Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Archive link
http://smu.edu/blackfilms/
Hope it is of help
Monday, 26 January 2009
IMAGES OF BLACK WOMEN ...
The event runs from 27th - 29th March, 2009
As January 31st nears so does the deadline for SUBMISSIONS to the IBW SHORT FILM Awards.
Further info: http://www.blackfilmsociety.blogspot.com
Visit the Official Site: http://www.imagesofblackwomen.com
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Sundance Silver Anniversary Goes Black
Shari Frilot, Senior Programmer, says, "The subject matter with which these films deal is remarkably diverse and eclectic, ranging from raw and edgy films to mainstream genre to environmental science. On the whole, this year's selection represents a shift in the quality and diversity of African-American film and the issues as articulated on film. We had so many submissions with such quality and importance as a whole."
One to watch is Good Hair a documentary which has its World Premiere at the festival. It follows comedian Chris Rock who sets out to examine the culture of African-American hair and hairstyles.
"FILM – AND ALL TYPES OF ART – CAN SHOW US THE TRUTH BENEATH AND WITHIN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.... I’D LIKE TO SEE ARTS AND CULTURE RETURN TO THE NATIONAL AGE."
-ROBERT REDFORD
www.filmacademy.co.uk
Distribution - Exhibition - Production - Training
Distribution in Reverse Teleclass
As one of Hollywood's most respected and well-regarded entertainment journalists and commentators, Tanya is perhaps best known as the Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the entertainment trade publication, Black Talent News and its companion website blacktalentnews.com and as the Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, an annual 6-day celebration of black cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and TV stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists and new audiences from Southern California and around the world.
I have made her known about what we are doing here with Film London and look forward to her feedback. I will keep you all updated.
www.filmacademy.co.uk
Distribution - Exhibition - Production - Training
Friday, 16 January 2009
CLUBBED Cast Interview - Colin Salmon
I will be monitoring the weekend's box office as the film has been promoted heavily online. Try and go and see it.
www.filmacademy.co.uk
Distribution - Exhibition - Production - Training
B&W 35mm film stock available
One of our members, Oz has very generously let us know his workplace has some high quality black and white Kodak 5222 film stock (around 20 x 400ft rolls), and some Fuji stock as well, left over from the James Bond film, Casino Royale. This stock is typically very expensive, but has expired so can't be returned to Kodak.
The Directors at his workplace are keen that it should only be given out to a deserving student or a passionate film maker - someone that will definitely make use of it. So if you or anyone you know have a film project in the pipeline, let me know and I will get in touch. You will probably need to state your film/proposal before any film is handed out.
www.filmacademy.co.uk
Distribution - Exhibition - Production - Training
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Screen Nation Awards takes it place at BAFTA
Sustained Theatre - Critical Debate for BME creative practice
Thanks to Suhail, for pointing us towards this very useful and stimulating website - which offers critical debate around contemporary BME arts practice.
This is what it says about itself:
"Sustained Theatre is a network and a call to action for all artists to lobby for positive change. This is the first time we, as artists, have had a real opportunity to take centre stage and have a voice in transforming the future of our national theatre.
We want to keep issues relating to Black, Asian, and minority ethnic theatre artists and practitioners alive and in the national debate. To do this, we need you. We want your voices, presenting us with new challenges in order to permanently establish our collective aspirations and standing in the arts. We need you to become part of the process, engage with us through this website – make your position heard to make a positive difference. Network and connect, research and debate: this website is just the first stage of a long-term strategy.
We are aiming to sustain an environment of progressive thinking and action that will redress the balance and shake up the national arts landscape. By providing a platform for creativity and presentation through critical debate, through saving and restoring our national archives, through developing leadership and cultivating international links, we hope to level the playing field for a sustainable future."
Click HERE to go to the site.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Black Film Society
I trust you're well!
The Black Film Society blog and site have now been set up.
You are all invited to contribute and upload content. As discussed this a public forum for posting related content, evoking discussion and the like.
I have also set up the www.blackfilmsociety.ning.com site whilst building the BFS website - the WHO's WHO in the UK Black Film Industry. The site has everything from TV credits to archive footage content etc. It will incorporate the BFS Academy ... and attract paid advertising industry support distribution ticket sales and a host of other bonuses. These conversations are being had presently so more on these later!
Have began spreading the word through a number of actors producers etc about my quest and received very favourable responses. Infact one person is looking for assistance with film production...again more on these another time.
I'm pleased the BFS will act as the portal for all external activity of the group, and the BFDN will remain a closed forum for those on the TNB Cultural Leadership programme.
I have alot of content including film trailers, flyers, posters, courses, events etc which need to be posted uploaded and spoke with Kev on Friday about these, and who vey kindly pointed me in the right direction.
As the blogs will have different audiences there is likely to be some duplication of info. Kev has promised to duplicate postings to BFS and I will do the same with relevant content.
I have sent your invites to be authors separately, as the set up wouldn't allow me to add any written content - do remember to post any personal dialogue on the BFDN blog and that this is a public domain.
Really looking forward to your contributions.
TIA!
Here's to our collective successes!
Cheers!
Elle
Copy of e-circular 13.01.09 to BFDN authors
Peter Packer report on the Dissemination & Consumption of Black Film
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
New Black - Project Site
www.mediaclub.org.uk/projectpier
All Course members / organisers have been invited. You should have login details therefore on email. It's a place that Goals/Milestones, Actions/Tasks, Uploading files, Forums/Discussion on projects.
Hope you use and enjoy.
For more information on, or downloads of projectpier see their site
Make this blog private???
If it's a place to discuss certain issues with the Network and be a bit of working/ team blog then this is what I propose. If it's about the wider cultural / industry debate then there is no need.
If we made it private, then we could use the the blog that Lorraine set up (Black Film Society) as a place for more public debates.
The scope of who is permitted to see a private network is controllable and does not have to be resticted to course members. I could also include key partners Film London , UKFC etc.
An advantage of it being private would be that we can thrash out ideas more 'honestly' without washing our dirty linen in the public eye. However we could also use email to do this anyway. What do you think?
Note to Kevin - administrator.
It can be done - check this link...
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42673&cbid=-19i6w933pb2j8&src=cb&lev=topic
Monday, 12 January 2009
Film to watch - Deadmeat
For more info visit www.deadmeat.com
Sunday, 11 January 2009
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Fwd: African Odysseys/Black Britain
Prince's Trust - Free Media Course for unemployed young people - 16-25 - Starting in January - based in the East End
If anyone’s interested please contact Katy Reiff on 020 7543 1457 or katy.reiff@princes-trust.org.uk directly.
Places are limited so they need to get in touch ASAP.
Princes Trust: Get Into Digital Media Course
Here’s a link for more information on the course. Princes Trust - Get Into Information
Helen Stonelake | Programme Executive - Get Into | The Prince's Trust | 18 Park Square East, London NW1 4LH
T 020 7543 1450 | M 07786 375955 | F 020 7543 7407
The Prince's Trust - helping change young lives. www.princes-trust.org.uk
Embedding video clips on this Blog!
Hit me up if you want anything uploaded.
Kev
Friday, 9 January 2009
Learning the Distribution Business
I am finding it pretty useful for understanding that world. There are some free resources including a newsletter you can sign up to. If you choose to, this is clearly to data-capture you so eventually you might succumb to investing in a paid subscription. In the meantime, it's worth a look-see.
Film Specific - Distribution School -
filmspecific distribution school
Maybe you know of other such resources..
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
We will be screening a documentary on Sun 1 Feb rarely shown in the UK called Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin which we’re importing from the US especially for the occasion. It’s about the life and work of openly gay black activist Bayard Rustin and the forgotten contribution of gay men and women to the Civil Rights movement – Rustin was the mechanic of the March on Washington. It was in the official selection for Sundance in 2003, has won numerous best documentary awards and recently enjoyed massive demand at South Africa’s Out in Africa Festival. FFI see http://rustin.org.
It’ll be screening with a short film called Look Again which deals with an inter-racial lesbian couple and immigration laws in the US.
It's a rare chance to see this film in the UK so if any of you personally would like a jaunt up to Bristol to see it let me know! If you have any mailing lists etc you would be happy to pop this on I have film copy/pictures if interested – please just get in touch: claire.stewart@watershed.co.uk
See Brother Outsider trailer below:
Organising Accessible Screenings - an ICO course
Organising Accessible Screenings
3rd February 2009, London
Do you want to ensure that your film screenings and events are welcoming for deaf and disabled audiences?
The Independent Cinema Office and Shape, the UK's leading disability arts organisation, have got together to develop an essential training course that will provide a wealth of practical information on making your cinema, arts centre, film festival or film society accessible.
The course is a must for programmers, audience development officers, marketing and communications staff, managers, administrators, events staff and fundraisers.
* The Disability Discrimination Act - what the law means for your organisation
* Customer care - Techniques that enable your front line staff to warmly and respectfully welcome deaf and disabled people
* Screening considerations - Assistive technologies and physical access in the auditorium
* Marketing - Practical guidance on producing accessible publicity materials
* Guest speakers - Real life case studies from QUAD cinema and the Oska Bright Film Festival (Winner of National Lottery Best Arts Project 2008)
Check ICO's website for details of how to participate:
www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
Tate: Remixed
FEATURELAB - deadline Friday 16th Jan!!
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Filling the Void - Advertising Excellence: Panel 7/01/09
What a Cinema Wants - Panel 7/1/09
New Black Networks...well can we?
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Panel: Moving Targets - Marketing and Audience Development
Black Film Society
Panel: From The Margins To The Centre
Rachel made an interesting point about how they (Bird's Eye festival) went after 'big name' patrons as deliberate strategy to raise profile, combined with creating a media freindly story about the festival in order to develop significant and wide public interest/appeal.
Lois Savy talked about how the London Sci-Fi Film Festival is primarily focused on entertaining; so the the marketing message is 'you will be entertained first', not necessarily focused on a thematical message other than the context of the Sci-Fi genre and it is this that has proved to be successful for them.
Towards the wider Dissemination & consumption of Black Film Content
New Black Module 2 begins, Jan 09: Audience Development
Rob mentioned another low budget British indie film called Cass (2005). about the life of notorious Black British football holigan, Cass Pennant containing a catavgting central performance by Nonso Anozie.
See the trailer for CASS below: