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Video: Emmerdale stars organise Leeds Zombie Film Festival
Two stars of Emmerdale are to indulge their favourite hobby – and raise cash for threatened wildlife at the same time.
Actors Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock are fanatical followers of zombie films.
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In 2008 they staged their first Leeds Zombie Film Festival – 12 hours of non-stop wall-to-wall zombie films. The event was a huge success so they repeated it last year.
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The festival is now an established annual event.
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This year the duo are turning the festival into a fundraiser for a charity close to both their hearts – protecting threatened animal species around the world.
Dominic, who plays vet Paddy Kirk, and Mark, who plays chef Marlon Dingle, in the ITV1 soap, are supporting the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for which Dominic is an official Ambassador.
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Dominic said: "The reason we support the World Society for the Protection of Animals is because we both love animals, specifically bears. A couple of years ago I visited the WSPA-funded Romanian Bear Sanctuary, and witnessed the charity rescuing a bear from an illegal zoo."
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Mark said: 'WSPA is a charity close to our hearts, so, for fun and to raise money for a good cause we combined our undying love of all things zombie and created a festival that anyone can attend."
Midnight
The festival takes place on Sunday, April 25, from midday to midnight at Cottage Road Cinema in Headingley.
The actors will give a short introduction to each film and explain why it was chosen. The line-up will include both old and new movies, giving fans of zombie culture a chance to see classics from the past, some of which are being played on the big screen for the first time, as well as more recent contributions to the genre.
Dominic said: "I am fascinated by zombies; they are generally incapable of communication and show no signs of personality or rationality, and look terrifying. But to me, zombie movies will always be something to enjoy.
"I will always marvel at good special effects and mock myself for jumping out of my skin."
The programme of six films will include Day Of The Dead, Colin, Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later.
Cottage Road Cinema is one of the oldest cinemas in the country. It opened in 1912.
Day tickets cost 15.
Mark said: "Last year's festival was a huge success and we would like to encourage zombie fans to come along for the whole event, staying from noon to midnight – and hopefully not leave too terrified to walk home in the dark."
Entrants must be over 18. For more details ring 0800 316 9772 or email fundraising@wspa.org.uk
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