What better way to bounce into Spring than checking out a delicious dollop of fantastic shorts, promos, experimentals and content at The Reel Presents…

We’ll be sifting through the best work from the past couple of months and putting together a programme of top-notch work from signed and un-signed directors.

This month’s guests are the irrepressible guys from straight8. If you’ve never heard of straight8, it’s an amazing competition that invites filmmakers to make a short film on one cartridge of Super 8 — without editing. They’ll be explaining the comp and showing the best work from 2011’s selection, as well as giving any wannabe 8ers (we made up that term) the chance to sign up and get free ‘Best Of’ DVDs.

As always, doors will be at 6:30 for a 7pm start, so get there nice and early if you fancy a bum-friendly sofa! Remember, we do need you to sign up for a ticket to get entry, but the tickets are free, so what are you waiting for?

See you there!

The Reel Team

For those who haven’t been before, The Reel Presents is our monthly showcase of the very best work we’ve seen and posted in the past couple of months. Split between signed and un-signed talent (so you lovable production companies can pluck the fresh fruit), we show a fast-paced mixture of short films, pop promos, fashion/experimental films, branded content and anything else screenable and awesome. It’s all projected in the back room of Café 1001 (comfy sofas and relaxed atmosphere guaranteed) and we even pop a bit of dosh behind the bar to help lubricate your sense-receptors. All in all, a good night.