The BBC Big Screen, by the Town Hall in Chamberlain Square, operates throughout day with a continuous feed of local news, weather and traffic updates from BBCi. The high-tech screen relays a mixture of live BBC television programmes, local events such as the Lord Mayor's Show and Birmingham Artsfest, alongside big international events. The screen also carries the work of the best talent in Birmingham, including young film makers, video artists and community groups.
Throughout February it's drama season on The Big Screen, plus music videos on Friday and Saturday nights and another chance to see some of the FLIP 2005 animation films. Films showing in February 2006 Saturday to Friday @ 10.00am
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The Door Stop - by Jeff Bianchi
About a bouncer who believes in making rules, not just for the door, but for life too. There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella - by Christopher J Hood
Well, what would you do in a situation like that? Damage - by Lincoln Shaw
The tale of the ultimate intergalactic gameshow. Six Foot Six - by Graham Ball
3 different monologues seem to combine around a unifying theme with a million possibilities. One Hundred - by Nick Calori
A father challenges himself in a last-ditch effort to reconnect with his young son. Monday to Friday @ 12.00 noon Bunny’s Job - by Paul Hardy (part of the Brummiewood collection)
Bunny takes us on a tour of her work.
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Geeks Anonymous - by Andy Pearson
A film observing a support group for Geeks! Saving Grace - by Alasdair Ogilvie
An unexpected conflict in a graveyard. A Soldier’s Tunic - by Simon Bovey
A Cavalryman returns from the charge of the light brigade to marry his sweetheart. But the course of true love is diverted by the actions of a more calculating rival. Monday to Friday @ 15.30pm Scribble - by Faisal A. Qureshi
A transcriptor tries to cope with the failures of modern technology. Turbo - by Michael Arnold
A mobility scooter road movie set in Southend. The Lodger - by Steve Rainbow
Short film from a little girl’s point of view, about the life of a lodger.
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The Art of Keeping Goldfish - by Will Grant
A lonely man is living a boring, desperate routine when a bizarre internet dating agency promises to change his life. Love in a Lecture Theatre - by Jez Alsop
"Their eyes met across a crowded lecture theatre, and it was love at first sight, wasn’t it….?" A comedy about a chap in a lecture theatre who thinks he’s in luck when the girl of his dreams keeps turning around and looking at him. Monday to Friday @ 17.15pm Geeks Anonymous - by Andy Pearson
A film observing a support group for Geeks! A Soldier’s Tunic - by Simon Bovey
A Cavalryman returns from the charge of the light brigade to marry his sweetheart. But the course of true love is diverted by the actions of a more calculating rival. Turbo - by Michael Arnold
A mobility scooter road movie set in Southend. Monday to Thursday @ 19.00pm The Darkest Hour - by Yvonne Brisset
A young woman embarks on a quest to find out about the other woman in her man’s life. Love in a Lecture Theatre - by Jez Alsop
"Their eyes met across a crowded lecture theatre, and it was love at first sight, wasn’t it….?" A comedy about a chap in a lecture theatre who thinks he’s in luck when the girl of his dreams keeps turning around and looking at him. Black & White - by Steve Rainbow
What is the plural of Guinness?! Monday to Thursday @ 22.35pm
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Crush - by Deborah Aston
Richard gets dumped in a junkyard by a gang, and meets an unlikely friend. Parallel Lines - by Harmage Singh Kalirai
Parallel Lines is an emotionally charged, symbolic drama where two brothers attempt to let go of their past and deal with the here and now. Hard Times Gonna Come No More - by Jordan Cadby
Surreal tale evokes Ernst, Geiger and even Bataille, proving once again that visual imagination is more important than budget. Also showing The Big Screen is also running a half hour collection of music videos on Friday at 7pm and 10.35pm and on Saturday at 8.30pm, to get people in the mood for going out as they pass by. Flip 2005 animations are also playing at 11am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday. (Film times vary) Highlights for the Big Screen in Birmingham in 2006 11th Feb. - Archive film event and season
14th Feb. - Launch of Digital Birmingham
23rd April - St George’s Day concert
28th May - FA Cup Final
2nd June - Royal Opera House ballet relay
June/July - World Cup
June/July - Wimbledon
7th July - Royal Opera House relay - Figaro
11th July - Royal Opera House relay - Turandot
15th July - First Night of the Proms
13 - 16th July - Taste of Birmingham
26th August - Discovery Day
9th September - Last Night of the Proms
9 - 10th September - Artsfest
17th September - Les Miserables relay (Other events will be added as and when they are confirmed) | 
