THE annual film festival at The Station, Richmond, returns in even bigger fashion to feature movies from around the world between Friday, October 2 and Thursday, October 15.

A third screen was opened in the building earlier this year allowing 20 films to be shown across the festival fortnight in a busy programme of 72 screenings.

To encourage festival-goers there is a BUY 4 GET 1 FREE ticket offer.

One of the organisers Donald Cline says: “The festival is a fundraising opportunity that helps to keep The Station, vibrant and engaging and is made possible thanks to the charity’s close association with The Station Cinema, which has contributed enormously to making this beautiful heritage building such a huge success. It is always a difficult process to decide on the final cut of films to make it into our festival so we hope people enjoy the chosen 20 and will take in healthy dose of the terrific work on offer."

To buy tickets, view film trailers and discover full details visit: stationcinema.com or phone The Station Cinema Box Office on 01748-823062.

Printed copies of the Festival Programme Guide are available for free from The Station or can be posted to you, Just phone 01748 850123 to request one.

The films are:

The Grump – Comedy – Finnish with English Subtitles

Based on a series of Finnish radio plays, The Grump, played by Antti Litja, is essentially a culture clash comedy focused on the conflict between past and present.

Good People – Thriller – England/USA – 15

Tom and Anna are an ordinary couple, trying their best to make ends meet despite mounting debts from a renovation project of a London townhouse Tom has inherited, and hopes to make their dream family home.

Gemma Bovery – Romantic Comedy – France/UK – (filmed in English and French) – 15

A modern-day sexy reworking of the classic novel Madame Bovary by Gustav Flaubert with Gemma Arterton as a wife moving from England to a provincial French town who embarks on several affairs with younger men.

Addicted to Sheep – Documentary – English – PG

A year in the life of a North Pennines sheep farming family. The film follows Tom and Kay, as well as their three children Jack, Esme and Hetty, while they strive to breed the perfect sheep. Filmmaker Magali Pettier, herself a farmer’s daughter, captures the beautiful Teesdale landscape and the harsh realities of life as a hill farmer. On Friday, October 9, The Station is hosting a Gala Fundraising Performance of Addicted to Sheep, that includes dinner plus a question and answer session with the French filmmaker and Director, Magali Pettier.

The Forgotten Kingdom – Drama – Sesotho – English subtitles, 12A

Atang Mokoenya is a young man who returns to his home region for his estranged father’s funeral in this drama that studies the cultural differences between big cities and the traditional rural communities.

45 Years – Drama – English – 15

With just one week to go before Kate, played by Charlotte Rampling, and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, Geoff receives news of his first love from the Swiss authorities, who explain that the perfectly-preserved body of Katya has been found, 50 years after she slipped into an Alpine crevasse.

Elle L’adore (She Worships Him) – Comedy-Thriller – French with English Subtitles – 15

This darkly comic thriller follows the life of Muriel, a divorced single mother and avid fan of French pop singer Vincent Lacroix, who loves to tell fanciful stories that are increasingly absurd.

Slow West – Drama – USA – 15

A poetic young lover risks life and limb by attempting to cross the American mid-west to find his sweetheart after journeying all the way from Scotland. Stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Michael Fassbender.

She’s Funny That Way – Comedy – USA – 12A

A screwball comedy about a Broadway production where the director is married to the star, sleeping with a call-girl who is dating the writer, who recently broke up with his therapist girlfriend. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Rhys Ifans, and Imogen Poots.

The Priest’s Children – Comedy – Croatian with English Subtitles – 15

A well-meaning young priest comes up with what he believes to be a fool-proof plan to create a baby boom on the small Adriatic island where he has taken up a new post.

Housebound – Comedy-Horror – New Zealand – 18

A blood-soaked comedy thriller that manages to break out of the typical slasher movie mould by blending a domestic mother-daughter relationship with gothic haunted house horror.

You’re Ugly Too – Drama – Ireland – NC

Will is released on compassionate leave from prison to look after his niece, Stacey, and attempts to take on the role of a father-figure, but this dysfunctional pair hit a few setbacks on the way. Stars Game of Throne’s Mark Gillan and Lauren Kinsella.

West (Westen) Drama, – German – English subtitles – 15

Nelly manages to escape the 1970s German Democratic Republic for West Germany but she soon finds that paranoia and suspicion is just as widespread in the west.

The Mafia Kills Only in Summer – Romantic Comedy – Italian with English Subtitles

NC – Pre-Release Festival Special

Set amidst the organised crime-ridden world of 1970s Italy, this is a romantic comedy with an intelligent political message and a lesson in cultural history.

The Legend of Barney Thomson – Dark Glaswegian Comedy – UK – 15

Director Robert Carlyle plays Barney, a downtrodden Glaswegian barber who accidentally stumbles into serial murder with his formidable mother, played by EmmaThompson, making matters worse. Ray Winstone’s Inspector Holdall is dealing with a totally useless homicide team as they try to solve the crime.

Force Majeure – Black Comedy – Swedish with English subtitles – 15

While many films build up to a pivotal moment that defines the characters towards the end of the picture, in Force Majeure the big action scene takes place very early on – and from that point we watch how our lead players deal with the fall-out.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Drama/Comedy – USA – 12A

A teen movie which scooped two major awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and prompted a bidding war from distributors. Greg decides to make a film about classmate, Rachel, who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia.

Tangerines – Drama – Estonian with English subtitles – 15

Set in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992, this compassionate tale follows two Estonian immigrant farmers who decide to remain in Georgia long enough to harvest their tangerine crop.

Good For Nothing (Buoni a nulla) – Comedy – Italian with English subtitles – NC – A pre-release Film Festival Special

Gianni has a laid-back approach to life in Rome city centre but his drift towards retirement is in danger unless he can learn to say 'No'.

La Famille Belier – Family Drama-Comedy – French – English subtitles – 12A

Paula Belier, played by Louane Emara, is a teenager with an incredible talent, but as the only member of her immediate family who can hear and speak, her astonishing singing voice is lost on them.