Category Archives: Convention Reports

Blackpool 2024 Convention round up

The 2024 Blackpool Film Collectors’ Convention was the biggest and best-attended for many years. Here’s a round up of reports. The 8mm forum has a thread of pictures and comments made by attendees. You can see them all at https://8mmforum.film-tech.com/ John Clancy, one of the organisers of the British Film Collectors’ Convention and creator ofContinueContinue reading “Blackpool 2024 Convention round up”

Blackpool Convention report 2013

In a thread on the 8mm forum, Lee Mannering gives his thoughts on the 2013 Convention… the first held at the Hilton Hotel (now known as The Grand). This was the third Convention organised by David Guest who took over after Derann closed in September 2011. Pictures by Don Sykes. I just wanted to penContinueContinue reading “Blackpool Convention report 2013”

Blackpool Convention report 2012

In a thread originally posted on the 8mm forum, Simon McConway and Adrian Winchester report on 2012’s Convention, with pictures by Don Sykes. This was the second one arranged by David Guest following the closure of Derann Film Services. Another outstanding weekend, with serious thanks going out to David Guest who arranged the actual conventionContinueContinue reading “Blackpool Convention report 2012”

Blackpool Convention report 2011

Bob Nicholls, writing in the inaugural issue of Film Collector magazine, reports on the 2011 Convention – the first in the post-Derann era. NORTHERN FILM COLLECTORS CONVENTION – BLACKPOOL It was in 1983 that I first went to the Northern Film Collectors Convention which seems a long long time ago now, I am sure thatContinueContinue reading “Blackpool Convention report 2011”