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Kino Shorts 27 – Films Wanted Now!

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KINO SHORTS is back for the Autumn season starting Wed 10th October at the Black Lion for their monthly North West Showcase and Networking event.

Their nights promote the work of emerging filmmakers and take place in the cinema lounge at the Black Lion – a really cool place and creative hub for Manchester creatives. They are looking for films from Manchester and the North West, however, they will also consider films from around the UK as long as the filmmaker is able to attend the event or do a skype interview on the night. Films should be no longer than 20 mins and made within the last 12 months (ish); all categories and genres are elligible including, drama, documentary, animation, experimental, horror, music videos, DSR, mobile phone, lomogrophy films. Films for this night must be submitted by the end of September.

Kino is the longest running short film nights in Manchester and the North West, they’ve been running these nights for over fifteeen years in an assorment of venues, and their latest venue the Black Lion is centrally located and walkable from the centre of Manchester.

Venue: The Black Lion, 65 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5BZ
The venue is just 12 minutes walk from Piccadilly Gardens, 5 minutes from Victoria train station or just 2 minutes walk down Blackfriars Street, off Deansgate (across from the bottom of Market Street/St Mary’s Gate).

Doors 7.30 for 7.45pm start.

Urban Screen Presents Sparkle

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Urban Screen, BUFF & PlayVybz – Invite you to an Exclusive Advance Screening of Whitney Houston’s “SPARKLE” + Q&A at London’s Genesis Cinema. When Whitney Houston took up the role of Emma in “SPARKLE” the world was in high expectation of this star’s revival. This is why it is so poignant that she died before it was finished, and why this film is a tribute to her great talent and her legacy.
Urban Screen are bringing you an exclusive opportunity to watch “SPARKLE” before it goes on national release, at Genesis Cinema, Mile End Road, E1 on Thursday October 4 at 8.15pm.
The film will be followed by an industry Q&A. “SPARKLE” is set in the 1960s and tells the story of 3 sisters who form a girl group. They become local sensations with major label interest, but with fame comes challenges as the close knit family begins to fall apart.
The film includes stellar perfomances by Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks (winner of US Idol) &
Cee Lo Green.
Tickets can be booked on 020 7780 2000.
Genesis Cinema is at 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London E1 4UJ.

Kino 43 Coming Soon

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Kino 43 is coming up on Friday 14th September from 7.30 with another collection of great shorts. There are no themes and no pre-selection of the films they show. They ask only that films be under 6 minutes, on dvd, and include the Kino London logo (just for the screening). They also stipulate that the filmmaker should be there on the night, of course,… to stand up and say “Hi, I made this!” If you’d like to screen at Kino #39 drop Laura a line at screen@kinolondon.com. She’ll need your name, the title and duration of your film and some contact details. The Kino logos are available to download here http://www.kinolondon.com/about/want-to-screen/. The details for the night are Friday 14th September at the HORSE HOSPITAL, Colonnade, Bloomsbury
London WC1N 1JD Nearest tube: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)

Doors at 7:30pm, films start 8:15pm
£4 entry, £3 with flyer (home-printed flyers accepted!)
Free Popcorn
The facebook invite is here https://www.facebook.com/events/483687848311052/

Kino Film Club Presents A Ralph Bakshi Triple Bill

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Kinofilm Festival resurects the Kino Film Club Manchester for an Autumn season of Cult Movies. Going back to their roots as the original pop up cinema in Manchester back in the days of 1993 – 2000, they’ll be presenting an Autumn season at various venues in Manchester and Salford. They are kicking of with a fantastic Ralph Bakshi triple bill: HEAVY TRAFFIC/FRITZ THE CAT/COONSKIN on Wed 19th September as part of the national BEYOND SCALA Festival. Taking place at The Black Lion | 65 Chapel Street, Salford, Greater Manchester | M3 5HW This is the facebook invite https://www.facebook.com/events/133221773488115/133224603487832/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity These are the films FRITZ THE CAT @ 6.00pm
The infamous Ralph Bakshi feature that made his reputation was the first animated film to to receive an “X” rating.Fritz is a college-age feline wandering the hippie-era streets of New York in search of political, sexual & chemical experiences.

HEAVY TRAFFIC @ 7.30pm
Ralph Bakshi’s follow-up to Fritz the Cat is a mixture of live action and animation. It’s a downbeat look at the urban life of a young New Yorker.

COONSKIN (aka Streetfight) @ 9.00pm
Animator Ralph Bakshi conjures up a violent universe populated by hustlers and punks, sad-eyed prostitutes and sullen gangsters. Coonskin looks at the bleak life and rude energy of the American inner city. An angry, violent portrayal of Harlem street life and the black condition of the 70s. Live action & animation starring Barry White, Scatman Crothers and Philip Michael Thomas. Uncut version.

London Feminist Film Festivals – Submission Deadline Soon

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The London Feminist Film Festival is being held 29 November to 2 December 2012 at the Hackney Picture House. The festival aims to counterbalance the mainstream film industry’s narrow representation of women and its neglect of feminist issues by showing a season of feminist feature films, documentaries, and shorts made by women directors from around the world.

The London Feminist Film Festival will be a celebration of feminist film making and will showcase up and coming women directors as well as screening rarely-seen feminist classics. The films will be feminist in their representation of women and /or their handling of feminist issues.

The deadline is 31 August 2012 and these are the guidelines

• Women directors from any country may enter.
• Films should deal with feminist issues and/or be feminist in their representation of women.
• Films can be of any length or genre, and from any year.
• Non-English language films must be presented in English-subtitled versions.

All the details can be found here http://londonfeministfilmfestival.com/

Scala Beyond – Now Happening Near You!

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Scala Beyond

Scala Beyond is a six week season with over 110 screenings in London! From allnighters to outdoor screenings and festivals to rescores plus free panels on Starting a Film Club or a Pop-Up Cinema, there’s loads going on, so check out the full programme at www.scalabeyond.com –

Following 2011′s Scala Forever film season in London, the team behind it are back with Scala Beyond, a six week season celebrating all forms of cinema exhibition across the UK, from film clubs to film festivals, picture palaces to pop-up venues and even venturing into homes and schools. Scala Beyond shines a spotlight on the people and organisations who keep independent exhibition in the UK alive and thriving. Operating like a fringe festival, Scala Beyond is open to event submissions and proposals from any exhibitor, individual or group from across the country. Anyone can take part, any film can be included – just make it an event, come up with a Declaration about yourselves and the passion behind your screening and submit it via www.scalabeyond.com by clicking on the Submit an Event button.

The Sales Revolution! – film networking and panel event

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The Sales Revolution - film networking and panel event

Tuesday 17th July (7pm – 10pm)
Deloitte Auditorium, 1st Floor, 2 New Street square, London EC4A 3TR

A film each from our panel of four (clockwise in the picture above starting top-right):

HEART OF SKY, HEART OF EARTH (Film Republic) – This documentary brings beautifully into profile the ending, in December 2012, of a great cycle in the ancient Mayan calendar. The Mayan people, their identity still intact, make poignant comparisons between ancient and modern perspectives. Umbrella Films, distributed in Germany.

A SERBIAN FILM (Jinga Films) – This film has been repeatedly banned throughout the world for the horrific and cruel nature of some of its scenes. It’s about a guy who, desperate to feed his family, is exploited by the porn industry and who becomes involved in the staggeringly depraved vision of a porn film director. Picked up by Revolver Entertainment.

COLIN (Left Films) – This staggeringly successful zombie film, distributed worldwide, was made for a reputed budget of £45 and deals with a zombie’s plight, uniquely, from a zombie point of view. A classic of its genre.

THE SAPPHIRES (Goalpost Films) – This film was recently picked up by The Weistein Company and was successfully screened at Cannes earlier this year. It is based on a true story of the 60s, about four Aboriginal girls who, for a while, became Australia’s answer to The Supremes and were sent to Vietnam to entertain the troops. It’s a classic story about youth and music, family and emotion. To be released in November of this year (IMDb).

Our panel of film sales professionals, Nicki Parfitt, Julian Richards, Xavier Rashid and Helen Grace will be answering questions about how they choose films and how they sell them.

Critical information and contact-making in today’s bitterly competitive market.

We would like you to be there. To reserve your place on-line for just £14.95, please go here.

The Wimbledon SHORTS short film festival

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The Wimbledon SHORTS short film festival

The Wimbledon SHORTS short film festival


The Wimbledon SHORTS short film festival will be screening next Saturday (21st July) at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon:
http://www.wimbledonshorts.com/

We will once again be bringing you a terrific collection of short films from right across the world, from quirky animations to edgy thrillers and arty experimental films. The only thing this eclectic collection of films has in common is that they are all shorter than 15 minutes! Not only that but, alongside the competition films we will be screening short films from WFC/Wimbledon College of Art short film workshop – so you will get a terrific opportunity to see some of the brightest and best of local filmmaking talent!

We will be awarding prizes for:
WFC Best Film
Best Experimental Film
Best Animation
Best Student Film

But also, the Audience Award selected by the night’s viewers. So don’t miss the event and have your vote!

Tickets may be purchased in advance (£6 for advance bookings, £7 on the night) by phoning the Polka Box Office on 020 8543 8888 or online here.

Doors open at 7pm screening starts at 7.30.

Vintage Kino 5 – Coming This Week

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Vintage Kino returns on Wednesday 27th June to the 3 Minute Theatre on Oldham street with a vintage retro 16mm shorts programme from the 1940s – early 80s. Featuring wierd, wicked and wonderful shorts there will be something for everyone. Also they will start the show with a special music duo with a set called “VINTAGE SONGS” – this amazing and new Manchester duo needs to be seen, their first Manchester performance.

They promise you won’t be disappointed. Even come in vintage dress to suit if you so wish (not obligatory but feel free to dress as you wish to suit the ambiance of the night).

Doors open at 7.30 to give you time to relax and get in the mood to some vintage music and drinks will be served by the delightful Gina (proprietor of this fine establishment).

Tickets: Just £3.50 on the door (unfortunately, they don’t accept vintage coins or notes!)

Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way. Expect FREE ICE CREAM in the intermission and the the whirl of the projector in the background.

“VINTAGE SONGS ” MUSIC act Duo

Agnieszka Lucya and Tomasz Kurowski are an unusual duo making fusion inspired by classic and blues music. Lucya is a mezzosopran and sings operas around the world and Kurowski is blues-rock guitarist. Both musicians experiment to exceed their hitherto professions using a wide range of sounds and spaces. The duo perform famous songs in old-pothouse style from different countries as well as opera classics in uncommon way.

And about the programm:

“Vintage Songs” is a short musical journey through the decades from 20’s to 60’s with old-jazz-variete songs decorated with/by Agnieszka Lucya and Tomasz Kurowski style. Get into their train and enjoy a trip from Europe to America.

FULL FILM PROGRAMME DETAILS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

Q.E.D.: A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON (1982, 30 mins)
Part of the BBC science documentary series Q.E.D. in the 1980s – 1990s, this one A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON, was one of the most powerful films made on the effects of a nuclear war in the 80s (note the film is quite faded with time).

The first half looks at the physical effects of a single medium-sized nuclear warhead on a large city, questioning how effective the various types of shelter might be. Two couples live experimentally in fall-out shelters for ten days each. Medical, scientific and civil defense specialists then discuss the implications of the film.

THINKING ABOUT DRINKING (1972)
The facts about alcoholic beverages with particular emphasis on their effects on the human body. Presents the facts about alcoholic beverages. Emphasizes the effects of alcohol on the nervous system and behavior, and discusses the effects on car drivers.