As we wave a little sad goodbye to our 2nd day, Branchage looks back at our super Opening Night!

Well its actually the second day now (ahem, third day strictly speaking as we look at the clock go past midnight, where does the festival go so quickly?...). As we write this, we can hear the irresistible beats of The Top Cats wafting over the Weighbridge. The 100% Dynamite party is on fire!

So, catching up on last nights antics - The Opening Night Gala of ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD at the Jersey Opera House - what can we say? It was an absolutely stunning evening, the beautiful venue was packed out, editor JOE BINI was totally compelling, Georgina Sawyer's stories of volcanic ice saunas were highly entertaining, the Jersey Dairy ice-cream was delicious and the Spiegeltent was shimmering with special guests and Hierbas cocktails! Here are the photos as proof!

Xanthe introduces the Opening Night.

A Jersey Dairy ice-cream girl poses for the cameras.
Joe Bini talks about working with Werner Herzog on ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Branchage patron and producer of last year's Opening Night Gala MAN ON WIRE Simon Chinn talks with Opening Night guests including James Mullighan, Creative Director of one of our festival partners - Shooting People.

To read a more in depth review of the Opening Night on The Quietus blog.