Sir Stephen Frears – A director’s tribute

The festival launches its annual Director’s Tribute; our inaugural recipient is the newly-knighted Sir Stephen Frears, who joins us on 23^rd September at Parabola Arts Centre.  The occasion includes a retrospective of Stephen’s work, a conversation with broadcaster and journalist, Matthew Sweet, followed by an award ceremony to recognise the director’s contribution to the legacy of great cinema with films like My Beautiful Launderette, Dangerous Liaisons, Dirty Pretty Things, Philomena, The Queen and many more.