Something strange is happening in the city. Shop window sale signs appear to have been mysteriously replaced with intriguing footage and tributes to long forgotten figures. All will be explained on Thursday evening’s launch of the shop-window installation trail from Flatpack Festival. The Trail starts at Urban Outfitters [map] from 5.30pm. A tour will take … [Read more…]
Being the editor of CiB comes with certain privileges, one of them being the opportunity to give your other projects a cheeky plug. As you may know I co-run Colour live music events, and we are putting on our first ever Birmingham gig at The Victoria next Tuesday. The evening will feature music from 3 … [Read more…]
The next Animation Forum WM event will be Shorts on Walls as part of Flatpack Festival. The event starts at 6.30pm, Saturday 14th March 2009 at The Victoria pub. As with previous ‘…on Walls’ events this will be your chance to screen your animated shorts and chat with fellow animators. Entry to the event is … [Read more…]
Birmingham based band The Destroyers are looking for someone to re-brand their image to co-inside with the release of their first full album. The 15 piece band have recently collaborated on a composition with The Dohl Blasters for the re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall, and have also been commissioned by Flatpack Festival to create new … [Read more…]
‘Codswallop’ by The Brothers McLeod has been nominated for a BAFTA in the category of Short Animation, pitching them against Aadrman’s Christmas TV big-hitter ‘Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of of Loaf and Death’. The short had it’s first screening at a 7 Inch Cinema event back in September. Ian gave some context to the … [Read more…]
Flatpack 2009 will launch at Town Hall on 11 March with ‘Curzonora’, a show featuring ‘musical whirlwind’ The Destroyers and celebrating Mr Jeffs’ legacy and that of 1900s film-shows in general. Here’s the poster: The Mr Jeffs referred to is film showman, and patron saint of Flatpack 3, Waller Jeffs who, from 1901 to 1912: … [Read more…]
Musicians Wanted Any musicians out there want to help with a 3-day project at the Shard End youth centre? It’s with Headliners who do journalism projects for young uns and they’re offering some free publicity Buy Art from the Underground – Fused Magazine Nice to have Fused back and blogging. They’ve spotted that Simon & … [Read more…]
Debut magazine Due to launch in 2009, debut magazine proposes to “provide a platform from which creative people, whether artists, musicians, designers or performers to showcase their talents to a wider audience”. They’re after some of those ‘creative individuals’ to be part of the first edition Robert Lane Robert is a musician and on his … [Read more…]