VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #14, July 2006



	VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #14, July 2006 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's new print issue is out now; in July Vertigo will publish the first of its annual special electronic magazines. The issue will be available to buy on disc from the Vertigo website. 2) *Competition* - Win 'The Cave of the Yellow Dog' soundtracks, Lonely Planet Mongolia guidebooks and phrasebooks 3) Events and screenings - Cambridge Film Festival, Gillian Wearing Installation, John Smith gallery show, animate! screenings 4) Calls for submissions - tank.tv / DVD, 'FURTHER 2' Artist Moving Image Residency, Clark Bursary for Digital Art 5) Links - Two websites showing moving image work - BBC Film Network and Rhizome - have been added. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - VERTIGO NEWS Issue 2 of the new quarterly Vertigo out July The first of Vertigo's annual special electronic issues will be available to buy on disc from the Vertigo website in July. The magazine will feature moving image content, podcasts, a trial of new film criticism software as well as Vertigo's regular features on worldwide independent film, documentary, artists' film and more. Highlights include an interview with 'Heading South' director Laurent Cantet, podcasts of Vertigo's recent debates with Cahiers du cinema at the Institut francais, a review of Godard's exhibition at the Pompidou, Paris, moving image work from artists Ben Rivers and Kagami Shinohara, and features on Chris Welsby, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Britdoc 06, censorship, children's cinema and much more. Available to buy exclusively from the Vertigo website in July http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/shophome.htm Vertigo's latest print issue The new print issue of Vertigo is taller, thicker and more colourful than ever before, and features new regular columns and sections, and full colour covers and artists' pages. There are currently free previews of five articles from the new issue - an interview with 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu' director Cristi Puiu, a profile of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi (director of 'Offside' and 'Crimson Gold' among others), a reflective discussion of ethics and documentary, and a piece looking at the specialist cinema exhibition circuit. http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/issue.php?sel=cur&siz=1 The latest issue also features new writing from Iain Sinclair, an essay by Don DeLillo, writing on experimental filmmaker Matthew Noel Tod, spotlights on Brazilian documentary and the Cinematheque Paris, book and DVD reviews, competitions and lots more. Available from selected bookshops and galleries worldwide or direct from Vertigo at http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/shophome.htm 2 - COMPETITION Win Lonely Planet Mongolia Guides, Lonely Planet Mongolia phrasebooks and film soundtracks to 'The Cave of the Yellow Dog' Byambasuren Davaa's award-winning film 'The Cave of the Yellow Dog' follows a Mongolian nomad family who become divided by the eldest daughter's desire to keep a stray dog. Following on from 'The Story of the Weeping Camel', the director uses a mix of documentary and drama to tell the story. Currently on general release by Tartan Films. For your chance to win one of Tartan Films' selection of prizes, email the answer of the following question to vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk: What was the original release title of 'The Cave of the Yellow Dog'? http://www.lonelyplanet.com http://www.caveoftheyellowdog.co.uk/ 3 - EVENTS AND SCREENINGS *ONLINE* Ambienttv.net Ambienttv brings together independent, interdisciplinary artistic practice ranging from installation and performance, through to documentary, dance, sound and video composition and more. Highlights on the site include a film on Vienna's old market, http://relay.exequo.org/ambienttv/?m=1378&s=1 and an experimental audio visual music work http://relay.exequo.org/ambienttv/?m=1379&s=1 Browse the site at http://www.ambienttv.net *INTERNATIONAL* Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 26 July - 13 August 2006 The 55th Festival will present a programme of international and Australian shorts, features and documentaries. The international focus will be on the filmmakers in the Asia Pacific area, work from the Middle East (with a retrospective of Iranian Jafar Panahi's work), new Danish films, and Super 8 skateboard films from Los Angeles. For more information see http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/ UK 'Angles of Projection', Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, until 14 July 2006 The 'Angles of Projection' exhibition will investigate how the two-dimensional moving image interacts with the architectural space of its showing. Artists exhibiting their work include Tony Sinden, Karen Mirza/Brad Butler, Adam Kossoff, Kristina Kotov and Ken Wilder. A symposium took place on 8 July to focus on issues raised in the exhibition with several speakers, screenings and a forum. Exhibition details (pdf) http://www.avphd.gold.ac.uk/angles-projection.pdf Adam Kossoff will be writing about this event in the forthcoming electronic issue of Vertigo. Short Film Summer School, Curzon Soho, London, until 15 July 2006* The second four day celebration of the short film will screen 66 short films as well as having 14 Workshops, 11 Panel Discussions and Daily Market, Networking and Young People's events. A training, skill-building and networking opportunity for filmmakers of all abilities and ages. More information available from http://www.shortfilmsummerschool.com/ Cambridge Film Festival 2006, until 16 July 2006 Highlights from the 26th festival include a brief history of erotic cinema, a Michel Gondry retrospective, British Public Information films, New German Cinema, daily free Artists Film and Video screenings and Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' with a live music accompaniment. The festival will also show a complete retrospective of fashion photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber's work. Festival information available from http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/ 'Nausea' by Matthew Noel-Tod, Outpost Gallery, Norwich, until 21 July 2006 Matthew Noel-Tod's 54 minute artist film Nausea is a synthesis of text and image that draws inspiration from Impressionism, On Kawara, Barnett Newman and the existential diary of Jean-Paul Sartre from which it adopts its title. Excerpts are available from the Vertigo website at http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/showarticle.php?sel=bac&siz=1&id=349 More event information available from http://www.norwichoutpost.org/calender.html#clndr_23 Gillian Wearing's 'Family History', Reading, until 30 July 2006 Gillian Wearing’s latest project is a film installation based around the seminal Seventies BBC documentary series 'The Family'. A mix of documentary portraiture and personal biography, 'Family History' is a complex meditation on the changing face of British society, and television. The installation is being shown as part of a collaboration between Film and Video Umbrella and Artists in the City. For more information see http://www.fvumbrella.com/projectdetail/artist/W/310/Gillian%20Wearing and http://www.artistsinthecity.org.uk/reading/index.asp * The piece will travel to Birmingham, from 9 September - 8 October 2006, where the Ikon Gallery have arranged the work to be staged in a similar location (Brindley House). John Smith: Selected Films and Videos, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 13 July - 20 August 2006, A film and video programme demonstrating the extraordinary inventiveness of the acclaimed British artist John Smith. Every day of the exhibition will feature a different work. The programme includes 'Associations' (1975), 'The Girl Chewing Gum' (1975), 'Om' (1986) 'Regression' (1999), 'Friday Black Tower' (1985-7) and 'Saturday Hotel Diaries' (2001-4) among others. Exhibition information http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/currentExhibitionsJohnSmith.htm More information on John Smith http://www.luxonline.org.uk/artists/id/607868/index.html Addictive TV live at the National Theatre, London, 15 July 2006 After last year's performance on the National Theatre's roof, Addictive TV are back to present their new audio/visual set with brand new audio/video remixes, including a remix of 1966 Worldcup. Free outdoor event from 10pm. Further information at http://www.addictive.tv and http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=19107 Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London, 29 July - 4 August 2006 Now in its 8th year, the Rushes festival is an international short film festival circuit with free daily screenings of all short-listed films in bars, cafes and cinemas throughout the West End, concentrating on the Soho area. The event is non-profit making and there are no entry fees for attendance at screenings or seminars. More information about the festival http://www.rushes.co.uk/sohoshorts/ Extending the Image: animate! 02–05, Hull and Hastings, 4 and 5 August 2006, A special screening of ten recent commissions from the animate! project, which aims to develop fresh narrative and aesthetic possibilities in film, going beyond live-action and frame-by-frame confines of conventional animation. animate! has commissioned 84 risk-taking films since 1990, refreshing and redefining animation. Venue and programme information available from http://www.animateonline.org 4 - CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS, APPLICATIONS AND COURSES Raindance Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking weekend, London 15-16 July 2006 Raindance founder Elliot Grove will be running his successful two-day film course that covers everything from the initial idea to the final film, including how to shoot, produce, direct, finance, market and distribute your film successfully and efficiently. For more information see http://www.raindancefilmfestival.org/courses/produce/lotono/index.htm Call for submissions - tank.tv / DVD The new project of moving image site tank.tv is the release of a unique DVD, featuring a selection of 25 short moving image works from UK-based artists. Each work should be no longer than three minutes and must have been made in the last six years (created after 31 December 1999). Entry is open to all artists living/working in the UK. Deadline: 31 July 06 For more information see http://tank.tv Submissions forms available from http://www.tank.tv/dvd.asp Call for Submissions - 'Radar' Music Video Film Festival, September 2006 Radar is a new competitive music video festival that will show shortlisted films at the Apple Regent Street Store's Theatre, London in September 2006. Shortlisted films will also be shown on the festival's sponsor's sites (Domino, Warp and Tummy Touch Records), as well as winning cash and music prizes, and commissions. Production company Colonel Blimp will represent the overall winner. Deadline: 31 August 2006 More information available from http://www.radarfestival.com/ Call for Applications - 'FURTHER 2' Artist Moving Image Residency, London FURTHER 2 is Film London, Artquest, and no.w.here's second three month moving image residency opportunity hosted for three London-based visual artists interested in developing film-based projects. Applicants must be available for interview for the week beginning 4 September. Application packs are available from the no.w.here website http://www.nowhere-lab.org/. Deadline: 31 August 2006 Call for Applications - Clark Bursary UK Digital Art Award, Bristol The 2006 Clark Bursary will offer a total of £17,500 to one experienced UK artist, working primarily in digital media, to develop their career and proposed ideas through a supported residency at the Watershed, Bristol. This is one of the of the largest digital art awards in the UK. Deadline: 4 September 2006 For more information see http://www.dshed.net/studio/residencies/clark.html Call for Submissions - Seagate Foyle Film Festival, 10-19 November 2006, Derry, Northern Ireland The 19th Seagate Foyle Film Festival (SFFF) will once again play host to the Stella Artois Film Awards. The festival will show short and animated films, feature films and documentaries. The Stella Artois Film Award categories are Best Irish Short, Best International Short, Best Animation, Best Documentary, and Best Short Short. Deadline: 4 September 2006 For more information see http://www.foylefilmfestival.com/ The Jerwood Artangel Open The Jerwood Artangel Open is a new £1 million commissioning initiative offering an opportunity for three artists to realise a major project. The scheme is open to British artists of any age working across all disciplines with the key criteria being the proposal of great visionary ideas. The commissions will be developed and produced by Artangel for presentation in the UK between 2008 and 2010. Deadline: 6 October 2006 For more information see http://www.jerwoodartangelopen.org.uk/ Call for Applications - BRITDOCART Funding Scheme A new funding scheme from the Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation, in conjunction with Arts Council England and with the support of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) will award four UK, or UK-based artists up to £30,000 each this year to make a documentary film. BRITDOCART is open to artists from any field, be it visual, video, performance, or installation art. For more details see https://www.britdoc.org/foundation/ 5 - LINKS THE INDEPENDENT FILM PARLIAMENT LUX ARTISTS' FILM AND VIDEO EVENT LISTINGS SHOOTINGPEOPLE CALENDAR FOR UK-WIDE FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE FUTURE SHORTS: SHORT FILM NETWORK AUDIO DESCRIBED AND SUBTITLED CINEMA LISTINGS NEW PRODUCERS ALLIANCE: TRAINING/EVENTS/SCREENINGS/ADVICE DOCSPACE: DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS NETWORK DFG DOCS: BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING RESOURCE SIDF: FREE NEWSLETTER AND FESTIVAL INFORMATION SCRIPTFACTORY: SCRIPTWRITING EVENTS AND NETWORK IFP: THE USA'S INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER NETWORK BBC FILM NETWORK: NEW BRITISH FILMS ONLINE RHIZOME: GLOBAL NEW MEDIA ART COMMUNITY Subscribe or buy Vertigo magazine online / Go to the latest issue / Unsubscribe from this newsletter / Send us your information