451° Filmmaker Challenge at SNOB

This past Saturday at the SNOB Film Festival The Center for the Book had the honor of recognizing the filmmaker whose 451° Filmmaker Challenge entry "best represented the essence of the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury." From the five excellent films entered into the challenge we chose The Future, made by John Herman and featuring the improv group Stranger Than Fiction was our choice.

We hope to bring you links to all of the films soon. If you are one of the filmmakers who entered the challenge and you have not talked to Kristen Harbaugh about our posting a link to your film, please get in touch with her or with me ASAP.)

Events - SNOB Film Festival

The 6th annual SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival begins on Friday, November 9th at 7pm and wraps up with a party and awards presentation at 8:15 on Sunday, November 11th at the Red River Theater in Concord. As a partner in the Big Read: NH Reads Fahrenheit 451, The SNOB Festival has issued the 451° Filmmaker Challenge: create a film, no more than 4 minutes in length that is based on any of the themes, concepts or ideas in Fahrenheit 451 and do it in no more than 5 days. The results of this challenge will be screened on Saturday at 6:15pm in the Jaclyn Simchik Memorial Cinema at Red River Theater.

Events - November 8, 2007

Bill Stroup of Keene State College will lead a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 in the Library Trustees' Room of the Keene Public Library at 7pm

Pillsbury Free Library (Warner) will host "Civil Liberties Vs. Security in a post-9/11 America" beginning at 7pm
As the federal government continues to address new national security issues in the wake of September 11, 2001, the uneasy balance between security and civil liberties is receiving renewed attention. This lecture by Richard Hesse, Franklin Pierce Law Center, explores the important trade-offs and considerations facing citizens and non-citizens alike.

Events - November 7, 2007

At 6pm the Frost Free Library (Marlborough) will show the film version of this classic novel as part of their Big Read programming. The Frost Free Library will also be holding a drawing for a $25 gift certificate from Toadstool Bookshops from the titles selected by their patrons for the book they would save from the flames. Visit the Frost Free Library for more details.

The Plaistow Public Library's Adult Book Club will discuss Fahrenheit 451 beginning at 7:15pm

Movies

As part of their Big Read: NH Reads Fahrenheit 451 programming, many libraries around the state are showing film versions of this classic novel. View a video clip from this film here.

10/4 (2pm) Tracy Memorial Library

10/4 (7pm) Portsmouth Public Library as part of Cinema Science Fiction.

10/9 (7pm) Howe Library
This is part of the Dystopian Worlds: The Future Viewed from the Past film series.

10/11 (7pm) Nesmith Library

10/13 (1:30pm) Derry Public Library

10/15 (7pm) Mill Pond Center for the Arts in Durham, in partnership with the Durham Public Library.

10/16 (6pm) Manchester City Library

10/18 (7pm) Mill Pond Center for the Arts in Durham, in partnership with the Durham Public Library.

10/20 (1pm) Silsby Free Public Library in Charlestown
This film is being presented by the CHAOS (Culture, History, and Other Stuff) Book group and will be followed by a community discussion on "What Book Would You Save?" Call 603-826-7793 for more information.

10/24 (1pm) Rye Public Library

10/25 (7pm) The Colonial Theater in Keene in partnership with the Keene Public Library

10/30 (6pm) Kelley Library

11/7 (6pm) Frost Free Library

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