Festival Focus - Platforms & Opportunities
Feb 26, 02:17 PM by Kate TaylorTuesday 16th March
7pm-9pm
Free
Telford’s Warehouse, Chester, CH1 4EZ
The Northern Film Network http://www.northernfilmnetwork.com is bringing you a unique panel event. Organiser’s from some of the Northwest’s most exciting film/media festivals are hitting Chester!
The Panel
Screen Deva,
Is a festival of film screenings, digital media events, interactive artworks and participatory activity.
Filmonik/Salford Film Festival,
Offers a heady mix of British `kitchen sink’ classics, international cinema with a local connection, and premieres of new work filmed in and around the region.
Exposures
exposures is a unique festival that gives students from across the UK the opportunity to showcase their work to a cinema audience but also gives a unique insight into how the TV and film industry works.
Noise Festival
NOISE is not your typical arts festival. It has no physical location; the central hub of activity takes place on the NOISE website and across the media – print, television, radio and online – making it the first ‘virtual’ festival of its kind in Europ
Not Part Of Festival
Not part of is dedicated to supporting artists of all disciplines to get their work on and seen when Manchester International Festival brings the world’s cultural spotlight to Manchester.
The Focus
The panel event is a chance to find out
About the opportunities available to filmmakers in the Northwest
How to get your film/project included in local festivals
Top tips about running film/media festivals & events
There will be lots of time for a Q&A where you can pose your own burning questions to the panel. Find out what they are looking for from applications, how they sustain a successful festival – the panel is there for you.
Places are limited to book your place email info@northernfilmnetwork.com
This event is being delivered in partnership with Chester Performs as part of SOAPBOX
NFN Calls for Short Films to be Screened at Not Part Of NYE
Sep 11, 10:03 AM by Kate TaylorDeadline 9th October
Following the success of this summers Not Part Of Festival the Not Part Of Festival is holding a one day festival on the 16th January at the Dancehouse Theatre.
The one day festival will host over 40 performances, over 4 spaces, under 1 roof.
NFN would like to invite you to send over your short films to be considered to be screened at Not Part Of NYE.
Maximum length of shorts is 20 minutes. Email info@northernfilmnetwork.com with a link to your film. A 50 word synopsis and contact details, including a contact telephone number.
Northern Film Network presents Jamie King
Aug 20, 07:00 PM by Kate TaylorSun 27th September
6.15pm
Cornerhouse Manchester
Free
Northern Film Network presents this informal in conversation where inspirational director Jamie King will discuss innovative methods of fundraising, production and distribution.
This will be an energetic open session for emerging filmmakers in the Northwest. King’s previous film, the documentary Steal This Film has been downloaded over 6 million times, and a new venture Vodo, sees him stepping into peer-to-peer distribution for short films. King’s debut feature, Dark Fibre, will be screening at a special preview event at the AND Festival in Liverpool 26 September.
To book your tickets click hereNFN is part of Upstream access to digital film and new media in the Northwest
Faster, Leaner, Keener, Meaner - Survival of the Fittest in Factual
Apr 30, 07:52 PM by Kate Taylor23rd -24thMay 2009
Town Hall Manchester
Participation Fee (incl. Catering):
Regular: EUR 170.00
Students & NFN Members EUR 110.00
How to survive in the factual world as documentary filmmaker and broadcaster while the economic downturn is in full swing? Discovery Campus proudly present new and innovative production technologies, a walk around 360, variations on the theme for incorporating animation into documentary and even future plans to create a computer programme that spits out formatted programmes at the push of a button. They have ARTE’s “Twenty Show” webisode series creator on hand to show the potential of cross media projects. Open your minds, come explore the changing international media landscape and discover what it means to be faster, leaner, keener and meaner.
The up-to-date list of experts is available here
Have you already reserved your seat? No? Then do it now ‘“here”:http://www.discovery-campus.de/v2/page/symposia/symposia_register/46/
NFN Hosts Documentaries, Discovery Campus and Digital Shorts
Apr 29, 10:42 AM by Kate TaylorThursday 21st May
8.15pm Cornerhouse
FREE
NFN are hosting a fringe event during the Discovery Campus Masterschool. This is a fantastic event for anyone interested in documentaries. Peter Symes, head of studies at the Discovery Masterschool will be talking about the Discovery Campus and showing us examples of participants work. Reelisor will be presented, the new online cooperation platform for the european documentary film business and Will Massa from Northwest Vision and Media will be explaining how documentary filmmakers can apply for the Digital Shorts Scheme.
Join us and the Discovery Campus participants afterwards for drinks in the bar and networking.
This screening is free but tickets are limited please book through the Cornerhouse Box Office.
This NFN event is supported by the Discovery Campus in association with Cornerhouse
