Night in Easton

Easton Calling –Young People Wanted For Night In Easton Film and Culture Project – Interviewing on February 2nd, 9th and 16th 2008 at Easton Community Centre.

Local Film and Cinema co-operative Action Time Vision will be recruiting 24 young people to take part in a 6 week Heritage Research and 2 month Filmmaking Project have been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The Heritage Research project will focus on the stories of Somali, Hindu, Irish and Caribbean peoples using Bristol Central Library Services, local people, and materials available through community organisations. The research project will look at the cultures of peoples who have moved to Bristol, the factors involved in people coming to Bristol, from the personal to the social, political, historical to anecdotal.

The project will draw on real life stories, archives, media, music, personal memorabilia and effects and the resources of community organisations. Participants will be trained in research techniques such as how to conduct an interview, speak in public, use new media, plan project, team work and how to access resources.

Participants will then have the opportunity to make The ‘Night In Easton film”. The film will be made and directed drawing on the participants real life experience, depicting stories and issues that arise from their lives. They will be mentored, facilitated and supported by film professionals and create four stories set in the city, linked by taxi journeys.

The film will be exhibited along with the research project in community venues, and be submitted to film festivals, and be part of Bristol Central Library resources documenting the ongoing heritage and culture of Bristol

The Night In Easton project will be free to participants, and any young person from any background is welcome to apply up to the age 25. Action Time Vision is hoping for a diverse group for the group reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of the city. Each participant will receive a £200 bursary to cover all expenses incurred in the project.

Interviews will be conducted on February 2nd, 9th and 16th at Easton Community Centre between 12pm and 5pm.

For information on how to apply, please contact John Mayford of Action Time Vision on 07970 416788 or email johnatv@riseup.net

Screentest Student Film Festival

SCREENTEST FESTIVAL – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The weekend of 29 February to 2 March sees the Screentest festival returning to the University of Bristol Students’ Union. The festival is completely organised and run by students who have a passion for cinema and filmmaking. Now in its fourth year, the festival will showcase shorts made by student filmmakers from across the country as well as providing interesting workshops and Q&As with some top industry professionals. Following on from last year’s success, Screentest is again screening the Orange BAFTA Short Film and Short Animation Nominees and have a dazzling Awards Ceremony on the Saturday for its delegates. This is a great way of showcasing your talent, learning about a trade within the business or just indulging in your love of film.

For more information on submitting films and the festival see www.screentestfest.org.uk

Performance On Screen

PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN

13 February 2008, Watershed, Bristol, Tickets: £15

This study day presented by PICTURE THIS, Watershed and CAPTURE is intended to inspire its delegates to present, make or go and see dance/ performance screen works. It will focus on curation, collections and archive of dance/visual art/live art and moving image projects. Speakers include Gaby Wijers (Netherlands Media Art Institute), Tracey Warr (Writer and curator), Portland Green (CAPTURE) and artist John Wood. There will also be an opportunity to see Bristol’s Live Art archives, as well as the exhibition by John Wood and Paul Harrison. This event will take place at Watershed, Bristol, on the 13th February, following screenings on the 12th of February of the Camera/Movement and Moving Images/Moving Bodies touring programmes, curated by CAPTURE and the Netherlands Media Arts Institute.

Camera/Movement and Moving Images/Moving Bodies – 12th FEBRUARY 2008, 6pm, Watershed, Bristol,

Performance On Screen – 13 FEBRUARY 2008, Watershed, Bristol, Tickets: £15

Tickets and information, please email info@watershed.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)117 927 6444

BAFTA Nominations

As a BAFTA in the Regions organisation, we’re happy to provide info on the nominations for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards. We’re particularly pleased to see Cineformation guest speaker Ian Gouldstone & Aardman’s Luis Cook & Jo Allen on the list for their Short Animations Head Over Heels & The Pearce Sisters.

BEST FILM

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen Please see press release below for further details THERE WILL BE BLOOD – JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi

BEST BRITISH FILM

ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony Gilroy/ Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi CONTROL – Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh EASTERN PROMISES – Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight THIS IS ENGLAND – Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film

CHRIS ATKINS (Director/Writer) – Taking Liberties MIA BAYS (Producer) – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man SARAH GAVRON (Director) – Brick Lane MATT GREENHALGH (Writer) – Control ANDREW PIDDINGTON (Director/Writer) – The Killing of John Lennon

DIRECTOR

ATONEMENT – Joe Wright THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Paul Greengrass THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian JUNO – Diablo Cody THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck MICHAEL CLAYTON – Tony Gilroy THIS IS ENGLAND – Shane Meadows

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood THE KITE RUNNER – David Benioff NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – nominations announced on Friday 4 January

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Kathleen Kennedy/Jon Kilik/Julian Schnabel THE KITE RUNNER – William Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Foster THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann/Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck LUST, CAUTION – Bill Kong/James Schamus/Ang Lee LA VIE EN ROSE – Alain Goldman/Olivier Dahan

ANIMATED FILM

RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird SHREK THE THIRD – Chris Miller THE SIMPSONS MOVIE – Matt Groening/James L Brooks

LEADING ACTOR

GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood JAMES McAVOY – Atonement VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises ULRICH MÜHE – The Lives of Others

LEADING ACTRESS

CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement ELLEN PAGE – Juno

SUPPORTING ACTOR

JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men PAUL DANO – There Will Be Blood TOMMY LEE JONES – No Country for Old Men PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Charlie Wilson’s War TOM WILKINSON – Michael Clayton

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There KELLY MACDONALD – No Country for Old Men SAMANTHA MORTON – Control SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement TILDA SWINTON – Michael Clayton

MUSIC

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Marc Streitenfeld ATONEMENT – Dario Marianelli THE KITE RUNNER – Alberto Iglesias THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jonny Greenwood LA VIE EN ROSE – Christopher Gunning

CINEMATOGRAPHY

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Harris Savides ATONEMENT – Seamus McGarvey THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Oliver Wood NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roger Deakins THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Robert Elswit

EDITING

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Pietro Scalia ATONEMENT – Paul Tothill THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Christopher Rouse MICHAEL CLAYTON – John Gilroy NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roderick Jaynes

PRODUCTION DESIGN

ATONEMENT – Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Stuart Craig/Stephenie McMillan THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson LA VIE EN ROSE – Olivier Raoux

COSTUME DESIGN

ATONEMENT – Jacqueline Durran ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Alexandra Byrne LUST, CAUTION – Pan Lai SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Colleen Atwood LA VIE EN ROSE – Marit Allen

SOUND

ATONEMENT – Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson LA VIE EN ROSE – Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier SPIDER-MAN 3 – Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook

MAKE UP & HAIR

ATONEMENT – Ivana Primorac ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Jenny Shircore HAIRSPRAY – Nominees TBC SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Ivana Primorac LA VIE EN ROSE – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

SHORT ANIMATION

THE PEARCE SISTERS – Jo Allen/Luis Cook HEAD OVER HEELS – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone THE CRUMBLEGIANT – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey

SHORT FILM

DOG ALTOGETHER – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine HESITATION – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert THE ONE AND ONLY HERB MCGWYER PLAYS WALLIS ISLAND – Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden SOFT – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis THE STRONGER – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) – nominees announced on Tuesday 8 January

SHIA LABEOUF SIENNA MILLER ELLEN PAGE SAM RILEY TANG WEI

Please see press release below for further details.

www.bafta.org

How to get your film funded

Click on the link below to get invaluable tips from South West Screen’s Head of Audience & Development, Sarah-Jane Meredith about how to get your film funded and make it in the industry…

Short Film Required

Short Film Required

Music producers require a short contemporary film (ideally 10-20 minutes in length) for soundtrack portfolio purposes. In return for use of the chosen piece, we will provide audio files of the fully produced and mastered soundtrack.

Please get in touch or send any suitable clips (max 10Mb) or full download links to unusuallyinspired@btinternet.com.