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Movie lovers rejoice! It’s time to vote for the film of the year with The List and the Richard Attenborough Film Awards. Words: Anna Millar
T he List are pleased to announce that for the second year running we have joined forces with the prestigious Richard Attenborough Film Awards (RAFAs) to create a readers poll for the Film of the Year.
The RAFAs are now in their fourth year and were originally devised as a UK regional film critics’ award to give a dedicated voice to regional media during the high profile annual awards season. Every year six categories are voted for exclusively by regional journalists and producers – Film, Filmmaker, Actor, Actress, Screenwriter and Newcomer of the Year. Last year the RAFAs expanded with the addition of some public vote categories, which included The List readers’ Film of the Year poll. Lord Attenborough said of the award: ‘I have always believed that the cinema’s astonishing power to surprise, move, amuse and, above all, entertain can only be fulfilled when films are experienced by audiences. The UK is the third most
valuable country for cinemagoing in the world, and three-quarters of cinema admissions take place outside the London area.’ The List Film Editor Paul Dale added: ‘ T h e L i s t is incredibly pleased to be involved with such a genuinely democratic public film poll, and particularly one so strongly associated with one of the great British film talents. This is your chance to have your say.’ Public voting will take place online at the dedicated filmoftheyear.co.uk, website for the Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2010. Look out for the specially branded section for The List readers’ votes. Voting opens on Monday 4 January and closes Friday 22 January. All the results – the critics’ awards and the public votes – will be announced at a lunchtime reception at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London on Thursday 28 January.
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LEAVING THEIR (POST) MARK ■ Primal Scream’s Screamadelica album sleeve is one of ten to be featured on a Royal Mail stamp in January. The Clash, Coldplay, David Bowie, New Order, Pink Floyd, Blur, Rolling Stones, New Order and Mike Oldfield will also have works featured. Primal Scream formed in Glasgow in 1982, releasing their masterpiece, Screamadelica, in 1991. 8 THE LIST 17 Dec 2009–7 Jan 2010
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