An article on the Guardian’s film blog has asked: Can Birmingham’s eclectic lucky dip of a festival help rejuvenate its Digbeth base? That festival being Flatpack. Now, I was always told that if the title of a newspaper article asks a question then the answer is most likely ‘no’. In this case, the answer given … [Read more…]
Pogus Caesar’s film ‘Muscleback’ surfaced on the Wooster Collective‘s site the other day. I’m not going to feign understanding but I did watch for the whole 6-ish minutes: Via the Wooster Collective.
Multi-coloured lines are starting to appear all over the place. That’s Ikon Eastside above. They’ve got plenty of things happening there. Check out the rest of the schedule too and cop some tickets. Other folks have written about what to see: Digbeth is Good – A notice for fans of Irish film, literature and that More … [Read more…]
That’s ‘sting’ with a small ‘s’. See below. I’ve not had much of a chance to check out the Flatpack Festival schedule yet. All I know is that it will be superb and will be worth attending to the fullest possible extent. For example, the first thing I’ve looked at is a talk by Barry … [Read more…]
This is one of my projects, so please excuse. In 2008 I organised a 48-hour film competition. It went well, especially considering it was put together on zero budget and six weeks notice. Now… Film Dash is back! It’ll happen over the weekend of 5-7 March 2010. Here’s the deal: Write, cast, shoot, and edit … [Read more…]
I’ve been hoping this would surface online somewhere. For Capsule’s 10th birthday Film Ficciones created a little celebratory film. I’ve seen it a few times now and I’m pretty sure I’ll watch it a few more cos it’s great.
Right, blimey. Seems the free tickets to see Amelie were popular. So much so that they’ve all gone now. Sorry if you missed out but hark, there is good news! There’s a couple of other film showings earlier in the day with 65 or so tickets left for each. Those filums are: 2.30pm – Twenty … [Read more…]
A new work by seminal filmmaker John Akomfrah will go on show at The Public January 2010 as part of Made in England, a partnership initiative developed by Arts Council England and BBC English Regions. Akomfrah was given access to the BBC’s television, film and sound archives for Made in England, a project that reflects … [Read more…]