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Join Puppet Place for a selection of weird and wonderful short puppet films from around the world at the Finale screening of the Bristol 48hr Puppet Film Challenge 2024


Can you make a puppet film?
Can you do it in 48 hours?
Challenge accepted!

Join Puppet Place for the Finale screening of the Bristol 48hr Puppet Film Challenge 2024. Watch this year’s top entries and see which films have won the prize categories. The screening will feature commentary from Puppet Place’s professional puppetry judging panel, be a chance to meet folk from Bristol’s heaving puppetry scene, and have fun watching weird and wonderful short puppet films from around the world.

What is the Bristol 48hr Puppet Film Challenge?
The 2024 Challenge itself is taking place on the 13th-15th September. Participants have only 48 hours to create an original puppet film. Interested in participating? Registration for the Challenge is open until the 12th September. This year’s challenge is sponsored by the British Puppetry Guild. For more info about the Challenge and the Screenings head to this website: www.bristol48hpuppetfilmchallenge.co.uk


Pay it Forward Tickets: The cost of this ticket includes a donation to subsidise the Full Price and Concession tickets in order to keep these ticket prices low.

  • Dates: Sun 13th Oct 2024
  • Show time: 7pm
  • Tickets: £7 (£5 conc. / £10 pay it forward)
  • Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval)
  • Suitable for: All ages (with adult discretion)
  • Film
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  • Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval)
  • Suitable for: All ages (with adult discretion)
  • Connect with the artist:

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