Richard Edkins
UCW Film Showcase at Cineworld, Weston
Richard Edkins
Artes Mundi 6, Cardiff - Trip
MUSIC, Industry, Film
Mark Hankins
Steve Albini talk about music distribution.
Steve Albini talk about music distribution.

Three Minutes incubator - create a music video with a minimum budget of £12,000

APPLY for this superb incubator scheme for young music video directors by Crack Magazine (Bristol based magazine)

A new initiative for unsigned directors aged 26 and under with a focus on supporting talent from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Apply for the 2020/21 scheme for a chance to create a fully-funded music video.

Brilliant opportunity!

Applications for the 2020/21 scheme are now open. The deadline is 23:59 (GMT) on Wednesday 16 September

Apply at: http://threeminut.es/

Read more about Three Minutes Incubator Scheme here

Encounters Film Festival 2020 - 18th Sept - 11th October

Each year we attend the brilliant Encounters Film Festival, usually held at Watershed in Bristol. This year the festival is online and we have secured digital passes for you, you can get these via Weston college shop for £10. The Digital Festival pass will give you access to the festival programme for the entire 3-week duration of the festival (18th September - 11th October 2020).

Please purchase these via Weston College shop - LINK HERE

This is always a great resource for your research and inspiration for your own film projects. Add reflections from festival to your workbooks/ blogs.

See Program of Guest Talks, Workshops, Masterclasses
Encounters Film Festival 2020 Competition Films PROGRAMS

SELECTIONS TO WATCH

We will add selections we think you should look at here (you will need to buy a pass) and log in, in order to access films/ playlists.) Use links below or select from https://watch.encounters.film/

Take a look at a variety of different film programs inc.

Take a look at Events, Masterclasses’s and Q&A Sessions inc.

Let us know what you watch and give us your recommendations.

Adam Hellend recommends:

Ernie

21 mins | United Kingdom | 2020Director: Ray Panthaki
Under the influence of dangerous right-wing propaganda and his domineering father, a lonely school caretaker looks for connection. Watch

Alex Drummond recommends:

Backwards

11 mins | United Kingdom | 2019 Director: Marco Augelli

In a corporate world where everybody walks backwards, one young man stuck in a dead-end job tries to break out of the cycle of normality. Watch

Rich also recommends:

EXAM

15 mins | Iran | 2019 Director: Sonia K Hadad

A teenage girl gets involved in the process of delivering a pack of cocaine to its client, and gets stuck in a weird cycle of occurrences. Watch Part of Live Action 5 programme.

MOTHERLAND

14 mins | United Kingdom | 2020 Director: Ellen Evans

Tracing the experiences of Jamaican-born Brits who have been forcibly returned to Jamaica, MOTHERLAND explores what it really means for someone to "go back home" Watch Part of The Uncertain Kingdom: Volume 1 programme

ARKA

15 mins | Croatia | 2020 Director: Natko Stipanicev

A grandiose transoceanic cruise ship sailing the seas. Watch Part of Animated Jury Journey: Day 1 programme

About the Festival

Festival Director of ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL RICH WARREN, Rich talked with MamFromage about the upcoming (and original) Short Film Festival, how they have moved it online and give his thoughts on what makes a great short festival film, watch below.

Notable Short Films by Major directors

In the TeaAt3WithMamFromage Talk (see above) Freya and Rich spoke about short films by Directors, who went onto be very successful, how they used their short films to show and develop their style. Examples given include:

Peel (1982) - Jane Campion - Watch Here

The Big Shave (1967) - Martin Scorsese

Doodlebug (1997) - Christopher Nolan

Once you have bought your pass (via Weston college shop) you can log into Encounters Portal here

About Encounters: ‘We’re delighted to announce that our 2020 competition selection is now live, with Digital Festival Passes available to buy online! We’ve selected over 250 titles, from a huge 3000+ submissions, to be part of this year’s digital festival.

Your Digital Festival Pass will give you access to our festival programme for the entire 3-week duration of the festival (18th September - 11th October 2020), unlocking a world of international short film, and much more.

Our Guest Programmes, curated by our valued festival partners, include an international range of diverse and far-reaching narratives, from new and exciting voices across the industry.  

You can also tune in to Networking sessions run by our partners, join Q&A’s with competition filmmakers and filmmakers from across some of our Guest Programmes and much more!

This year’s selection is far-reaching in terms of content, form, and contexts. Though the 2020 digital edition of Encounters might look different to previous years, our selections are as eclectic, bold, and brilliant as ever.’ - Encounters Film Festival 

GUEST FILM TALKS - are back! - ALIX TAYLOR - TALENT EXECUTIVE for BFI NETWORK (SW) - #TEAAT3WITHMAMFROMAGE

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND #TEAAT3WITHMAMFROMAGE is back !!!

‘Will be weekly/ bi weekly depending on a couple of things but I am aiming to stick with Fridays.

FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 3:00PM

ALIX TAYLOR - TALENT EXECUTIVE for BFI NETWORK (SW)

A great chance to get advice generally on writing Film Applications for funding?

Find out what the key things BFI are looking for in an application?

and what is the current landscape on funding for short films like in the UK at the moment?

Prior to joining at Watershed, she was with Calling the Shots, where she was Project Manager on New Creatives (South West), the BBC Arts and Arts Council talent development scheme.

While working on New Creatives, Alix oversaw the selection, production and delivery of audio, film and interactive projects from artists aged 16-30 for BBC platforms. Managing a network of regional partnerships across the South West to deliver mentoring, training, development and support to artists locally.

Previously she programmed the digital education courses and specialised film screenings of short film, artists moving image and alternative features for the multi-arts venue, Exeter Phoenix, as well as developing new talent through their short film commissioning schemes.’ - Freya Billington

Topic: TEAAT3WITHMAMFROMAGE

Time: Sep 11, 2020 03:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7952613779?pwd=VndyblVQNGxKSkN6dURrMDJDS3RmUT09

Meeting ID: 795 261 3779 Passcode: TEAAT3

You can catch up on previous chats at: FreyaBill YouTube channel

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Creative Arts Summer Show - 2020

The faculty of Creative Arts would like to warmly invite you to celebrate this year’s summer exhibition of learners' work as they make their mark on a new creative future.

Join us virtually for our launch night as we open the Creative Arts Summer Show 2020 and introduce exceptional student success from level 1 all the way through to Level 6.

At the end of an academic year that has been challenging and unprecedented, our learners would like to share with you their achievement and what they have produced and learnt against the odds.  We have been truly blown away by their commitment, innovation, resilience and their incredible skills and talents within their subject areas and we are excited for you to see the outcomes for yourself.

Please join us on the 9th July at 5.30pm
via the Weston College Facebook Live event:  https://www.facebook.com/westoncollege

or sign up to join us on Zoom using this link:

https://weston-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZMmgGHIYTDGKFr5kYmNpNw

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