Twoscore – Outcasting at Chapter cinema

31.03.11
Rabbit Hole (2010) Dir: John Cameron Mitchell Chapter Arts Centre is forty years old this year and to celebrate that fact Outcasting and Chapter Cinema have joined forces to screen experimental moving image work from around the globe amongst the main programme of the best of World Cinema, film classics and a sprinkling of Hollywood fayre. Selected films will be screened before the main feature. The ...
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THE MAB FILM EXERCISE

28.03.11
Film Still: Malcolm Le Grice, Castle 1 (1966) THE MAB FILM EXERCISE is a monthly programme of screenings and discussion that explores the social or political timeliness in curatorial approaches to artists’ film and video, as well as the diverse potential in approaches to the form. It began in December 2009. Each month guest curators working nationally to present are invited to discuss a programme, ...
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Babel Fiche by Dave Griffiths

22.03.11
Film and Video Umbrella have announced a series of new online artworks. The first of these is Babel Fiche, a fantastic collaborative film project by Dave Griffiths. For this collaborative film project, Griffiths invites members of the public to gather and select a set of user generated video clips that describe contemporary existence. These will be transformed into a set of colour microfiche films, creating an ...
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Victor Alimpiev at Regina Gallery

14.03.11
A still image from film 'Weak Rot Front' by Victor Alimpiev Regina Gallery will next month be the host to the first solo exhibition of Russian video artist Victor Alimpiev. The exhibition entitled Several, juxtaposes Alimpiev’s practice as a multifaceted artist – painter, choreographer, filmmaker – exploring the artist’s poetic visual language and his interest in interhuman relationships. Alimpiev’s video works are reminiscent of twentieth century avant-garde theatre with its expressive gestures and diluted language. Thoroughly choreographed but ...
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Flatpack Festival

12.03.11
Make it New John by Duncan Campbell Flatpack Festival consists of five days of cinematic wonders in various venues spread across Birmingham city. From mobile cinema to bunker installations and shadow shows, this years programme of events looks even greater than previous years. This years programme sees Animate Projects and Flatpack Festival present a screening of experimental film Make It New John, followed by artist Duncan Campbell ...
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The State of Things: Tim Shore

10.03.11
An Eye for An Eye by Valeria Fonseca An Eye for An Eye by Valeria Fonseca We talked to Tim Shore, Head of Animation at London College of Communication about ‘the state of things.’ What is animation at LCC? We have a range of animation courses but that’s just the courses with the word ‘animation’ in the title. Animation – its principles, techniques, and what people do with ...
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Moving House Movies

09.03.11
We launched APEngine with the Kubrick Archive inspired films made by Animation students at the London College of Communication as a ‘live brief’ project. As part of their latest project, LCC Animation students have made four short films for Moving House – a National Trust initiative – inspired by Khadambi Asalache’s extraordinary decoration of his house at 575 Wandsworth Road in south London. The house was ...
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