THE BRANCHAGE FESTIVAL in Jersey came to a spectacular close last Sunday night with Zombie Zombie performing live to BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN from the back of a tug boat anchored out in St Helier harbour, with 300 excited people watching from the harbour-side. Check out this photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/branchagefilmfestival/5036406718/ plus all the Branchage 2010 photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/branchagefilmfestival/

• We'd like to thank the following filmmakers and film guests who attended for Q&A sessions:
Roger Allam / Geoffrey Boycott / Simon Chambers / Lucy Cooke / Pearse Elliot / James Erskine / Menhaj Huda / Georgina Hurcombe / Dylan Jones / Leslie Knott / Jez Lewis / Gillies MacKinnon / Liz Mermin / Hannah Patterson / Chloe Ruthven / Paul Welsh / David Wilson + all the short filmmakers from the UK and the Channel Islands who attended the Festival, and the other industry professionals who attended for our education and film school events.

• We'd like to thanks the following bands and performers who played for us and attended the Festival:
Bo Ningen / Casper C / Euros Childs / Chrome Hoof / Angelos Epithemiou / Filthy Dukes / Billy Jam / Richard James / Pevin Kinel / Jeff Leach / Little Angel Theatre / Gilbert O'Sullivan / Plaster of Paris / Gruff Rhys / Scanner / Ian Svenonius / Ziveli Orkestra / Zombie Zombie + all the local performers who entertained us before the film screenings

• Check out the Channel TV coverage on line at:
http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?... (interview about the Festival programme with Philip Ilson & Fiona Fletcher)
http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?... (interview with Chris Bell about the Festival education programme)
http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?... (round-up interviews with Xanthe Hamilton and Branchage chairman Jeremy Swetenham)

• Read the Little White Lies festival review at:
http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/branchage-film-festival-2010-%E2%8...

HERE'S TO BRANCHAGE 2011 (Sept 22 - 25) - watch this space!