Macc-Pow! returns to Macclesfield next month, and in a major coup for the long-running Comic Art Festival events will include the world premiere of OiNK! A Short Tail, on Saturday 27th June at Cinemac Macclesfield, released, in part, to mark the much loved, much-missed comic’s fortieth anniversary.
OiNK! The Documentary is a new film by Claire Bend and Rob Reed for Bread and Butter Films, looking at the creation, life and legacy of the hugely influential, cult British comic OiNK! It explores the story of the still British humour comic, published between 1986 and 1988, still praised for its innovation which met its end with a merger with Buster.
Featuring interviews with key creators involved, and lifelong fans, including Phil Boyce, publisher of the awesome Oink! Blog, the documentary delves deep into the pig-pen and covers you in sensational swill…
Post screening, there will be a Q&A and drinks with the filmmakers and contributors from the film hosted by Panel Borders radio show host and producer, Alex Fitch.
Admission to the Premiere of this PG certificate film is free, no pre booking required.
Bread and Butter Films creative team writes, designs and produces films to inspire and influence audiences, through documentaries, promos, narrative shorts, instructional vids, podcasts and more, including Specialist Teaching Content. The company was formed by director, editor and producer Rob Reed with two long term colleagues, and clients include the NHS, Unilever and the Woodland Trust.
Starting as a producer at Xfm and BBC 6 Music prior to his work as a filmmaker and possessing a lifelong passion for film, Rob Reed began to write and direct his own material in 2008, winning an award for debut short The Driving Test at the Raindance Film Festival. He later co-founded Cork on the Fork Productions, which produced numerous critically acclaimed short films, music videos and corporate work.
His debut no-budget comedy feature Down The Road was released on Amazon through a partnership with MY Productions and his short film Mark & Alan screened at both the 2014 London Short Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival.
Now freelance, Rob continues to produce a variety of film work alongside producing content for a range of clients, film festivals and charities. His short documentary, An Artist’s Story: The Past, The Present & The Future, a collaboration with the artist Emma Tweedie, screened as part of the 2019 Manchester International Film Festival.
His second feature, A Weekend Away, which was written, improvised and shot over five days in rural Wales won the ‘Best Feature’ at the Oxford Film Festival, released through Bread & Butter Films, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime and Tubi.
Claire Bend is a Film Research Technician at the University of Huddersfield, based in the Department of Media and Performance. She specialises in developing film as a vital tool for academic research, while actively pursuing her own Master of Research (MRes).
Her work includes video research for initiatives such as the Family Routes Project, documenting walking connections through film, and providing technical production expertise for academic projects at Huddersfield’s Centre for Experimental Practices.
Macc Pow! Is 11!
Macc Pow!, Macclesfield’s Boutique Comic Art Festival returns for its eleventh year next month, running 25th – 28th June 2026 in various venues across the city, bringing a mighty weekend of comics and comic art to the very heart of Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Founded by cartoonist Marc Jackson, the event’s “Esteemed International Guest” for this year will be James Kochalka, first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. (Read our news story here).
The popular event offers a smashing lineup of guests that includes Charlie Adlard, John Allison, Abby Bulmer, Jonathan Edwards, Tom Faraci, Felt Mistress,, Tor Freeman, Becka Higham, Aubrey Hope, Laura Howell, Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett, Florence Jackson, Joshua Knowles, Roger Langridge, Michael and Keli Lark, David Leach, Sonia Leong, Simone Lia, Pip Martin, Jim Medway, Mister Hope, Gary Northfield, Nigel Parkinson and Nika (Sunday only), Jacob Phillips, Sean Phillips, Emmelline Pidgen, Molly Pukes, Ahmed Raafat, Ray, Ava Reid, Emma Reynolds, Rachael Smith, Jim Stafford, Lew Stringer, Lucy Sullivan, Kev F. Sutherland, Aaron VW and Wocco.
• OiNK! The Documentary (PG), 8.00 – 9.30pm Saturday 27th June 2026 Cinemac Macclesfield, The Heritage Centre, Roe St, Macclesfield SK11 6UT | Free Tickets on the door – no pre-booking
• Bread and Butter Films are online at breadandbutterfilms.co.uk | Instagram | Vimeo | YouTube
• Macc-Pow 2026 Friday 26th June – Sunday 28th June 2026, Macclesfield, Cheshire | Latest Information: Facebook | Web: maccpow.co.uk | Linktree
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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