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Cinema di Nessuno
An experiment in communal filmmaking!
It seems hard to walk around these days without accidentally bumping into a filmmaker, all dreaming and striving to have their vision indelibly carved into the consciousness of humanity, all individually beavering away on various little shorts, or writing their great oeuvre; thousands of little rooms jammed packed with great ideas, great inspiration, but peppered with a certain frustration. Will they ever get their break?
Well the time for breaks is over.
The Concept
The concept is simple: stick 12 shorts together, ensuring they are linked by a common theme and character, and you get a feature… like a film version of Exquisite Corpse the result could be startling, beautiful, bizarre, but never boring or banal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse
Selection day
On the 29 August 2009, the films will be screened in a secret location in London, all Film Makers will be given one and only one marking sheet before hand and must attend if they intend to have a say of the final result of the film. The highest marked films, whose combined running time comes to 90 minutes will be cut together… further instructions to ensue.
For more information visit: http://cinemadinessuno.com or e-mail:cinemadinessuno@hotmail.com.
Odder's Mini Cine Picture Show, Manchester
A one off special event with the 'Not Part Of' Festival in Manchester, which celebrates homegrown filmmaking talent!
Free Entry! Free Popcorn!
This event will be a selection of films either by Manchester directors or films that are set in and around the Manchester area. All films are under 15 minutes and are of filmmakers of any ability, but all we ask is that they are all a little bit odd!
For more information about this event, or if you would like to submit a film, please contact Kate Lyons or check out www.myspace.com/oddersminicinepictureshow
The Pink Festival
The Pink Festival is looking for short films to screen in its Pink Arts Area on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of August. The Pink Festival is Everyone's Party! It's a pride festival. It's a family event. It's a music festival. It's a picnic. It's a party. It's whatever you want to make it! The attractions are always as diverse as the crowds ... live music of every genre, theatre, cabaret, disco, film, art, market stalls, meditation, games ... we've got it all! ••• AND IT'S Free ! ••• The Pink Festival is the only event of its kind in the East of England - if not the world – last year attracting 12,000 to the beautiful grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge, UK.
Breast Fest
BREAST FEST is the world's first film festival dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Both filmmakers and those touched by breast cancer, who live in the UK, are invited to submit short films to the 2009 BREAST FEST UK Film Festival Short Film Competition. The expectation is that films submitted will shed light on the issues surrounding breast cancer and breast health in unique and creative ways and connect people to the breast cancer cause. Documentaries, animation, dramatic features and experimental works are all welcome. Films need to be a maximum length of 10 minutes.
Submissions will be accepted up until 31st July, 2009.
Shortlisted films will be screened at the BREAST FEST UK Film Festival in London in August as well as submitted to the International BREAST FEST Film Festival Short Film competition.
Visit: www.breastfestfilmfest.com for more information.
Screening Africa
Screening Africa is a not-for-profit project, designed to bring people together in celebration and awareness of the diversity of Africa through film screenings, music events and African food.
We are delighted in bringing people together for the exhibition of some the most insightful, refreshing and thought provoking Cinema from around the Continent of Africa.
We showcase work ranging from old masters to contemporary visionaries, coupled with special events presenting beautiful music from around the Continent.
For more information, on how to get involved, e-mail:screeningafrica@gmail.com.