THE new season of Otley Film Society events has been announced with a wide variety of movies on offer.

The society, which was formed in 1999 to replace the long tradition of cinema in Otley, offers the chance to see entertaining and unusual films from all over the world.

Films this season include;

l Rabbit-Proof Fence on September 18. Based on a true story, three sisters are ordered by the Australian government to be placed in a special facility for children of dual heritage. They escape and, pursued by an Aboriginal tracker and a white policeman, begin the long journey home by following the rabbit-proof fence in the title.

l Nine Queens on October 9. A petty thief is seen pulling off a cheap scam on a shopkeeper by a major league con-artist who recruits him for a big job. This is a once-in-a-lifetime scheme - to sell a forged set of rare stamps, The Nine Queens. Nothing goes according to plans and disaster follows disaster.

l Talk to Her (Habla can Ella) on October 23 sees Rosario Flores plays a tragic bullfighter in Pedro Almodavar's powerful, profound depiction of love and loss.

l The Girl from Paris on November 13 tells the story of a Parisien girl who quits the city and, under a scheme run by the government, takes over a farm in South East France from cantankerous farming veteran Adrien.

l The Quiet American, directed by Philip Noyce, runs on November 27 and stars Michael Caine as a veteran English journalist and Brendan Foster as a gauche American in 1950s Saigon as military atrocities mount.

l Dirty Pretty Things runs on December 18. Directed by Stephen Frears, it tells the story of an illegal immigrant who discovers the unpalatable side of London life.

More films will be screened next year.

All films are screened on Thursdays at 7.45pm at Otley Working Mens Club, except The Quiet American, which will be at the Civic Centre. The bar opens 7.15pm.

Membership for a full season of 12 films is £25, a part season of eight is £20 and a guest admittance to one film is £3.

Guest tickets can be purchased on the night of the film or by contacting the society on (01943) 468079 or 468601.