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VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #10, March 2006 Vertigo's newsletter for March covers the latest developments at the magazine and the independent, international and artists' film networks it supports, including news, reader offers, events and subscription offers. Please give us your feedback, contributions and ideas for the next newsletter by emailing us at vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk. You can subscribe or buy Vertigo magazine online at http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk HIGHLIGHTED CONTENTS FOR NEWSLETTER #10: 1) News from the magazine - The website will go live from 10 March 2006, with more features to be added throughout this month 2) Events and Screenings - International and UK festivals and screenings information 3) Competitions and offers - Win Alexander Sokurov's 'The Sun' on DVD. 4) Opportunities/Courses/Calls For Submissions - Calls for entries to a host of festivals, courses and more... 5) Links/Resources - list of useful URLs for independent film and artists' moving image information 6) Unsubscribe from this newsletter
1 - VERTIGO NEWS New Website - live from Midnight 10 March 2006 New monthly Online Issue The first of our new monthly online issues features an interview with Nick Cave and John Hillcoat -
the creators of the brutal Australian Western 'The Proposition'; there is streaming moving image content
courtesy of Czech-born British-based animator Tereza Stehlikova; Professor, documentarist and author
Michael Chanan lets you read his diary from his recent trip to the Fajr film festival in Iran; and there
will also be DVD reviews of the newly released Mockumentary 'David Holzman's Diary' and Alex Cox's
'Straight to Hell/Death and the Compass' Box Set. Next issue of Vertigo Vertigo magazine's print issue is undergoing a redesign before it becomes more frequent, thicker and slightly taller. We guarantee that it will feature even more exclusive interviews with international filmmakers, reports on worldwide independent film, specially commissioned artists' pages, the latest news on cultural policy and exciting articles from new and established writers. There will also be a new extended-length essay, a bold splash of colour, new columnists and several new sections. The next issue will be out May 2006. We hope you think it's worth the wait. Wanted - Graphic Designer Vertigo magazine is looking for a talented graphic designer to assist with publicity material for the magazine. This is your chance to work with a cutting-edge publication at a very exciting time in its development. It’s an unpaid position, starting immediately, but for the right candidate there may be further work involving the magazine itself in the future. The publicity material should take around 1-2 days to re-design and knowledge of, and access to, design packages is important, particularly Photoshop and Quark. For further information please call +44(0)207 690 0124. Please send a CV plus samples of your work to peter@vertigomagazine.co.uk marked GRAPHIC DESIGNER in the subject field to apply. Rent a space with us Vertigo would like to partner up with another small organisation to share a space in Dalston, London.
Shacklewell Studios are 5 minutes walk from Dalston Kingsland station with good bus links to Angel,
Highbury & Islington and Liverpool Street. Prices per quarter are a very reasonable £15 per square
foot including rates, building insurance and service charges, with readily available telephone and
internet services at extra cost. There is also a communal kitchen, a large balcony with great views of
East London and the City and a number of other friendly, film-related organisations sharing the same
floor. The Birds Eye View Film Festival 2006 Vertigo is proud to support this year's Bird's-Eye View Festival. The 3-part event got off to a
tremendous start with an International Women's Day Gala on 8 March 2006. Arabella Weir (of 'Fast
Show' fame) opened proceedings with her true confessions about the macho-dominated world of movie-making
followed by six short films ranging from good to excellent, all of them directed by women. Gurinder
Chadha, renowned director of 'Bend it like Beckham', joined the Q&A afterwards prior to an exclusive
preview of Debbie Isitt's upcoming feature 'Confetti', starring Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson.
All in all it was a very successful evening, and an entertaining after-show party, that bodes well for
future events in June and September 2006. Free Artists' film DVD with Current Issue The current issue of Vertigo comes with a free two-hour DVD. 'Made In London' is a compilation
of single screen artists’ work by Film London of the last five years of the London Artists’
Film and Video Awards (LAFVA). It features the work of artist filmmakers John Smith, Jane and Louise
Wilson, Paul Bush, William Raban, Emily Richardson, Joe King and Rosie Pedlow, Clio Barnard, Inger Lisa
Hansen, Miranda Pennell, Simon Aeppli, Al & Al and Alnoor Dewshi. Special Subscription Offer - Free DVD Offer From Artificial Eye with four great new titles - EXTENDED UNTIL 31 MARCH 2006. Subscribe or renew your subscription for four issues and get a free DVD from Artificial Eye. The current issue is available to buy online from www.vertigomagazine.co.uk,
bookshops, cinemas, galleries and arts centres across the UK and selected outlets in Europe. Now
available at selected outlets in North America. Student rep scheme Vertigo's student rep scheme is up and running. Reps get a free year’s subscription and lots of
other great rewards from our sponsors for 2005-6 Moviemail, Soda Pictures, Second Run DVD and Wallflower
Press. All you need to do is promote the magazine where you can by letting other students know about
Vertigo. 2 - EVENTS AND SCREENINGS INTERNATIONAL Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland, 8-12 March 2006 The oldest and the biggest short film festival in Northern Europe. As well as screenings there will
be seminars, panels, concerts and clubs. Beside the Finnish and international competitions the festival
will also show animation, films from Brazil, work on Romany culture, Islam and the world of football. ACROSS THE UK AV Festival 06, UK, 2-12 March 2006 The AV Festival 06 is the UK's newest, and largest, international festival of film, digital arts,
music, games and new media. A bi-annual event (the 2006 festival is the second, the first was in
November 2003) AV Festival 06 will take place in venues in Newcastle Gateshead, Sunderland and
Middlesbrough. London Turkish Film Festival, Rio Cinema, London, 10-16 March 2006 London's annual showcase uniting everything Turkish and film-related. Programme includes feature
films from the UK, Iran as well as Turkey, documentaries on cultural identity amongst London's Turkish
community, and Anglo-Turkish short films. Feature films highlights include: Antalya Audience Prize Best
Film winner 'Dreaming Games'; 'Toss Up', centred around the armed conflicts in South Eastern Turkey; the
beautifully told and moving story of a woman connecting with her lost past 'Waiting For The
Clouds'; urban drama 'Angel's Fall'; historical tale 'Killing The Shadows'; the remarkable Iranian
production 'Border Cafe'; the Turkish box-office smash 'My Father And My Son' and the London produced
'Cultural Menace'. Pocket Screening, New Documentary Work, London, 14 March 2006 Pocket Visions will present David Grey's first full length documentary and the first for the
production company Silver City Films 'Prisoners of the Cold War. Campaigning for the Grenada 17' (2006,
60 mins). This film tells the story of a 23-year campaign, based in London, to free 17 former members of
the Grenadian Government, who were imprisoned after the US invasion in 1983. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London, 15-25 March 2006 Human Rights Watch's International Film Festival has become a leading venue for distinguished
fiction, documentary and animated films and videos with a distinctive human rights theme. Through the
eyes of committed and courageous filmmakers, they showcase the heroic stories of activists and survivors
from all over the world. The works we feature help to put a human face on threats to individual freedom
and dignity, and celebrate the power of the human spirit and intellect to prevail. We seek to empower
everyone with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a very real difference. The London International Gypsy Film Festival: Finding Romanistan, London, 16-30 March 2006 Romany peoples are among the most maligned and persecuted in Europe, while at the same time the
romantic ideal of the Gypsy is constantly held up as embodying the spirit of freedom and a love of the
open road. How can such polarities of response co-exist and where does the reality of life lie for the
Romany today? In the first gathering of its kind and scale in the UK, the London International Gypsy
Film Festival offers a unique chance to view 30 programmes of features, documentaries and short films
that both celebrate the extraordinary culture and experience of this diverse global community and also
reveal the suffering and oppression they still face. Interval(2): Screenings, installations, theoretical papers and video/film essays, London, 17 March
2006 P-SAMPLE 1: The Nunnery Gallery, London, 24 - 26 March 2006 A new video by Riccardo Iacono will be screening in Visions In The Nunnery at Bow Arts Trust. The
work is a musical video game involving the opto-acoustic analysis, verification and manipulation of
time, space, materials, identities and behaviours; exploring the processes of seeing and shooting as
sampling, networking and performance. The work is formed through a process of pea throwing, video
recording, pissing and missing. The short film screening will start at 7.30pm on 24 March, continuing on
25 and 26 March between 1-5pm. 'Whatever Happened To The Working Class?' Lecture by Jacques Rancière on film and social fiction,
ICA, London, 27 March 2006 London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 29 March - 12 April 2006 Evolution 2006, 3-9 April 2006, Leeds Lumen present Evolution 2006, their fifth series of events, screenings and performances exploring
avant-garde approaches to film, video and sound. The hugely important and influential work of Canadian
artist, filmmaker and musician Michael Snow will be surveyed through talks, screenings and reflections;
and a rare UK visit by French experimental filmmaker Rose Lowder will accompany a presentation of films
from her 30-year career. Expanded cinema performances will be staged by renowned minimalist musician and
filmmaker Tony Conrad (+ guest musicians Ryoko Kuwijama + members of Vibracathedral Orchestra),
collaborating film and sound alchemists Jürgen Reble and Thomas Köner, and cinematic innovator Guy
Sherwin (+ saxophonist Alan Wilkinson). The Compendium will survey new film and video work by artists
from around the world, including Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia, the UK and the US. Featuring
artists such as Manuel Saiz, George Kuchar, Ben Rivers, Ximena Cuevas, Masha Godovannaya, Jayne Parker,
Fred Worden, Wenhua Shi, Nicky Hamlyn and others. Al Rees will chair an evening of presentations with
members of the Royal College of Art’s Moving Frame research group who are exploring the changing
concept of the frame as it migrates through film, video and digital media. Leeds Young People's Film Festival, 6-16 April 2006 Organised and run by Leeds City Council, the Leeds Young People's Film Festival Film Festival will
feature films aimed at young people as well as a series of events to encourage talented young people to
get involved in the film industry. Apart from the main features, young people will also have their
chance of cinematic glory as inventive and imaginative short films will be screened as part of the third
Leeds National Young Filmmakers Award, with a panel of film professionals looking on. Returning for 2006
is Film Academy, a series of workshops designed to encourage young people to learn about varied aspects
of the movie business. These include 'Music Score', an opportunity to compose and manipulate film
soundtracks including dialogue, sound effects and music. And, if people have ever fancied themselves as
a Vivienne Westwood or Gianni Versace then there will be a one-day workshop on costume design, led by
professional Monique Hollinshead, from TV's 'My Parents are Aliens'. Other workshops and masterclasses
will also examine directing, stunt work and animation.
3 - COMPETITIONS AND OFFERS COMPETITION - WIN A COPY OF ALEXANDER SOKUROV'S 'THE SUN' Artificial Eye have just released Alexander Sokurov’s fascinating and compelling film about the
events leading up to Japan's ceasefire that marked the end of World War 2. Featuring a towering central
performance by Issey Ogata, Sokurov creates an intimate portrait of a human being deeply affected by the
tragedy that besets his country. Visit http://www.artificial-eye.com
to find out more about the film and other titles by Artificial Eye
4 - OPPORTUNITIES/COURSES/CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - '10 x Ten' event, Exeter Picturehouse, 11 April 2006 Local filmmakers are being invited to submit their short films for consideration for a special
evening showcasing the best in untapped local filmmaking talent. Films submitted should be around ten
minutes long, on DV tape or DVD format. The best ten received will then be shown on the night with a
chance for the audience and the panel judges to vote for their top film. Films can be in any style and
on any subject, by amateur or professional filmmakers, and should be sent to Miss Tamsin Banks, 55
Thorndale Court, Whitycombe Way, Exwick, Exeter EX4 2NY. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - 'My Kingdom for a Horse', Rio Cinema, London, 1 May 2006 CALL FOR ENTRIES - International Short Film Festival Hamburg, 7 - 12 June 2006 Competitions and Awards at the International Short Film Festival include the three prizes in the
International Competition - Hamburg Short Film Award (3,000 Euro), the Francois Ode Award (1,500 Euro)
and the Skoda Audience Award (1,500 Euro). There is also a 1,000 Euro audience award for films shorter
than three minutes. CALL FOR ENTRIES - Documentary Summer School, International Film & Television School, San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, 3-28 July 2006 Bristol Docs, an initiative to provide a focus for documentary in Bristol and South West England, is
pleased to support a Documentary Summer School in Cuba this summer. There are just 20 places available
for a workshop in which students will be able to make a documentary. It will be run by one of the
School's regular professors, Enrique Colina, who has been making innovative documentaries and films for
over twenty years, gaining many international awards for his work. He is also well known in Cuba as the
host of an enormously popular TV show about cinema of the 1970s and 1980s called "24 x
Segundo". His most recent film, Entre ciclones (Between Cyclones, 2003) was shown to great acclaim
at Cannes. CALL FOR ENTRIES - International Community Film Festival, 13-16 July 2006, University of Northampton Submissions are invited for the Northampton International Community Film Festival 2006, a festival
showcasing the best community filmmaking from around the world. We are looking for short documentary or
promotional films that deal with one or more of the festival’s themes for 2006 - Community empowerment
projects/ Citizenship and local democracy/ Neighbourhood renewal/Combating prejudice or
discrimination/Voluntary groups or charities/ Building social capital/ Equality and diversity work/
Improving community cohesion/ HIV/AIDS. Alongside the film showings there will be a programme of talks,
seminars and presentations on community filmmaking from around the world. Films should be 8-15 mins, but
shorter or longer submissions may also be accepted in some cases if the festival timetable permits.
Films must be submitted on Mini-DV tape or DVD. We regret that films submitted cannot be returned. Free
festival tickets and bursary opportunities will be awarded to the top ten community film-makers The Young Film-Makers Festival is calling on youngsters to submit entries for their festival, run by
the Co-operative Group since 1966, providing young people aged 21 or under with the opportunity to
develop their talents as a film director, scriptwriter or actor. Film-makers not only get to see their
work on the big screen but they can also take part in exciting events and masterclasses, meet special
guests and be inspired by, and swap ideas with, other young film-makers. There are no categories to
limit the imagination and anyone under 21 can enter. Films will be selected for screening at the
festival based on creative spirit and evidence of co-operation. In line with co-operative values there
is no overall winner. Entries should be no more than six-minutes long and will be viewed by a panel of
media professionals and educationalists who provide feedback on all films. Last year's festival
attracted over 360 entries including documentaries, comedies, animations and dramas. More than 100 films
were shown at the event which was attended by around 1,000 young film-makers and their families and
friends. CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2006 Gotham City International Film & Video Festival - 3 - 5 November 2006, New York City The Gotham City International Film & Video Festival aims to provide a meaningful forum in which
aspiring filmmakers can communicate their vision. The festival is also dedicated to promoting New York
City, its businesses, neighbourhoods and people. The 2006 festival will feature 10 feature length films
in non-competitive exhibition, and 40 short films and 5 music videos in competitive exhibition. Skillset have relaunched their Film Futures Bursary Scheme with new priorities, an easier to use
application process and an expansion of the number of types of training covered. Film Futures makes
grants of up to £800 to individuals with more than two years experience in the film industry to attend
training in the following priority areas: • Business Skills • Technical and Craft Skills • Health
and Safety. There is no deadline for applications, however your course must not start earlier than five
days after we receive your application. It is also advised that applications can take up to four weeks
to process.
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