flatpack festival

Flatpack Submissions – Now Open

Kassie Fleet — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:25:31 +0000

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 has been added – the medium length film (defined as between 20 – 40 minutes). Alongside this category, the films under 20 minutes category is also now open. The best film from each category will be awarded £1000 and will feature in the programme for Flatpack 8. More information about submitting your work is available on the site.

The deadline for submissions is 6pm on Friday 29th November 2013. For those not interested in submissions, look out for the programme schedule which will be announced in February 2014. Make sure to follow Flatpack on twitter for updates!

Birmingham film locations: a walking tour

Chris Unitt — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:36:54 +0000

If you missed the walking tour of Birmingham film locations during the Flatpack and Still Walking festivals then it’s being re-run (in conjunction with Film Birmingham this time) on Saturday 16 June. Includes bonus extra indoor location.

Grab a ticket here.

A postcard from Flatpack 6

Chris Unitt — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:26:37 +0000

In case memories of this year’s Flatpack festival were starting to recede, here’s a video of some of the highlights.

It seems to be quite a festival-heavy week on CiB this week, not that that’s a bad thing.

Links for 30 March 2012

Chris Unitt — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:45:14 +0000

For Sale – Birmingham: It’s Not Shit
This is kinda sad but hopefully it can find a good home. Also, at £5k this should’ve sold already
Audiences Central
It’s technically their last day tomorrow but their pub-based send off was last night. Good luck to everyone who’s moving on. For now: “This website is part of the legacy for Audiences Central, the regional audience development agency for the West Midlands (2004-2012)” The links page is very useful
Audiences London : AL and AAA announce successful bid to Strand 1 of ACE Audience Focus Fund
Hello. I hadn’t spotted this before: “All About Audiences will be managing a contract from Warwickshire County Council previously delivered by Audiences Central to coordinate audience development support in the county during 2012/13”
We want your food stories! at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Rep. They want your food stories.
Emma Case Photography: please RT…
Sad to hear this from Emma. Insure your stuff and back up your computers people – there are bad people about
Flatpack 6 collective memory
One of those round-ups of what everyone’s written about the festival. I like these.
VIVID POD SPACE FOR SALE – Architecture WM
The VIVID Pod prototype is arguably the first manufactured, mobile artist’s space in the UK. The pod concept was developed by architect Ranbir Lal in collaboration with VIVID in response to VIVID’s artist research programme; it explores the possibilities of integrating production within an exhibition environment.

Bring Your Own Beamer

Chris Unitt — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:53:48 +0000

BYOB Birmingham is a one-night exhibition where artists are invited to bring their own digital projectors (the beamer of the title) and explore the medium of projection by creating a collaborative happening of moving light, sound and performance.

Antonio Roberts and Pete Ashton are organising things and it’ll be presented by VIVID as part of the Flatpack Festival on Friday 16 March 2012.

If you’d like to get involved then details are on the website.

Pretty sure this is the first .gif on CiB too.

Flatpack Festival 2012

Chris Unitt — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:12:45 +0000

The highlights for this year’s Flatpack Festival are being released bit by bit on their website. As ever, the few things I’ve heard of are very good and I’m fully prepared to believe that things I’ve never heard of will be just as wonderful.

What’s more, for the first time since I’ve been aware of the film festival (now in its 6th year), I’m probably going to be in Birmingham the weekend it’s happening. That means I should play slightly more attention than I usually do to the programme. Recommendations gratefully received.

Links for 6 January 2012

Chris Unitt — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:43:06 +0000

Eastside Projects Hosting: What is Art? Charity event at St Basils 13/01/12
Organised by ESP member Kartal Uppal, this evening will look at and debate the question; What makes something Art? With contributions from Gavin Wade (Director, Eastside Projects), Tyler Cann (Curator, Ikon Gallery) and Cathy Wade (Artist and Lecturer)
Things Team Fierce looks forward to in 2012. . . | Fierce Festival
Lots of good stuff, with plenty happening around Birmingham
Sarah Ray illustration: Screenprinting workshops
Learn to make your own cards, posters or whatever. Silkscreen printing always looks to me like being a very satisfying process
Flatpack Festival founder: Ian Francis
A decent little interview
Follow the Dancing for the Games projects online
Loads of links to the projects that are part of the Dancing for the Games programme
Aga | Luthien Photography
Kamila’s been shooting around Digbeth (via Digbeth is Good)
Birmingham NYE 2012 fireworks
Sounds like things went a little wrong. If you’d read our New Year events round-up you’d have known to expect ‘low level pyrotechnics’

Links for 23 December 2011

Chris Unitt — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:54:22 +0000

Tributes to former Birmingham Repertory Theatre chairman Andy Allan
A former chairman of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre who guided the venue through the controversial staging of a play which led to riots in 2004, has died at the age of 68.
Briefing Document « Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company
From: ACE Dance and Music, Big Brum, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Birmingham Arts Partnership , Birmingham Jazz, Punch, Sound It Out, Stan’s Cafe, Women and Theatre. To: Birmingham City Council
Gil Heron
Gil Scott Heron’s dad played for Kidderminster Harriers. That nugget from John Mostyn, via Sam Slater
Introducing this year’s patron saint : Flatpack Festival
“he appeared in more Laurel and Hardy films than anyone else, as well as writing gags, building sets and working with the likes of Abbot and Costello, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. He grew up in Ward End, Birmingham”
Straina – 21st Century Fox
This video was filmed around Birmingham and the German markets at the beginning of December
Poorly Collected Works 2010-11 eBook: Jon Bounds: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
A collection of writing by Jon Bounds from various sources
Opportunity for new studio members at The Lombard Method
“We have 3 studio spaces available to rent at The Lombard Method” Only £80/month

Good film funding news

Chris Unitt — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:14:03 +0000

Some good news relating to film funding, just for a change. The BFI have a Transition Fund for “projects facing budget cuts in funding as a result of the changes in the national and regional film funding landscape”. There were two successful local applicants:

Birmingham International Film Festival
Award: £4,950
The Birmingham Black Film Festival promotes the work of local black film makers and is the only event of its kind in the West Midlands.

Flatpack Festival
Award: £14,400
Flatpack Festival aims to make audience engagement with film a creative process by delivering unique social experiences through the use of innovative screening venues in and around Birmingham.

CiB links for 19 May 2011

Chris Unitt — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:20:15 +0000

Job listing for Birmingham Contemporary Art Forum: Call for Proposals (The Event)
Good to hear this is happening again, I liked the last one. “Birmingham Contemporary Art Forum is pleased to announce it is currently seeking projects from artists and curators in the UK for inclusion in The Event 2011, to take place 21 – 30 October”
Happy Birthday to Frilly! – blog – frilly
A big happy birthday indeed to Frilly
Experiencing Burningham’s Live Graffiti Battle: Tagged@EXYZT
“We hope Tagged@EXYZT opened new minds to street art and showed the soul and joy a community the city would rather not exist can create. For all of us involved it was an evening where Birmingham sparkled”
Presenting the world’s biggest art prize: the £175,000 Gulbenkian
“Graham Vick and his Birmingham Opera want to turn Brecht and Weill’s political satire Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny into a multi-participant online production examining the survival of the soul in a virtual world”
Birmingham Hippodrome: Chief exec’s 10-year journey
Interview with Stuart Griffiths
Desert Island Life « More Canals than Venice
Jeans Retailer Promotion in Decent Line-up of Events Shock. Featuring Project Pigeon, Flatpack Festival, LOAF, Chicks Dig Jerks, Them Lot and Mr Hudson (NB – some, perhaps all, of this has happened already)
AE Harris
The venue now has its own website
Pickled
Based in The Oasis: “Here at Pickled, we aim to provide a hireable exhibition space for anyone in the arts. From the amateur to the professional, we want anyone with an interesting art idea or project to come along and exhibit their work”
The Style Kaleidoscope
“A vibrant street style documentary of Birmingham, UK”