Culture Jam, now in its third year, is a cultural event that takes place in November in Birmingham. Not only will there be a photogrpahy exhibiton and a number of live bands, there is also going to be a screening of short films from Lithuania and England. We are looking for short films that focus … [Read more…]
7 Inch Cinema’s family-friendly Travelling Picture Show has been chugging around the region since July and will be pitching up for its gala finale at the Electric Cinema on 25 October from 6-7.30pm. There’ll be cartoons from around the world, a pair of comedy classics with live piano accompaniment and the premiere of The Magic … [Read more…]
Old Dead Eye is a filmmaker from Birmingham who’s been out and about with his Sony EX1, playing with ultra-slow and stop motion to make some really lovely work. The first one is from Chinese New Year and was filmed around Hurst Street and the Arcadian Centre: ? from Old Dead Eye on Vimeo. There’s … [Read more…]
Were you there? VIVID would like to talk to anyone who attended the following events in Birmingham in the 1980s. John Akomfrah: Handsworth Riots – Twenty Summers On © Pogus Caesar / OOM Gallery Archive 1985 – The launch of ‘Handsworth Songs’ at the Birmingham Film & TV Festival in October 1986 – Q&A with … [Read more…]
Creative Republic invites you to join them at 6.30pm on 30th March to hear direct from those who went to Texas as part of the city’s SXSW Music delegation. Now in its 23rd year, SXSW Music has grown from a tiny music festival in Texas to an essential event on the music industry calendar. It’s … [Read more…]
Last Thursday I joined a rowdy bunch of art buffs, film lovers and the Flatpack devotees on the Flatpack Festival installation trail. The trail started at 5.30pm at Urban Outfitters with an introduction from Flatpack director Pip and representatives from the Universities involved in the project. The festival starts tomorrow with ‘Curzonora’ at Town Hall, … [Read more…]
Now, I know Christmas is long gone and forgotten but I had to post this festive treat. Geist der Weihnachtsvergangenheit is loosely translated to ‘Spirit of Christmas past’, and is the title of this beautiful video shot at last year’s Christmas German market. It is shot by Vimeo user Old Dead Eye and shows the … [Read more…]
On tonight’s episode of Inside Out (BBC One, 7.30pm) presenter Ashley Blake will be exploring the recent successes in the West Midlands film industry. Ashley Blake goes on set of forthcoming Northern Soul film ‘Souled Out’ during its filming in Stoke-On-Trent, and explores other recent feature films shot in the region such as up-market chiller-horror … [Read more…]