THIS year’s Eastleigh Film Festival welcomed more than 750 people to the borough.

The event celebrated a successful fifth year after screening 13 films at 10 venues across six days.

Organised by The Point, the festival ran from Monday to Saturday, September 24 to 29, and welcomed more than 750 to the borough for screenings of cult and iconic films at unique venues including independent restaurants and shops, a refurbished Victorian chapel, and deep in the woods after dark.

The festival closed with a sold-out screening of 80s horror The Lost Boys on The Swan Shopping Centre’s rooftop car park.

Artistic director at The Point, Sacha Lee, said: “Eastleigh Film Festival is all about putting on brilliant films in quirky locations to match.

“We were so thrilled to see hundreds of people out and about in the borough, visiting fantastic venues for screenings of must-see movies.

“The festival will return in autumn 2019, and planning is already under way!”

Since its inception in 2014, the festival has gained a popular following, showing more films in more locations, and supporting the borough’s local business and economy.

Audiences travel from across Hampshire to enjoy “bespoke”movie-going experiences at the event.

Highlights of the week included Chicago with dinner at the The Concorde Club, a celebration of women in film featuring a live ‘Question and Answers’ session with academics from the University of Southampton, and a night-time screening of the Cabin in the Woods at Itchen Valley Country Park.