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Special Jury Distinction in Gdansk
Submitted by robin_m on Tue, 28/04/2009 - 20:05Breadmakers has received a special jury distinction at the Gdansk DocFilm Festival (GDFF).
The festival is organised in cooperation with the Polish Institute of Film Art, University of Gdansk, the Marshal Office of Pomeranian Region, and with the participation of President of Gdansk, founder of the main prize in the competition part.
GDFF took place between April 22nd and April 25th 2009.
Breadmakers: In Competition in Gdansk
Submitted by robin_m on Tue, 07/04/2009 - 20:00Breadmakers will be screened at the Gdansk DocFilm Festival (GDFF) and has qualified for VII DocFilm Festival Competition.
The festival is organised in cooperation with the Polish Institute of Film Art, University of Gdansk, the Marshal Office of Pomeranian Region, and with the participation of President of Gdansk, founder of the main prize in the competition part.
GDFF takes place between April 22nd and April 25th 2009.
Breadmakers: Cinema Eye Shorts List
Submitted by robin_m on Wed, 18/03/2009 - 19:51Breadmakers has been selected for the Cinema Eye Shorts List.
The Cinema Eye Honors is a new non-fiction filmmaking award recognising the wide breadth of the genre. It was created in an effort to honour high quality work of short documentary filmmakers.
The nomination committee, which included a dozen short film programmers from top international festivals, selected Breadmakers as one of five that will be recognized as amongst the year's best craftsmanship in nonfiction short film.
The five Shorts List directors will be recognised at 2009 Cinema Eye Honors which will take place in New York City on Sunday 29th March 2009.
Breadmakers: DOXITA
Submitted by robin_m on Wed, 11/02/2009 - 19:45Breadmakers will be screened by DOXITA, a travelling festival of documentary films under 40 minutes in length.
DOXITA was launched in 2008 with a programme of 6 short films. The festival was screened in 14 cities in the United States, including New York and was picked up by IndiePix to distribute a DVD.
The 2009 programme comprises of approximately two hours of film, representing a wide variety of documentary: domestic and foreign, super-short and longer format, serious and funny. It is designed to profile the great content and artistic vision that non-fiction short films provide.
Following the Ghost . . . on video
Submitted by robin_m on Fri, 02/01/2009 - 13:39During the making of The Scottish Parliament: Following the Ghost Road, the 'soul' candidate of Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party Euan MacInnes made four promotional videos
You can watch them here:
Breadmakers: The Picture This Film Festival
Submitted by robin_m on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 19:36Breadmakers will be screened at The Picture This Film Festival.
The Picture This Film Festival is Canada's first, biggest and best international disability film festival celebrating films by and about people with disabilities. The festival is a non-profit annual event initiated by the Community Development department of Calgary Scope Society, a registered non-profit society.
The 2009 festival will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on February 9th 10th and 11th, 2009 with the Awards Gala on February 7th 2009.
The Scottish Parliament: Following the Ghost Road on DVD
Submitted by robin_m on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 13:10The Scottish Parliament: Following the Ghost Road is now available to buy on DVD. More details can be found here.
The film is an accessible and entertaining documentary film that shows a candidate's progress to Election Day.
In an era when the electorate grows more apathetic and cynical towards the politics and elections, this 35-minute film shot over 8 years during three Scottish Parliamentary elections is a unique insight into the practicalities of political campaigning.
The film's candidate, a pale-faced ghost, Adam Lyal, has stood in three consecutive Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 1999, 2003 & 2007. By following a candidate who is not a member of any major party, the film is able to strip away some of the mystique surrounding parliamentary elections.
This documentary goes behind the scenes of the campaign and features unique historic footage of three election-night counts in Edinburgh. It also reveals the unfolding drama of 2007 when an automated count replaced the manual system with far-reaching consequences.
The Scottish Parliament - Following the Ghost Road will engage audiences with the issues in a way that is politically empowering.
Canadian Screening for Breadmakers
Submitted by robin_m on Tue, 23/12/2008 - 19:30Breadmakers will be screened at the ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday 24th January 2009 at 12 noon.
ReFrame celebrates the latest works created by filmmakers from Canada and around the world, selecting films that will develop the viewer’s appreciation for arts and culture in contemporary media.
The 2009 program involves over a hundred community organisations and local businesses. Community group representatives introduce films to help the audience make the connection between what is happening in the film and what is happening locally. Over sixty volunteers from all ages and occupations step forward to make the festival a reality.
Previously known as the Travelling World Community Film Festival, the ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival takes place between the 23rd and 25th January 2009.