From Kadi Lokk: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Early Bird Deadline November 18th, 2012
Whether imagined or real, stories are created everyday, and the world is always in need of a good story. ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival continually searches for the most talented storytellers and cinematic visionaries who make their stories a reality.
ÉCU 2013 will take place in Paris from March 29th to the 31st 2013. www.ecufilmfestival.com. Continue reading
From Marcella Forster:
Coming Up is a Talent Scheme sponsored by Channel 4 and Touchpaper TV that provides emerging film makers with the opportunity to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network broadcast. The deadline for the 2013 round is July 2 2012.
“A Boatload of Wild Irishmen” won a ‘Special Jury Award’ in the annual BUFVC Learning on Screen Awards 2012:
The film was written by Brian Winston and edited by Chris Hainstock. It explores the moral complexities of controversial American documentary-maker Robert Flaherty, the man credited with being the father of the modern documentary after he produced and directed Nanook of the North in 1922.
Deadline: 9am, 16 April 2012
London.
Fixed term to 31 March 2013
Full-time, 40 hours per week
£21,501 per annum
“The post holder will provide secretarial, administrative and communications support to the Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Academy and the communications team within Skillset.”
Thanks to Marcella Forster, who writes “This job isn’t really graduate level but might be a nice way in for one of our alumni”
From Matthew Baren
Sheffield Doc/Fest 13-17th June 2012 is the World’s most exciting documentary and digital media festival, conference and marketplace – attracting the biggest names in docs from the world over. If you have an interest in film and TV, festivals and event organisation or just want to meet new people, work in a fast paced environment, with a fun high-energy team, then we want you!
From Electric Egg:
We are very pleased to announce that Into the Wind will make its UK Broadcast Premiere on the Yesterday channel on Monday 2nd April at 9.00pm, and will then be repeated on Tuesday 3rd April at 7.10am, 12.30pm and 5.00pm. Freeview (Channel 12), Sky (Channel 537) and Virgin Media (Channel 203).
Into The Wind – TRAILER (A Documentary by Steven Hatton) from Electric Egg on Vimeo.
From Sarah Barrow: The Lincoln School of Media is delighted to announce that Visiting Professor Nick Gray has just published ‘Escape from Tibet’, the book version of his acclaimed, award-winning documentary film of the same name. An astonishing true record of endurance and of the triumph of the human spirit, it is told as a real-life adventure story.
The book includes a foreword from H.H. the Dalai Lama and its cover is designed by our own Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock. Press Release
Tom Ridgewell, AKA Tom Ska, has told us about this event planned for April 28th on campus. Imagine:
“Hundreds of happy-go-lucky potential students walking around the university of Lincoln all day, filming every second of it and distributing it to thousands more potential students each.”
The organising team could do with more help, particularly from Lincoln-based people.
Contact via Facebook
From Benjamin Scarsbrook & Natalie Williams:
Thurrock International Film Festival, 24-30th June 2012
We are a new short international film festival that is taking place in Thurrock, Essex, UK in June this year. We are seeking entries for our festival. This is an open competition that anybody can enter and we have two international categories as well as student/documentary/animation/music video. Full details on our website.
From Kay Hayden:
Gary Numan will release a new DVD, “Machine Music: The Best Of Gary Numan” on 11th June 2012. Fans and film-makers can participate in the Machine Music Tour which runs from late May into early June, by making visuals to be projected during a selection of tracks on the tour. Continue reading