METROPOLIS: Restored & Reconstructed 3rd September
Curzon Midnight Movies presents: METROPOLIS
A preview of the newly restored & reconstructed print plus live performance & cocktails.
Fri 3rd Sept.
Curzon Mayfair. 0871 7033 989
Newly reconstructed and restored, and presented on the glorious big screen in the grade II listed Curzon Mayfair, Metropolis is a must see Sci-Fi epic.
Arrive from 9:30pm for music, themed bar and a free shot of Jägermeister before taking your seats for a special dance performance from the sultry Suri Sumatra, and then experience this influential and iconic film. There’s also 10 Eureka Masters of Cinema DVDs to give away to the best dressed person. (dress code: ’20s bourgeoisie or factory chic).
Tickets are £8.50 advance/£10.50 door.
or call 0871 7033989
or be novel and buy them in person at Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon St (nearest tube Green Park).
CHERRY TREE LANE comes to London
We’re excited to say that Paul Andrew Williams‘ CHERRY TREE LANE now has dates for it’s first Q&A screenings in London.
Paul’s work is testament to great British Independent filmmaking. After many successful pop-promos, viral ads and short films he hit the floor running with his award winning film London To Brighton, and most recently , Cherry Tree Lane was in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Paul is a huge supporter of the festival and short film.
Fright Fest Q&A on Saturday 28th August (Empire Leicester Sq)
The film begins 11am with Q&A directly afterwards.
Curzon Soho Q&A on Friday 3rd September
The film begins 6.50pm with Q&A directly afterwards. The host is Jason Woods.
Related Articles
- Film4 Frightfest ’10: New Image from Cherry Tree Lane (dreadcentral.com)
- Pick of the Edinburgh film festival (guardian.co.uk)
Rushes Soho Shorts is proud to present LONDON
A programme curated from work in this year’s Official Selection which has been created by, for or about Londoners.
The tales of love, friendship, adventure and abuse provide a wonderful showcase of animated and live action work made by talented newcomers and professionals.
See a preview here!….
The first screening of LONDON will be at:
Jersey Branchage Film Festival, 23 to 26 September 2010.
Saturday 26th September @ 2pm
Bento Sushi Bar, One Commercial Street, St Helier, JE2 3RU
The films for the LONDON programme are: (click on the titles for further info)
The Girl with Stories in Her Hair
Directed by Phoebe Boswell
Directed by Joseph Pierce
Directed by David Magnier
Directed by Oli Hudson
Directed by Ian Barnes
Directed by Federico Forcolini
Directed by Ben Newman
Directed by Deborah Haywood
Directed by John Nolan
Directed by Fern Berresford
Directed by Federico Forcolini
If you’d like to host a screening of short films curated by the festival please contact us on:
info@sohoshorts.com
Directors Guild Of GB “Tools of Directing” Masterclass
ADVANCED TOOLS OF DIRECTING THE CAMERA
- A WEEKEND MASTERCLASS WITH SIMON PHILLIPS
Friday 1st October 2010 7pm to 9pm
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October 10am to 5pm
Novotel Euston, London NW1
The Guild is now delighted to promote the second weekend master-class exploring the Tools of Directing – Directing the Camera. This inspirational workshop is built around a series of highly participative practical exercises where Simon Phillips guides each director and camera-person through the development of emotionally moving storytelling. To create a moving story, it is important for the director and camera team to share a common language, the tools and the skills to be able to create not just visually stunning images but ones that crucially create emotion in the audience.
These ground-breaking techniques give directors their own unique methodology, neither dependant on theories of writing nor acting, but relating specifically to the director’s craft, bringing new insight and clarity to the complex task of directing film.
Because of the one-to-one nature of Simon’s work, numbers are very limited, please book now to secure your place. Directors Guild and BSC Members are offered a special discount rate. As before, the Guild will be offering a limited number of heavily discounted bursary placements.
Simon’s methodology is gaining respect and attention world-wide – “Tools of Directing” has recently been selected for showcasing at the New Technology Campus at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam. You may also like to know that there will be a third in this series 12th-14th November on Tools of Directing – The Writer, and a repeat of the DGGB’s very successful introduction to Meisner Technique for directors by Stephen Bayly of the Actors Temple on 30th October – more details nearer the time.
This course is suitable for experienced graduates / working directors and DOPs and the bursary offer is open to all (not just Guild and BSC members).
See the DGGB website for further info:
www.dggb.org
Rushes Winners Screenings @ BORNSHORTS 2010, Denmark
Our first screening of this years winners will be Friday 27th August at Bornshorts in Denmark.
The two-day festival takes place on the island of Bornholm in Denmark showcasing short fiction, animation and music video by new and experienced filmmakers from around the world.
Our RSSF 2010 Winners programme will be screened on the Friday evening, as a late night showcase.
A link to the programme listing is on their website is here:
http://bornshorts.com/cineprogram.html
Films screening are:
RSSF LONG FORM
Wish 143 Directed by Ian Barnes, Union/Swing and Shift (UK)
RSSF INTERNATIONAL
West of the Moon Directed by Brent Bonacorso, Joyrider (USA)
RSSF NEWCOMER
Two Men and a Car Park Directed by Federico Forcolini, Well Fed Films (UK)
RSSF SHORT FILM
Sis Directed by Deborah Haywood, Anthem Films (UK)
RSSF DOCUMENTARY
Unearthing the Pen Directed by Carol Salter, Rock Salt Films (Uganda/UK)
RSSF ANIMATION
Fly Directed by Alan Short, Aardman Animations (UK)
RSSF MUSIC VIDEO
Kid British – Our House is Dadless Directed by Emil Nava, Between the Eyes (UK)
RSSF BROADCAST DESIGN
Harmonix: ‘The Beatles Rock Band’ Intro Cinematic
Directed by Pete Candeland, Passion Pictures (UK)
Related Articles
- VOTD: Aardman Shot Film – “Fly” By Alan Short (slashfilm.com)
Rushes Soho Shorts Winners 2010
The winners of the Rushes Awards for short format work were announced on Thursday 30th July at the Curzon Soho.
The event, sponsored by Jamesons, was hosted by Scott Capurro, along with presenters including Doreen Mantle (One Foot in the Grave, Jam and Jerusalem), John Hough (Escape to Witch Mountain,Return From Witch Mountain), Christine Ozanne (The Two Ronnies, Open All Hours), Tim Searle (2DTV, I Am Not An Animal), Stuart Manning (Hollyoaks, Sure Fire Hit due for release in 2011), Fenella Woolgar (Dr Who, Poirot), Felix Buxton (Basement Jaxx) and Damon Thomas (The Late Show, First Men in the Moon).
The nominations in each category were selected by a panel of 80 judges and for the first time in the festival’s history the audience was also allowed to vote for their favourite film.
ANIMATION
Winner:
FLY directed by Alan Short at Aardman Animations
Runners Up:
FAMILY PORTRAIT directed by Joseph Pierce at Fifty Nine Productions
JUNK directed by Kirk Hendry at th1ng
SHORT FILM
Winner:
SIS directed by Deborah Haywood at Anthem Films
Runners Up:
I LOVE LUCI directed by Colin Kennedy at Sigma Films
WAR SCHOOL directed by Ben Newman at ctrl+alt+shift
INTERNATIONAL
Winner:
WEST OF THE MOON directed by Brent Bonacorso at Joyrider
Runners Up:
THE POOL directed by Thomas Hefferon at Warrior Films and Jumper Productions
FEEDBACK (LARSEN) directed by Carlo De Rosa at Imago Films
LONGFORM
Winner:
WISH 143 directed by Ian Barnes at Union and Swing & Shift
Runners Up:
THE ROAD HOME directed by Rahul Gandotra at London Film School and Nomadosphere
YES, VIRGINIA directed by Pete Circuitt at the Ebeling Group
BROADCAST DESIGN
Winner:
HARMONIX – THE BEATLES ROCK BAND INTRO CINEMATIC directed by Pete Candeland at Passion Pictures
Runners Up:
EVIAN – SKATING BABIES directed by Michael Gracey at Partizan
WINTER OLYMPICS – TITLE SEQUENCE directed by Marc Craste at Studio AKA
MUSIC VIDEO
Winner:
KID BRITISH – OUR HOUSE IS DADLESS directed by Emil Nava at Between the Eyes
Runners Up:
PLAN B – SHE SAID directed by Daniel Wolfe at Partizan
TOM FUN ORCHESTRA – BOTTOM OF THE RIVER directed by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney at Trunk Animation
NEWCOMERS
Winner:
TWO MEN AND A CAR PARK directed by Federico Forcolini at Well Fed Films
Runners Up:
THE MIDGE directed by Rory Lowe at Once Were Farmers
NOLAN’S CHEDDAR directed by John Nolan at Streetlight Films
DOCUMENTARY
Winner:
UNEARTHING THE PEN directed by Carol Salter at Rock Salt Films
Runners Up:
THE KILLING OF THE IMAM directed by Khalid Shamis at tubafilms
UP THERE directed by Malcolm Murray at Mekanism
AUDIENCE AWARD
HARD HAT directed by Karan Kandhari at Oslo Beach Film
