Beer Film Society was founded in September 2006.  With a great deal of help from the British Federation of Film Societies and donations from Beer Parish Council, Devon County Council, Mike Green and several others, the Society was able to obtain basic projection and audio equipment.  Our aim is to bring a combination of popular as well as less-mainstream films to the village.  Over the years the Society has used any surplus funds from the screening of films to improve the quality of its equipment.

Our screenings are held in Mariners' Hall in Beer, which has a high-definition video projection system as well as improved acoustics, and which together mean that our audiences get a first-class viewing experience.  A licensed bar is provided.

Did we already tell you that the Mariners' Hall doors will open at 6.30pm and we are now starting screenings at 7pm?  No apologies for repetition here as we don’t want anyone to turn up at 7.15pm and miss the start of the film!

Our first screening in 2025 will be on Thursday 16 January - Fly Me To The Moon (12A, 2024, 2hrs 12mins), an entertaining, romantic comedy, set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which should be the perfect pick-me-up for the post-Christmas and New Year Blues.

Brought in to fix NASA's public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis's (Channing Tatum) already difficult task.  When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins....

What the critics said:

“Sweet and charming.” Mark Kermode. Kermode & Mayo’s Take.

“The whole thing is a tribute to the romcoms of a time before the phrase had been invented, the powder-pink era of Doris Day.” Danny Leigh. Financial Times. 3*

“Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum provide star power to a wholesome Space Age romcom.”  Whelan Barzey. Time Out magazine. 3*

Any members wishing to reserve a seat should email us at beerfilmsociety@gmail.com before Monday 13 January.

The bar will be open for all of our screenings and our very popular Baboo Gelato ice creams will be on sale.

Our Spring 2025 programme continues with:

13th February My Favourite Cake, a wonderful and romantic Iranian film that should set the tone for Valentine’s Day!

20th March The Critic, starring British acting legend Sir Ian McKellan

17^th April Conclave, a film starring Ralph Fiennes which has been a huge hit with the critics and public alike.

For your diaries the remaining dates for 2025 will be as follows (films to be confirmed later):

15^th May; 19^th June; 17^th July; Saturday 9^th August (Regatta week); 18^th September; 30^th October (Eve of Halloween Special); 13^th November; 4^th December (which will be a free screening for BFS members).

Don’t forget our new start time.  7PM. 

Don’t be late! 

Membership of Beer Film Society costs £15 for a full 12 months, and members pay a £5 entrance fee at each screening that they attend.  The entrance fee for non-members is £7.  Priority is given to reservations by members, but non-members may also reserve tickets.  To book tickets or to find out more about Beer Film Society, just email beerfilmsociety@gmail.com.

Last edited: Sunday 5 January 2025