Asia In London – Short Film Competition

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Terracotta Festival, in association with Cathay Pacific, present an exciting competition to win a trip to the vibrant city of Hong Kong.
 
Terracotta are partnering with Cathay Pacific to celebrate the launch of their 5th daily London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight. Accommodation is provided by the five star Design Hotels ™ member, The Mira Hong Kong.
 
To enter the competition, make and submit a short film on the theme: “Asia In London”. The film must last no more than 3 minutes in length.
 
Submissions are open from Tuesday 23 April and close at 12 noon 20 May.
 
A panel of judges including guest directors and actors attending Terracotta Festival 2013 will select the winning entry, and the winner notified by 30 May.
 
The winning entry will enjoy an Official World Premiere screening at Terracotta Festival and a prize presentation ceremony.
 
The prize consists of:
• 2 Cathay Pacific Economy class return flights from London Heathrow to Hong Kong
• 3 nights stay at a Design Hotel The Mira Hong Kong including daily breakfast for two
• Winning entry to have an Official World Premiere screening at Terracotta Festival 2013
 
The competition is open to all UK residents aged 18 or over. Full terms and conditions apply.
 
Terracotta Festival director, Joey Leung, says: “We are excited to be working with Cathay Pacific and The Mira Hong Kong hotel and they are providing a great, and fun, incentive for people to get creative and win a trip to Hong Kong! We look forward to viewing the submissions.”
 
‘’As the home carrier for Hong Kong and gateway to Asia, we are delighted to be sponsoring this wonderful competition which we hope will inspire entrants to capture the judges’ imagination.  We are looking forward to viewing the winning video and good luck to everyone!’’ Carmen Tse, Marketing Manager, Cathay Pacific Airways.
 
“As a one-of-a-kind design hotel marked by art, music, and cutting-edge technology, we are proud to be involved in the Short Film Competition of The Terracotta Film Festival, alongside with Cathay Pacific, and we look forward to welcoming the winner of this exciting cultural project at The Mira,” shares Executive Assistant Manager, The Mira Hong Kong, Guillaume Gallas.

Kino London Are 50!

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Believe it or not, Kino London are approaching their 50th screening.

That’s 50 unprogrammed, un-curated, unexpected screenings! They’re not quite sure how they managed to go from one screening to the next with nothing (that’s nothing) programmed, and still end up with a full house each night, but they did! Long may it continue.

Join them for a special birthday screening at the Horse Hospital on Wednesday 8th May. They can guarantee balloons, popcorn, birthday treats and a bumper screening list of shorts, all introduced by their ma…kers.

WANT TO SCREEN AT KINO #50?

As always, filmmakers register in advance to screen their short at each event, sight unseen. There are no themes, no pre-selection and no restrictions, other than:

– films must be under 6 minutes
– films must be on DVD
– films must include the Kino logo + screening number (50) at the end, just for our screening
– the filmmaker must present the film in person.

Screening slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’d like to screen your short drop them a line ASAP at screen@kinolondon.com They’ll need your name, the title and duration of your film, along with your contact details.

WANT TO MAKE FILMS WITH THEM?

Alongside the open-mic shorts you’ll see the results of the Kino Challenge film awarded at Kino #49 (‘Pigeons know things’) and there’ll be the chance – as always – to participate in the new session of Challenge filmmaking that will be happening in the month running up to Kino #51.

If you’ve never made a short, or are stuck for an idea, or just want to work with new people, the Kino Challenge is a great way to get those filmmaking juices flowing.

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(PS. … Kino is always a busy one, and the Horse Hospital has a limited capacity of around 100 plus a few standing. Once they’re full they’re full! As you know, they are first-come, first-served with Kino, so all screening filmmakers are requested to arrive early – around 7:30pm/7:40pm to ensure entrance. Thanks!)

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Kino’s Open-Mic Short Film Night (#50)
Wednesday 8th May
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 (save some paper and get it on your phone)
Free Popcorn

 

WAYout Wants You!

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WAYout are a charity working in West Africa and the UK, running film, media and music programmes to engage street homeless children and youth, get them off the streets and into education or employment – and they are now desparately looking for donations of old or second-hand film and recording equipment and IT. These really range from Macs, cameras to HDV tapes and small headphones.

They have been running these projects since 2007, which have won awards and been hugely successful in engaging and supporting over 1,500 youth in that time. In May 2012, they opened their first WAYout Hub/studio, supported by the Strummerville Foundation, which has engaged with over 350 street youth in its first 6 months. But – THEY NEED YOUR HELP!

They have previously been fortunate enough to gain donations of G4 Macs, cameras and equipment from Southbank University, Princess Productions amongst others. But most of this equipment they have – Macs, studio equipment, cameras, tripods, sound equipment – they have had since 2007, was its self second-hand and, following a lot of wear and tear in Sierra Leone, is now on its last legs. They are desperately looking for new second-hand equipment – can you help?

Below is a list of priority items they are hoping to get – but, in short, any film, music and IT equipment would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to know more about our projects and work, please do visit www.wayoutarts.org, which includes some of their award-winning short films and music videos (made by the street youth).

Unfortunately, they will not be able to take anything that isn’t working, as they can not get things repaired out in Sierra Leone. But if you do have anything, please do let them know – either by emailing theWAYout email (info@wayoutarts.org) or by calling direct on 07939254610.

Priority items

Macs able to run Final Cut Pro studio, Logic, Reason, and other music programs – laptops or stack
Cameras- they can use pretty much anything and know its the person who makes the good film, not the camera – so as long as they are decent and record on to a format they can still buy- so, pretty much any cameras.
Lights (they don’t have any, so both little portable ones or for the studio)
Mics, especially rifle mics and boom pole but radio mics too.
Tripods – preferably with fluid head but definitely strong enough for a Z1 type camera
Headphones
Small HDV tapes

ALSO – if you’re interested in volunteering with WAYout, do get in touch!

Big thanks in advance, they look forward to hearing from you.

Kino Presents The Wheel: Manchester, Birthplace Of Northern Soul

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Kino is proud to present a special screening of the documentary film about the history of The Twisted Wheel night club in Manchester, world famous for its links to the birth of Northern Soul music and at the heart of the Northern Soul scene.

“The Wheel”, produced by ZB Films/TWRF4 is a 2 pt documentary film about what was once a small back street Soul Club in Manchester, which started a phenomenon which spread right around the world. This is a story about how the Northern Soul scene started and how it evol…ved.

It will tell you how it influenced generations of youngsters lives, including musicians, dj’s, promoters and YOU the dancers, Soulmods, who, even after 50 years, still hold it close to their hearts.

This film will take you back to your youth…Even if you only started on the scene recently, it will astound you, fill your heart with joy and have you dancing in your seats.

FANS WILL REMEMBER THAT THE ORIGINAL TWISTED WHEEL SCOOTER CLUB WAS ONCE BASED AT THE BLACK LION SO GET DOWN TO THIS SCREENING EVENT TO RELIVE THOSE MEMORIES.

The film will show in two parts and starts at 7.45pm with an intermission to quench your thirst and stretch those legs.

Director/Presenter: Steve Donoghue.
Cast: Paul Snags, Roy Williamson, Pauline Howard, Bernard Cox, Dennis Heathcote,,,and a cast of
Thousands (well 20 really) ?

IF ANY NORTHERN SOUL DJ’S OUT THERE WANT TO SPIN SOME TUNES AT THIS EVENT BEFORE OR/AND FOLLOWING THE SCREENING PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH JOHN @ KINO.

Supporting programme to be announced, EXPECT SOME NORTHERN SOUL SHORTS – WATCH THIS SPACE !!

TICKET DETAILS

£5.00 full price / £4 Unwaged

Doors 7.00 PLEASE BE EARLY FOR TICKETS
Supporting programme 7.15
The Wheel at 7.30pm start.

PLUS PLUS !!! MOD CLASSIC SPECIAL, “TONIGHT LETS ALL MAKE LOVE IN LONDON”, screening at 6.00pm

Advance reservations recommended by emailing John or turn up and pay on the door.

Venue: The Black Lion, 65 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5HW
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).

Black Lion facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/blacklionsalford

Black Lion location map and directions.
http://tinyurl.com/5r4soa5

KINOFILM 1993 – 2012: 19 Years of Independent Cinema and Short Film Exhibition

 

 

Ah Men starts April 8th at Phoenix Artist Club

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AH Men www.ahmen.co.uk, is a ground breaking musical play that goes on stage for the first time ever in Phoenix Artists Club from 8th – 14th April.. It stars Jenia Emmanuelle as the wife and Lawe James as the husband, who deftly reveals the art of cross dressing to tight deadlines when he transitions from Trevor to Tiffany in less than ten minutes. Lawe James is a seasoned performer and singer on the LGBT circuit. Produced by Noel Wilson Tel: 07930 969249
AH Men is attracting global attention and has been described as wonderful, and one of the few good things to come out of London. Even before the first performance, AH Men is being booked as part of Festivals in Camden, The South East and even Greece. Check out the video promo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sZcxmBPVVQ. AH Men – The Musical
AH Men is the true story of a woman whose husband had a sex change and portrays an authentic, gentle, humorous and romantic account of the impact that sex change has on partners and families.. Anyone interested in two free tickets to AH Men worth £10 each should email angelsforce@ymail.com with title YES PLEASE I WANT FREE TICKETS. The draw will take place on Easter Sunday.

8th April – 14th April
Show starts at 7.30pm , 7pm Wednesday
Book your ticket in advance to avoid disappointment.

Phoenix Arts Theatre
1 Phoenix Street
St Giles
London
WC2H 8BU

Tickets are £10 each available from www.ahmen.co.uk. Also are 2 tickets for 1 for the 12th April performance.

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Exclusive Interview with Lynne Paris, Writer and Director of AH Men
Q:-This must have been a traumatic experience for you. What made you tell your story publicly?
A:- I was asked to, and because I know how isolated wives of transexuals can feel I decided to go public to reach out and support other women who find themselves in my position. To give them hope and self respect back.
Q:- How do you plan to support wives?
A:- I’ve developed a Helpline network of Counsellors , Relationship Coaches and spiritual resource which will make sense of what has happened to them. It’s a time of growth and transition for wives as well to reach their full potential. It’s hard for women, if their husband wants a sex change, to understand that they can also revolutionise their lives – have their own transition, in a way.
Q :- But surely a wife can refuse to agree to her husband having a sex change unless she feels comfortable with the idea?
A:- You’d expect so, but legislation was passed in Europe making it unnecessary for a man to have the consent of his wife before he has a sex change. A man can be a long way down the treatment route without his wife even knowing. What happened to me could happen to any woman.
Q: How can women access the Helpline?
A:- Details will shortly be published on the AH Men website www.ahmen.co.uk
Q: What are your plans for AH Men?
A:- AH Men is attracting attention from many Diversity Groups, at home and abroad because it explores issues around The Equality Act and Protected Characteristics in a uniquely insightful and humorous way. We’ve received a couple of enquiries about making a film. I guess we’ll just see what comes along.

Encounters Early Deadline This Week

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Encounters Short Film Festival - Bristol, United Kingdom

Completed a short film or animation last year? Want to get it screened at a leading UK festival and gain all-important industry exposure?

There’s just one week left to submit to the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival’s early deadline – all 2012 productions must be entered by 29 March 2013.

A gateway to the world’s major short film and animation awards (Academy Awards®, BAFTA, European Film Awards, Cartoon d’Or), Encounters is one of the best-known international competitive showcases of its kind for emerging talent and is renowned for its networking opportunities. Encounters returns to Bristol harbourside from 17-22 September 2013.

The festival offers a reduced fee for multiple submissions. Whether your film is selected or not, it will be made available in our Digital Viewing Library for festival delegates.

Worries about UK premiere policies holding you back?
They’re delighted to announce that the BFI London Film Festival has changed its regulations and no longer requires a national premiere for shorts (now London premiere only). This means that you can now screen at both Encounters and LFF!
www.bfi.org.uk/lff/festival-submissions/submission-regulations

To submit, visit www.encounters-festival.org.uk

Yellobric Launches Short Weekend

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A 48HR SHORT FILM COMPETITION FOR AMATEUR FILM MAKERS, JUDGED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

* Filmmakers, audiences and charity partners come together to create spontaneous short productions.

* Applications open to anyone with a camera and editing software

* All proceeds go to providing digital educational materials to developing world schools

London, UK – 22th March – Screening on the 26th May (filming from 24th May) at Genesis Cinema, Mile End. Short Weekend will see filmmakers from across London and the developing world create some of the most off-centre productions this year. The short films will reach across the globe – anyone, anywhere can enter and be part of London’s underground film scene.

London’s talented filmmakers will be set against entrants from Yellobric’s partners across sub-Saharan Africa and the event will be streamed live on the web. Since 2011 Yellobric has been providing educational digital content to developing world schools. This event will bring these very different environments to London and join communities across thousands of miles using the power of the web. Industry professionals will judge the event and the winner will receive film-making hardware.

Gavin Paterson, founder and director of Yellobric, said: “Short Weekend will unite filmmakers and audiences, donors and students. They will be able to interact in a creative mêlée and peek into each other’s lives.”

Short Weekend is about creating a dialogue between people all over the world. The event will be a chance for Londoners and developing world students to reflect on the dichotomy of their situations and set into context the tremendously important work Yellobric is doing. It will be a celebration of globalism, technology and the Internet and what they could mean for global development.

Entry is open to anyone with a camera and editing software. To enter, buy a ticket or find out more, go to www.yellobric.com. For stock images of Yellobric projects, go to www.yellobric.com/press-page

About Yellobric

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Yellobric was set up in 2011 to enable sustainable, long-term economic growth through education in the developing world.
They enrich the lives of thousands of school children in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom have never had the educational materials to achieve literacy. Leveraging modern technology, they deliver educational texts in a low-cost and sustainable manner to where they are needed most.

Putting a library of eBooks in the hands of developing world children for under £100.

Yellobric is currently focusing on the wide scale distribution of eLiterature as a low cost and effective way of providing developing world children with thousands of eBooks and other educational tools. These are deployed through partner charities with existing operations in schools and communities across the developing world. Yellobric has nine schemes in operation across sub-Saharan Africa. In total 49 devices have been deployed, each with a library of between 400 and 1,600 eBooks. In their first year Yellobric were able to deliver eBooks at around 40p per eBook. For more information: http://www.yellobric.com

Videos: https://vimeo.com/user14252292

Yellobric ltd

128 Buckingham Palace Road

London

SW1W 9SA

Behind The Scenes Of Total Hell – Launches 22nd April

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Behind the Scenes of TOTAL HELL is a feature length mockumentary about a film production, gone wrong. The film follows hapless, egocentric film director “Jamie Gunn” and friends through their filmmaking exploits. The brainchild of filmmaker Andy Wilton, a promos director from the North East of England. The film is based on many of the incidents and bizzarities Andy had witnessed, suffered and caused within the industry. “Behind the Scenes of TOTAL HELL” will be launched free online on April 22nd.  You can see the trailer here

http://youtu.be/KH3-xe2j9X4

The film is being supported by SHOWFILMFIRST and has featured in the Guardian.

Full details can be found on their website

www.btsoth.co.uk

 

Kino Shorts 31: North West Short Film & Networking Event

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Announcing the next Kino Manchester Shorts event at the Three Minute Theatre. Full details can be found on the facebook invite here

https://www.facebook.com/events/504552029609029/

Kino at 3MT DETAILS:
Mon 25th March
Doors open 7pm / start 7.30 pm
£5.00 full price
£4.00 concessions (students / unemployed – Id /evidence must be presented).

Participating filmmakers £3 (unless a donation was made when film was submitted in which case the participating filmmaker will have free admission).

Advance reservations recommended by emailing John as seats are limited – but not essentlal as tickets will be available on the door.See more

The Three Minute Theatre

Afflecks Arcade, 35-39, Oldham Street, M1 1JG Manchester, United Kingdom