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Bristol Rewind - Sweded Classics
REMAKE YOUR FAVOURITE FILM
The Bristol Filmmakers Festival 2008 – which takes place at the Watershed and Arnolfini on the weekend of 14th and 15th June – is calling for DIY remakes of classic movies.
The programme takes its inspiration from the recent hit film Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black and Mos Def in which a resourceful video store manager and inventive friend confront the problem of the erasure of the video store’s entire stock by creating homemade versions of the famous films they rent out. The process is known as Sweding.
The Bristol Filmmakers Festival 2008 welcomes any homages/pastiches/rip-offs of any popular films. Entries to the Festival so far have included Pretty Woman and Alien. The Festival organisers suggest not directly using the original copyrighted music from the film – they hope the filmmakers will be equally resourceful there as well.
Godzilla, Last Tango in Paris, Blade Runner, The Birds, Gandhi – there are plenty of films ripe for sweding. You just need to be incredibly imaginative and resourceful. In many ways, this is the ultimate example of the independent filmmaking that this festival’s been created to celebrate.
Tickets are £5 & are on sale from the Watershed Box Office on 0117 927 5100.
The deadline for submissions to the ‘Bristol Rewind – Sweded Classics’ programme is Wednesday 11th June. Go to www.bristolfilm.co.uk for more details or email bfmf2008@yahoo.com.
Missed the Locations event?

Check out what went on at last week’s Locations event by reading Veronique Martin’s fantastic write-up of the event.
And we’ll see you at the festival!
Volunteers for Bristol Filmmakers Festival
As I’m sure you’re well aware, Cineformation are co-running this years Bristol Filmmakers Festival taking place on 14-15 June.
It’s happening over two days at two venues – Watershed & Arnolfini – so in order for it to all run swimmingly… we need you!
The roles we’re looking to fill include organising the festival shop, setting up events & coordinating the trade fair.
If you love film, you have some time to spare & you’d like to be involved please get in touch – beth@cineformation.com
Cineformation on the radio
Hear Fiona Francombe, Filming and Locations Coordinator and Cineformation: Locations guest speaker in a pre-event Q&A with Richard Lewis on BBC Radio Bristol on Thursday 29 May at 4.30pm.
You’ll then have your opportunity to put your questions to FIona and the other guest speakers later that evening at Watershed from 7pm
Film & New Media videos go live
Thanks to editor, Jamer Nicholls, the videos from Cineformation’s Film & New Media event are now online!
We hope you enjoy them…
PART 1 – TOM ABBA & RIK LANDER
PART 2 – BEN TEMPLETON & DAN COURSE FROM THOUGHT DEN
Watch the Mike Leigh Masterclass
April’s Cineformation Masterclass with Mike Leigh that was filmed by Rich Warren & Jamer Nicholls has now gone live.
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