VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #25, August 2007



	Problems reading this newsletter? See http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/newsletter/August2007.htm VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #25, August 2007 Vertigo's newsletter features the latest on the magazine, what's new on the website plus exclusive competitions, events listings, links to resources and more. Subscribe or buy Vertigo magazine online / Go to the latest issue / Unsubscribe from this newsletter / Send us your information CONTENTS 1) *Vertigo News* – New issue launch event, August On line issue now up 2) *Competition* – Win a copy of ‘Direct Cinema: Observational Documentary and the Politics of the Sixties’ 3) *Events and screenings* – Crossing the Line, Filmonik ‘Best of’ evening, BFM Film Festival, Berwick Film festival, Bite the Mango, Andy Warhol on Screen. 4) *Calls for submissions* *and Courses* – 60x60 secs, Radar festival, Birds Eye View, One World Festival - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - VERTIGO NEWS *What Matters: Meaning in the Moving Image* – the new issue of Vertigo is out now. With the new summer issue of Vertigo – Volume 3 Issue 6 - we take a look at faith and meaning in the moving image. From articles on Devotional Cinema, to Girls Communion rituals, William Blake and metaphysical art in Halifax, Vertigo explores the role of meaning in our visual culture. In addition, there are Artists’ Pages by Gary Tarn, Patrick Keiller and Nicola Bruce; interviews with directors Raul Ruiz and Otar Iosseliani; a look at the Russian “Westerns” of Turkmenistan; a celebration of Road Movies; New Media with ubu.com and Second Life; reports from Oberhausen and the UNESCO Convention in Essen, plus DVD and book reviews and much more. To subscribe go to http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/shophome.htm NEW ISSUE LAUNCH EVENT - September 12th, 6:00 to 7:00, Curzon Soho, London The new issue is having a late summer launch event on Wednesday September 12th, from 6:00 to 7:00 at the Curzon Soho Cinema, London. The summer edition delves deep into the image to bring you visions that reach the parts other film and video works don't even know are there. The issue offers a veritable harvest of good things to renew and inspire, and this fine shorts programme reveals the breadth of the territory, from 'Dad', Daniel Mulloy's startlingly honest family anatomy, through Anna Lucas' calmly observant 'Hunt and Hide' to 'Maggid Street', Iain Sinclair's gothic, alchemical London reclamation. Add in perennial favourites from island maestros Andrew Kötting and Margaret Tait and, it's clear, the eyes have it. For more information and tickets see http://www.curzoncinemas.com/flash/ August On-line issue now on the website The latest On line issue is now up on the website, with free access to all our readers. This months issue includes John Maybury in conversation with Molly Parkin about her time boozing with Francis Bacon; an in-depth look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Magnolia’; a report from the recent Rushes Short Film Festival; a review of new Argentinian film ‘Born and Bred’ and a reflection on Vincent Gallo’s much-maligned ‘Brown Bunny’. To see the August On line issue go to http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/issue.php?sel=onl&siz=1 2 - COMPETITION Win a copy of ‘Direct Cinema: Observational Documentary and the Politics of the Sixties’ from Wallflower Press This new Wallflower Press publication, written by Dave Saunders, explores the seminal ‘direct cinema’ movement, a pivotal moment in both documentary cinema and modern American culture. The book investigates the work of filmmakers such as Robert Drew, D.A. Pennebaker and Frederick Wiseman, who used mobile cameras and synchronised sound to reveal the hidden side of 1960s America and create the prototype for all 'fly on the wall' documentaries to come. Through these works, Dave Saunders takes a compelling look at 1960s counter-culture in its artistic, musical and political forms. The book is the first publication in a new Wallflower Press ‘Nonfictions’ series. For an extract see the latest On line issue of Vertigo. For your chance to win, email the answer to the following question, along with your full contact details, to vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk Music and politics were subjects that leant themselves well to the Direct Cinema movement. What is the title of the groundbreaking 1960’s film about John F. Kennedy’s campaign, and who was the director? For more information on Wallflower Press go to http://www.wallflowerpress.co.uk/ 3 - EVENTS AND SCREENINGS DocHouse Crossing the Line Film Festival - London 21st-23rd September Vertigo is proud to be partnering with DocHouse for this weekend festival of premiere screenings, masterclasses, classic films and workshops exploring the shifting boundary between documentary and drama. Crossing the Line will bring together leading filmmakers, commissioners, critics and industry professionals to investigate the issues, see the films and discuss good practice in docudrama and dramadocs. For further information and full programme details please visit: http://www.crossingtheline2007.co.uk For more information on Dochouse visit: www.dochouse.org Filmonik: ‘Best of’ evening -- Manchester, September 9th, 2007 Filmonik – the UK branch of the worldwide KINO movement – is holding an evening of ‘Best-of’ that covers the full two and half years since they started up, over which time they’ve screened over 400 new shorts by Northwest film and video makers. This time they have whittled them down to 4 or 5 in each category - fiction, documentary, animation and experimental - which will be screened on the night. There'll be an audience vote for the best in each category (with the Experimental category sponsored by Vertigo), and an industry panel that will then deliberate to choose the overall winner. For more information on Filmonik go to http://www.filmonik.com/ For more information on the KINO movement go to http://www.kino00.com/index.php?s=kino 16th Chichester Film Festival - Chichester, August 23rd to September 9th, 2007 Bringing 80 films from 20 countries, including features and documentaries and the best of new British film. Opening with the upcoming feature ‘Hallam Foe’ and closing with ‘Atonement’, the festival will showcase new independent features and documentaries, with a special theme of films dealing with political corruption and terrorism, as well as a retrospective of Isabelle Huppert. For more information and the full programme of screenings, go to http://www.chichestercinema.org/ BFM International Film Festival – London, September 7th to 14th, 2007 Over 50 unseen films, features, shorts, music videos, animation, documentaries, comedy and more, will be shown during BIFF ’07 and at one-off events during Black History Month. BIFF is one of the premier black events held in London each year. The festival was established in 1999 with the aim of filling a void within London’s film exhibition scene. This year’s festival includes two major competition elements --The Short Film Awards and ‘Are you the next Hype Williams?’ the key festival competition, which encourages young people to explore their creative potential by producing high quality, trail blazing music videos. Two winners will get the opportunity to work as part of a music video production team for Project Talent UK; the remaining eight finalists will have their film screened during the festival. For more information go to http://www.bfmmedia.com/bfmFestival.php Sydney Underground Film festival - Sydney, 7th to 10th September, 2007 Dedicated to nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of independent and experimental films, the SUFF’s aim is to support filmmakers who operate outside established film industry infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and critical discussion. Includes programmes of ‘Recycled Cinema’ (Recycling, reusing, reclaiming, retrieving, recovering, and rescuing film footage and images), films of Dissent, and films of Desire and Lack, amongst others. For more information and a full programme of screenings go to http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com/program.html Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival - Berwick upon Tweed, 21st to 29th September, 2007 A range of world-class contemporary film and media art will be shown in spectacular and unique historical and architectural locations, including the underground icehouses, prison cells and Elizabethan ramparts, as well as the more conventional surroundings of the Maltings Arts Centre. This year’s theme, ‘Film on Film’, reflects upon the ways in which artists and filmmakers reference the language and form of Cinema in their own work. Highlights will include; The McCoy’s ‘Traffic’ a mesmerizing series of mini-world installations recreating the artists’ favourite filmic memories, and ‘The Grandmother’, Kote Mikaberidze’s 1928 eccentric and anarchistic silent Soviet classic, with live accompaniment by the 8-piece, Los Angles based, Beth Custer ensemble. All of these will be seen alongside an exciting cinema programme of Independent features and shorts, and retrospective and archival screenings, several of which will be receiving their UK premier. For more information and the full programme of events and screenings go to http://www.berwickfilm-artsfest.com/index.htm 13th Bite the Mango Film Festival – Bradford, 21st to 27th September, 2007 Bite the Mango Film Festival returns for 2007. Hosted at the National Media Museum, Bite the Mango will again be bringing audiences an impressive collection of the very best cinema from around the world drawing influences from Africa, South Asia, Central America and the Far East. The festival will be showcasing an eclectic mix of features, shorts and documentaries and a selection of masterclasses, seminars and workshops. For more information and the full programme of events and screenings go to http://www.nmpft.org.uk/btm/2007/ Andy Warhol season - BFI Southbank, London, 7th August to 30th September, 2007 The most complete retrospective of Andy Warhol's cinema ever held, from minimalist silent epics and underground narratives to double-screen extravaganzas, including many recently restored titles never before seen in London. For more information and the full programme of screenings go to http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/seasons/warhol/ 4 - CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS, APPLICATIONS AND COURSES Course – Hand processing Colour negatives, n.o.where, London, August 25th A full day course for filmmakers wanting to take control over the processing of their films. It covers learning how to handle film (Super8 or 16mm) in the darkroom, loading the processing tank, cross processing and the potential for manipulating your images. For more information ro to book, go to http://www.nowhere-lab.org/ Call for applications – 60x60 secs 360º is motiroti's three-year programme of exchanges that will bring to light a rounded and contemporary picture of the cultural dynamics between Britain, India and Pakistan. Sixty films, several international artists' residencies, numerous publications and a new collaboration will bring artists together, to excite imaginations and explore the role that art can play in shaping communication and insight, across boundaries of culture and geography. 60x60 Secs is the first project of this programme. 60 one-minute film commissions are offered to sixty artists living in Britain, India and Pakistan, who define themselves as coming from the South Asian Diaspora. Both established and emerging artists, working in a variety of mediums and spanning a wide age range, are invited to present their unique views on how their identities are informed in an age of globalisation. All sixty films will be launched and premiered in Britain, and via the web in March 2008. Following the launch 60x60 Secs will tour in all three countries. These films will work as effectively on TV as in digital arts festivals, in art galleries or within shopping malls and feed into the National Curriculum, translating equally well in Delhi as they do in Lahore and London. All Artists and filmmakers living in Britain, India and Pakistan, who define themselves as coming from the South Asian Diaspora are invited to submit. For more information see http://www.motiroti.com/work/projects/current.php?data_id=61 Deadline for applications: Friday 14 September 2007 Call for submissions – Radar Festival, January 2008 This year the Radar Festival we will offer more than 20 commissions or £1k cash in prizes for the best talent out there working with music videos. The competition invites filmmakers to choose from a selection of 16 tracks to base their promo on. These include: Maximo Park, Public Symphony, Richard Hawley, Kylie Minogue; Machine, Ulrich Schnauss and Cinematic Orchestra among others. For more information go to http://www.radarfestival.com Deadline for submissions: 7th October, 2007 Call for submissions – 10th Annual One World Festival The 10th edition of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will take place March 5 - 13, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. The festival will traditionally be held under the auspices of Václav Havel. Send your submissions for the next edition of the festival. Feature length documentaries, short documentaries (for the short competition films must be less than 35 minutes) and animations (up to 35 minutes) are all welcome. For more information on the festival and online entry form visit http://www.oneworld.cz/ or email to: mailto:mail@oneworld.cz Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2007 Call for submissions - DepicT! '07 DepicT! challenges filmmakers from across the globe to come up with a compelling, imaginative idea and distil it into 90 seconds of cinematic originality. As in previous years, the judges are on the lookout for well-crafted, imaginative and engaging mini-masterpieces. For more details or to submit your films visit www.depict.org to upload them via the online entry system. Deadline for submissions: 3 Sept 2007 Call for submissions - The Birds Eye View Festival The Birds Eye View Film Festival 2008 will open on March 6th with 6 days of shorts, features, documentaries and special events, panels and parties. The festival is seeking submissions from women filmmakers from around the globe, to be a part of a showcase programme of innovative and inspirational shorts, features and documentaries. Awards will be presented to Best Short Drama, Best Short Animation, Best Documentary and a special Award for Innovation. For further information please check: www.birds-eye-view.co.uk Deadline for UK submissions Early Bird: 21 September 2007 Deadline for UK submissions: 3 November 2007 Deadline for International submissions - Monday November 12th 2007 Call for applications - Piemonte Share Award: Digital Art Prize 2008 Piemonte Share Festival announces the second edition of the Share Prize 2008 for digital art. The competition jury will award a prize to the work (published or unpublished) which best represents experimentation between arts and new technologies. The contest is open to any Italian and foreign artist using digital technology as a language of creative expression. Further information and the online registration can be found on the Piemonte Share Festival website. 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