News News Archive 2009 Third Annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
Third Annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival |
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| Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
The third annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival will take place during 1 – 22 October 2009. There are nearly 200 events happening in over 100 settings across Scotland, ranging from town halls to miners clubs, universities to hospitals, libraries to cafes and including many iconic arts venues. From music gigs and dance performances, to theatre and literature, to film screenings and song-writing workshops, the Festival aims to excite, move, amuse and challenge audiences across the country. The Festival has engaged with artists, connected with communities, created collaborative partnerships and involved people of all ages from all walks of life to transform social attitudes towards mental health through the arts. This year the Festival puts relationships and mental health in the spotlight, exploring gender and sexuality, language, bereavement, personal and public lives, under-represented groups and community connectedness. Participation and well-being is a key feature in the Festival with over 40 workshops including comedy, creative writing and song-writing workshops, plus film-making courses for young people. This year the public have nominated their ultimate feel-good movies, with many uplifting and much loved titles being screened throughout the Festival. For more information about the festival or for a festival programme, follow the links below. www.mhfestival.com 2009 Festival Programme The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (mhfestival.com) is led by The Mental Health Foundation in association with lead partners Scotland’s anti-stigma campaign 'see me', Breathing Space National Helpline, the Scottish Recovery Network, NHS Health Scotland and Healthy Working Lives, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Voices of Experience, an organisation that provides a voice for national service users. Local NHS health boards from Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lothian and Lanarkshire are also key partners. With support from the Scottish Government and Scottish Screen. |
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