Rushes Soho Shorts Festival

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival: "Rushes Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, now celebrating its ninth consecutive year at the forefront of the European film festival calendar, is delighted to announce its first call for entries in 2007.

The festival, renowned for its not-for-profit status and its championing of emerging young talent, has grown dramatically each year with last year seeing more than 2,000 entries from filmmakers around the world."

www.myspace.com/mymoviemashup

www.myspace.com/mymoviemashup: "We’re making the world’s first user generated feature film in partnership with Vertigo films and Film4. We want YOU to take part in every stage of the filmmaking process. MyMovie Mashup unfolds in Ten Acts.

Act One is a search to find the best short film director on MySpace. The winner will get to direct a feature film with a budget of over £1 million with the film scheduled for a full theatrical release in 2008. The lucky winning director will immediately begin production on their feature film…"

Sounds tempting....

East End Film Festial

The East End turns to all things cinematic for this 8 day festival

clipped from www.eastendfilmfestival.com Eight extraordinary days of films and fun, overflowing with a host of international features, shorts, workshops, special events and parties: featuring fashion, music, visual arts, performance, comedy and heritage. East End Film Festival aims to showcase a high quality range of new and contemporary films that explore the potential of cinema to cross cultural, political and artistic boundaries and that visualise the experience of living and working in the East End of London.

Rhizome Commissions 2007

clipped from rhizome.org In 2007, Rhizome will award eleven commissions with fees ranging from $1000-$3000. Rhizome will accept proposals in two categories: 1) New works of Internet-based art and 2) Community Project. (See below for more details.) The commissions are determined by jury and by Rhizome's membership. The split between these two categories is 8:3, respectively. Proposal submission takes place online. The deadline is midnight on Monday, April 2, 2007.

Wellcome Trust - Arts Award

Funding opportunity for arts projects

clipped from www.wellcome.ac.uk The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts. The scheme aims to: stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of biomedical science support formal and informal learning encourage new ways of thinking encourage high quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or education practice. All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. We invite applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people.

Adventures in Recycling

Can you make a 3 Minute Wonder for Channel 4

clipped from www.britdoc.org A competition for 4 emerging filmmakers or anyone with a passion for film-making to make totally unique 3-minute films for Studio Artois, Channel 4, and the BRITDOC festival.

Vacancy

More information available by following the link below

clipped from www.filmlondon.org.uk The City Speaks Production Manager A production manager is being sought for the period 1 April to 15 December to manage the production of six new artist commissions. The City Speaks is a collaborative project developed by Film London Artists' Moving Image Network and BBC Radio Drama. The project centres around bringing artist film-makers and writers together to work as a creative team. The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 26 March. Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 28 March. Please call 020 7613 7694, or email flamin@filmlondon.org.uk with any general queries about this position.

Film London Vacancy

Filming Co-ordinator

clipped from www.filmlondon.org.uk Working as part of a team delivering filming for London they will play a key role in promoting the London Filming Partnership and Filming in London Code of Practice and encouraging boroughs to remain active partners to the Partnership and observing its recommendations. Essential experience includes: Extensive experience of managing filming on behalf of a local authority, public agency or major London location. In-depth knowledge of council procedure and regulations and experience of dealings with council departments and the communities that they serve. Knowledge and understanding of how film crews work and their requirements. Understanding and knowledge of location / filming contracts and charging structures for film shoots. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 27 March at 12pm

Music Video Challenge

ThinkSync and Raindance are seeking new talent to create a film on the theme of 'twist' using music licensed from a good range of bands and musicians

clipped from www.thinksyncfilms.com ThinkSync Films, in collaboration with Raindance, is excited to bring back its unique, innovative short film competition for 2007.

21st London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

The LLGFF celebrates its 21st with another inspired selection of queer themed films; including a revival of the kitsch psychedelia of Pink Narcissus and Jack Smith's wonderful Flaming Creatures

clipped from www.llgff.org.uk The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, as we know it now, was established in 1986 and is the third largest film festival in the UK. The LLGFF on Tour runs from May to September visiting around 40 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland.

Film Club

Film Club is a new scheme to bring diverse, good quality films into schools. A great idea and one which we can only hope catches on.

clipped from www.filmclub.org FILM CLUB is a chance to enter the incredible, limitless cosmos of films - a rollercoaster ride through worlds that enrich, challenge, inspire, unite and amaze us.

ITV Local London

ITV are moving in to broadband television with an interesting looking channel which seems to offer opportunities for new and emergent filmmakers

clipped from www.filmlondon.org.uk ITV Local London is entering into a partnership with Film London, in order to celebrate London’s emerging film-making talent. ITV Local is ITV’s ground-breaking broadband-based local television channel. For the first time ITV brings you a host of regional services online, available 24 hours a day. It has been established as an interactive, next-generation local service

Films wanted for Beautiful South (May 2007)

The quarterly showcase for South London's film-making talent run in collaboration by The Hayward and BFI Southbank returns on May 8th, for an evening of screenings, networking and discussion. There will again be two strands: the first at 5:30 is a showcase for the various excellent training schemes in the borough; and the second at 7:30 features works selected following an open submission.

Inspired by various BFI programmes this month, May’s theme for the open strand is ‘Little Britain’ exploring notions of home and identity, both national and local.

Submissions must be received with a self addressed stamped envelope and a completed application form by April 23rd, addressed to
Beautiful South
c/o Paul Green,
The Hayward, Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road,
London, SE1 8XZ.
We can accept DVD (mpeg), DV, or 16mm only. Preference will be given to films which reflect the current theme, and all successful applicants will be notified by May 1st. For further information, or to get ahold of an application form, please email us at beautifulsouth@bfi.org.uk

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2007

Call for entries

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The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival is a cool, creative and relaxed annual event where the work of both established filmmakers and newcomers is viewed and judged on a completely level platform.
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival is now accepting entries for 2007 Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2007 will run from 28th July to 3rd August. The competitive categories are: The Documentary Award The Short Film Award The Animation Award The Music Video Award The Title Sequences & Idents Award The Newcomers Award Deadline for entries will be 4th May 2007.

BFI Southbank

The new BFI Southbank is an exciting and very welcome addition to London's cultural sector. The Mediatheque features hours of films to explore and the exhibition space is a wonderfully open place for new media arts fun.

clipped from www.bfi.org.uk BFI Southbank We've transformed the space next to the NFT to include a large number of new and free facilities in addition to our existing three cinemas. Explore BFI Southbank here and find out more about the packed programme of films and events for the next six weeks.