Talent Circle Super Shorts - Flash Funding (7 Aug): "How does £1000 for your documentary sound?
Pitch in two minutes and you could be offered money the same day.
No complicated forms and budgets to fill out."
Friday, 20 July 2007
Thursday, 19 July 2007
10 minutes of footage. 10 minutes of feedback
Sign up for the second meeting of 10x10! A new workshop hosted by the Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG) in partnership with Doculink – the U.S./Canada based documentary-makers group and listserve. (http://www.doculink.org)
Here’s how it works: bring up to ten minutes of your work-in-progress and get ten minutes of feedback from the group. It can be anything you’re working on – a trailer, an excerpt, the opening of your film, a key scene etc…
Whether you want to come screen or just be one of the viewers at the event, it’s a great opportunity to gain support, get crucial feedback, meet your peers and feel part of the independent London doc community. It’s also a rare chance to see what others are working on and gain a hands-on perspective of what works, what doesn’t and why.
Come along whether you have something you want to screen or not – you’ll get to hear points-of-view you’d otherwise not come into contact with that could widen your approach to your work. We’ll be continuing the conversation down the pub after the session.
The 10x10 format was created by Doculink, and has been running since 2005 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver, BC. In the UK, we're onto the 'difficult' second event. If it’s going to work then we need YOU, the London doc community to get involved!
Participation is free and on a first-come-first-served basis. Send us a line now at 10x10@dfgdocs.com to ensure getting on the list to screen and to give us an idea of numbers. Space is limited.
When – 1st August, 7.30pm
Where – DFG, Dalston, London. Click here for location details: http://www.dfgdocs.com/Contact/index.aspx
Here’s how it works: bring up to ten minutes of your work-in-progress and get ten minutes of feedback from the group. It can be anything you’re working on – a trailer, an excerpt, the opening of your film, a key scene etc…
Whether you want to come screen or just be one of the viewers at the event, it’s a great opportunity to gain support, get crucial feedback, meet your peers and feel part of the independent London doc community. It’s also a rare chance to see what others are working on and gain a hands-on perspective of what works, what doesn’t and why.
Come along whether you have something you want to screen or not – you’ll get to hear points-of-view you’d otherwise not come into contact with that could widen your approach to your work. We’ll be continuing the conversation down the pub after the session.
The 10x10 format was created by Doculink, and has been running since 2005 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver, BC. In the UK, we're onto the 'difficult' second event. If it’s going to work then we need YOU, the London doc community to get involved!
Participation is free and on a first-come-first-served basis. Send us a line now at 10x10@dfgdocs.com to ensure getting on the list to screen and to give us an idea of numbers. Space is limited.
When – 1st August, 7.30pm
Where – DFG, Dalston, London. Click here for location details: http://www.dfgdocs.com/Contact/index.aspx
9th Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
NINTH RUSHES SOHO SHORTS FESTIVAL AT CURZON SOHO AND CURZON MAYFAIR
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival (from 28 July - 3 Aug throughout Soho) is
renowned for its not-for-profit status and it's championing of emerging
young talent. Curzon Soho is the delegate centre, and as such will have
information of the many screenings, tours and events throughout the
week, many of which are free.
Curzon Cinemas are hosting a post-production masterclass from the London
Film Academy, a discussion on music video curated by Halloween (the team
behind the London Short Film Festival - in its fifth year at Curzon Soho
in January), and the premiere of the unique straight 8 challenge: 'one
super 8mm cartridge, no editing'.
Festival advocates in the past have included Ray Winstone and Bill
Nighy. This year Rushes Soho Shorts is thrilled to welcome Geraldine
James and Nick Broomfield as festival spokespeople.
Halloween presents The Future of Music Video
Tuesday 31st July, 5:30pm / Curzon Soho / £6.50
With filmmaking becoming easier by the day via digital techniques and
cheaper equipment, the days of the overblown overpriced music video are
now well over. We present representatives from both ends of the scale,
from directors and commissioners working with chart names to
representatives from smaller labels such as Transgressive Records, who
deal with new rising artistes and non-mainstream acts.
This will be followed by Shooting People Music Video Network open-access
video night. One can bring music videos on DVD to be screened. Just turn
up on the night.
London Film Academy Masterclass: Post Production/Visual Effects
Tuesday 31st July, 7pm / Curzon Soho / £6.50
This masterclass will offer guidance on how to create professional post
production visual effects on a low budget. It will be delivered by
David Hilton (worked on several James Bond films), David Barnard
(Mirrormask) and special effects expert Alan Marques (Goldeneye, Seven
Years in Tibet).
This will be followed by Shooting People Music Video Network open-access
video night. Bring your own music videos on DVD format to be screened...
Just turn up on the night and join the queue!
straight 8 PREMIERES
Sunday 29th July, 4:30pm / Curzon Mayfair / £7
Monday 30th July, 6:30pm / Curzon Mayfair / £7
'straight 8' puts filmmakers into the unusual position of seeing their
own rushes at exactly the same time as the audience. In an event devised
to get people to shoot films instead of just talking about it, directors
are set an inventive and excuse-free challenge to create a mini-masterpiece.
Filmmakers do not see the film until it screens in front of a huge
audience. "There are no other film screenings that I know of where the
audience sits with the directors, actors and crew to watch their film for the first time" says straight 8 founder Ed Sayers. "Apart from
looking at the film through a viewfinder they haven't seen their work
yet. Watching your film this way feels like both the fastest and slowest
three minutes of your life at the same time." http://www.straight8.net
Official website:
http://www.sohoshorts.com
At Curzon Cinemas: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/listings/events/rushes_soho_shorts_festival
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival (from 28 July - 3 Aug throughout Soho) is
renowned for its not-for-profit status and it's championing of emerging
young talent. Curzon Soho is the delegate centre, and as such will have
information of the many screenings, tours and events throughout the
week, many of which are free.
Curzon Cinemas are hosting a post-production masterclass from the London
Film Academy, a discussion on music video curated by Halloween (the team
behind the London Short Film Festival - in its fifth year at Curzon Soho
in January), and the premiere of the unique straight 8 challenge: 'one
super 8mm cartridge, no editing'.
Festival advocates in the past have included Ray Winstone and Bill
Nighy. This year Rushes Soho Shorts is thrilled to welcome Geraldine
James and Nick Broomfield as festival spokespeople.
Halloween presents The Future of Music Video
Tuesday 31st July, 5:30pm / Curzon Soho / £6.50
With filmmaking becoming easier by the day via digital techniques and
cheaper equipment, the days of the overblown overpriced music video are
now well over. We present representatives from both ends of the scale,
from directors and commissioners working with chart names to
representatives from smaller labels such as Transgressive Records, who
deal with new rising artistes and non-mainstream acts.
This will be followed by Shooting People Music Video Network open-access
video night. One can bring music videos on DVD to be screened. Just turn
up on the night.
London Film Academy Masterclass: Post Production/Visual Effects
Tuesday 31st July, 7pm / Curzon Soho / £6.50
This masterclass will offer guidance on how to create professional post
production visual effects on a low budget. It will be delivered by
David Hilton (worked on several James Bond films), David Barnard
(Mirrormask) and special effects expert Alan Marques (Goldeneye, Seven
Years in Tibet).
This will be followed by Shooting People Music Video Network open-access
video night. Bring your own music videos on DVD format to be screened...
Just turn up on the night and join the queue!
straight 8 PREMIERES
Sunday 29th July, 4:30pm / Curzon Mayfair / £7
Monday 30th July, 6:30pm / Curzon Mayfair / £7
'straight 8' puts filmmakers into the unusual position of seeing their
own rushes at exactly the same time as the audience. In an event devised
to get people to shoot films instead of just talking about it, directors
are set an inventive and excuse-free challenge to create a mini-masterpiece.
Filmmakers do not see the film until it screens in front of a huge
audience. "There are no other film screenings that I know of where the
audience sits with the directors, actors and crew to watch their film for the first time" says straight 8 founder Ed Sayers. "Apart from
looking at the film through a viewfinder they haven't seen their work
yet. Watching your film this way feels like both the fastest and slowest
three minutes of your life at the same time." http://www.straight8.net
Official website:
http://www.sohoshorts.com
At Curzon Cinemas: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/listings/events/rushes_soho_shorts_festival
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Further 3 – Call for Applications *
A 3-month moving image residency for 3 London-based visual artists interested in developing film projects. Further 3 will be hosted by no.w.here, in partnership with Artquest and Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN).
The residency includes: access to no.w.here film equipment, training, resources and expertise; bespoke workshops, mentoring and networking; materials budget; a year-long membership to no.w.here artist film lab.
Further 3 will run from 4 September to 4 December 2007. The deadline for applications is Monday 20 August, and applicants must be available for interview week beginning 27 August.
For full details and application forms call no.w.here on 020 7372 3925 or visit the no.w.here website for downloadable forms and information.
The residency includes: access to no.w.here film equipment, training, resources and expertise; bespoke workshops, mentoring and networking; materials budget; a year-long membership to no.w.here artist film lab.
Further 3 will run from 4 September to 4 December 2007. The deadline for applications is Monday 20 August, and applicants must be available for interview week beginning 27 August.
For full details and application forms call no.w.here on 020 7372 3925 or visit the no.w.here website for downloadable forms and information.
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Summer WILL arrive - Beautiful South
BFI Southbank is proud to present Beautiful South - a quarterly event celebrating South London's emerging and diverse cinematic talent.
Delivered in conjunction with the Southbank Centre and media partners Shooting People and LIVE Magazine, this initiative forms a key part of the BFI's ongoing commitment to support local film-makers. These sessions will include screenings of locally produced material, advice from established film-makers and industry professionals, as well as opportunities to network with other young creatives.
August is a time for reflection on the South Bank. As our partners at the South Bank Centre, re-open their doors, we look back to the Festival of Britain and to the various significances the site has had since that time.
With this in mind, the August instalment of Beautiful South takes 'Remembrance' as its theme. And in remembering the celebrations that have taken place in the area over the years, our evening's discussion will centre around the various film festivals that exist throughout London and the UK.
Again the evening will be split in two, with an the earlier session showcasing the work of local training schemes for young people, and a second session focusing on works submitted by emerging film-makers.
To submit your film for consideration, download the application form from our website - www.bfi.org.uk/beautifulsouth - or contact us at beautifulsouth@bfi.org.uk.
An exclusive offer for Beautiful South patrons. Shooting People are offering a massive GBP15 off an annual membership. That's 50%! With over 33k membersin the UK and US, Shooting People is the world's largest community of independent film-makers. Shooting People members receive daily bulletins, and over 200 films and music videos a week are cast and crewed using the resource. You can't make a film on your own. Details will be distributed on the night.
For tickets - a mere £2 - book online at www.bfi.org.uk/nft or call the Box Office 020 7928 3232 (lines open 11.30am - 8.30pm).
Many thanks to media partners LIVE Magazine and Shooting People.
Delivered in conjunction with the Southbank Centre and media partners Shooting People and LIVE Magazine, this initiative forms a key part of the BFI's ongoing commitment to support local film-makers. These sessions will include screenings of locally produced material, advice from established film-makers and industry professionals, as well as opportunities to network with other young creatives.
August is a time for reflection on the South Bank. As our partners at the South Bank Centre, re-open their doors, we look back to the Festival of Britain and to the various significances the site has had since that time.
With this in mind, the August instalment of Beautiful South takes 'Remembrance' as its theme. And in remembering the celebrations that have taken place in the area over the years, our evening's discussion will centre around the various film festivals that exist throughout London and the UK.
Again the evening will be split in two, with an the earlier session showcasing the work of local training schemes for young people, and a second session focusing on works submitted by emerging film-makers.
To submit your film for consideration, download the application form from our website - www.bfi.org.uk/beautifulsouth - or contact us at beautifulsouth@bfi.org.uk.
An exclusive offer for Beautiful South patrons. Shooting People are offering a massive GBP15 off an annual membership. That's 50%! With over 33k membersin the UK and US, Shooting People is the world's largest community of independent film-makers. Shooting People members receive daily bulletins, and over 200 films and music videos a week are cast and crewed using the resource. You can't make a film on your own. Details will be distributed on the night.
For tickets - a mere £2 - book online at www.bfi.org.uk/nft or call the Box Office 020 7928 3232 (lines open 11.30am - 8.30pm).
Many thanks to media partners LIVE Magazine and Shooting People.
Trainees needed for short film Lambeth/Southwark
Do you want to get into the film industry?
Are you young, female and from an ethnic minority background?
Do you live in Lambeth or Southwark?
If so Fierce Productions wants you!
Fierce Productions are looking for 8 trainees to take part in a short film project shooting this September.
The trainees will take part in three pre-production workshops with cast and crew over the summer and will shadow an allocated professional mentor, selected from the heads of department including the director, producer, casting director, director of photography and location manager amongst others, for the 5 day shoot.
Applicants should be available for workshops on 28 July, 25 August, 1 September as well as available from 12th – 16th September for the shoot.
We are looking for young women with a passionate interest in working in film and media as this is a fantastic opportunity to learn vocational skills from professional filmmakers and make valuable industry contacts. To apply please send a short paragraph on why you are interested in this opportunity and what you think you can bring to the project to becky@metfilm.co.uk
Are you young, female and from an ethnic minority background?
Do you live in Lambeth or Southwark?
If so Fierce Productions wants you!
Fierce Productions are looking for 8 trainees to take part in a short film project shooting this September.
The trainees will take part in three pre-production workshops with cast and crew over the summer and will shadow an allocated professional mentor, selected from the heads of department including the director, producer, casting director, director of photography and location manager amongst others, for the 5 day shoot.
Applicants should be available for workshops on 28 July, 25 August, 1 September as well as available from 12th – 16th September for the shoot.
We are looking for young women with a passionate interest in working in film and media as this is a fantastic opportunity to learn vocational skills from professional filmmakers and make valuable industry contacts. To apply please send a short paragraph on why you are interested in this opportunity and what you think you can bring to the project to becky@metfilm.co.uk
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