Ort Café’s The Magic Cinema is back, and looking for local short films. In their own words, The Magic Cinema is: “A Birmingham based micro-cinema featuring an “open reel” section (bring your film along and we’ll show it, as long as it’s under 15 minutes), and a selection of underground/no-budget/obscure/DIY/outsider etc. films from further … [Read more…]
20th – 30th March 2014 are dates for your diary as it sees the return of Flatpack Festival. For a reminder of what you enjoyed, or missed, last year watch the below video to view the highlights of the seventh Flatpack Festival. Submissions are now open for Flatpack 8 and this year a new category … [Read more…]
Sam from KINO 10 has two tickets to giveaway for his next event, Things That Go Bump in the Night. As part of The Electric Cinema’s Shock and Gore Festival, KINO 10 will be taking over St Columba Church in Moseley for a night of scary and/or hilarious short films. From 8:30pm, irregular speakeasy psynema perpetrators OUTER SIGHT … [Read more…]
Established in 2010, KINO 10 has been bringing the best in short film to audiences across the Midlands. Scouring film festivals from all over the globe, they mix the very pinnacle of contemporary short filmmaking, with unknown rarely-seen gems from the archive. Exploring every genre from animation through to experimental, each programme they put together is diverse and meticulously curated. … [Read more…]
Cinemasters Of The Universe brings you a unique, unorthodox and unparalleled pop-up cinema experience, showing the films you love the way they were made to be seen – on the silver screen. Cinemasters will offer up nightly double-bills and weekend matinees. Showing cinematic masterpieces, cult classics and world-class bad movies in a bespoke underground environment, … [Read more…]
Kassie and I spent Saturday going through the Flatpack programme, highlighting what we’re watching together. With so many films, workshops, events, parties and more to choose from, you really are spoilt for choice. Do have a read of the full programme, especially if you’re a Flatpack Festival first-timer. ‘Flatpack Festival has become one of the cultural highlights … [Read more…]
Out of the ashes of the Digbeth media arts centre that was VIVID (which closed in March 2012), a new venture has been born with VIVID Projects opening a new space and exciting plans out of the thriving eastside artists allotment Warwick Bar. This all comes as a result of receiving an Arts Council grant for a … [Read more…]
Working with Electric Flix (a production company based out of the Electric Cinema), Southside have produced a series of videos documenting the characters and thriving locations around Southside and its change from the once dilapidated warehouse district of Birmingham. These are some really nicely directed pieces that feature an impressive variety of interviews, spanning from corner shop owners to drag queens. I highly … [Read more…]