Monty Python's Life of Brian and Michael Palin alongside mayor Sue Jones-Davies (who portrayed Judith Iscariot in the film). However, before the showing, an Aberystwyth University student discovered that a ban had only been discussed by the council and in fact that it had been shown (or scheduled to be shown) at a cinema in the town in 1981. In 2013, a German official in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia considered the film to be possibly offensive to Christians and hence subject to a local regulation prohibiting its public screening on Good Friday, despite protests by local atheists. In New York (the film's release in
Alpine Town of the Year two local projects reflecting the association’s objectives in its Alpine Town Year. These are stored in an online data bank. In addition, any other projects are regularly presented in the association’s newsletter, which appears in four languages. The Alpine Town Association is a partner in the Alpine Space Programme Alpstar. The project’s objective is to make the Alps a climate-neutral region. The project started in July 2011 and will end in March 2014. In 2008, the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and the association signed a Memorandum of Understanding for continuous cooperation. The association has been an official observer