Union Black Film Festival

union black film festival

The Union Black Film Festival is the UK’s first region specific film festival, celebrating Black British cinema based in central Birmingham, and is taking place from Thursday 14 – Sunday 17 October.

The festival will bring panel discussions, debates, events and film screenings. From commercial hits, to classics, here’s what’s on offer;

14 October – Burning an Illusion (1981), 9pm at The Custard Factory

15 October – Pressure (1975), 9pm at The Custard Factory

16 October – Precious (2009), 11am at Odeon Cinema, New St.

17 October – The Princess and the Frog (2009), 1.30pm at mac, which will include mask making and story telling as part of the festival’s family morning.

Aside from the family morning, other educational events include;

14 October – Mirror Mirror; Reflections of Black Women in the Media, 7pm at The Custard Factory. The evening will welcome a panel of leading black women within British media to discuss whether current images of scantily clad black women to victims of gang violence are having a negative impact on the self image and self-esteem of young black girls. A short documentary by a group of Birmingham based teen girls will follow the debate, focusing on this topic.

15 October – Glorious Technicolour, 7pm at The Custard Factory. This event will examine the reasons why black people still remain under-represented both in front of and behind the camera in Britain’s media industry. For all the regions film makers this also provides an opportunity to ask those already established how best to get their work funded and/or commissioned.

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  2. “We Need Your Home-movies!”

    Full Circle Project – Connecting people with the screen heritage of the Midlands,

    The Midland’s attics, sheds, cupboards and garages are full of forgotten gems capturing local life and history. From uniquely personal home-movies to filmed events and news stories.

    These are a vital part of the Midland’s screen heritage.

    With the help of 60 local community groups, The Media Archive for Central England (MACE) are looking for old film and videos, even home-movies created today are of interest if it documents Midlands life in some way, shape or form.

    When film or video footage is found, MACE will discuss the making of copies of deposited material with the owner and with the community. The Full Circle Project will ensure the long term preservation of the original films so that they can go on being used by future generations.

    http://www.macearchive.org – website
    http://www.macearchive.wordpress.com – blog

    If you have films you would like to deposit or would like to find out more please contact:

    Lucie Kerley

    Full Circle Project Curator
    email: lk99@le.ac.uk or telephone: 07919 896 505 / 0116 252 5931

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