Blurring the boundaries of documentary and fiction by María Palacios Cruz

21.09.10
Blue Meridian, Sofie Benoot María Palacios Cruz considers two very different approaches to dealing with fact through fiction – Sofie Benoot’s Blue Meridian and David Simon’s Treme. Treme – the new TV drama from David Simon, creator of The Wire – is set in post-Katrina New Orleans, and documents the struggles of a city and its people to survive in the wake of natural and political disasters. ...
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Courtisane events
19.09.10
If you can’t wait till next March for your Courtisane injection, then check out these autumn events in Brussels. In September the elegantly ravishing super 8 films of Paul Clipson will be accompanied live for the first time by Bram Devens (alias Ignatz, BE) and Paul Labrecque (alias Head of Wantastiquet, Sunburned Hand of the Man, US). Paul’s films, mostly edited in-camera, reveal the rhythms, energy ...
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Outcasting: the new season by Emma Geliot

18.09.10
Michael Cousin is an artist working with moving image and a curator at Cardiff’s g39 gallery. In 2006 he began developing a new platform for moving image and Outcasting was born. As season 13 opens Emma Geliot talks to him about its humble beginnings and future direction. “I’d always liked the idea of video being a very democratic medium.” Michael Cousin is reflecting on how his ...
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Felicity Sparrow on Ian Breakwell

17.09.10
The Elusive State of Happiness, Ian Breakwell, 1979, image courtesy of Felicity Sparrow Ian Breakwell’s video works were described by Will Self as being “subtle enactments of an individual praxis that compel our attention, again and again, to the uneasy comity of lived life.” Working prolifically, and across a remarkable range of media, including performance, film, and television, his work is characterised by its wit, humour, ...
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Announcing our Rough Machine commissions
16.09.10
Animate Projects is delighted to announce the five new commissions for Rough Machines, by Katerina Athanasopoulou, Bill Balaskas, Jordan Baseman, Chris Newby, and Edwin Rostron. The makers have just over a month to craft their rough machines, which feature illuminations, tongues, voices from beyond the grave, metallic beasts and imperfect mobile images. The short films will premiere online at APEngine and will then be available through ...
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What will happen to the Film Council millions? And other questions
16.09.10
These are uncertain times, and although we haven’t got answers to all the questions, we should certainly be asking what the impact of government cuts and other actions might be for those of us on the independent side of things – short filmmakers, animators, artists. What’s the future for work that experiments and takes risks? Will the UK Film Council be shut down? More than 50,000 people ...
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Call for submissions: London Short Film Festival
15.09.10
The 8th London Short Film Festival aka the LSFF is now open for submissions – the early deadline is 30 September, the late deadline is 22 October. Submission guidelines can be found at shortfilms.org.uk. All short films must be submitted by filmmakers living or working in the UK. The London Short Film Festival will take place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Curzon Soho, Roxy ...
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