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VERTIGO NEWSLETTER #27, October 2007

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CONTENTS 

1) Vertigo News – Vision On: Celebrating the Imagination- Vertigo’s New Issue out this week           

2) Competition – Win a DVD copy of Peter Whitehead and the Sixties including ‘Wholly Communion’ & ‘Benefit of the Doubt’

3) Events and screenings – Doclisboa 2007, American Black Film Festival, Bristol’s Compass of Resistance Film Festival & Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

4) Calls for submissions and Courses – Birds Eye View 2008, London Artists’ Film and Video Awards 2008 & Jerwood Charitable Foundation

5) Links

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1 - VERTIGO NEWS

Vision On: Celebrating The Imagination - Vertigo’s New Issue is out this week

Vertigo’s latest issue includes interviews of Carlos Reygadas and Bela Tarr on their latestfilms ‘Silent Light’ and ‘The Man from London’; Asif Kapadia writing about his new film ‘Far North’; Iain Sinclair on Jayne Mansfield in Hackney; Andrew Kötting on ‘The Moon and The Sledgehammer’; Michelangelo Antonioni and Ingmar Bergman remembered; Bill Morrison artists’ pages; features on Aleksandr Sukorov and Derek Jarman; Joe Strummer and J.G. Ballard on film; John Cassavetes and Ken McMullen reappraised, and lots more!
To subscribe or buy the new issue go to http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/shop/shophome.htm

NEW ISSUE LAUNCH EVENT - Monday 12th November, 6pm, Curzon Soho, London

To mark the new issue of Vertigo Magazine we celebrate the enduring power of the moving image with the screenings of Asif Kapadia's Cannes award winner ‘The Sheep Thief’ and Eugene Green's utterly remarkable ‘The Signs’. ‘The Sheep Thief’ is the film that won Asif the Cannes Short Film Prize and enabled him to make his debut feature ‘The Warrior’. Meanwhile, ‘The Signs’ is a typically enigmatic and remarkable film from the French auteur Green. After the screenings we hope to see you for drinks at the bar where you can meet the writers and filmmakers from the magazine. For further details visit www.curzoncinemas.com & to book tickets call 0871 7033 988.

2 - COMPETITION


Win one of 2 DVD copies of Peter Whitehead and the Sixties including the films ‘Wholly Communion’ & ‘Benefit of the Doubt’ from the BFI

Legendary filmmaker Peter Whitehead was at the heart of Swinging London, chronicling the youth explosion, the burgeoning popular music scene and the counterculture of the 1960s. Now the BFI releases two of his films for the first time including ‘Wholly Communion’ (1965) and ‘Benefit of the Doubt’ (1967), coupled with a new interview with the artist and additional rare footage. This is a fascinating document of the radical, experimental, literary and theatrical scenes of 1960s London.

For your chance to win one of 2 copies of the DVD, email the answer to the following question, along with your full contact details, to vertigo@vertigomagazine.co.uk

In which Peter Whitehead’s films did Glenda Jackson appear? 

For more information on BFI releases visit www.bfi.org.uk

3 - EVENTS AND SCREENINGS

Vertigo sponsors The Sheffield Documentary Festival, Sheffield, 7th- 11th November 2007

Vertigo is proud to sponsor this year’s Sheffield Documentary Festival which features the following events in which you can have your say:

Firstly, there will be the BBC Question Time on Saturday 10 November at 11.30am. The documentary genre is currently undergoing an intense period of scrutiny and reassessment as it is damaged by accusations of fakery, charged with unfair manipulation, and increasingly marginalised and subject to cutbacks. Is it the end of the line for the genre?  Once the pride of British television, have the channels and the public lost their appetite for documentaries?  In an age of celebrity-smitten, format-crazed factual, who is commissioning them now?  This year’s Question Time will tackle these and other key issues with a panel of leading documentary makers and commissioners. For further information visit https://sheffdocfest.com/view/keynote_speakers

Secondly, there will be a Call to Action: The Doc/Fest – Docagora Plenary on Sunday 11 November at 3.30pm (The Hubs, Sheffield). This year, Sheffield is the forum for the industry to be heard and to respond to attack, giving the opportunity for documentary makers and fans to put together a call to action. This is your chance to come and put your case forward, and have your say! Delegate passes are now available from https://sheffdocfest.com/account/login including access to all films, sessions, masterclasses and Doc/Fest parties. Further details of the programme are available on the website.

‘In the Wake of a Deadad’– Dilston Grove, London, 3rd October – 11th November

This is a new monitor installation by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Kötting which explores - according to the artist - “the bonds of patriarchy and the secular exorcism of a difficult relationship”. The installation takes the form of 65 separate films showing the inflation of large inflatable effigies of Kötting’s Deadad’s life and his Deadad’s Deadad (his Grandad) in various locations around the world. In addition, this interesting artwork is cutting across all disciplines and is also underpinned by autobiography and personal experience. In other words, this is an attempt to consolidate ideas triggered by the death of Andrew Kötting’s own father and to present them by using an assortment of media. See more in the Vertigo article on the installation from Volume 3 Issue 1
For more information visit http://www.deadad.info/

UK Film Council & German Federal Film Board – Co-Production Event, 25th October

Aimed at helping working producers access the new UK film tax relief and German production rebate, this session will be led by legal and accounting experts Andreas Pense (co-production lawyer) and Steve Joberns (Shipleys) with Peter Dinges and Christine Berg of FFA (Federal German Film Board) in attendance. In addition, there will be the presentation of case studies by Chris Curling (Zephyr Films) and Jens Meurer (Egoli Tossell Film), and Zorana Piggott (Film & Music Entertainment Ltd) and Helmut Weber (Tradewind Pictures). To register please send an email to rsvp@ukfilmcouncil.org.uk with ‘UK German Co-Pro’ in the subject line, giving your name, your company’s name and your contact details.

Doclisboa 2007 – Lisbon, Portugal, 18th-28th October

Last days for the Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival offering this year, Doclisboa, which is the only film festival in Portugal exclusively dedicated to documentary films. Once again, it will bring the best national and international documentary films to Lisbon, with screenings, more films sections and complementary activities than ever before. Plus, there will be a retrospective of Lech Kowalski, a larger figure of the American underground cinema (including a Masterclass with the artist); a special programme on Nordic documentaries: ‘Nordic Wind’; the new section’s Filmed Diaries and Portraits;  masterclasses;  a video library; school sessions and  galleries.
For further details about the festival see www.doclisboa.org

Compass of Resistance Film Festival - Bristol, 21st October – 9th November

The Compass of Resistance International Film Festival  uses the imaginative framework of the compass axis to direct audiences across the cinematic globe. This 2nd edition of the Compass Film Festival focuses on the theme of 'Resistance' in international cinema.  The Watershed, Cube Microplex and Kuumba African Arts Centre will offer an impressive range of film screenings, discussions, workshops and other events. Starting with an international experimental short film competition, ‘Radical Reels: Five Minutes of Mayhem!’, the main festival weekend will take place at the Watershed on 3 & 4 November with the compass needle turning to India, Russia, Jamaica, Algeria and England. Plus, the films will be accompanied by talks with internationally acclaimed academics and film directors.
For further information visit http://www.compass-film.co.uk

11th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
– Retrospective of Chris Marker’s filmwork – Prague, Czech Republic, 23rd- 28th October 

This year’s Jihlava Festival organises one of the largest retrospectives of the famous French film director Chris Marker has ever had. This is a great opportunity to see his films such as ‘Description of a Struggle’– origination of Israel as the state of a new nation, of a progress astride between the science and religion; ‘La jetée’– apocalyptic vision composed of still photographs (with one exception). ‘Le Joli mai’ – famous film-survey is an anthropologic and sociologic probe into the life of Paris and thinking of its inhabitants shortly following the war in Algeria; ‘The Koumiko Mystery’– Marker’s first encounter with its lifelong passion – Japan, which reached the climax with the film ‘Sunless’, to mention only a few.
For more details go to: www.dokument-festival.cz

American Black Film Festival – Los Angeles, 25th- 29th October

This is your last chance to attend the 10th edition of American Black Film Festival. With its mission to strengthen the Black filmmaking community through the resource sharing, education, artistic collaboration and career development, the festival will offer world premieres of shorts, narrative features and documentaries.  This event is the leading film festival in the world for African American and urban content. In addition, the festival will offer a great variety of cinematic showcases, also including panels, workshops and symposiums.
For the full programme and further details about the festival go to http://www.abff.com/

Day of the Undead 2007 – Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester, 27th October

Zombie Film Group, Terror4fun and the Phoenix Arts Centre will present ‘Day of the Undead’. A day of events including zombie feature films, short films, zombie make up, special guests and prizes. There, local filmmakers will recruit extras and help for 2 feature films being made in the Midlands. In addition, you will find other zombie activities organised throughout the day and also a charity event. Besides, the main guest will be Stuart Conran, a make up artist who worked on films such as ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘The Piano’, ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘The Madness of King George’, ‘Brain Dead’ and ‘Hellraiser’. Plus, there will be a host of internationally acclaimed films with some of Hollywood’s greatest actors. For more details see www.terror4fun.com  or www.phoenix.org.uk

Interfilm Berlin – Germany, 6th-11th November

The 23rd edition of the International Short Film Festival of Berlin will present a selection of international short films including over 400 films coming from 88 countries, pointing out different film genres and topics. Special programmes and events will look on the current developments of the international short film scene, focussing on South Korea and Romania, and on other countries as they will be represented within over 30 special programmes. In addition, this year’s festival will principally focus on documentary filmmaking, and will also offer a various range of professional discussions and panels. For more information about the programme go to www.interfilm.de

17th Latin American Film Festival – London, 9th-18th November

This year’s Latin American Film Festival will be held at the Curzon cinemas Renoir and Mayfair, and other outstanding West End venues. This is a great opportunity to discover the latest releases from some of Latin America’s foremost features. Now in its 17th year the festival brings the latest in contemporary Latin American short films, documentary, and feature such as the British premieres ‘La Antena’ (The Aerial), a stunning amalgam of comic books and ’20s-era science fiction, by the Argentinean Esteban Sapir, and the recent Cuban production ‘Che Guevara donde nunca jamás se lo imaginan’ (Che Guevara as you have never seen him before) by Manuel Pérez Paredes.
For further information please contact eva@latinamericanfilmfestival.com or visit www.latinamericanfilmfestival.com

Time to Find Out About: New Media, Artists’ Moving Image and Film – Four Corners, London, 14th November

CreativeCapital is hosting a series of speaker/network events, focusing on professional development and career advice for artists. They are artform specific, free, and feature important guest speakers from the worlds of writing, visual arts and crafts, new media and film, and theatre facilitation. Speakers include Arti Dillon (Four Corners) Phil Hallet (Sonic Arts Network), Philippa Barr (New Work Network) & Gary Thomas (Animate Projects). This is an opportunity for artists who incorporate technology into their work from sonic arts, animation, mixed media performance, film and video, as well as those who would like to explore this field in more depth, to hear from four experts in the field of professional development. To book please email Claire Cooke, Information Officer at info@creative-capital.org.uk & for more details visit www.creative-capital.org.uk

Cinemagic World Screen Festival for Young People – Belfast, 16th November- 2nd December

Established in 1989, Cinemagic has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in children’s programming and is currently the largest film event for young people in the UK and Ireland. Designed for and by young people, this festival caters for young people (from 4 to 25) with just about every level of interest in film – whether they want to watch and enjoy, create their own work or take things one stage further and find out more about a possible career in the film or television industry. In addition, Cinemagic is a Belfast based award winning charity that embraces the magic of film, television and digital technologies to educate, motivate and inspire young people through the medium of workshops, film screenings and masterclasses.
For more details about the festival visit: http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/

4 - CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS, APPLICATIONS AND COURSES

One-day Forum – Power to the Pixel – BFI Southbank, London, 26th October

This is a one-day forum hosted by the BFI 51st London Film Festival which explores pioneering new ways of distributing, marketing and financing independent films.  There, leading industry experts will explore overviews of cutting-edge digital distribution business models and services, as well as discussing how to build new audiences, maximise revenues and reach core, global audiences. The event will focus on open-minded discussion, free-thinking, flexibility and innovation allowing participants to speak about the challenges they face, the opportunities available and the discoveries they have made with their projects.
For further information visit www.lff.org.uk/powertothepixel

Call for submissions - Birds Eye View 2008

This is your last chance to apply for the Birds Eye View Festival 2008, seeking submissions from women film-makers from around the globe, to be a part of a showcase programme of innovative and inspirational shorts, features, documentaries and new media arts. The Birds Eye View Film Festival 2008 will open on 6 March with six days of shorts, features, documentaries, as well as interactive new technology artwork exhibitions, special events, panels and parties. All events will be held at leading London film venues, with key events involving celebrity presenters and guest speakers.
For more information on how to submit work and visit www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
Deadline for submissions: 3rd November 2007

Terence Davies masterclass – London, 5th November

InSight is a not for profit organisation partnered with the School of Oriental and African Studies, Panasonic and Shooting People. On Monday 5th November Insight will be hosting a very special one day masterclass with acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies. Terence will take the audience through his own films and his favourite films, talking about how he approaches cinema and what the medium means for him. Terence is a consummate artist who is passionate about his work and a very engaging speaker so this should be a very special event for anyone interested in the potential of the cinema as a means of personal and artistic expression.
For more information go to http://www.insighteducation.org.uk/Education.htm

Call for submissions – London Artists’ Film and Video Awards 2008 (LAFVA)

Now in its 8th year, LAFVA is one of the largest publicly funded award programmes for artists in the UK. LAFVA 2008 is now open for applications. London Artists' Film and Video Awards is an open submission awards scheme for artists' living and working in the London region, offering awards up to a maximum of £20,000 for the production of new work.  Awards are available to artists working in the context of contemporary fine art moving image practice. Submitted projects can be any format, length and genre whether single or multi screen and produced for exhibition in galleries, festivals, specialist venues or cinemas. For more information email: flamin@filmlondon.org.uk or call 020 7613 7694 and visit http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk
Deadline for submissions: 22nd November 2007

Call for submissions – Jerwood Charitable Foundation & First National Prize for Moving Image

The Jerwood Charitable Foundation announced details of the Jerwood Moving Image Awards - a major new prize for emerging artists working in digital moving art. Awards of £10,000 will be made in March to three artists, and submissions are invited from 25 September. Encompassing a wide range of artistic practice, from film, documentary, video and music to dance, installation and drawing, the Jerwood Moving Image Awards welcome work from across many disciplines. The awards will celebrate and support artists in the early stages of their careers, and bring some of today’s most exciting talent in digital art to new audiences, via both the website and next year’s Jerwood Space exhibition. For more information go to www.jerwoodmovingimage.org
Deadline for submissions: 3rd December 2007

Call for submissions – London International Documentary Festival 2008

PocketVisions is calling for film submissions for the expanded London International Documentary Festival (LIDF) - A Conversation in Film, 2008. The LIDF will run from 31 March to 5 April 2008 and is now calling for documentary films produced between 1 January 2006 and 6 December 2007 that fall within the following categories: environment, human rights, ethnography/anthropology, politics, heritage and the arts, other social and development issues. All successful applicants will be invited to be present at the LIDF. This festival aims to support new and innovative filmmaking talent, and asks filmmakers to participate in a series of intertwining dialogues to be run alongside the screenings. To submit your films go to www.lidf.co.uk. For further information visit www.lidf.co.uk or email: info@pocketvisions.co.uk
Deadline for submissions: 6th December 2007

all for submissions – Film and Video Umbrella

Film and Video Umbrella curates and produces film, video and new media projects by artists which are commissioned and presented in collaboration with galleries and venues across England. Artists can submit two types of applications: firstly, Exhibition Proposals from artists who wish to be commissioned to make a new work in film, video or digital media, and secondly Development Proposals from artists wishing develop ideas or proposals for film, video or digital media works. For this deadline they will consider proposals for the commissioning year 2009 (to be staged from winter 2008 onwards). For more information see http://www.fvumbrella.com/
Deadline for submissions: 11th  December

Call for submissions – Figuring Landscapes

UK and Australian artists are invited to submit short, single screen works (up to 10 min) for a major touring exhibition of moving image on themes arising from the landscapes of Australia and the UK. The emphasis is on the rural environment ranging from the English countryside with its history of human intervention to its imaginary antithesis in the Australian Outback, itself the product of both Aboriginal and colonial land use. Venues in the UK include Tate Modern, London (with symposium); ArtSway, New Forest (with workshops); Dundee Contemporary Arts; Chapter, Cardiff and Australian venues. Emerging artists in particular are encouraged to submit, but students are not eligible. Preview formats: VHS, DVD, miniDV, DVCAM or web-based. For more details email landscape@studycollection.org.uk or visit http://www.arts.ac.uk/alumni/37832.htm
Deadline for submissions: 15th December 2007

Call for submissions for The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards

The Wellcome Trust supports the arts as an effective way of stimulating debate and engaging people with biomedical science. The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts. All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people. Projects should involve the creation of new artistic work and should have some biomedical scientific input either through a scientist taking on an advisory role or through direct collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to investigate new methods of interdisciplinary working as well as new models of engagement in biomedical science.
For further details, and smaller awards, visit: www.wellcome.ac.uk/arts/vt
Deadline for submissions: 11th January 2008 for awards of over £30, 000

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