LIVERPOOL is to stage two world premieres in the space of a week for feature films made on Merseyside using almost entirely local talent.
The first, a horror film called Salvage set on the old set of the Brookside soap in West Derby, premieres tonight at Fact in Wood Street while the other red carpet event for Kicks, about two girls obsessed with a Premiership footballer, takes places next Monday at the Odeon Liverpool One.
They are both winners of the Digital Departures initiative which was officially launched by Northwest Vision and Media, together with its partners, the Liverpool Culture Company, the UK Film Council and the BBC. The object was to make three innovative micro-budget feature films in Liverpool, for the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, each with a budget of £250,000.
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