News 24.04.13

To view trailers and links go to http://filmorkney.wordpress.com

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Creative Scotland is the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries. They distribute money from Scottish Government and the National Lottery through a series of Funding Programmes which allow artists, practitioners and organisations to apply for financial support to develop talent, create new work, and support widening access and participation.

They have now produced their new Funding Programme.

Find out more here

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FILM NATION UK – TRANSFORMING FILM EDUCATION

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Greg Dyke, BFI Chair, announces that FILM NATION UK has been awarded lottery funding of £26 million over four years by the BFI to deliver the BFI’s 5-19 Education Scheme.

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Film education will be transformed across the UK with the creation, for the first time ever, of a single unified programme for watching, making and learning about film. FILM NATION UK, a new charity, will build on the work of leading film education organisations FILMCLUB and First Light and bring together a network of film, education, arts, culture and youth partners united in their aim to engage millions of young people in film.

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Find out more here

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EIFF Sound Lab 2013

Deadline Monday 06 May 2013

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EIFF and Savalas are delighted to be partnering for a second year of Sound Lab. This five day programme is designed to educate and inspire in the art and craft of sound design for feature films. Participants learn in the world-class film sound facilities of Savalas, one of the UK’s leading sound post-production companies.

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The 2013 Sound Lab will run from 17 – 21 June. Participants will aslo receive a full festival Industry pass to allow them to immerse themselves in all the events and passholder screenings on offer.

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Find out more here

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EIFF Composers Lab 2013

Deadline Monday 06 May 2013

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Over five days, eight composers will attend EIFF to learn from leading film composers, directors, music editors and supervisors who will lend their insight, advice and expertise through a series of talks, workshops and networking sessions. This opportunity is available to emerging Scottish and Scottish based composers.

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The 2013 Composer Lab will run from 24 – 28 June. Participants will also receive a full festival Industry pass to allow them to immerse themselves in all the events and passholder screenings on offer.

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Find out more here

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Foot in the Door Career Development Programme

Deadline Monday 13 May 2013

 

Foot In The Door is a tailor-made career development programme for new, uncommissioned producers and filmmakers, which will provide an essential step in career development and support in finding a route in to working in Scotland’s Film & TV industries. It provides the missing link between low/no budget independent filmmaking and a first foot on the industry ladder.

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Find out more here

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BBC 2014 Scotland Apprenticeships

Deadline 10 May 2013

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A fantastic opportunity to kick-start a career in the media. You will have the chance to work across the BBC, STV and independent production companies for a year, and your experience – together with training and study at John Wheatley College Glasgow– will add up to all the skills and knowledge you need for a Creative and Digital Media Apprenticeship Level 3.

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If you are passionate about the media, and 100 per cent committed to becoming an apprentice full time for a year, then this could be for you. And you don’t have to have a lot of experience or qualifications.

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Find out more here

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Cinematography on Location (Skye)

Deadline Saturday 01 June 2013

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This five-day summer school, ran in partnership with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, is the only course of its kind, combining expert cinematography teaching with the visual stimulus of Skye. Boasting some of Scotland’s most breathtaking scenery, Skye has featured in many films and TV programmes with its majestic hills, sandy beaches, tiny villages and historic sites providing inspiration at every turn.

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8–12 June Saturday – Wednesday, 10am – 6pm – £475

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Find out more here

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News 07.04.13

To view trailers and links go to http://filmorkney.wordpress.com

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LOCAL SCREENINGS

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BLUE BLACK PERMANENT (PG) plus Q + A with lead actress GERDA STEVENSON

THU 11 APR – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

7:30 doors for a 7:45 start. £5/£4 concessions (school age children free).

‘A delicate and poetic work of intense emotion’. —luxonline.org.uk

Gerda Stevenson received a Scottish BAFTA Best Film Actress Award for her performance in the film and Gerda will be at the screening in conversation with Dr. Sarah Neely, author of Margaret Tait: Poetry, Writings, Stories.

Supported by the short film

‘that now’
by Sarah Forrest

An artist’s film made in response to a six week Margaret Tait residency in Orkney. Sarah will also be in attendance to introduce her film.

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GMB Memorial Lecture

FRI 12 APR – Pier Arts Centre 7pm

‘Margaret Tait: filmmaker and writer’ 

Dr Sarah Neely, including short films by Margaret Tait

Followed by

‘Margaret Tait: Film Poet’ by Marissa Keating and Michael Thomas Jones, commissioned by the Glasgow Women’s Library.

Introduced by Magi Gibson, and a selection of readings and short films by Margaret Tait, from the Pier Arts Centre collection.

Booking essential, please phone 01856 850209

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Frankenweenie Trailer from Create Advertising on Vimeo.

FRANKENWEENIE (PG)

8pm FRI 19 APR – Gable End Theatre, Lyness, Hoy

Tim Burton follows through in the witty gothic mode of The Nightmare before Christmas and The Corpse Bride to tell the story of schoolboy genius Victor Frankenstein and his beloved dog  Sparky.

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Les Miserables – Trailer from Cinema Mundial on Vimeo.

LES MISERABLES (12)

FRI 19 APR - Screen in the Square, Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope

Doors open 7.00pm – Curtain up 7.15pm
Tickets available at the door £4.50
Bring your own refreshments

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SAT 20 APR – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

Commemorative Classics – The 25th anniversary of

‘LET’S GET LOST’ (15)

Sponsored by

 

Celebrating ‘Record Store Day‘ with live dj’s

Entrance includes Greatest film directors voucher - £5 off when you spend £10 or more on any title within Grooves greatest film directors range – over 700 titles!

7:30pm doors for a 7:45pm start. £5 (£3 under 16) entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

★★★★★ Time Out

‘A wide-eyed love letter to a jazz great’. Film 4

‘Simply the finest jazz documentary ever made’. Empire

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Cryptic Nights - Call for Artists

Deadline Monday 15 April 2013

Are you curious, innovative and inspired?

Cryptic is an internationally-renowned producing art house, creating a lasting artistic legacy by presenting high-quality, innovative work.

We currently seek creatively ambitious artists with innovative ideas for our Cryptic Nights programme. If you have a fully-formed idea for a show, installation, or gig but lack the resources and venue to realise its full potential, then we would like to hear from you.

Find out more here

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JUMP CUT : SUMMER PRODUCTION COMPANY

Deadline Monday 22 April 2013

* Do you want a career in the screen industry?
* Are you passionate about an aspect of production / post production?
* Would you like to experience working in a professional environment with skilled professionals?
* Would you like to produce a short film with a £18,000 budget?
* Are you aged 16-25 and living in Scotland?

Find out more here

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EIFF Talent Lab 2013

Deadline Monday 29 April 2013

The EIFF Talent Lab will welcome emerging directors, producers and screenwriters to take part in our four day programme of workshops, roundtables, and individually tailored career and development advice sessions. Participants will be offered the opportunity to be inspired and mentored by established professinals from their chosen fields.

Find out more here

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Never Ending Journey Euro Shorts film competition

Deadline Monday 13 May 2013

The European Travel Commission is seeking a talented new
filmmaker with the vision and verve to create an inspirational
short film promoting Europe as a tourism destination to the
rest of the world. If you dream of travelling across Europe and
making a great film, this is your opportunity!

Find out more here

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News 25.03.13

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LOCAL SCREENINGS

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SAT 30 MAR – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

RUST AND BONE (15)

Doors open 7.30 for a 7.45 start.

£5 (£3 under 16) entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

Directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet), RUST AND BONE is a powerful drama starring Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La vie en rose) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead).

★★★★ Empire     ★★★★ Daily Telegraph     ★★★★ Guardian

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OPPORTUNITIES

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The Dancing Beetle, Magic Lantern Extravaganza

Deadline Thursday 11 April 2013

Proposals from artists working with non-traditional media including projections, film or installation are welcomed.

Perth Museum & Art Gallery houses a wealth of intriguing collections, including: Beetles, Lanterns Slides, the Margaret Morris archive. They seek an artist to deliver creative workshops with local groups, taking inspiration from one or more of these collections.

Aims: to raise awareness of the collections; to inspire new creative work; to engage new audiences. The project will culminate in a celebratory event, showcasing work by participants.

Fee: £2500 to include all expenses and materials
Interviews: 29th April 2013
Project delivery: May 2013

More info here

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The Edinburgh Pitch 2013

Deadline Monday 22 April 2013

For the 7th year Scottish Documentary Institute is organising the Edinburgh Pitch, Scotland’s only international pitching forum (17-19 June 2013).

They are looking for feature documentary projects with international potential. The Edinburgh Pitch is open to all film-makers based in the UK and abroad, and particularly aims at independent film-makers and companies developing and raising finance for creative feature documentaries (52′-90′) and considering international co-productions.

More info here

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Pixel Palace Artists in Residence 2013 

Deadline Friday 26 April 2013

Pixel Palace are inviting applications from artists working in new technologies and moving image for this year’s Artists in Residence programme based at Tyneside Cinema (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK). This opportunity is open to artists based in the UK and internationally.

The selected artists will have access to:
• A shared studio space for 2 months at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
• A development fee of £2800 for lead artist and £2500 for UK based artists.
• Travel expenses for one advance return journey from place of origin to Newcastle and back
• 2 months accommodation in in Tyne and Wear
• Material and/or production costs of up to £300
• Access to the Tyneside cinemas resources including an editing suite as well as standard AV software.

More info here

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Edinburgh Printmakers Short Film Award 2013

Deadline Tuesday 28 May 2013

Award submissions are limited to practising third or fourth year students and recent graduates (open to graduates 2 years after completing their course) who have studied at any of the Scottish Art Colleges. Screenings of shortlisted films and award ceremony event will be held on the 28th June 2013.

More info here

 

News 14.03.13

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Upcoming Screenings

SAT 15 MAR – Screen in the Square, Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope

Mao’s Last Dancer (PG)

Doors open 7.15pm – Curtain up 7.30pm
Tickets available at the door £4.50
Bring your own refreshments – bring friends!

Mao’s Last Dancer Trailer-Desktop from Peek Houston on Vimeo.

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SAT 16 MAR – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (U)

supported by the short film

‘Forming Game’ by Malcolm Sutherland

7:30 doors for a 7:45 start.

£5 (£3 under 16) entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

Or why not bring your own sushi? This screening is sponsored by the Bayleaf Delicatessen. Pop down to get your ingredients.

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Margaret Tait Award Nominations Open

The Margaret Tait Award was launched in 2009 by Glasgow Film Festival, inspired by the pioneering Orcadian filmmaker Margaret Tait (1918–1999) and is supported by Creative Scotland and LUX.

The recipient of the award will be given a £10,000 prize to create new work and the opportunity to present it at Glasgow Film Festival in 2014. The award is inspired by the wealth of talent emerging from Scotland within this field and hopes to raise the profile of the many galleries, curators and arts organisations who support this area of work.

Nominations are now sought from the sector. Anyone can nominate, but artists cannot nominate themselves. Nomination is open to Scottish artists or artists based in Scotland, working in film and moving image, specifically artists who have developed a significant body of work over the past 3–10 years and are at the cusp of a major impact on the sector.

Deadline Tuesday 02 April 2013 at 17:00

More info here

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Luminate commissions 2013

Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival, are seeking proposals from artists and cultural organisations for commissions for Luminate 2013. The expected range of awards will be from £3,000 to £10,000. We are looking for ambitious and distinctive projects that won’t happen without Luminate support.

Proposals may be submitted by individual artists, collaborations of more than one artist, or cultural organisations. Artists can be of any age and at any career stage, and applying artists and cultural organisations must be based in Scotland.

Deadline Tuesday 02 April 2013 at 09:00

More info here

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 SMHAFF International Film Competition

The international film submission for the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2013 is now open.

Our annual open film submission gives film-makers the opportunity to showcase their work and share ideas with audiences at our International Film Awards ceremony. We are committed to finding and celebrating the work of film-makers who explore mental health in film, so if you have a film or film project that links to mental health, then we want to hear from you.

Entry is free. The closing date for entries is Friday 14th June 2013.

Find out more here

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Residency Opportunity

Open to Scottish artists working in any discipline to undertake a residency of up to 6 weeks at Sura Medura, South West Sri Lanka between October 2013 and February 2014. The residency offers artists the chance to produce and present a new piece of work which responds to the environment of Sura Medura and Sri Lanka. Artists are encouraged to present their artistic practice at the beginning of their stay and to engage with the artistic community in Sri Lanka. At the end of their stay there will be the opportunity for artists to present the outcome of their residency, for example through exhibition, screening or performance. UZ Arts will also seek to present the outcomes of residencies in Scotland in 2014.

The residency programme will cover travel, food and accommodation costs for artists and includes a fee of £2,000 to cover all material and production costs for work produced.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 3rd May.
Shortlisted artists will be invited for interview in the week beginning 3rd June.

More info here

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Insights & Ideas: Science

2pm – 4pm, Thursday 4 April 2013
Creative Scotland, Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG

Coinciding with the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Insights & Ideas: Science will showcase interesting practice and encourage exploration and discussion on collaborative work between the cultural and science sectors. This event will offer an opportunity to network with academics, researchers and others with practical experience of working in this area.

Find out more here

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News 01.03.13

To view trailers and links go to http://filmorkney.wordpress.com

Upcoming Screenings

SAT 02 MAR – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

7:30 pm doors for a 7:45 start. £5 (£3 under 16) entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

When Jafaar, a Palestinian fisherman, finds a live 100-pound pig in his nets, he knows there’s trouble in store. From this simple premise, working on a shoestring budget, debuting director Sylvain Estibal has conjured up a political parable with satirical bite.

Winner – Best First Film at the French Cesar Awards 2012

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News and Opportunities

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Imagining Natural Scotland

Deadline Monday 29 April 2013

Imagining Natural Scotland is a major new interdisciplinary project for the Year of Natural Scotland 2013. Initiated by Creative Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and the University of St Andrews, it will explore the interplay between the natural world and its representation, and promote deep collaboration and knowledge exchange between the creative and scientific sectors.

Central to the first phase of the project is a new funding stream for collaborative projects. Teams can apply for up to £10,000 to support work that investigates Imagining Natural Scotland’s key questions.

Find out more here

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Let’s Dance Open Exhibition Call for Entries

Deadline Saturday 09 March 2013

Macrobert Arts Centre is working with local artists Lesley Anne Derks and Ewan
John to curate a new exhibition as part of Macrobert’s Lets Dance Festival. They are now inviting artists to submit work on the theme of ‘Let’s Dance’ for consideration in the exhibition.

More info here

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£5000 film fund for filmmakers aged 16-25

Deadline Thursday 28 March 2013

Ideas Fund Shorts 2013 is offering eight filmmakers aged 16-25 £5,000 funding each and expert mentoring to turn their short film ideas into reality. Narrative, documentary, conceptual, a music video, animation – the format is down to you – what we’re looking for are engaging and, above all, original ideas.

Find out more here

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Natural Bennachie Digital Commission

Deadline Sunday 17 March 2013

The Digital Commission offers an opportunity to an artist interested in working with the natural and cultural heritage of Bennachie, exploring the concepts of what is natural? The artist will work with and carry out research within the local communities, collaborate with the other project participants and develop a film or sound work that reflects upon human interaction, ideas, concepts and impacts on the natural environment.

Duration: The artist will be in residence on a flexible basis from June/July to November 2013, with public engagement activities taking place through the summer and autumn months. There will be a culminating celebration event in October, with a final exhibition/presentation in the Spring 2014.

Fee: £3250 plus travel and accommodation.
Materials Budget: £1000

More info here

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News 11.02.13

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FRI 15 FEB – Screen in the Square, Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope

‘ANNA KARENINA’(12)

Anna Karenina – Trailer from Cinema Mundial on Vimeo.

‘An epic story of love’ directed by Joe Wright (‘Atonement’ ‘Pride & Prejudice’) and from a screenplay by TOM STOPPARD.

Doors open 7.15pm – Curtain up 7.30pm. Tickets on the door £4.50

Please bring your own refreshments

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SAT 16 FEB – West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

‘BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO’ (15)

Broadcast – Berberian Sound Studio trailer – Original Soundtrack out January 7/8 from Warp Records on Vimeo.

‘A love letter to the weird territories of foley and film sound’
- Sam Davies, SIGHT & SOUND

3 x LONDON CRITICS’ CIRCLE Film Awards inc. British Film of the Year

2 x LONDON EVENING STANDARD British Film Awards inc. Film of the Year

4 x British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) inc Best Director

Supported by the multi award winning short film

‘Mr Foley’ by D.A.D.D.Y

7:30 doors for a 7:45 start.

£5 entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

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Arts & Business Scotland New Arts Sponsorship Grants

Deadline: Ongoing until April 2015

This scheme matches eligible first time business sponsorships of the arts. For every £1 of sponsorship arts applicants can receive £1 of match funding up to a maximum of £40,000 in one year.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage new business sponsorship of the arts within Scotland and to encourage arts organisations to approach the business sector, building mutually beneficial relationships.

More info here

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 Residencies in Los Angeles

Deadline: Friday 15 March 2013

In the second phase of Cultural Exchange International (CEI), the British Council and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs are offering three fellowship grants for socially-engaged emerging cultural leaders in the UK to conduct residencies of two to three weeks with host organizations in Los Angeles, USA. Residencies may take place any time between August 15, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

Each residency will use arts, culture or social action to promote shared economic and social goals between global citizens. The fellowship program will also help each participant hone his or her leadership skills, provide networking opportunities, and build transatlantic relationships to promote cross-cultural projects or partnerships.

We invite artists, arts or cultural managers, cultural educators, creative presenters, social entrepreneurs and community activists who are in the beginning stages of this kind of work to apply for the $6,500 grants. The emerging cultural leaders we select for the residency should all address contemporary social issues through the lens of arts and culture and show evidence of growing accomplishments in these fields.

More info here

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Digital Innovation Award

Deadline: Friday 22nd February 2013

The YouTube Digital Innovation Award will give young people aged 18-25 the opportunity to win £1,000 towards future filmmaking projects.

They are asking for submissions of short films, 3 minutes or under, that could be described as ‘digitally innovative’. Have you made a film that uses particularly innovative special effects? Did you have to be innovative to get certain shots or did you film in an unusual style? The 3 shortlisted filmmakers will also be invited to attend the First Light Awards ceremony where the winner will be announced.

More info here

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Depict super-short filmmaking competition

Deadline: Mon 8 July 2013

Filmmakers worldwide – cameras at the ready! Accept the DepicT! 90 second film challenge and prepare to get creative in just a minute and a half to be in with a chance of winning £1500 prize money, invaluable industry exposure, and a host of other exclusive prizes.

More info here

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GO NORTH CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FESTIVAL INVERNESS 5 – 6 JUNE 2013

Deadline: Friday 1st April 2013

The window for music and film submissions will open on Friday 1st February 2013. goNORTH will again take over Inverness city centre across the 5th and 6th of June 2013 as Scotland’s premier creative industries festival celebrates thirteen years supporting new talent.

The screening programme this year has two explicit categories- WIDE OPEN and EXTREME. There is no specific thematic criteria around the first category, however with Extreme we are seeking submissions focusing on any kind of extreme sporting activity- from snowboarding to skydiving and anything which involves a certain element of danger, specialist equipment, speed or height challenges.

More info here

News 28.01.13

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LOCAL SCREENINGS

THAT SINKING FEELING Directed by Bill Forsyth (Cert 12)

8PM FRI 01 FEB – Gable End Theatre, Lyness

Bill Forsyth is known as one of Scotland’s most individual film-makers through his wry, insightful classic comedies Gregory’s Girl and Local Hero. That Sinking Feeling (1979) was his debut film, made on a minute budget with members of the Glasgow Youth Theatre. It tells the story of a group of bored unemployed teenagers who realize there is money in stainless-steel sinks and plot to hijack a consignment.

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THE IMPOSTER (Cert 15)

supported by the short film ‘Superman’

7:30PM FOR 7:45PM West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

£5 entrance on the door. Bring your own refreshments.

Orkney premiere for this much anticipated doc from the producer of ‘Man on Wire’

“An unnerving tale, immaculately told… this one is a must-see.” ★★★★★ – Total Film

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New skills and training scheme – Stepping Up,

creating 28 training placements in Scotland’s film and TV industry.

The new Creative Skillset Drama Training Programme will create 20 Stepping Up drama placements in key craft and technical disciplines, nurturing Scotland’s existing creative talent and helping them to ‘step-up’ to more senior roles.  It will build upon a scheme running since 2010, training producers and script editors, and enable this valuable workforce development work to be extended.

Find out more here

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 Make:IT:Happen Fund – Digital Content Development

Make:IT:Happen Fund is part of the national digital development programme, AmbITion Scotland, and has been created to help Scottish organisations grasp the opportunities presented by digital technologies in order to grow business capability, capacity, creativity and confidence in these areas.

Make:IT:Happen funding can be used to support a project in its entirety or to augment a bigger digital ambition. Funds are available to not for profit arts, culture and heritage groups and organisations with relatively little or no digital knowledge/experience as well as well as to those that have some competence with digital projects, but limited resources.

Find out more here

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS

Fri, 18 January, 7:30pm, Gable End Theatre, Lyness

Free Entrance

Two local filmmakers in discussion about their craft. ‘The Cowboy and the Spaceman‘ by Colin Kirkpatrick and ‘The Imaginary Worlds of Scapa Flow‘ by Mark Jenkins. Films will be followed by an in depth Q + A session.

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Fri, 18 January, 7:30pm, Screen in the Square, Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope

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Doors open 7.15pm – Curtain up 7.30pm Tickets available at the door £4.50

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Saturday 19 January, 7:30pm for 7:45pm, West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2012 Trailer from Stuart Elliott on Vimeo.

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£5 entrance on the door – Bring your own refreshments and snacks.

Glasgow Short Film Festival is Scotland’s premier competitive short film festival and an important part of Glasgow Film Festival’s annual programme.West Side Cinema is delighted to bring the winners of 2012 here to Orkney.X

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OPPORTUNITIES

4CNW Talent Fund 

Deadline Friday 08 March 2013 at 16:00

4CNW Talent is an exciting new fund which offers business opportunities to professionals working in the creative industries.

thirteensquared - looking for collaborators!

Deadline Friday 25 January 2013 at 10:00

thirteensquared is looking for artistically minded, creative freelance writers, film-makers, editors, photographers and musicians to work on up-and-coming film/photography and mixed media projects.

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Christmas in a Day

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald invites you to capture your Christmas on video this year.  The best footage received will be used to create a documentary film, CHRISTMAS IN A DAY.

“We want to document not just the big day itself but the process leading up to it – getting the tree, travelling to relatives, picking presents etc. I would like the film to be comprised of as much variety as possible, of truth and beauty, happiness and sadness, the mundane and the extraordinary, to create a lasting record of this time. It would be wonderful to reach hospitals, the homeless, families, everything that is going on.” - Kevin Macdonald

Painting an amazing self-portrait of Christmas in the UK, the film CHRISTMAS IN A DAY will premiere at Christmas next year, and contributors will be invited to the London premiere to celebrate the film. The film is inspired by the hugely successful films LIFE IN A DAY (www.youtube.com/lifeinaday) and BRITAIN IN A DAY (www.youtube.com/britaininaday.)

Get involved here: http://www.christmasinaday.co.uk/

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Upcoming Screenings

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13)

Screen in the Square, Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope

Doors open 7.15pm – Curtain up 7.30pm. Tickets available at the door £4.50

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‘Rare Exports – A Christmas Tale’ (Cert 15) + short films

West Side Cinema, Stromness Town Hall

7.30PM FOR 7.45PM – £5 Entrance – BYO refreshments.

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A new cinema has launched at Stromness Town Hall and will be running on a monthly and sometimes fortnightly basis. Last month saw over 100 people attend ‘In Conversation‘ with local filmmakers Colin Kirkpatrick and Mark Jenkins. Find out more about the forthcoming programme here:

http://wscinema.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/westsidecinema

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OPPORTUNITIES

Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme Open Fund

This fund is a major component in the development of the nationwide Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme and aims to enhance the Games experience for Scotland’s communities, spectators and visitors, as well as present the best of Scotland’s culture alongside that of the Commonwealth. A total of £4 million is available and individual artists, community-led groups and arts organisations are invited to apply for awards ranging from £20,000 up to £300,000.

Find out more here

Screen NETS – Training Placements

This year Screen NETS will take on six trainees in the following departments:
Animation Production, Assistant Directing (AD), Editing, Locations, Production Accounts and Script Supervision.
Trainees are offered up to twenty weeks of funded work placements on feature film and TV drama productions along with bespoke short training courses or one-to-one mentoring with an industry practitioner.

Find out more here

EIFF Network Applications Open

Network offers participants access to a wide variety of information, industry professionals and online video content from useful industry events. Together with story editor Kate Leys, EIFF will support participants to build their own networks within Network and offer opportunities for development remotely rather than via residencies.

Full details here

ISIS Arts & NGI Research Residency Opportunity

Visual and Media artists, UK and beyond, are invited to apply for a three-week research residency, a joint collaboration between ISIS Arts and NGI (Newcastle Gateshead Initiative), Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK), to take place between February and end of April 2013.

More info here

Hit The Ground Running at Kingussie Food on Film

This course is specifically designed for participants who want to break into film and television drama.  The one day intensive training course consists of a series of practical exercises, which will equip individuals with the knowledge, tools and experience to help them break into the film and television industry.

More info here

A Winter Story

Screen Hi are going to tell a story (or stories) through pictures, sharing online and showcasing at their annual creative industries festival goNORTH on the 5th & 6th June 2013 in Inverness.  As they gather and Storify your pictures, in the lead up to the festival they’ll give you sneak previews of some collections of entries so far and after the festival they will showcase all the stories online.

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Open Call for Sound Works

Soundscaping is an interactive installation, facilitating a physical engagement with the audience. The project has been funded by the Art Store, and it will be exhibited in Arch 24 at SWG3 from January 25, 2013. Here is an opportunity to create your own soundscape. We want your proposals for compositions utilising all of the installation – a piece involving 8 separate tracks whilst taking into account the concept of an interactive soundscape.

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