Who you gonna call?
22.05.10
With economic downturn and government imperatives to tackle the deficit, it’s more important than ever that the public cultural development bodies are fit to robustly champion us lot at the coalface. Arts Council England’s latest restructure of its organisation, announced over a year ago, is now in it ‘final stages’. The new structure may have been in place on 1 April, but there are still posts waiting ...
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onedotzero
19.05.10
Filmmakers should send their innovative short films, installations, interactive work and live audiovisual performances to onedotzero to be considered for their annual showcase at the BFI Southbank, London, UK, 10-14 November 2010 before touring internationally. The five-day festival is the first stop on onedotzero’s extensive worldwide network of events. Submissions are free and can include work in the following categories: Animation + short form: progressive work of ...
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Essential Experiments at the BFI

02.05.10
Man with a Movie Camera, Dziga Vertov, image courtesy of the BFI Dates: 13 & 27 May | Location: BFI Southbank, London The BFI has launched a new monthly film strand, in association with Kingston University, showcasing classics and contemporary works essential to understanding the development of film as an art form. In April they kicked off the strand with a The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and ...
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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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British Animation Awards 2010 – winners announced

12.04.10
The Black Dog's Progress, Stephen Irwin April 8th saw the British Animation Awards ceremony take place at BFI Southbank. Notable mentions go to Stephen Irwin whose film The Black Dog’s Progress received two awards, including Best Short Film; Philip Hunt from Studio AKA was awarded Best Animated Special for his film, Lost & Found; The Secret of Kells, directed by Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, took ...
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William Fowler

08.04.10
William Fowler William Fowler is Curator for Artists’ Moving Image at the British Film Institute’s National Archive. When did you start working at the BFI National Archive and what were you doing before that? It was June 2005, so I’ve been there nearly four years. I trained as a film archivist at the University of East Anglia and I had just worked at LUX,writing a website giving advice ...
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