Vertigo is a unique project which champions innovation and diversity in form and culture for independent film and the moving image. Through its magazine, website and special events, Vertigo engages audiences, educators, students and practitioners, introducing new work and critical debate.

3,500 copies of the print magazine are distributed across the world. The magazine has an estimated readership of seven thousand. Our email newsletter has 2,000 subscribers. Statistics on the new website will be announced soon.

Read articles from writers including: John Berger, Nick Bradshaw, Chris Darke, Chris Dercon, Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hood, Mark Cousins, Henry K Miller, S.F. Said, Sukhdev Sandhu, Geoffrey Noel Smith as well as regular contributions from a host of up and coming new writers.

Read interviews and comments from directors including: Theo Angelopolous, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Merzak Allouache, Atom Egoyan, Victor Erice, Isaac Julien, Mike Hodges, Shekhar Kapur, Abbas Kiarostami, Andrew Kotting, Robert Lepage, Ken Loach, Chris Marker, John Maybury, Sally Potter, Lynne Ramsay, Raul Ruiz and Michael Winterbottom.

Vertigo also participates in key events hosting panels and debates on independent film and film policy including the Independent Film Parliament 2003 and 2005; 2004 and 2005, panel debates on UK and international film culture at the Commonwealth Film Festival in Manchester; New language for Documentary, Encounter with Berger, London, 2005.

History
The magazine has been going since 1993. Originally founded and edited by the innovative documentary filmmaker Marc Karlin, it has stood the test of time and kept a lively, creative and diverse readership informed about the work of the independent film and video sectors across the world. Now in its 14th year, the magazine has had its most successful year yet and hopes to develop its growing readership to new heights through its new website and more frequent print issues.

Contact Details
4th Floor,
26 Shacklewell Lane
London, E8 2EZ
UK
+44 (0)20 7690 0124

General enquiries: vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk

Submissions Policy
We actively welcome articles for consideration. Please send an email to the above address in the first instance with your proposal. All contributions to Vertigo are currently on a voluntary basis.

Want to be a Vertigo Student Rep?
Vertigo is the international magazine for worldwide independent film and video, and we'd like you to help us promote it, through our new Student Rep Scheme.  If you are interested in becoming a Student Rep for Vertigo, please reply with Full name, University, Campus and Course year and any other information you might find relevant about yourself, to studentrep@vertigomagazine.co.uk. 

How does it work? As a Student Rep you will get a free year's subscription to Vertigo, so you can promote the magazine, by showing it to your fellow students and friends. We'd also like you to let people know about Vertigo's student discount subscriptions www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/student.htm. We will reward the top ten reps with a free DVD of their choice (up to £20) from Tartan Video www.tartanvideo.com and a free book from Wallflower Press  www.wallflowerpress.co.uk. We'd also like you to tell us about events where Vertigo could be promoted, what people think of the magazine, anything you think we might find interesting. Looking forward to hearing from you! 

Pepe Baena,
Student Rep Coordinator Vertigo magazine
at the above address or email: studentrep@vertigomagazine.co.uk 

Where to buy Vertigo
Subscribe to Vertigo online or purchase it from the following outlets, among others…

UK: Birmingham Ikon Gallery, Borders Bournemouth Borders Bradford National Museum Brighton Borders Bristol Arnolfini, Watershed Cambridge Borders Cardiff Chapter Arts Cheshire Borders Edinburgh Analogue, Borders, Fruitmarket Gallery Exeter Spacex Gateshead BALTIC Glasgow Borders Inverness Borders Leeds LUU Bookshop, Waterstones, Borders Leicester Borders Liverpool News From Nowhere, FACT London West End Cinema Store, Curzon Soho, Foyles, ICA, Photographer’s Gallery, Shipley, Borders (Oxford St & Charing Cross Rd), Waterstones (Covent Garden), Tower, Offstage Books, London Review Bookshop South Books Etc. (South Bank), Foyles (Royal Festival Hall), Hayward Gallery, Tate Modern West Harrods, Rococo, Serpentine (Walther Koenig Books) East Artwords, Magma, Rio Cinema, Whitechapel Art Gallery North Owl Bookshop, Houseman’s, St Johns Wood News Manchester Cornerhouse Newcastle Side Cinema Norwich Waterstones Nottingham Waterstones Oxford Borders Portsmouth Aspex Gallery Sheffield Showroom Speke Borders St Albans Borders Swansea Borders York Borders

INTERNATIONAL: Amsterdam Athenaeum, Erasmus Boekhandel Athens Bookstore Politeia, Papasotiriou Auckland Gordon & Gotch, Mercury Subs Barcelona Companyia Central Brussels Joris De Bolle Cork Kino Cinema Dublin Irish Film Centre, Borders Helsinki Kiasma Kaupa Istanbul Robinson Crusoe Lisbon Tema Madrid Ocho Y Medio Libros De Cine Oslo Norwegian Film Institute Paris Village Voice Porto In Uteis Design Rotterdam SIM Central Taipei Multi-Arts Enterprise Corp and selected US and Canadian outlets

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