A TOTAL of 19 films will be screened across 12 venues as a week of film fun returns to Eastleigh this autumn.

Now in its fourth year, Eastleigh Film Festival has launched its 2017 programme.

Last yer's event saw record numbers attend sold-out screenings of classic movies and this year it is bigger than ever with more films in more locations in and around Eastleigh.

Currently confirmed as part of the popular mini-screenings strand of the festival is Toy Story at The Entertainer, When Harry Met Sally at Boswells, the Die Hard trilogy at three locations around the town, Mallrats at the Swan Centre and Carrie at Crestwood College.

The Point will also play host to several brilliant titles, including an accessible screening of the year's big Oscar winning blockbuster La La Land.

Eastleigh Film Festival, which runs from September 25 to 30, screens films in site-specific large-scale locations and presents intimate movie-going experiences with the return of mini-screenings in collaboration with local businesses.

Curated by The Point, the festival will transform the cultural centre into a hub for film fans with seven movies shown in the auditorium.

Director Dan Hill told the Daily Echo: "“It is a wonderful week of celebrating not only great films but also the Eastleigh community who get behind our ridiculous programme of laughs, tears and screams every year. I look forward to a week of mischievous, interactive movie-going magic.”

The Point will also host an exclusive Film Careers morning for students and film fans alike, featuring an array of inspiring workshops based around different aspects of the film industry. As part of the event, celebrated independent director Neil Mcenery-West will return to the venue to host a directing workshop.

Comedian and frequent performer at The Point, Mark Thomas, has selected three films to launch the festival and it will be down to the audience to choose which they want to see.

To cast a vote and influence the decision, or to buy tickets, visit eastleighfilmfestival.com.