Dummy Jim

23.04.10
dummyjim.com This interactive site showcases the Dummy Jim film project by artist Matt Hulse. The inspiration comes from a book discovered in a second-hand bookshop entitled I Cycled into the Arctic Circle – a diary of a 3,000 mile cycle ride made by a profoundly deaf, Scottish, factory worker called James Duthie in the 1950s. As well as keeping up to date with developments and supporting ...
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Raya Martin talks to George Clark

23.04.10
Indepencia, Raya Martin Filipino filmmaker Raya Martin has established himself in recent years with a complex body of work that employs a reflective use of media in order to explore the colonial past and fraught national history of the Philippines. His sixth feature film Independencia,  premiered in Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, is the second part of a proposed trilogy following his ...
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ReAnimate Open Call
22.04.10
This new development initiative from Warp Films and Birds Eye View aims to champion female writing and animation talent and to bring animations by women to the screen. Focussing on the worlds of screenwriting and animation the programme will select twenty exceptional British women and equip them with the contacts and creative support they need to produce smart, commercial, animation ideas for the international marketplace. The ReAnimate ...
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Encounters & Annecy Festivals

19.04.10
Rabbit Punch, Kristian Andrews Encounters Short Film Festival celebrates new talent in filmmaking and provides a platform for emerging filmmakers to screen their work. In 2009 over 150 films screened in competition over five days with newcomer Kristian Andrews winning the 4mations International Newcomer in Animation Award for his MA graduation film Rabbit Punch. Filmmakers take note that submission to the festival is now open and ...
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Mauricio Arango wins Video Salon

17.04.10
Mauricio Arango Since 2007 Matt Roberts Arts has produced the annual Salon Art Prize exhibiting the work of 244 artists and photographers. This year saw the inclusion of a new Video Art Salon, for which 41 artists were selected by Mike Sperlinger (LUX) and artist Zineb Sedira. The exhibition was split into two parts with works being shown through a video wall at the organisations project space ...
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul

16.04.10
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a singular and distinctive artist and filmmaker. All his films and artworks are set in his native Thailand. Often non-linear and with a strong sense of dislocation, his works deal with memory, subtly addressing personal politics and social issues. Working independently of the Thai commercial film industry, he is active in promoting experimental and independent filmmaking through his company Kick the ...
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Institute Benjamenta

16.04.10
Institute Benjamenta, The Quay Brothers Or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) is a darkly beautiful and unsettling feature by The Quay Brothers starring Mark Rylance and Alice Krige. Institute Benjamenta is one of the first three releases in the BFI’s new Dual Format Edition package, containing both a DVD and Blu-ray disc. This striking first live-action feature from the master animators is a beautifully-realised anti-fairy ...
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