Ahmed Ahmed

West Midlands Young Writers’ Competition

Ahmed Ahmed — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:42:54 +0000

Birmingham-based independent publisher, The Gentlemen Press, has just launched a competition for West Midlands writers aged 13-21.

Open for entries from 12th September – 31st October, the judges will be accepting for short stories between 500 and 2,000 words in length. A selection of winning entrants will see their stories published in an anthology. The book launch for this collection will take place at The Book Barge, a bookshop uniquely located aboard a narrowboat on the Birmingham canal.

The panel of judges will include novelists Jean Ure, who was first published at the age of sixteen, and David Belbin, famous for his edgy stories dealing with crime and the lives of young adults.

This season at Warwick Arts Centre

Ahmed Ahmed — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:37:52 +0000

The Warwick Arts Centre lineup for the next few months features a diverse range of concerts, plays and film screenings. True to form, the cinema schedule picks up on international gems such as A Separation, a tale of divorce and family politics in Iran; and The Skin I Live In, the latest haunting opus from Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar.

The centre’s popular live screenings from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York return, kicking off with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena. Renowned Russian soprano Anna Netrebko plays the determined Englishwoman with her sights on the throne.

Jack Whitehall headlines the comedy stakes, while musical highlights will include The Fallows, an up-and-coming folk group from nearby Coventry.

See the full events schedule here

Theatre Cuppa

Ahmed Ahmed — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:48:25 +0000

mid*point, the network for West Midlands people in theatre, is planning to hold the next in a series of networking rendezvous. This is an opportunity for anyone involved in theatre, film and other media to meet other creatives and enjoy informal chats and light refreshments.

Theatre Cuppa will be held at the Coffee Room (formerly The Green Room) on Hurst Street, Monday 12^th September from 1pm onwards.

Sampad announces autumn schedule

Ahmed Ahmed — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:15:50 +0000

Sampad, the Birmingham-based South Asian arts organisation, promises to deliver another season of varied entertainment with its new autumn schedule.

The programme includes dance shows like the Diwali Sabha, and live music performances from Indian and Pakistani artists such as songstress Humaira Channa, and jazz clarinettist Arun Ghosh. There will also be daytime events such as Asian Autumn, “an uplifting afternoon of South Asian music, showcasing the Midlands’ best homegrown talent.”

You can see the full programme of upcoming Sampad events here.

Birmingham Screen Image Network – new filmmakers’ group

Ahmed Ahmed — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:31:55 +0000

Birmingham Screen Image Network (BSIN) is a new group aimed at uniting local people involved with film production. The first meeting is coming up on the 29^that Birmingham City University. BSIN describes itself as:

A network for practitioners of moving image production. It is aimed at those who produce video, film and other associated moving image media.

BSIN meets monthly and is intended as a free informal networking opportunity for people to pitch, promote, share ideas, ask questions and mutually benefit from those around the table.

Linked to the established Creative Networks events, this looks like a potentially great scheme to get people collaborating and throwing ideas around. Meetings will take place between 4pm – 6pm on the last Thursday of each month.

To find out more, have a look at the BSIN website