NEXT month's Swindon film festival promises international delights and also movies rooted closer to home.

Taking centre stage at the third annual festival will be a screening of The Libertine, the story of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester. Lydiard House was his family home.

The 18-certificate film will be screened at the house in Lydiard Park, and will include a tour and explanatory talk.

But there are also other more exotic delights.

There is a preview of Hollywoodland, a film starring Ben Affleck and Bob Hoskins which is tipped to do well at the Oscars next year.

Festival organiser Pete Snowman said: "It's supposed to be absolutely fabulous, and Ben Affleck won the best actor prize in Venice.

"We've got a good record with preview films, as two years ago we had Ray and the House of Flying Daggers, both of which did well."

Other festival highlights include Going for the Kill, a documentary by Luke Holland about fox hunting.

Mr Snowman said: "He lives in the country and it's been filmed from his neighbours' point of view. It should provoke debate, and I'm sure a lot of people will turn up with banners."

Other films include a documentary about parkour, a craze that sees daredevils being filmed while jumping off buildings and doing other stunts, and also an appearance by John Shuttleworth introducing It's Nice Up North, a record of the comic's intention to prove that people get more polite the further towards the north you go.

And Soy Cuba is a film with a tale behind it. It is Cuban Communist propaganda, but the cinematography is such that Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese were persuaded to dig into their own pockets to pay for its restoration. The festival will be the first time it is shown in this country.

Mr Snowman said there will also be more films to add to the programme, as Sunday afternoon's schedule has not yet been decided.

Festival tickets are available from Tuesday, and the organisers say that anyone who books before November will receive a discount. Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Centre in Regent Street, and from www.swindonfilmfestival.co.uk.

This year's line-up:

November 10, 7.45pm, Town Hall Studios: Going for the Kill - acclaimed fox hunting documentary.

November 11, 11am to 3pm, the National Trust: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - family fun with Christmas crafts and screenings.

November 11, 7.45pm, Cineworld Cinema: Hollywoodland - star-studded sneak preview of a true Hollywood mystery. Ben Affleck plays Superman actor George Reeves who died in odd circumstances.

November 12, 6.30pm, Town Hall Studios: District B13 (15) - Live breakdancing, followed by a French thriller.

November 13, 7.45pm, University of Bath in Swindon Oakfield Campus: John Shuttleworth in It's Nice Up North - spoof documentary.

November 14, 7.45pm, The Apartment: Office Space (15) - Comedy film.

November 15, 7.45pm, Swindon Arts Centre: Tickets (15) - One film, three inter-connecting stories from three directors.

November 16, 7.15pm, Lydiard House: The Libertine (18) - Period drama with Johnny Depp.

November 17, 7.15pm, University of Bath Oakfield Campus: Soy Cuba - story of the Cuban revolution.

November 18, 1pm, Swindon Arts Centre: The Story of the Weeping Camel (U) - Oscar-nominated tale set in Mongolia.

November 18, 3.30pm, Swindon Arts Centre: Dogtown and Z-Boys (15) - skateboarding documentary.

November 18, 6pm, Swindon Arts Centre: Dance on Camera - local and international dance films.

November 18, 8.30pm, Swindon Arts Centre: 13 Tzameti (15) - Tense thriller about a high stakes game of Russian roulette.

November 19, 7.45pm, Swindon Arts Centre: The Bad Film Club - Nicko & Joe versus Jaws 4 - live comedy and bad movies combine.