Kingussie Food on Film fest returns

Triumphantly returning for an eighth successive year, the Kingussie Food on Film Festival will be serving up “four days of splendour” at the start of the New Year.

The festival has been confirmed to run from Thursday February 5th to Sunday February 8th and is offering a tasty menu of foodie films, the return of the “We Want Your Loaf” competition, creative events and the mouth-watering food hall, stocked with artisan food producers displaying their fine creations.

The festival is one of a number of events in Badenoch and Strathspey that contributes to Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink; however, it promises to deliver an explosion of all the senses.

The attendance figures speak for themselves, with visitor numbers growing from a few hundred at the outset to now attracting several thousand repeat visitors.

The team of volunteers behind the festival believe this is down to fact that it has a well-established history of good quality events, community participation and of course the love of good local food!

The community having fun during what is usually a fairly quiet time in the calendar has always been a focus of the festival and has helped to make it the success it has become.

The 2015 line-up has now been confirmed, with a great mix of some classics, cultural feasts, home-grown creative films, and a big bold new movie.

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Opening Night - February 5

The Iona Gallery will feature the beautiful film ‘Kiss the Water’ illustrating the life of Megan Boyd, known for her ‘woven with magic’ fish flies. The festival will be officially declared open by the film’s Producer Kate Swan. Local Art students will be exhibiting their fish, fly and feather themed fascinators, sketch books along with pieces from artists from Strathspey and Badenoch Arts Association.

Friday February 6

The very successful bread making competition returns for a second year, We Want Your Loaf! Held at The Star Hotel will see judges score the entries on taste, texture and originality, no bread making machine based methods allowed!

Kingussie High School Creative Media students, will premiere their home grown movie, ‘Wolf of Wall’s Street’ (!) This will be followed by festival favourite Ratatouille. Also showing Friday night full of love and foodie heaven, ‘Romantics Anonymous’ which features at The Silverfjord Hotel.

Saturday February 7

After the success of recent years the Festival Team announce tHE Food Hall will be compered again by BBC foodie favourite Pennie Latin of Kitchen Garden Fame.

Said Pennie: “In a beautiful setting, welcomed by a wonderfully warm and friendly community, eating gorgeous food and watching brilliant films – why would I want to be anywhere else?!”

Also, on show at The Food Hall entrance will be some breath taking videos made by the indigenous Quechua children of Peru preserving their heritage by showing the food based skills, catching a fish by hand and making a mud oven from scratch!

There are two films to choose from for a cosy Saturday night at Talla Nan Ros, ‘The Lunch Box’ with an Indian themed meal and also the Joy Luck Club with a Chinese / American twist.

Sunday February 8

Films at two Kingussie Venues with themed menus. The Sunday Carvery will feature a special Greek Twist with a showing of the film ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’. The Silverfjord Hotel will be showing new Cuban classic Chef! This will be served with authentic Cuban delights.

The Festival website will be updated with more information as the festival gears up. Check out www.kingussiefoodonfilmfestival.co.uk

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