Access All Areas Released From Today

Access All Areas, a new coming-of-age movie that was filmed in Bristol, is set to be released in cinemas from today.

The feature tells the story of an unlikely group of teenagers who run away from their dysfunctional parents to an island festival where they lose themselves in the crowd – and find themselves in the music.

When Heath gets caught up in Mia's desperate bid for freedom, it catapults them and their friends on a wild road-trip through the British countryside to the Isle of Sounds festival. Nothing goes to plan, but if they can get hold of some tickets and survive the crowds, toilets, aerial acrobats, chaos, Swedish hipsters, as well as the unwelcome appearance of their maniacal parents, it promises to be an unforgettable weekend.

The movie's festival scenes were filmed in crowds of 50,000 at Isle of Wight music festival Bestival, before production moved to Bristol for a five-week shoot, assisted by Bristol Film Office. Bristol locations featured include the city's Harbourside area (in particular Princes Wharf and The Balmoral ship, where crowd boarding scenes were shot), Clifton Suspension Bridge, Redland's Warwick Road and Robertson Road, Stokes Croft/Picton Street area, Ashton Bridge/Brunel Way and Bedminster's Alfred Road and Eldon Terrace. Locations used in the wider region include Portishead Lido and Clevedon Pier.

Led by a cast starring Ella Purnell, Georgie Henley, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Stephens, the film also features Jo Hartley, Nigel Lindsay, Phil Daniels and Jason Flemyng.

Access All Areas is directed by BAFTA-nominee Bryn Higgins and is written and produced by Oliver Veysey and co-produced by band manager, music and film producer Bill Curbishley.

Oliver Veysey, Writer/Producer, said: "Having grown up in the West Country, the area was always in my mind as I wrote the script, so I was very happy we could shoot the film in and around Bristol. From Bristol's city streets and beautiful surrounding countryside, to the vivid colours of the Portishead Lido and the iconic Clevedon Pier, we were able to access an amazing range of locations that would have proved nearly impossible inside the M25. We were not surprised, but nonetheless delighted to find a huge amount of local talent and wonderful crew to work with us."

Natalie Moore, from Bristol Film Office, added: "It was a pleasure to assist Camden Film Company in the making of this vibrant and dynamic independent British film. Bristol has been the location for many films and TV shows featuring young emerging talent, like Skins, Teachers and The Inbetweeners Movie. We're also a city that celebrates festival culture so it felt very apt that we could support the making of this film with Bristol locations, local crew and facilities, which were all integral to its production."

(JP/MH)