Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen,
This week we have mostly been marvelling at how similar our day-to-day lives are to those of Alfonso Cuarón (apart from the testicles bit, obviously).
‘Til next time
Death becomes him.
Kate Taylor, Editor
Archive for July, 2007
Editor’s Intro 27th July 2007
July 30, 2007Dreamscape score wins major music award!!!
July 30, 2007UK indie film company Chat Noir Productions based near Chester is happy to announce Joseph Fox’s score for Dreamscape has won best feature at the second Jerry Goldsmith Young film composer awards 2007 in Ubeda Spain!
Dreamscape (Chat Noir Productions first feature) is a fast paced sci-fi thriller, made for just £5000, and is all ready attracting interest from US distributors. A follow up to writer Daniel J. Fox’s 2003 film Vendetta, which premiered at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2004, winning best International Short!
Joseph Fox was the only composer from the UK to reach the finals and beat stiff competition from composers with Hollywood experience on films such as Scary Movie 2 and Die Hard 4!!!!
DIGITAL BROADWAY is now seeking applications for DIGITAL COMMISSIONS
July 30, 2007Broadway Cinema has launched DIGITAL BROADWAY, its new exhibition programme of digital art and moving image. Broadway now has 4 distinct areas to exhibit moving image artwork within the building:
The Glass Screen; large scale projections on the glazed front of the building. Viewable from the street and inside the Mezzanine bar. The Bar Screen; large projections in the popular ground floor cafe bar space. The Small Screens; an LCD screen network located around the building. Cinema Screen; Monthly screenings of artists’ film and video (last Tuesday each month).
We are looking to commission exclusive art work for Broadway’s Bar Screen and Glass Screen. 6 x Glass Screen commissions at £1000 each. The work will be shown for six weeks. 8 x Bar Screen commissions at £500 each. The work will be shown for four weeks. These commissions are possible with the assistance of Arts Council England funding. We are also looking to curate a wide range of new and existing artists’ film and video, short films and networked art works on the Small Screens and welcome your submissions.
Please download the Call for Entries application forms by visiting the Broadway website. You may apply for all three Call for Entries, but can only be selected for one. Deadline: 1 August 2007 DIGITAL BROADWAY is curated by Anna Petry and Jeanie Finlay contact anna@broadway.org.uk
Yorkshire and London Filmmakers Submit Now For Crossover UK & A Chance To Win £10,000
July 30, 2007Crossover UK is looking for 10 experienced doc makers and 10 interactive producers from Yorkshire and London to take part in a five-day residential laboratory designed to brainstorm cross-platform documentary projects. The lab is aimed at producers with previous credits in either interactive/new media projects or documentary/factual projects.
During the five-days, the 20 talented and responsive individuals will explore the creative and commercial challenges of developing documentary content and services for digital delivery in a 360-commissioning world. Following success of the labs in Australia and The States, this is the first time Crossover will be held in the UK.
The lab will be held in a remote country retreat and will be facilitated by interactive and documentary leaders including independent producers and decision makers from BBC and Channel 4. A number of commissioning editors will be visiting throughout the week.
Crossover UK participants will be eligible to win £10,000 prize for a crossplatform project at the Crossover pitch comp to be held at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest. Previous Crossovers labs have produced award-winning innovative cross-platform projects. Places are very limited and competitive so apply now!!
Crossover UK is presented by Doc/Fest and Unexpected Media and is proudly supported by Screen Yorkshire, London Development Agency, BBC and Channel 4. Be part of Crossover UK check out http://sheffdocfest.com/ for details on how to apply.
BAFTA GOES TO MEXICO…On Tour at Cornerhouse, Manchester in partnership with Northwest Vision + Media
July 30, 2007Wednesday 1 August, 8pm. Screening of El Violin (15) followed by a Q&A with writer/director Francisco Vargas. Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester.
In this stunning feature début from writer-director Vargas, an elderly violinist plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with an officer in charge of the troops occupying his village. Will music triumph over might? Winner of Ariel awards (the Mexican equivalent of the BAFTAS) for Best Original Screenplay, Best First Film and Best Supporting Actor (Gerardo Taracena).
This event is part of BAFTA in The Regions, a programme of screenings and events throughout England run in partnership with the Regional Screen Agencies. BAFTA Goes to Mexico…on Tour in Manchester is in association with Northwest Vision + Media. El Violin is part of the SodaViva collection. Booking: To request free tickets email regions@bafta.org and include the screening title, date and location with ‘BAFTA SCREENING’ in the subject line. Tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
BAFTA/Northwest Vision + Media, in partnership with FACT, preview screening of WAITRESS
July 30, 2007Monday 6 August, 6:30pm, FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool. As a favourite waitress at Joe’s Diner, Jenna (Russell) is also a “pie genius,” naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She’s hoping that if she can win a £25,000 pie contest, the one of her pastries might even change her life. When Jenna discovers she’s pregnant, however, she immediately bakes an “I don’t want Earl’s Baby” pie. After all, her husband Earl (Sisto) is a jealous jerk who is essentially a child himself. The last thing they need to do is start a family together. Eventuallu, however, it is the pregnancy that changes the course of events in Jenna’s life, giving her an unexpected and newfound confidence via the letters she writes to her unborn baby.
We are grateful to Twentieth Century Fox for permission to screen this film prior to release. Booking: To request free tickets email regions@bafta.org and include the screening title, date and location with ‘BAFTA SCREENING’ in the subject line. Tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Jobs at Leeds Metropolitan University
July 30, 2007Jobs at Northwest Vision + Media, Manchester
July 30, 2007Jobs at FACT, Liverpool
July 30, 2007Commercial Director, Head Of Programme, Head Of Communications, Web Developer, Web Archive Manager. Download details on each of these positions from the FACT website jobs page.
Camera Assistant required, Manchester
July 30, 2007Camera Assistant required to work on short film being made in Manchester area on 17th & 18th August. Some technical knowledge is required as you will be working closely with our Director of Photography. Unpaid job but a fantastic opportunity to work with an up and coming film production company. Contact Cat on 07719 227277 or e mail us at gutreactionprod@aol.com
