Lots of goodness at the next 7 Inch Cinema event: Launch of Pram‘s DVD ‘Shadow Shows of the Phantascope’ Airings of some of Pram’s inspirations Brian Duffy and Grandmaster Gareth playing choons and in a more tradtional 7 Inch vein earlier in the evening there’ll be plenty of shorts including: Rachael (Rill) Marchant – ‘Untitled … [Read more…]
and so the beginning of our benevolent colonial rule of Birmingham began A passing mention on 7 Inch Cinema’s latest blog post (they’re just back from Tilda Swinton’s Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams) led me to this – an episode of Rex The Runt where Rex wins the city of Birmingham:
Graphiquillan – tea break painting | process The joy of artists’ blogs – I like seeing the process behind/around the finished work. This is “the journey from sketch to almost finished study for a future painting” stitches and hos have a blog “For now here’s a picture of a knitted fish blanket that I love”. … [Read more…]
Brumcast 106 ‘Asshole, Jackoff, Scumbag’ Little Chris is back once again, like some sort of renegade master Inter-Act Shiny and new – “Inter-Act is a newly established devising company made up of young creative artists. Inter-Act are dedicated to creating new and exciting pieces of work whilst also providing educational programs for young people” The … [Read more…]
Midlands sitting pretty at Edinburgh Film Festival – Birmingham Post Roger Shannon looks at Birmingham’s representation at the film festival Upon further investigation. A site visit to Ludgate Car Park in Birmingham (UK) Harry Palmer reports on his investigation/survey of one of the few remaining sites in Birmingham that hasn’t been built on since being … [Read more…]
It’s a busy time for 7 Inch Cinema. They’ve celebrated their 5th birthday, their excellent Flatpack Festival has gained recognition from the UK Film Counci and they have a series of events coming up as part of the Flux and Supersonic festivals. Frankie sat down for tea and biscuits with Pip and Ian and discussed … [Read more…]
First up, don’t forget that Ian from 7 Inch Cinema is presenting his Favourite Things at the Ikon Gallery this evening (25 June) from 6.30 to 7.30pm in the events room. Consider that a taster for the main event on Saturday – 7 Inch Cinema’s birthday, which they’re celebrating with a line-up so tasty it’s … [Read more…]
Some great news from the peeps at 7 Inch Cinema landed on the virtual doormat today. The Flatpack Festival is the worthy recipient of funding for the next three years, securing it’s future and allowing the organisers to maybe think a little bigger. Peter Buckingham from the UK Film Council (who are providing the funding) … [Read more…]