Otley Film Society

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Otley Film Society Based at Otley Courthouse, films are screened on Thursdays at 7:30pm with a licenced bar from 6:45pm. The Courthouse is fully accessible.

Membership £40 for 18 films per season, Sept to May. Temporary membership is available via cash payment on the door.

Some other forthcoming screenings at Otley Courthouse, save the dates, booking for these via the Courthouse box office o...
24/10/2026

Some other forthcoming screenings at Otley Courthouse, save the dates, booking for these via the Courthouse box office online or in person. There are also regular Thursday afternoon matinees.

https://otleycourthouse.org.uk/whats-on/film/

Our next screening, on Thursday October 29th at 7:30. Doors from 6:45, bar/cafe, Otley Courthouse is fully accessible. G...
24/10/2026

Our next screening, on Thursday October 29th at 7:30. Doors from 6:45, bar/cafe, Otley Courthouse is fully accessible. Guests are welcome provided we have space, £6 on the door ( cash or card)

THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (Mamlaket al-qasab)
[Iraq/Qatar/United States/2025/105 mins] Cert 12A Director: Hasan Hadi

In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

This debut feature won awards at the Cannes Film Festival (Caméra d'Or) and made the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature.

Our next film will be on Thursday 15th October, 7:30pmSOULEYMANE'S STORY Cert 12A (L'histoire de Souleymane)[France/2024...
06/10/2026

Our next film will be on Thursday 15th October, 7:30pm
SOULEYMANE'S STORY Cert 12A (L'histoire de Souleymane)
[France/2024/93 mins] Director: Boris Lojkine

A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
Doors open 6:45pm, bar/cafe. Otley Courthouse is fully accessible. Guests are welcome if we have space £6 cash/card on the door.

Our next film on Thursday October 1st, 7:30pm is Saipan UK/Ireland/2025/91 mins, Cert 15. On the eve of the 2002 FIFA Wo...
19/09/2026

Our next film on Thursday October 1st, 7:30pm is Saipan UK/Ireland/2025/91 mins, Cert 15.
On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with the Irish manager Mick McCarthy.
Otley Courthouse is fully accessible, guests are welcome if there's space, £6 on the door. Bar/cafe available, doors open at 6:45pm

Our 2026-2027 Programme
05/09/2026

Our 2026-2027 Programme

We’re off to a cracking start to our new season. An audience of 89 rated French film The Marching Band at 96.9% last nig...
04/09/2026

We’re off to a cracking start to our new season. An audience of 89 rated French film The Marching Band at 96.9% last night. There was even a small round of applause at the end.

Our next film is docudrama, The Voice of Hind Rajab on Thursday September 17th, 7:30pm.
It tells the harrowing story of how Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
Guests are welcome provided we have space, £6 on the door. Doors and bar/cafe from 6:45pm. Otley Courthouse is fully accessible.

A reminder that we’re back for our 28th season this Thursday, 3rd September. Doors from 6:45pm, and a slightly earlier s...
31/08/2026

A reminder that we’re back for our 28th season this Thursday, 3rd September. Doors from 6:45pm, and a slightly earlier start time of 7:30pm. Guests are welcome if we have space, £6 on the door. We have just a few memberships available at £45 for all 18 films.
Otley Courthouse is fully accessible and there’s a bar/cafe.

The film - is a French comedy - 'The Marching Band' - which scored 94% on Rotten Tomatoes:
" A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had -- a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate. An equally hilarious and affecting crowd-pleaser that premiered at Cannes and became a French box office sensation."

Our new season starts on Thursday, September 3rd, 7:30pm, doors from 6:45pm.There are just a handful of memberships left...
25/08/2026

Our new season starts on Thursday, September 3rd, 7:30pm, doors from 6:45pm.
There are just a handful of memberships left, a bargain at £45 for 18 films. Guests are welcome at £6 on the door provided we have space.
Check out our website https://www.otleyfilmsociety.org.uk/ for a full list of this season’s films.

We are back on Thursday, September 3rd. This will be Otley Film Society's twenty eighth season and as usual we are based...
26/07/2026

We are back on Thursday, September 3rd. This will be Otley Film Society's twenty eighth season and as usual we are based at the Otley Courthouse.
Otley Film Society is travelling the globe to bring you films from far flung lands including, Ukraine, Iran, Mexico and even Scotland.
We will also be bringing you our annual pre-Christmas treat on Wednesday 23rd December - this year Zoopropolis 2 for all the family in the afternoon and It's A Wonderful Life in the evening, tickets available from Otley Courthouse.
And watch out for details of the 3rd London Mountain Film Festival in Otley coming to you next March - more details nearer the time.

Please note that all films will start at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated. Doors from 6:45pm, Otley Courthouse is fully accessible.
Guests are welcome if we have space, tickets £6 on the door.

A one off special, this Thursday, July 2nd, tickets from the Otley Courthouse box office https://otleycourthouse.org.uk/...
27/06/2026

A one off special, this Thursday, July 2nd, tickets from the Otley Courthouse box office
https://otleycourthouse.org.uk/events/otley-film-society-coup-53/
With Iran and the world once again on the brink, COUP 53 feels less like history and more like a warning.

In 1953, a military coup led by British MI6 backed by the CIA overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. His crime: nationalising the country’s oil. The truth behind that original regime change for oil was buried for decades.

Iranian director Taghi Amirani spent ten years uncovering what really happened. Working with legendary editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) and a gripping performance by Ralph Fiennes, the film unfolds like a John le Carré spy thriller — except every word is true.

COUP 53 exposes the roots of today’s tensions with rare clarity and urgency.

A documentary. A detective story. A reckoning.

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