note, you could always ask the presenter at the Video Juke Box for a recommendation from the programme, as they have often previewed the films in advance.
> Apart from A&A (Screen 2), Endurance (Stramongate) and Climbing 2 (Screen 2) were also full. I was directed to Snowsports (Studio) as a last gasp and that was also full. Perhaps the problem of capacity would be better served by issuing fewer passes, using Screen 1 which was used twice in the whole weekend according to the programme and not showing bike films.
Rest assured we look at numbers of film passes very carefully. We also monitor venue capacity on a live basis to try and redirect people to venues where is spare capacity, but I'm sure you'll understand that it's a very dynamic situation, especially on Saturday afternoon and early evening.
Screen 1 isn't available to us for the whole weekend as the Brewery Arts Centre insist on retaining it for mainstream films. As you can imagine, that is a source of some frustration to us at KMF.
The bike programme is very popular. Bike night was a sell out on the Friday and the film sessions remain popular and well attended throughout the weekend. You may not like biking, but lots of others do!
Finally, I'm sorry you had a frustrating time. We'll look at how we can do better for next year.
Regards
ANDY P