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13th International Festival of Ethnographic Film
Submitted by robin_m on Tue, 28/05/2013 - 22:38A Tale of Two Syrias(Dir. Yasmin Fedda) is to be screened in Edinburgh on Friday 14th June (15:15) as part of the 13th International Festival of Ethnographic Film.
The festival will be held from Thursday 13 June to Sunday 16 June 2013 in Edinburgh, hosted by National Museums Scotland and the STAR consortium. Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) is a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and St. Andrews. Over 60 new films will be screened alongside a conference ‘New Observations’ and a selection of special events and workshop about art & anthropology and the use of archival film.
A special objective of the 13th edition is to bring together not only academic anthropologists and professional film-makers from all over the world, but also scholars and experts, and members of the public, particularly from Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St. Andrews, Scotland.
The RAI Film Festival is held in collaboration with the Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California.
The Sundance Collection at UCLA
Submitted by robin_m on Mon, 27/05/2013 - 20:04Our documentary Breadmakers (Director Yasmin Fedda) has been added to the Sundance Collection at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
The Sundance Collection at UCLA was established in 1997 in order to provide long-term access to independent film production. It’s a joint effort between the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Sundance Institute.
The Sundance Collection at UCLA underscores the importance of independent production while recognising that such films are at much greater risk of disappearing from the public sphere than larger budget, studio-based cinema.
Breadmakers was originally screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.
Princess Pumpalot: The Assembly Rooms
Submitted by robin_m on Mon, 08/04/2013 - 19:42We are delighted to announce the VENUE for the world premiere of Princess Pumpalot: The Farting Princess. Our family show will be staged at The Assembly Rooms in George Street as part of the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Assembly Rooms is run during the Fringe Festival by Edinburgh based Salt ‘n’ Sauce Promotions Ltd – a company with a 15-year pedigree in organising quality entertainment and the force behind The Stand Comedy Clubs.
Princess Pumpalot: The Farting Princess is a fast-paced, fun-packed show for all the family based on the book by Robin Mitchell. The stage show, co-produced and directed by Liam Rudden, will be performed daily at 11am in The Ballroom (360 seats) between 1st and 25th August (not 12th).
Tickets are now available online from The Assembly Rooms Fringe Box Office or by phone 0844 693 3008.
The Download Horror (Review)
Submitted by robin_m on Sat, 06/04/2013 - 12:55This was a short review of The Download Horror by Ryan McNeely which appeared in The Edinburgh Reporter after our screening in Edinburgh at The Bootleg Film Festival.
The light among this darkness was ably supplied by Jim Hickey’s hilarious The Download Horror. Inspired by cult US series Mystery Science Theatre 3000, this flick featured the voices of producers Robin Mitchell and Keith Bradley as Robbo and Dougie, two typical Scottish guys passing comments as they watched the latest movie their pal Big Al had downloaded for them. The source of this merriment was Sacrificed, a film Bradley himself had directed a few years ago but had been ultimately disappointed with. Personally, I really hope these three turn this into a regular series. I can’t wait for the further adventures of Dougie and Robbo and their big bag of crisps.
Al-Quds University Screening
Submitted by robin_m on Sat, 23/03/2013 - 17:13A Tale of Two Syrias is to be screened at The Institute of Modern Media (IMM) at Al-Quds University on Sunday 14th April 2013.
The Institute of Modern Media was founded in 1996. It is both the media arm of Al-Quds University, where it combines the professional with the academic, and an important part of the Palestinian community and media presence. IMM has bases in Ramallah/al-Bireh as well as in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Al-Quds University is a Palestinian University founded in 1984, it educates approximately 13,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students each year. Al-Quds (“Jerusalem”) University is the only Arab university in Jerusalem. It is of enormous importance in the shaping of the Palestinian society of the the future.
More details here about The Institute of Modern Media.
Film Middle East Now
Submitted by robin_m on Sat, 23/03/2013 - 17:06A Tale of Two Syrias will be screened as part of the Middle East Now Film Festival in Florence, Italy on Saturday 6th April 2013.
Middle East Now is the only event in Italy dedicated to the contemporary Middle East and North Africa with the aim of highlighting the culture and identity of the countries of this part of the world and bringing them to the attention of the Italian public, overcoming stereotypes that often come out from the international mass media.
The Festival, which runs in Florence from 3rd - 8th April 2013, is also enriched by exhibitions of photography, visual arts, painting, sculpture, debates and presentations of books, with the intention of presenting the complexity of cultural and artistic expression.
More details here about Film Middle East Now.
Breadmakers at The Sprout Touring Film Festival
Submitted by robin_m on Sat, 02/03/2013 - 19:15Breadmakers is to be screened as part of the 2013 Sprout Touring Film Festival at The Society for Handicapped Citizens of Medina County (SHC). The film was previously shown at the 9th Sprout Film Festival, New York in May 2011.
The Sprout Film Festival was founded in 2003 and is programmed and supported by Sprout, a NYC-based non-profit organization, dedicated to bringing innovative programming to people with developmental disabilities. Sprout has been making videos related to the field of developmental disabilities since 1995 and has witnessed the myriad benefits these videos have for this population and the general public.
In 2006 the Sprout Touring Festival was founded, enabling agencies throughout the US and Canada to design their own film festival. Sproutflix, a site offering films from our festival to be purchased was created in 2009.
Breadmakers will be screened on Saturday 16th March 2013 between 3.30pm and 7pm at Highland High School Auditorium, Medina, Ohio, USA.
Milan Screening: A Tale of Two Syrias
Submitted by robin_m on Sat, 02/03/2013 - 11:51A Tale of Two Syrias has been selected for the 19th Sguardi Altrove Film Festival in Milan, Italy.
Sguardi Altrove is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1993 by Gabriella Guzzi and a group of women with a passion for cinema, with the aim of finding and promoting films and videos made by women.
For the past 16 years, the association has been organising Sguardi Altrove International Women's Film Festival, focusing especially on films from different countries and cultures and promoting in particular the circulation of films that are less likely to have access to commercial venues.
A Tale of Two Syrias will be screened on Thursday 7th March at 19:00.