Project 360

Bristol has one of the most exciting and vibrant urban scenes in the UK. With skateboarding and BMXing now included in the 2012 Olympics, extreme sports has never been more popular and the relationship between sport and art never closer. As part of the 2008 UK School Games, Project 360 will deliver an exciting programme showcasing some of the UK's and worlds finest exponents of extreme sports and urban arts, with a spectacular show on each night.

The event will explore the relationships between urban performance and physical activity. What connects B-boys and B-girls with Gymnastics? Have you seen the tricks of the skateboarder matched with skills of a DMC World DJ Champion? Imagine a professional aerialist performing with a competitive rock climber or where some flatland BMX tricksters' choreography is derived from traditional capoeira!

The event will take place on the 30th & 31st August 2008, in the Lloyds Amphitheatre.

Showcomotion young people’s film festival, Sheffield

10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Kathy Loizou, the Festival Director, said: 'I can't quite believe it, but Showcomotion shall be 10 years old this June.  The very first festival was in 1999.  Since then we've grown into a 15 day event with an international reputation, showing 175 films from around the world and with a lovely family of regular supporters.  Like any 10-year-old we're looking forward to celebrating in style in June and July.'

'There's going to be an exciting line up of activities in 2008, and we are cramming the 15 days of the festival with premieres, previews, special guests and fun-packed workshops.'

Five Minutes of Mystery short film competition

Calling all mysterious moving-image makers, enigmatic engineers of the silver screen! Five Minutes of Mystery challenges you to create and submit short films around a theme of mystery. Part of ‘The Compass of Mystery Festival’, Five Minutes of Mystery will bring together film-makers from far and wide to exhibit their work here in Bristol.

Judged by a panel of industry experts, awards will be for Best Film, Audience Award, Local Film-maker and Youth Award.
Entries must be no longer then five minutes in length. Submissions will be accepted in the following formats: DVD, Mini DV or as full quality DV QuickTime files. Submission to be accompanied by Five Minutes of Mystery Entry Form, and sent to: Compass Film, 9, Walton Street, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0JG no later than 15th August 2008.

Guidelines & entry form available at www.compass-film.co.uk
 

International Screenwriters Workshop

Breaking news...Medientraktor in Dresden, Germany are seeking 4 people aged 18-27 to take part in a week long Screenwriting workshop in Poland AND Germany. While you're there everything will be paid for, you just have to arrange your own flights. And you'll meet other young scriptwriters and experts from Poland, Germany and France. But you'll need to hurry...the workshop starts this Sunday 11th May!

Here's the details:

May 11th - May 18th 2008

´ 4 days - Wroclaw/Poland and 4 days - Zittau/Germany
´ devise and develop scripts for short films with professionals
´ have discussions with talented people from the east and the west
´ join the NeIssefIlmfestIval
´ be part of our script contest

If you want to appy or find out more check out www.medientraktor.net
or  email: mt@medientraktor.de

Shedloads Film Club: Part Deux

Come and join us at this month's Shedloads Film Club and watch 'Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?'... a film by Morgan Spurlock, the bloke who made "Super-Size Me". We've checked out the trailer and it looks hilarious. Afterwards we'll have a social in Watershed's cafe-bar where you can chat with your mates, discuss the film and meet other young people who like movies. Tickets are only £2.50 with the eShed password. "But what is the password?", I hear you cry. Well, you'll have to join eShed as a VIP member (top right hand corner of the page) and we'll send you the password in the next newsletter.

Where?: Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX

When?: Tuesday 20th May 2008

How Much?: Less than a bus ticket...£2.50 (with password)

How do I get my ticket?: In advance or on the day at the Watershed Box Office.

See you there eShedders.

Here's what the Watershed says about 'Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?'

From the man who ate fast food for a month in an attempt to Super-Size himself, this is a characteristically frank, fascinating and funny look at the state of our world. In the face of impending fatherhood, Spurlock takes it upon himself to make the world safer for his unborn child and sets out to take on an organisation more lethal than McDonalds – al Qaeda. As he traces bin Laden's trail through Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and finally Pakistan, he meets both the rational and radical faces of the Middle East and investigates where the most wanted man in the world came from, what makes him tick and what exactly created him in the first place.

Club Flix Mobile Cinema

Look out for the CLUB FLIX MOBILE CINEMA at the Bath International Music Festivals Party in the City 23rd May. Club Flix will be sending short films directly to people's phones via blue tooth. So turn on your phone's blue tooth and accept Club Flix films, pass them on to your friends and become part of the Mobile Cinema yourself!

Virtual Voices - submit your film

The Virtual Voices event on 10 July 2008 at the Watershed in Bristol is looking at how to develop young people's voices so they become the media literate content creators and storytellers of the future. The event will bring the media industry together with young media makers and their teachers to explore this and many other issues surrounding young people and media. Virtual Voices will include inspiring speakers, involving workshops and hands-on activities.

As part of the event there will be a screening of films that were made to make a difference. VV are looking for heartfelt projects that you really know and care about. Do you feel that society usually undervalues or misrepresents your views? Do you want to set the record straight? Have you made a film that can instigate social change through your passion and energy? We would like to show the strongest work made by people under the age of 25. If you feel your work is powerful enough to inspire others to follow in your footsteps, then we would like to hear from you. Projects can be film / digital media / photographic or radio and must be no longer than 10 minutes in length. The screening will only last an hour, so the shorter your project is, the more likely it is to be screened.

Deadline for submissions: 5pm 11 June 2008

To submit a piece of work or for more info contact Sas Bonser at Southwest Screen on  0117 952 9977 or by email: sas.bonser@swscreen.co.uk
 

The Co-operative Young Film-Makers Festival

National Media Museum, Bradford, 12^th and 13^th October 2008.

Each year the Co-operative Young Film-Makers festival shows 100 films on the big screen at the National Media Museum – and yours could be one of them!

- see your film on the big screen

- take a walk on the red carpet and take part in the glitzy award ceremony

- receive feedback and advice from industry professionals

- take part in creative, fun and inspirational film-related workshops and masterclasses

- learn new skills, try equipment, network and swap ideas

- explore the amazing Museum with its 5 floors of film and TV- related exhibits – many of them interactive

If you want to make a film and enter it to the festival here are the guidelines:

- it must be no more than 6 minutes long (films under 3 minutes long are particularly encouraged)

- You must be 21 or under

-Entries must be on DVD only

- Deadline is 27^th June 2008

For full entry details, rules and regulations and selection criteria, download the entry form from their website:

Web: www.youngfilm-makers.coop

Email: info@youngfilm-makers.coop

The Network is searching for the next generation of TV talent

Do you love TV and want to know more about what it takes to get a job in television? Fancy working with the teams behind Big Brother, Sky News and Coronation Street? The Network, previously known as Television and Young People (TVYP), has opened applications for its FREE event in Edinburgh in August 2008. Over five days, Networkers get to meet the best talent from behind and in front of the camera and come away with new skills, contacts and advice. Previous experience is not necessary, just a passion for television. Part of the Edinburgh International Television Festival, the event gives delegates access to some of the top talent working in TV today. Past speakers have ranged from celebrities such as Vernon Kay, Kate Garraway, Graham Norton, Simon Amstell and Sir Trevor McDonald as well as leading industry figures including Dr Who writer Russell T Davies and newscaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Applications via the website are open now and close on 21st May 2008. Delegates who have attended The Network are also given the opportunity to apply for a six month paid work placement at some of the most prestigious TV companies in the UK through the The Network at Work programme.

Deadline: 21 May 2008

 

City in Motion: Student Short Film Competition

Six short films will be selected for screening at the Barbican cinema during the City of London Festival (20th June- 10th July) and two bursary prizes of £2000 will be awarded to the best projects. The judging panel will be composed of Paul Andrew Williams (director of the film 'London to Brighton') and Robert Rider (head of Barbican Film).

The films should be shorter than 8 minutes, related to the theme of 'Railways and can be any genre.

Anyone can particpate, free of charge, as long as they are students and over 16.

_{The deadline for entry is 16th May.}

_{For an application form and more information please email education@colf.org or visit: www.colf.org}

Exposures Student Film Festival call for entries 2008

Exposures - the UK's leading competitive festival for student film and moving image - is looking for the talent of the future. Call for entries is now open for the 2008 edition to be held from 23-27 November at Cornerhouse and Urbis, Manchester's two leading contemporary arts venues. This year's competition widens the criteria for entries to include not only film but all aspects of the moving image: i.e. video, mobile 'phone work, animation or visual art installations. The competition is open to students who have created their work whilst studying on any UK course between August 2007 and July 2008 - the work does not have to have been made as part of the course. Pieces should be under 30 minutes long and this year's Exposures theme is change. The festival has also responded to the growing number of younger filmmakers by introducing the underexposed strand which showcases pieces from under-19s. To download entry forms for both exposures and underexposed and enter for free, click here.

Deadline: 31 July 2008
 

Media Sandbox Showcase

6 May 2008 - 2pm - 6pm at Watershed in Bristol

From public fountains to bluetooth fountains, street games to shop windows, over the last three months the six groups of Media Sandbox participants have been working on new applications in pervasive media. This final Media Sandbox event is your chance to play with the prototypes, discuss the challenges and watch the final project pitches as the Sandbox participants present their work to a team of industry judges. And, at the end of the night, one project will be presented with a further £8,000 production grant. This event is free - book now and find out more about Media Sandbox