Welcome to the Topsham Film Society! Hello and welcome to the Topsham Film Society website. Here you will find details of our 2009-10 programme – our largest ever, with 12 films – and it is still not too late to join. We hope you will agree that there is a stimulating and entertaining mix of titles, including our first ballet and an adult animation film as well as a few classics and some contemporary drama and comedy. Please note there are two modifications to our original programme: Our first showing in the new year will now be on 15 January 2010 and NOT a week earlier, as originally advertised. So you can see The Counterfeiters on January 15 with showings at 3pm (doors open from 2.30pm) and at 7.30pm (doors and bar from 6.45pm). Our traditional Members’ Choice film, voted for by our members, will be Atonement. This will be shown on 5 March 2010 at 3pm and 7.30pm as usual. Showings All performances take place at Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham. This year we are enjoying record attendances so there is likely to be much more room for guests as well as members at the 3pm performance. Matthews Hall has been modernised in 2009, with considerable improvements to the acoustics. There is also now a comfortable café bar in the foyer where you can enjoy a glass of wine before the evening performances. Audience rating At every screening we gauge the reaction of our audience. Each attendee is asked whether they consider the film to be Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor or Awful. Using a method of analysis common amongst film societies like ours, we can see that the higher the 'reaction' percentage, the more popular the film. This in turn helps us create film programmes that are stimulating and enjoyable. Topsham Film Society Forum Members of the Topsham Film Society may wish to subscribe to our email discussion group which provides an opportunity to discuss films viewed, upcoming showings and any other related cinematic matters and issues. If you are a TFS member and would like to join the Forum, please send an email to subscribeforum@topshamfilmsociety.co.uk Thank you - and we look forward to seeing you soon.