Prince in Bristol, Shaft in Manchester and other Black Star photo highlights around the UK

A packed house celebrates the life of Prince with a screening of the iconic Purple Rain (1984) at Colston Hall, Bristol

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An immersive vampire horror drive-in experience for a Halloween screening of Blade (1998) at Artrix, Bromsgrove

A mural of Prince in Stokes Croft, designed by the artists Paintsmiths of Bristol

Film legend Earl Cameron CBE discusses his incredible career following a screening of Pool of London (1951) at BFI Southbank, London

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Who’s the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? Shaft arrives in Manchester

INTO Film All Stars explore Black Star with local school children at the Barbican, London

Former West Bromwich Albion players Stewart Phillips, Cyrille Regis and John Wile (with mac Birmingham programmer Ian Sergeant) attend a premiere screening of Whites vs Blacks: How Football Changed a Nation (2016) at mac Birmingham

Jon Craig — Black Star celebrations kick off in style in the south-west at Watershed, Bristol

The Soul Supremes perform at the Black Star opening night screening of Dreamgirls (2006) at Watershed, Bristol

Bruce Goldstein presents the acclaimed compilation tribute to the pioneering tap dancers the Nicholas Brothers

The Treorchy Male Choir at Chapter Cardiff, accompanying a performance of The Proud Valley (1940), starring Paul Robeson

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Is this the coolest phone box in Belfast? Phone in now with your answers... #belfestcity #BFIBlackStar #belfast pic.twitter.com/EHClSxqlww
— Festivals of Belfast (@BelfastFests) November 17, 2016

V. much enjoyed BFI Black Star Colour Purple screening at GWL with Heir of the Cursed @Heirofthecursed #BFIBlackStar @gwlkettle pic.twitter.com/wITlPMWgxd
— Roona Simpson (@RoonaSimpson) November 16, 2016

Lovely to see & support my sis @NseIkpeEtim at @BFI but very proud to see her as #BFIBlackStar proud moment,great to see @ellenthomasuk ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KHb3c1TLEJ
— Stephan Pierre Mitchell (@stephan_pierre_) November 21, 2016

It was a real pleasure talking to & DJing for a cool little crowd after screening of #Intheofthenight @exeter_phoenix y/day #BFIBlackStar
— Norman Jay MBE (@NormanJayMBE) November 18, 2016

Pleased to see lots of high scores in my #BFIBlackStar-themed picture round tonight (tho #25 needs more recognition) pic.twitter.com/EJnhX8xzKt
— Jonathan Bygraves (@iambags) November 7, 2016