Winter Film Forum

As part of the Film Forum, you'll be able to book a free ticket for four specially selected new release films, beginning Fri 23 Jan. 

Each film will have at least a week of screenings to give you lots of options to see it at whichever time suits you best.

The films you'll be watching will be confirmed nearer the time (in some cases up to two weeks before). As soon as films are confirmed, we'll update this page, and you'll receive an email update as well.

To help you plan ahead, below are the dates when each film will play from:

•  Film #1 • From Fri 23 Jan • No Other Choice (Dir. Park Chan-wook)

•  Film #2 • From Fri 06 Feb

•  Film #3 • From Fri 20 Feb

•  Film #4 • From Fri 6 Mar

As well as watching films every fortnight, on alternate weeks, you'll be meeting in groups to discuss the last film you watched with your group.

Due to popular demand, for this Winter Forum, we'll have two separate groups: Wednesday Group and Thursday Group – meeting on alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

We've listened closely to feedback from past forum attendees and limited each group to a smaller size (capped at 14) – with discussions taking place in the upstairs Community Room to allow for better conversation. 

Below are the dates for when each group will meet, which will always be between 18:30-20:00.

Wednesday Group:

1. Wed 04 Feb
2. Wed 18 Feb
3. Wed 4 Mar
4. Wed 18 Mar

Thursday Group:

1. Thu 05 Feb
2. Thu 19 Feb
3. Thu 19 Mar
4. Thu 19 Mar

Passes are £60 (full), £50 (members/concessions). 

When booking a pass, you'll be committing to either the Wednesday or Thursday group. You will not be able to switch between groups.

Your pass gets you entry to the four films and four discussions.

Once you've purchased a Film Forum pass, you'll then be able to automatically purchase a free ticket for each of the four films as soon as they become available to book. Tickets will be discounted to £0 once you've logged into your account during checkout. 

All past forums have sold out well in advance, so we recommend booking as soon as you can to avoid any disappointment!

Tennae Maki is a postgraduate researcher with the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds. Her work centres on relational aesthetics and modes of intermedial distribution. She also writes about art and culture for the Brooklyn Rail.

We're hoping to deliver another Summer Film Forum later in the year. We'll likely announce further details of this around March/April time. 

We think the Winter Film Forum would make a great festive gift for any film fans in your life. 

HPPH gift vouchers can be used to purchase forum passes, as well as tickets, memberships and merch. Gift vouchers can be bought here. 

You can arrange for the voucher to be emailed directly to your loved one on a day of your choosing, with a personalised message. 

We also have these snazzy cards and wallets that you can pick up from the cinema if you'd like something physical to pass on. 

18, because some films may have an 18 certificate.