UNITED V CITY

Last updated : 09 November 2005 By Editor

A cinema might be the last place you would expect to find football rivalry but two short films being premiered at the Salford Film Festival, one with a Manchester City flavour and one with a Manchester United flavour, have found themselves battling it out for a prestigious Festival Award.

In the sky blue corner is Hello Fritz - Fancy A Cup of Tea?, a half hour documentary on the life of City legend Bert Trautmann OBE, which includes interviews with the legendary goalie himself, former City players and ex-German prisoners of war who were incarcerated with him in Camp 50 in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Meanwhile, over in the red corner is a five minute epic called The People vs Malcolm Glazier, made by Old Trafford film maker Mike Todd, which traces protests against the American's takeover of the Theatre of Dreams and the disgruntled fans founding of FC United.

“Although one film is about City and the other is about United they do share a common theme in that both have at their core the struggle of people to overcome obstacles and succeed spectacularly” says a Salford Film Festival spokesman.

“They are both in the running for the Festival Award along with the other short films being shown. Ironically, neither team can claim home advantage as the Film Festival takes place at the Red Cinema which has links with Manchester United and photos of the players all over the place. I hope that doesn't put anyone off from coming to see these great films.”

Hello Fritz - Fancy A Cup of Tea ? and The People vs Malcolm Glazier are screening on Saturday November 12th at 8pm in cinema 8 at the Red Cinema, Lowry Outlet Mall, Salford Quays, as part of the Sallywood Shorts programme.

The People vs Malcolm Glazier is also screening on Sunday November 13th at 4pm in cinema 8.

Both screenings are free and tickets can either be picked up from Red Cinema box office in advance, or booked by phone 0161 872 1707, or just turn up and chance it.

www.salfordfilmfestival.com