VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #38, February 2009



	Problems reading this newsletter? See http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/newsletter/February2009.htm VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #38, February 2009 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 – Vertigo new issue launch event, Showcase 2) Competition – Win a copy of the book and dvd set ‘The Revolution Will Not be Televised’ 3) Events and Courses – ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, SEE Brighton Festival, KINOTEKA, The School of Sound 4) Calls for submissions and applications – Gone in 60 Seconds, European Entrepreneurship Video Awards 5) Links - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - VERTIGO NEWS RESISTANCE IS FERTILE: THE INDEPENDENT IMAGE The new issue of Vertigo is out now The latest issue of Vertigo - Volume 4 Issue 2 – is out now: in bookshops, on newsstands, on the website and, if you are a subscriber, in your own mailbox. The new issue takes a look at the possibilities of the image as an instrument for, and a reflection of, resistance. In a time of ferment and multiple crises – political, international and financial – how can images both aid our understanding of the world and act as a catalyst for evolution and change? Vol 4 Issue 2 includes interviews with the Dardennes brothers, Franny Armstrong and Jennifer Reeves; Jem Cohen on sustainability by mutual support; a look at New Chinese Cinema; reports from Bristol’s Georgian Film Festival and the London International Documentary Film Festival; Sukhdev Sandhu on ‘Legacy in the Dust’; Chris Petit on Godard’s ‘Histoire(s) du cinéma’; a manifesto on the state of African film production; and much more. To buy the new issue (Vol 4 Issue 2) or subscribe go to http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/shophome.htm Vertigo new issue Launch event – 6:30 pm, Friday February 20th To celebrate the new issue of Vertigo, the new issue launch event will include a special free screening of two of the moving image works highlighted in the new issue. University of London’s Birkbeck Cinema will be the venue for the screening of two examples of Cinema of resistance profiled in the latest Vertigo – Leo Murray’s ‘Wake Up, Freak Out’ and Nick Bradshaw’s ‘Night for Day’. ‘*Wake Up, Freak Out’ (UK, 2008, 10 mins) featured on the new issue’s cover, is all you didn’t want to know but desperately need to know about climate change and the tipping point.... Nick Bradshaw’s work-in-progress ‘Night for Day’ (UK, 2009, 50 mins) is an essay documentary that uses the history of Broadway’s cinemas to explore the changing terrain of film-going, the interplay of the physical and cinematic worlds, and the ghosts the movies leave behind. For the event Vertigo will be screening a rough mix of the first part of the film, ‘Dreams, Wholesale’ (50 mins), which relates the birth of Los Angeles as a cinematic city, and the rise of Hollywood’s economy of escapism, through the history of cinema building on Broadway between 1896 and 1931. For more information see the News & Events page or email us For information on how to get to the Birkbeck cinema website New on the Vertigo website: Showcase* Just as the new print issue examines how film is a catalyst of evolution and change, Vertigo’s own website has also recently welcomed evolution and change. Now live on the website, Showcase is a new bi-monthly space profiling a selected range of film/video clips and trailers from new, re-issued or currently exhibited independent and artists’ moving image work. Works that have been highlighted in past issues of Vertigo are presented together with new and experimental gallery work and upcoming and current arthouse releases. Check out the new Showcase site Vertigo would welcome submissions of new artists film – please email us Treat yourself to a Vertigo subscription and get Vertigo Magazine delivered direct to your door! Subscribe to Vertigo and for less than the price you would pay for the magazine on the newsstand* and not only will you receive the quarterly magazine direct with postage and packing included, but you will also enjoy full access to Vertigo’s back issue archive online. The UK’s premiere independent film publication, Vertigo is an adventurous, challenging magazine that gives our readers unrivalled, thought-provoking features on every aspect of the moving image. The cutting-edge features and dynamic design cover the best of independent, international and experimental film. Published quarterly in print, with additional monthly web-exclusive issues, Vertigo offers an individual -- and sometimes unexpected – point of view on the moving image. (UK individual subscriptions) To subscribe* click here 2 – COMPETITION Win a copy of ‘Chavez: The Revolution Will Not be Televised’ book and dvd Tying up with ‘Resistance is Fertile’s theme of cinema of resistance, the new Wallflower Press title ‘Chavez: The Revolution Will Not be Televised’ takes a close look at the production and reception of the award-winning 2003 documentary of the title, and the power of the image to inspire controversy. The combined book and DVD of the film illuminate contemporary politics in Latin America and raise key questions for both documentary filmmaking and the study of the media For your chance to win a copy of the special book and DVD set, email the answer to the following question, along with your full contact details, to vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk What was the original title of the Kim Bartley and Donnacha O’Briain’s documentary when it was released in 2003? For more information on Wallflower Press click here 3 - EVENTS AND SCREENINGS SEE Brighton Documentary Film Festival 2009, Feb 21st to 22nd The second year of the SEE festival sees a weekend of close tie-ups with BBC Storyville, Screen South and University of Sussex, plus workshops with Marc Isaacs and Henry Singer, discussions on Al-Jazeera funding and pitching your documentary, and screenings including ‘Alex James: The Cocaine Diaries’ and ‘Mum, Heroin and Me’. For more information and the full programme go to www.seefestival.org Screening: The Moon and the Sledgehammer, London, February 22nd A rare chance to see ‘The Moon and the Sledgehammer’ on the big screen. Profiled in Vertigo Vol 3 Issue 7 the film is a fascinating documentary and a cult classic. After the screening director Philip Trevalyan will be in discussion with Ben Rivers (‘This Land is Your Land’, ‘Origin of the Species’) and Andrew Kotting (‘Gallivant’, ‘This Filthy Earth’) who will show their own work that was directly influenced by the film, as well as filmmakers Molly Dineen and Nick Broomfield. For more information go to www.curzoncinemas.com 15th ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, Manchester, 6th to 14th March The largest Spanish language film festival in the UK returns to present 9 days of contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema at the Cornerhouse cinema. Special highlights this year include a selection on Argentinian New Wave films, plus a selection of films that commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution. For more information and the full programme go to www.vivafilmfestival.com Flatpack Festival 3, Birmingham, 11th to 15th March 7 Inch cinema, profiled in Vertigo Vol 3 Issue 4 returns with this year’s Flatpack Festival. With a mix of short films, animation, music documentary, independent movies, artists film and video, archive gems, live cinema, and plenty more besides, the festival will be playing at locations across Birmingham. For more information go to www.flatpackfestival.org.uk Course: Digital Marketing for Creatives, London, Thursdays March 12 to April 2nd With the growth of Online moving image content, and the increasing use of the web as a platform for distribution, digital marketing has become key. This course covers every aspect of Digital Marketing that can be utilized to promote and publicize a website. It provides information on Search Engine marketing, advertising and the most heavily used social networking sites on the web. It's a great overview of all aspects of Digital Marketing and breaks it down into easy to implement chunks that can be put in place by anyone, with particular relevance to moving image on the net. For more information and to register go to www.insighteducation.org.uk KINOTEKA 7th Polish Film Festiwal, London (and touring to Edinburgh, Belfast and Canterbury), 12th March to 8th April The KINOTEKA Polish Film Festiwal returns for its 7th edition presenting the best of Polish cinema. The Festival, features the UK premiere of Jerzy Skolimowski’s latest film ‘4 Nights with Anna’ plus onstage director interview; screenings showcasing the latest Polish films; a four day feast of avant-garde films at Tate Modern; free screenings of Polish shorts; an exhibition dedicated to Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 20th anniversary of Dekalog and a unique Michael Nyman and Motion Trio concert at the Barbican in a celebration of film and music culminating in the world premiere of Nyman’s latest piece composed especially for KINOTEKA. For more information go to Polish Cultural Institute or KINOTEKA website Climate for Change, FACT Liverpool, 13 March - 31 May For its first new exhibition of 2009, FACT is proud to present Climate for Change, a unique experiment in activism, engagement and networking, examining the multiple crises affecting the planet - environmental, food, housing and economic - and asking how do we respond? Involving a range of artists who engage with sustainability issues in dynamic new ways, Climate for Change will encourage visitors to consider their place in the debate by turning FACT into an open house for discussions, talks, debates and performances and cultural exchange. With residents from Eyebeam’s Sustainability Research Group, Stefan Szczelkun, Melanie Gilligan, the Ghana Think Tank, The People Speak and more. For more information go to www.fact.co.uk The 8th SCHOOL OF SOUND International Symposium, London, 15 - 18 April School of Sound are back with their biannual symposium, to be held in London at the Southbank Centre. Across the four days there will be talks and workshops with an impressive and comprehensive lineup of film makers and sound professionals including Mike Figgis, Roger Crittenden, Kim Longinotto, Michael Grigsby, Piers Plowright, Nitin Sawhney and Hildgard Westerkamp. For more information and to register to to www.schoolofsound.co.uk 4 - CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS, APPLICATIONS AND COURSES Call for Entries: Done in 60 Seconds, Empire Film Awards Remake your favourite film in under 60 seconds, and you could be up for a Jamieson Empire award. Your movie must be a 60 second remake of a feature film and not involve any copyright infringement, ie music, product placement (unless it's a bottle of Jameson!) or nudity (thank you!). The only other stipulation they have this year, as 2009 marks Empire's 20th year, is that the film you choose was made during Empire's lifetime (ie, since 1989) For more information go to www.empireonline.com Deadline for entries: 23rd February, 2009 Call for Submissions: Emotion Pictures Documentary and Disability: 3rd International Festival, Athens 2009 The Emotion Picture festival was created to further awareness, acceptance and integration of disabled people and to encourage film-makers, disabled or not, to take an active interest in this area and address the widest possible public. This year the festival will take place in Athens in conjunction with the 4th International Conference “People with Disabilities and Mass Media”. A competitive festival, the organisers are seeking both short and feature documentaries on disability with a production date after 1/1/2005. This year seven prizes will be presented, each one carrying a cash award of 7,000 Euros. For more information go to www.ameamedia.gr Deadline for submissions: 28th February 2009 Call for Entries: European Entrepreneurship Video Awards The European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry has launched the first European Entrepreneurship Video Awards. The awards are an opportunity for all Europeans to think about entrepreneurship and to put their vision into a short (one or two minutes long) video. The best videos will be selected by a jury of movie and business experts and will be awarded a prize by the European Commission. Nine winning videos will also be awarded up to €3,000. The European Entrepreneurship Video Award 2009 builds a unique bridge between the worlds of cinema and business. The challenge is to make creative and original short videos (between one and three minutes long) in one of three categories: the entrepreneurial spirit, innovative entrepreneurship or responsible entrepreneurship. For more information go to www.mediadesk.co.uk Deadline for entries: 31st March 2009 Call for Entries: ThinkSync Films 4th Short Film Competition ThinkSync Films was created to bring together the independent music and film industries to encourage collaboration. It seeks to search out, celebrate and reward creative new independent filmmaking talent, with particular attention to the role music plays has launched its fourth short film competition. Filmmakers are asked to produce a film of less than ten minutes duration, incorporating music available from their website. The competition is designed to. The music, detailed rules and FAQ's are all available on the website, along with previous years' winning films, so you can get an idea of the concept. 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