News

  • New event – Film is Fabulous!

    Members from the British Film Collectors Convention and the Blackpool Film Collectors’ Convention are working closely with De Montfort University, Leicester to bring Film is Fabulous! event on 29th October 2023.

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  • Ged Jones Q&A at Blackpool 2022

    Former director of Derann Film Services Ged Jones took part in an interview, followed by a question and answer session, at the 2022 Blackpool Film Collectors’ Convention.

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  • Blackpool on The Humming Projector Podcast

    Film collector and creator of The Super 8 Database, Eivind Mork, has started a podcast dealing with all aspects of film collecting. In Episode 2, Eivind talks to Simon McConway, one of the organisers of the Blackpool Film Collectors’ Convention…

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  • The Blackpool Film Collectors’ Convention returns for 2023. Co-organiser of the 2022 event, Paul Barker, said “I can officially announce that the Blackpool film Collectors’ Convention dates for this year are Friday 24th – Sunday 26th November 2023, with the Film Fair being on the Sunday 26th November. As last year, it will be at…

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  • Blackpool 2022 video & pictures

    Blackpool documenter and videographer, Eivind Mork, has shared his video of the 2022 Convention via the Super8database YouTube channel…

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  • Blackpool 2021 video & pictures

    Stuart Hilliker made this superb video of the 2021 Convention. It includes footage of the Saturday night Convention Dinner and the Sunday Film Fair. The 8mm forum also includes a thread of pictures from the weekend.

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  • Blackpool Convention report 2019

    David Watson gives his thoughts on 2019’s Convention in a post that was originally published on the 8mm forum…

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  • 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 pen

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  • 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 convention

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  • 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 that

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