Urgent Call for Support – it’s now or never

As we go to press for our April 2009 issue, Vertigo magazine faces imminent closure. Since 1993, Vertigo has remained unique as a publication of both defence and advocacy, untied to commercial dictates of what constitutes so-called ‘cinema.’ Partisan, polemical, politically engaged in its examination of form, content, industry infrastructure and international developments, it has considered the entire spectrum of moving image media: from features, through shorts, documentary, artists’ film and video to hybrid production and new media. Our team has also projected our editorial vision through a multiform website, screenings, events, conferences and seasons.

Vertigo’s belief is in the entirety of the moving image as an artform, as a medium for social and political dialogue, and as a driving force for change. It is now in its fourth print volume. It has been a small but influential manifestation in response to our own vertiginous times.

We need new financial resources to bridge a critical funding gap, and we need new members for our team, to take Vertigo into the future.

If you value the role Vertigo plays in our moving image culture, and can offer financial support or would like to join us, please come forward immediately to enable its survival. And/or if you feel you have the skills, commitment and vision to lead Vertigo into the future we would like to hear from you. You would build on fifteen years of experience and an international range of writers, contributors and partners, the independently –minded leaders of the moving image and its cultures.

Thank you.

Gareth Evans and Holly Aylett, for Vertigo

RSVP to vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk, with subject header, Appeal
Thank you for your attention and for your support.

If you are able to help financially please either send a cheque to Vertigo Publications, Fourth floor, 26 Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZ
or transmit funds to Lloyds Acct: 2686127 Sort code: 30-98-71