Video Art Bursary work begins!

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks here at BFI Future Film! We have selected our documentary bursary winners! In addition to this, our video artists had their first meeting yesterday, with each beginning to plan their project and having a one-on-one session with our expert Phillip Warnell. The talented young people were also awarded their £400 (€450) cheques. The winners are pictured in the image.

We’ve been working hard scouting documentaries from the UK, and have now reached the 35 mark on our Vimeo Channel, with more to be uploaded by the weekend, so keep an eye open…

Finally, we’ve been busy planning away, and have some very interesting events lined up at the BFI Southbank over the next couple of months. On the 25th/26th/27th June we are excited to be host the Refuge in Films festival 2011, a three day festival full of films, interactive workshops and discussions to explore issues of displacement, refuge and migration. Click the link for more information on all the events taking place.

Then on the 9th July we are presenting How to Be Funny, looking at new ways to break into comedy writing for film, TV and the internet. We’ll be joined by our friends at the London Comedy Writers Festival to bring a whole host of practical ways you can write for comedy and get your work in front of an audience. There will also be a showcase of work by some of the hottest young comedy writers including our friends Kool Beanz Productions.

For more information on our events Click Here…

Film Producing 101

Discover and explore the role of the film producer at this month’s Future Film event. Find out if you’ve got the skills required to get a film made. Our workshops and screenings will give you tips and techniques to help you secure funding, manage a production, and get your film seen by the right people. We’ve teamed up with BAFTA to bring in producers from the film and TV industry who’ll share their knowledge and expertise with you. Don’t miss this chance to learn from the best.

Tickets are just £3, or bring a mate and you both get in for a fiver! Please call the Box Office on 020 7928 3232 (11:30-20:30 daily) to book. And download a networking info form here to make the most of this unique opportunity.

This event is for 15 – 25 year olds.

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Doc Next Media Collection

This film was made by Pavlos Stamatis (born 1989) from Greece. “This particular film has been influenced by the current situation in my country..”

Doc Next Network is collecting videos, stories, photos and other media art productions of all sorts of young people. With our focus on young, emerging European documentary-makers and opinion-formers, we are building up a broad collection of (alternative) documentaries.

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Congratulations to E!!!

Our network parner Creative Initiatives “e” (Poland) is on the shortlist for the Evens Prize for Media Education! With the second Evens Prize for Media Education, to be awarded in 2011, the Evens Foundation continues to highlight the importance of Media Education and to support sustainable projects in this field in Europe. The aim of this prize is to stimulate efforts to increase media literacy by raising critical awareness, which implies comprehension and cultural awareness, and by encouraging media creativity. Both of these contribute to the development of highly aware, active and responsible citizens.

The call for nominations was aimed at projects in the field of Media Education that focus on improving intercultural communication competences. Existing Media Education projects that can clearly demonstrate an attempt to use media production as a communication tool for young people to enter other cultural systems could apply through the application form on our website.

The Prize money of 20.000 € will be dedicated and divided by the external Jury Members and the Evens Foundation and will be used to create a new dimension to the winning project(s).

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“Local Heroes” workshop in Eskisehir wrapped up!

“Eskişehir’in Yerel Kahramanları” konulu Youth MODE Eskişehir Belgesel Film Atölyesi başarıyla sonlandı!

18-24 Nisan 2011 tarihlerinde düzenlenen atölyede 15 katılımcı önce Anadolu Universitesi İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi’nde belgesel film yapımı, senaryo oluşturma, dijital kamera kullanımı ve montaj konularında iki günlük eğitime girdi; daha sonra 3 gün boyunca gruplar halinde kısa belgesel filmlerin çekimlerini tamamladı. En son 2 günde filmlerin kurgusu gerçekleştirildi. 25 Nisan’da ise filmlerin gösterimi yapıldı. Tüm filmler yakında yayınlanıyor olacak.

Ilgın Aksoy, Şengül Moral ve Gamze Akan İÇİMİZDEN BİRİ adlı filmi; Merih Yıldırım, Ayşenur Uyanık ve Halil İbrahim Gökcan DİNLE NEY’DEN adlı filmi; İbrahim Zateri, Gözde Karadağ ve Kübra Yurtseven KOŞULSUZ adlı filmi; Ayşegül Kara, Yusuf Ziya Esencan, Müge Şahin ve Eren Babacan KRİSTAL UMUTLAR adlı filmi; Ahmet Demir ve Karan Düzyol da KİM-İM-İZ adlı filmi tamamladılar.

Devamını okumak ve atölye fotoğraflarını görmek için tıklayın.

To read more and to view the workshop slideshow click here.

Metropolis TV kicks off in Bulgaria!

After The Netherlands, Belgium and Nicaragua, the Metropolis TV shows is now aired in Bulgaria as well.  Bulgaria’s biggest commercial TV broadcaster Nova TV will air the Metropolis shows every Tuesday at 8pm. Metropolis Bulgaria is produced by Milena Boudinova. She has been our correspondent in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia since two years. The first episode features the theme ‘real men’, for which Milena produced a report last year that created heated debate on our website amongst Bulgarian visitors. Read more…

Selection of bursary filmmakers

BFI is looking for short films to host on our Vimeo channel – part of our BFI Future Film Young Docs collection. The Vimeo Channel will be a hub for young people across Europe to connect with one another through film, and will be a resource for media professionals and policy makers to see how young people really feel about hot topics before they make important decisions.

London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

This year’s Festival has over 35 features and dozens of shorts and related events. Although it’s shorter than last year’s Festival we hope that in spite of the demands of budget cuts that there remains a rich and enjoyable programme which offers the best in queer cinema from around the world.