MTB: Seasons UK big screen tour

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Blatantly nicked from a popular MTB website (singletrackworld.com):

The Glasgow International Bike Film Festival - On Tour have teamed up with The Collective, several UK bike shops and independent cinemas in the UK to bring their eagerly awaited third feature, "Seasons" onto the big screen in a series of special one night only screenings prior to it's release on DVD.

In 2004, The Collective released the self-titled film, The Collective. The film went on to win several prestigious awards and quickly became recognised by mountain bikers around the world as the film that the mountain bike world had been waiting for. In 2006, their second film, Roam, was released to even greater critical and commercial success. The film played to a series of sell out cinema screening throughout the UK.

Now in 2008, The Collective are back with their eagerly anticipated third feature, "Seasons".

Following seven of the worlds top mountain bikers through the course of the four seasons of the year, "Seasons" brings cinematic grandeur to the genre of mountain bike films. From the heat of competition downhill racing to riders ripping singletrack against the backdrop of a summer sunset, "Seasons" is a must see for film fans and bike fans alike. The film stars the biggest names in mountain biking including former UCI World Cup Downhill Champion Steve Peat.

To kick off the UK tour, we've teamed up with CycleSurgery www.cyclesurgery.com to present the UK Cinema Premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema in the heart of London's West End. This will give viewers the first chance to see "Seasons" anywhere in the UK. The screening date and time are below and the price of admission gets you to not only see "Seasons" on the big screen but also The Collective's previous feature "Roam" and an exclusive short on the making of "Seasons"

Venue: Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2
Date: Wednesday 30th April 2008
Time: 7pm (prompt). There will be no trailers so patrons are advised to allow plenty of time to take their seats.
Ticket Price: £8 full price / £6 concessions
Cinema Website: www.princecharlescinema.com

Tickets can be purchased in person at the cinema box office or over the phone on 0870 811 2559.

Following on from this screening, "Seasons" will be touring independent cinemas throughout the UK bringing mountain bike films where the belong on the big screen.

Other UK Screenings:

Wednesday 21st May 2008 8.30pm Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
Box Office: 0141 332 6535 From 12 noon daily
www.gft.org.uk
The Scottish Premiere is brought to you in association with www.bikelove.co.uk and www.alpinebikes.co.uk. Being the home venue for the Glasgow International Bike Film Festival, the screening at the GFT will feature a special additional screening, details of which are being finalised and will be announced nearer the date of the screening.

Tuesday 27th May 2008 Time tbc Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk

Sunday 8th June 2008 8.30 pm Broadway, 14 - 18 Broad Street, Nottingham
www.broadway.org.uk

Date TBC Zeffirellis, Ambleside, Cumbria
www.zeffirellis.com
Premiere in the heart of the Lake District - Brought to you in association with www.biketreks.net

Tickets are due to go on sale this week. Contact your cinema for ticket sales, ticket prices and availability.

Other screenings are planned for Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Dundee, Belfast and Dublin with dates and times to be confirmed.

To find out more, visit www.thecollectivefilm.com and go into the Tour section where a full list of venues and dates will be regularly updated. New dates are being added daily so remember to keep a watch on the site.

The trailer for Seasons can be found by clicking on the following link - http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/teaser_qt.html

Quote from organiser " I'm delighted to have teamed up with The Collective and several independent bike shops throughout the UK to present "Seasons" as part of a major tour of independent UK cinemas. Organising the sell out Scottish Premiere of Roam was the catalyst for the Glasgow International Bike Film Festival so I'm hoping that by organising a UK tour of "Seasons", the audience will get the opportunity to see these great films where they belong on the big screen" David Gould, Festival Director, Glasgow International Bike Film Festival.

Sounds like a winner.

As said in the blurb, the previous films sold out and was a great success, with the premiere of Roam also featuring Ryan Leech as a special guest (youtube him)

To those not really sure what sort of film it is, it's a bunch of talented guys, riding bikes, with a somewhat eclectic soundtrack. If you bike, and maybe even if you don't, it'll make you want to rip up the trails.