Classic California​n movies brought to the big screen-Chinatown, Bullitt, Milk and Sideways

California Classics returns this March providing cinema lovers with the opportunity to see more classic Academy Award-winning films on the big screen. Four of the Golden State’s most iconic movies – Bullitt, Chinatown, Sideways and Milk - will be screened at six cinemas aroundthe UK on Wednesday nights beginning 14th March. Audiences in Brighton, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Newcastle and London can register for the chance to win tickets to these free screenings on www.facebook.com/californiaclassics.

Kicking off with Milk on Wednesday 14th March, each screening will start at 8.30pm andfeature a special introduction filmed on-location in California that provides uniqueinsights into the settings that played such important rolesin the films. Participants will also get a chance to savour the Golden State’s fine wines*,pairedwith the classic movie snack - popcorn, of course. Plus, all whoregister for tickets on Facebook will be entered into a draw to win a Los Angeles holiday courtesy of Visit California and AirNew Zealand.

Screening dates and locations areas follows:

Dates:

· Milk – 14thMarch


· Bullitt – 21stMarch


· Chinatown– 28th March


· Sideways – 4thApril


Locations:

· Brighton - Duke of York’s Picturehouse

· Edinburgh - Dominion Cinema

· Liverpool -Picturehouse at FACT

· London - Hackney Picturehouse

· London - Price Charles Cinema, Leicester Square

· Newcastle - Tyneside Cinema

CaliforniaClassics celebrates California’sunique place in the world of film. A recent surge in interest in onlinesearches for travel destinations linked to films** shows that movies remain apowerful source of inspiration for holidays.

“California has providedthe backdrop for some of cinema’s greatest moments," said Visit CaliforniaPresident & CEO Caroline Beteta. "We’re inviting people to revisitthese much-loved movies while we shine the spotlight on the unique locationsthat contributed to these iconic films. We aim to inspire them to experiencethe cinematic history and landscapes of Californiafor themselves."

Toapply for tickets to these free events simply visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/californiaclassicswhere you can submit your name and email address to be entered into the draw.All tickets will be randomly allocated via an automated system winners will benotified the week before each screening.