The Spiegeltent in Weighbridge Square returns to Branchage for a second year to become the Festival hub, but is bigger and better for 2009. Built from wood, mirrors, canvas, leaded glass and detailed in velvet and brocade, it’s one of the remaining few Belgian spiegeltents, having toured festivals and fairgrounds since the 1920s. It will host the Branchage parties, live music and our daily industry sessions and networking drinks.

Address: The Weighbridge, St Helier
JE2 3NG‎

Jersey Zoo was officially opened on March 26 1959 at Les Augres Manor, Trinity, in 31 acres of landscaped parkland; now officially called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust after its founder Gerald Durrell, it's celebrating 50 years of commitment to looking after wildlife. Gerald Durrell documented his earliest animal adventures and the antics of his family on Corfu in 1933 in his best-selling book MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS, but it was in 1959 that Gerry realised his childhood dream by creating a safe place for his animals on the island of Jersey. Jersey Zoo was Gerry’s haven for animals and was an unusual institution from the outset. He dedicated the site to breeding endangered species as one means to ensure their survival.

Website: http://www.durrell.org/
Address: Les Augres Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity
JE3 5BP

The Cineworld chain opened its Jersey branch in late 2002 on the Waterfront Centre in St Helier. The Centre has been built on reclaimed land and includes a leisure complex with restaurants, bars, a health club, a nightclub and, of course, Cineworld, as well as a waterfront hotel and a number of housing projects.

Website: http://www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/40
Address: The Waterfront Centre, La Rue de L'Etau, St Helier
JE2 4HE

The award winning Jersey Museum is a stone’s throw from the Branchage Spiegeltent in Weighbridge Square. Housed in a 19th century merchants townhouse, the Museum tells the story of Jersey throughout the ages, charting the history of the people who have made the island what it is over a quarter of a million years. The Museum is currently exhibiting The Marilyn Monroe Collection, including the very dress Monroe wears in SOME LIKE IT HOT, screening at the Branchage Drive-In.

Website: http://www.jerseyheritage.org/
Address: The Weighbridge, St Helier
JE2 3NG‎

Höhlgangsanlage 8 (Ho8) was built between 1941-1943 using forced and slave labour from countries throughout German conquered Europe. For visitors it is the only accessible tunnel complex inJersey of those which were built as a consequence of Adolf Hitler’s Directive, to convert the occupied British Channel Islands into an ‘impregnable fortress’. Its construction involved the removal of some 14,000 tons of rock and the use of 4,000 tons of concrete to line its corridors and galleries. From late 1943 onwards, the complex was transformed from its original purpose as a bombproof munitions barracks and artillery workshop, into a casualty receiving station capable of coping with several hundred casualties in the event of an Allied invasion. Today the tunnel of Ho8 is the definitive museum of the German Occupation of Jersey 1940-1945.

Website: http://www.jerseywartunnels.com/
Address: Les Charrieres Malorey, St Lawrence
JE3 1FU

Ever since its grand opening in August 2005, the Live Lounge has been going from strength to strength, with gigs all weekend and regular acoustic nights, taking over the site of The Q Bar, which had been a stalwart of live music in Jersey for many years giving bands a place to play when very few other venues would. The popular and legendary Asylum nights have held regular live music happenings, bringing a series of shows featuring the greatest bands at the best venue in town.

Website: http://twitter.com/asylumlive
Address: James Street, St Helier
JE2 7NH

Mont Orgueil, popularly known as Gorey Castle, is Jersey’s most iconic landmark. Situated on the east coast of the island, the Castle was built in the 13th century to defend the island from attack by the French, just a short hop away and easily seen from the Castle battlements just 14 miles away. Unused and ruined in the 1600s, it went on to become the main Jersey prison before being renovated in the 18th century for garrison accommodation. It became a major tourist attraction in the mid-19th century after a visit by Queen Victoria, becoming a museum in 1929. Despite some modern fortification adaptations by the German forces in World War 2, it has remained the most famous and popular site in the Channel Islands.

Website: http://jersey.typepad.com/gorey_castle/
Address: Gorey Village Main Rd, Gorey, Grouville,
JE3 9‎

The old Magistrate’s Court (beneath the Town Hall Assembly Rooms) was once the first port of call in the criminal justice system, and the original ornate magistrate’s bench is still in place. Following on from Branchage 2008, the Court will again be used for the Festival’s short film screenings.

Address: Seale Street, Jersey
JE4 8YA

Built in 1865, the Opera House is Jersey’s oldest theatre. Having survived two fires and numerous owners, the venue has seen a number of stars tread the boards, including Jersey’s own Lillie Langtry, the actress, socialite, and mistress of Edward VII. Used as a cinema in the early 20th century, its poignant that the Opera House is now used for the Branchage red carpet premieres, bringing film back to it’s original Jersey home after many decades.

Website: http://www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk/
Address: Gloucester Street, St Helier
JE2 3QR

Jersey’s mild climate and its geographical position, means that there are many flowers and plants which thrive in the Island but are relatively rare in the UK. St Helier's parks are beautifully maintained and are perfect getaways for those wanting to laze away a day. People's Park (the site of the Branchage Drive-In Cinema) is right on the outskirts of town, with a stunning view across the harbour to Elizabeth Castle.

Address: Westmount Rd, St Helier
JE2

The Société Jersiaise was founded in 1873 for the study of Jersey archaeology, history, natural history, the ancient language and the conservation of the environment. As part of Branchage 2009, the Societe Jersiaise will provide a basecamp for The Vauxhall 48-Hour Road Movie Challenge teams.

Website: http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/
Address: 7 Pier Road, St Helier
JE2 4XW

An empty Jersey shop will have a Branchagey makeover this September, to become the 2009 Branchage box office. The shop is located right on Weighbridge Square opposite the Barclays Wealth Spiegeltent. The box office will also house the Festival’s 3-D films of iconic Jersey landmarks, created by filmmakers Brian McLave and Gavin Peacock.

Address: Weighbridge Square, St Helier
JE2 3NG‎

Darren Quénault and his father Charles, and now with his wife Julia, have been farming together since 1982 at Manor Farm, and their cows are the top production herd on Jersey. Classic Herd’s farm shop sells dairy products which are all made on site, including milk, double and clotted creams, and award winning soft cheeses like Classic Brie. Manor Farm’s traditional barn will be screening a day selection of rural-themed films on Saturday, with Classic Herd products and barbeque available for brunch and lunch.

Website: http://www.genuinejersey.com/ClassicHerd.htm
Address: Manor Farm, La Route du Manoir, St Peter
JE3 7DD

The Parish Church of St Helier is one of the twelve 'Ancient Parish Churches' of Jersey, and serves as the Island's civic church. The building was begun at the end of the 12th century, but most of that building is now lost. The porch and the greater part of the nave were built in the late-15th century, but the majority of the rest of the Church dates from around 1820, and is largely Victorian.

Website: http://www.townchurch.org.je/Town_Church/Home.html
Address: Church Street, St Helier
JE2 3NN

The French Imperial-style St Helier Town Hall, formerly a fire station, was built in 1872, and was designed by Philippe Le Seur and Philippe Bree. It is the administrative centre of St Helier, the office of the Connétable (the mayor) and of the Honorary Police. The majestic first-floor Assembly Room is still used for electoral vote counting and town hall public meetings. It’s the Assembly Room that will be used as Branchage’s main screening venue, with a full programme of films and events happening across Friday to Sunday.

Address: Parish Town Hall, PO Box 50, St Helier
JE4 8PA

Victoria College is a fee paying States of Jersey all-boys school, and with its castellated neo-gothic architecture is a landmark overlooking the town. Architect John Hayward of Exeter’s Gothic Revival design uses the form of a tall mediaeval Great Hall. The foundation stone was laid on Queen Victoria's birthday 24th May 1850, and the School was opened in 1852. Although French was still the sole official language in Jersey at that time, the new college was consciously patterned after the English public schools system, and was therefore one of the causes for the decline of French as the English élite sent their sons to this new college. Victoria College has its own school song, traditionally sung in assemblies in the Great Hall, composed in 1918 by the then Headmaster, Arthur Hardy Worrall. The lyrics are as follows: Long ago an ancient King / Endowed this College / Many years afterwards / The kindness of a Queen / Placed it where it stands / May the College of Queen / Victoria flourish

Website: http://213.133.214.101/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=11
Address: Le Mont Millais, St Hellier
JE1 4HT