THE BEST THING IN SHORTS THIS SUMMER
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
24 – 30THJULY1999
list of the venues and the times they are holding screenings, together with a map of Soho, is contained at the back of this programme. We hope it will become your hitchhiker’s guide to the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for the coming week. This is only the start of things to come and we plan this to be an annual event in the Soho calendar. Rushes Soho Shorts Festival will only be a success if you enjoy it enough to want to come back next year and bring your friends! If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve next years event please make your views known. You can either call the RSSF hotline on 0171 439 2397 or visit the website. Mark Hewitt is MD at Rushes I would like to welcome you all to the inaugural Rushes Soho Shorts Festival and hope that you will get as much enjoyment out of it as we have had putting it together. When the idea of a festival was suggested by one of our employees it was hard to resist as it seemed strange that an area such as Soho, which has the largest concentration of production and post production in the world, did not have this kind of event and so “RSSF” was born. We have tried to produce an informal event during which everyone can view the wealth of up and coming international talent in the relaxed environment of Soho’s famous bars and cafés. The aim has been to create a competition for new and experienced, amateur and professional directors in which they are able to have their work viewed and evaluated on its merits rather than on other factors. We have been flexible over whether film or video has been used, whether things have been shown previously or not and whether the available budget has been large or small. The result of this has been that over 500 entries have been received across the six categories, which is a huge response for this first year. This wealth of talent coupled with the quality of the entries, has meant it was easy for us to persuade a number of industry lights to act as judges for the relevant categories, so that the decisions of our judging panels can be seen to be one hundred percent independent and impartial.
Events such as this can not happen without the help and support of organisers and sponsors and so I would like to take a moment to thank everyone involved. The event has been held in association with Shots, Broadcast, Screen International and Production Solutions and without their support we would not have got the coverage we have enjoyed or the level of entries we have received. We look forward to working with them again next year. The response from our sponsors has been outstanding and it is with their backing we have been able to fund the event, which is non-profit making, and a mere thank you does not seem enough. However it is all we can offer, which we do willingly. You will find our sponsors listed later on in the programme together with our thanks to the venues who have embraced this festival and opened their doors to us to show these finalists. Finally I would like to thank my own team for their help in making this festival happen. The amount of work it has taken is vastly more than I led them to believe, but they have taken it in their stride and it is from their hard work that you will reap the benefits this week. Whether I can cajole them next year is another matter but a huge thank you to Joce, Paul and Jess for their seemingly never-ending work and commitment and to Sarah McKenzie for showing us the way to host a successful event. Finally, there remains only to say that we hope you enjoy this first Rushes Soho Shorts Festival; the films; the venues; and the celebration of talent it is designed to reflect. Until next year, enjoy the shows!
During the course of this week you will be able to view the short-listed entries for each of the six categories at over a dozen Soho establishments, at no charge, and we trust that you will find this new format for a festival a change from the norm. A 2
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Programme Index
The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Team
Welcome to the Festival..........................2 The Discreet Short Film Award.................................. 4-5
Joce Capper Paul Jones Jess Bader Sarah Mackenzie, Clare Wilford and Yen Yau With very special thanks and much appreciation to: Everyone that entered Altbach & Sons Simon Brett & Wendy Francis @ Avid Technology Trevor Beattie Tom Bird Andrew Boulton Brian Burrough David Campbell Rooney Carruthers David Creese Charles Marriott and all at The Directors Guild Jeremy Lutterlock @ Discreet Ben Eagleton for his vision! Chris Evans Ian Francis Candy Guard Steve Chard & Mike Warry @ all at 4i Limited Chris Hill Amadin Ryan @ Innovation TK All at J & B whisky Ali Kaley David Knight Gillian Lacey Angela Lloyd Emma Lucia Shane Meadows
Mike @ Micasso Music Gerry Moira Tim Owen Jayne Pilling Jay Pond Jones Nik Powell Pamela Power Finella Perendija Nick Reeves @ CDP Nicky, Costas & Sam @ Rushes Roger Shannon Francis Shaw David Sin Everyone at The Soho Society Everyone at Shots, Broadcast, Production Solutions and Screen International Ian Barnard & Caroline Myall @ Sony Pro Media Vicky Weeks & all at Sound Republic Dave Stewart Lee Myall @ Transco All at Virgin Projects Mike Uden Roger White Tony Yates ...everybody at all our venues
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The Directors Guild Newcomer Award................................. 6-7 The Sony Pro Media Commercial Award............................... 8-9 The Innovation TK Music Award..................................... 10-11 The Avid Technology Animated Short Award..................... 12-13 The Sound Republic Titles & Idents Award....................... 14-15 Programme Diary and Venues....................................... 18-19
RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
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The Discreet Short Film Award Cloudbuster
10 min UK Dir: Simon Fellows Cast: Geoffrey Bawks, Tom Watson, Everal Walsh True story about an Austrian born scientist who answers a letter from two farmers whose crops were caught in a drought.
3 min 58 sec Scotland Dir: Jeff Stark Cast: Ewan McGregor A blackly comic tale of revenge which has supernatural results.
Fish
Grandpa
Shot in Hong Kong, this film is about a fish and a man.
A spirited oldster, tired of being relegated to the sidelines, makes a dramatic bid for attention.
Hammerman
In My Dreams
5 min 37 sec USA Dir: Henry Lu Cast: Boy: Yiu Siu Chung Man: Chu Chung On
5 min UK Dir: Andy Shelley Cast: Simon Hirst, John Hart Dyke A talentless man is determined to get into ‘Show Business’. He thinks he has hit upon the perfect act: ‘Hammerman’.
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Desserts
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4 min 49 sec UK Dir: Andy Shelley Cast: Derek Smith, Simon Hirst, Margaret Jackman, Tara Flanagan
8 min UK Dir: Marianne Jenkins Cast: Richard Ashcroft, Richard Rees
Funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England
Comedic take on perpetual male heist movies, beginning with a wolf whistle and ending in disaster.
RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
10 min UK Dir: James Pilkington Pocket is the life story of a perverse addiction leading to a run in with the law. He doesn’t pick, he puts.
Suckerfish
10 min Wales Dir: Philip John Cast: Joanne McQuinn, Roger Evans A new breed of nineties woman is stalking the city streets, refining her desires, meanwhile new man can’t cope.
Discreet was established in 1992 on a simple principle: to provide a new breed of digital artists with intuitive, real-time technology to empower their creative visions. The company responded with flame*, its award winning visual effects system, and the post-production industry experienced a paradigm shift. Discreet now develops and offers a wide range of systems and software for visual effects, editing, production and 3D animation used in the creation of digital moving pictures for video, HDTV, the Web, broadcast graphics, interactive games and feature films. Discreet offers high-end and high definition effects and editing with inferno* and fire*; advanced effects and editing with flame* and smoke*, broadcast graphics and virtual set systems with frost*, flint* and edit*, and the creative and productivity benefits of 2D to 3D integration with paint*, effect*, edit* and 3D Studio MAX. Throughout the nineties, Discreet products have proved indispensable in the making of scores of feature films, such as Forrest Gump, Independence Day, The Fifth Element, Batman & Robin, Titanic, Godzilla, Armageddon, Episode I: The Phantom Menace and What Dreams May Come, to name a few. In fact, all the last three years’ nominees for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects used Discreet products to create their movie magic. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences responded to this great contribution by awarding Discreet the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award in 1999. Discreets’ products also helped shape programs and special events we see on our television screens at home such as FOX Sports’ Superbowl XXXIII, The Lipton Tennis Championship and Saturday Major League Baseball, ABC’s “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,” and the 1996 US Presidential elections on ABC and CBS, as well as music videos by artists including U2, Madonna, George Michael, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles; and commercials for clients such as Nike, Pepsi, AT&T and McDonald’s.
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The Directors Guild Newcomer Award Lifelines
12 min UK Dir: Henry Lu Cast: Charlotte Metcalf
Daemon
9 min 40 sec UK Dir: Ray Gower Cast: Daemon: Steve Pound Girl: Carli Norris Dealer: Dave Cameron Awaiting his next “mission” in a bedsit while his “target” seeks for ways of easing the pain of drug withdrawal.
Dentist
2 min 15 sec UK Dir: George Logan Cast: Edward Tudor-Pole, Jake Tassel, Connie Chiu A dark pacy trip following one hapless individual through his own personal nightmare.
12 x 60” stories about women round the world which illustrate the twelve points of a charter on women’s rights.
Nurse Ajax
10 min UK Dir: Ed Fraiman Cast: Leslie Sharpe, Ralph Riach A hospital cleaner struggles to realise her dream against all the odds. An uplifting comedy-drama set against a back drop of real life NHS cut-backs and reforms.
Shuttle
9 min UK Dir: The Guard Brothers Cast: Lena Headey, Jason Flemyng A man is kept from his train by his lover who demands they do something new together, something different, maybe something dangerous.
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Suckerfish
10 min Wales Dir: Philip John Cast: Joanne McQuinn, Roger Evans A new breed of nineties woman is stalking the city streets, redrawing sexual boundaries, refining her desires, meanwhile new man can’t cope.
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Vacuum
5 min 49 sec UK Dir: Teresa McCann Cast: Barnaby Stone The story of one man’s battle to bring order to chaos But he is faced with a daunting task as, in his random and unpredictable world, all is not as it seems.
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The Directors Guild of Great Britain is pleased to be associated with this festival and its’ celebration of film making.
The Guild is continually striving for better conditions, respect and remuneration to help develop the quality of our members’ work. It is also a central organisation, within which directors can network, find professional stimulus, and benefit from in service training through our much valued masterclass and observer scheme. And it is a place to debate the state of the art as it moves forward to the 21st Century. For further information contact us on 0171 436 8626
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The Sony ProMedia Commercial Award
Audi
BBC TV
Brut
BT
Camel Cigarettes
Compaq
Domestos
Egg
Guinness
McDonalds
Mobil
Nature
Nicotinell
Orange
Radio 1
“Golf” 60 sec Dir: Peter Cattaneo Prod Co: Academy Agency: BBH
“Learning Zone” 55 sec Dir: Kieran Evans Prod Co: Muso Ltd Commissioner: BBC
“Hole in the Wall” 60 sec Dir: Mario Cavalli/Dominic Griffiths/Mic Graves Prod Co: aka Pizazz Agency: BMP DDB
“Tunnels” 40 sec UK Dir: Gerard de Thame Prod Co: Gerard de Thame Films Agency: WCRS 8
“Clergy” 40 sec Dir: Nicholas Ellis Prod Co: Baby Films Ltd
60 sec Dir: Didier Canaux Prod Co: West End Central
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“Breakfast” & “Cleaning” 2 x 30 sec Dir: Russell England Prod Co: 2am Films Agency: Lowe Howard Spink
“Zoe Ball” 60 sec Dir: Jeff Stark Prod Co: Stark Films Agency: HHCL & Partners
“Outsider” 50 sec Dir: Francis Delaney Prod Co: Baby Films Ltd Agency: Grey
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“Karen” 30 sec Dir: Steve Reeves Prod Co: Stark Films Agency: Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO
“Ultimate Wave” 60 sec Dir: Jonathan Glazer Prod Co: Academy Agency: Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO
“Megalomaniac” 30 sec Dir: Philip Hunt Prod Co: aka Pizazz Agency: WCRS
“Window” 60 sec Dir: Jon Greenhalgh Prod Co: Godman Agency: McCann Erickson
“McRuby” 30 sec Dir: Steve Reeves Prod Co: Stark Films Agency: Leo Burnett
“Police” 30 sec “Cyclist” 40 sec Dir: Ringan Ledwidge Prod Co: The End Agency: Fallon McElligott
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Sony Playstation “Double Life” 60 sec Dir: Frank Budgen Prod Co: Gorgeous Agency: TBWA
Virgin
“Bash” 10 sec Dir: Stuart Hilton & Sarah Cox Prod Co: Picasso Pictures Agency: WCRS
Stella Artois
Sony ProMedia is proud to be associated with the Rushes Soho Short Film Festival.
“Last Orders” 60 sec Dir:Jonathan Glazer Prod Co: Academy Agency: Lowe Howard Spink
VW
“Baby” 30 sec Dir: Steve Reeves Prod Co: Stark Films Agency: BMP DDB
To produce commercials and films that “stand out from the crowd” and meet the ever increasing demands for innovation and thought provoking creativity, is a true and rare talent. Rushes, who have been associated with Sony ProMedia for many years, know just how important events such as these are in encouraging young talent to display their work and develop and hone their skills. Using Sony Media ensures that all entries have the best possible “canvas” on which to present their achievements. For over 50 years, Sony have strived to be at the forefront in creative, innovative and exciting technology. This ambition has brought to the world such “icons” as the Walkman Personal Stereo, the Trinitron TV, Betacam, DVCAM, MiniDisc and of course, the PlayStation. Sony ProMedia stands as the benchmark of quality, reliability and choice. Meeting the high standards required in quality post production, as supplied by Rushes, and the ever increasing data storage environments, Sony Products have been developed to not only meet these demands, but to exceed them. Sony’s Advanced Metal Tape Technology, used in Digital BetaCam, Betacam SX and the BCT-MA Broadcast Master Betacam SP Video cassette, has been such an outstanding success that Sony have won two Emmy Awards, namely Metal Broadcasting Tape Technology in 1990 and Digital Betacam Metal Tape Technology 1995.
VW Polo
“Self Defence” 60 sec Dir: Ringan Ledwidge Prod Co: The End Agency: BMP DDB
WWF
“Blue” 58 sec Dir: Tom Wright Prod Co: Bournemouth Film School
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This exceptional range of Professional Media covers all the major formats. From the humble floppy disk (a Sony invention), to the remarkable high definition Digital Master Tape. From the ever present U-Matic to D1 Component Digital and Digital Betacam. From DAT and MiniDisc, to CD Recordable and Rewritable... the list goes on and on.
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The Innovation TK Music Award
All Seeing I
Aphex Twin
Basement Jaxx
George Michael
Tony Christie sings a Jarvis penned song in Sheffield’s Castle market to the accompaniment of the local dancing talent.
Aphex Twin underwent intensive dance training for 2 weeks then flew out to the LA beach location with a bevy of bikini-clad girls all wearing Aphex masks.
A pre-millenial musical disaster b-movie in an innocuous truckers cafe is visited by a heaven’s gate style youth cult just in time for a meteorite hit.
George, on entering a club, encounters thousands of other George Michaels and Mary J Bliges, all singing and dancing to the track as well.
Lo Fidelity Allstars
Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Robbie Williams
Daddy G leaves a car park and realises he is being followed. His pursuer is joined by more people until our hero is followed by thousands.
A near full term baby in its mother’s womb gradually begins to sing along with the track.
3 day shoot spanning Bow Studios, Morning Street, Fire Service Training Centre and Morten in the Marsh, Gloucestershire.
“Walk Like a Panther” 4 min 18 sec UK Dir: Dawn Shadforth Prod Co: RSA/Black Dog
“Battleflag” 4 min UK Dir: Jake Nava Prod Co: The End
A short film featuring the band filmed over five days in London and inspired by The Long Good Friday.
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“Windowlicker” 10 min 33 sec UK Dir: Chris Cunningham Prod Co: RSA/Black Dog
“Angel” 5 min 24 sec UK Dir: Walter Stern Prod Co: Academy
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“Red Alert” 3 min 35 sec UK Dir: Dawn Shadforth Prod Co: RSA/Black Dog
“Teardrop” 4 min 45 sec UK Dir: Walter Stern Prod Co: Academy
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“As” 4 min 30 sec UK Dir: Big TV Prod Co: Academy
“No Regrets” 4 min 59 sec UK Dir: Pedro Romhanyi Prod Co: Oil Factory
RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
Sheryl Crow
“Anything But Down” 4 min 16 sec USA Dir: Floria Sigismond Prod Co: Academy Set in an apartment in New York, Sheryl engages in a battle with her alter-ego.
Squarepusher
“Come on My Selector” 7 min 25 sec UK Dir: Chris Cunningham Prod Co: RSA/Black Dog A kung-fu kicking teenage girl and her puppy dog make a night-time escape from a mental institution.
At ITK we’re always going on about our “Passion for Telecine”. But actually, it’s film that really turns us on. The telecine innovations that have made out name - TWiGi, SCANd’AL and Y-Front to name but three - have all been inspired by our urge to squeeze the utmost colour and quality from every inch of film - and get it on tape with all its drama and vibrance intact. To that end we’re about to announce the launch of the ultimate telecine - a machine capable of resolutions up to 4k and which happily handles absolutely any kind of film from Super 8 to IMAX. Yes IMAX! Imagine the impact and sheer power you’d have at your fingertips if you could use 70mm film. Well that’s exactly what’s going to be possible with ITK’s Millennium Machine - a ground-up re-design of the telecine process.
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Whale
“Rabbit in your Headlights” 4 min 59 sec UK Dir: Jonathan Glazer Prod Co: Academy
“Crying At Airports” 4 min 30 sec UK Dir: Ringan Ledwidge Prod Co: The End
A vagrant walks through a busy tunnel, constantly knocked down by cars, gets up and continues his journey. Finally he stands with outstretched arms as a car crashes into him, this time the car smashes around him.
A promo featuring the Swedish band, Whale and inspired by original newsreel footage of 1970s synchronised swimming contests.
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It’s because we’re driven by our love of film that we’re mad keen to sponsor the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. After all, we’re relying on the film-makers, colorists, editors and engineers of the future to create meisterwerks which breathe new life into the industry. And we hope they’ll be counting on ITK’s future proof telecine magic to ensure that the integrity of their work is never compromised in the telecine process. Best of luck to everyone that’s entered! Contact: Amadin Ryan on 01992 55 35 33
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The Avid Technology Animated Award Humdrum
7min UK Dir: Peter Peake Prod Co: Aardman Animations. Two bored shadow puppets play themselves at their own game.
Andares in the Time of War
5 min 20 sec UK Dir: Alejandra Jimenez-Lopez Prod Co: Halo Productions Andares uses a combination of computer technology and traditional animation. Based on a collage technique which deconstructs found footage and reassembles specific elements.
In Memory of Martha Layton
7 min UK Dir: Sarah Fells Prod Co: NFTS R.I.P. Lady Martha Layton 1922 1998. The obituary of the last true English Rose.
Chicken
10 min UK Dir: Gordon Langley Prod Co: Collingwood O’Hare Ent. Set in the beautiful Dorset countryside, this film follows a chicken’s one way trip to the abattoir. Chicken is a directorial debut, which parodies rural life.
The Knights Tale
7 min UK Dir: Mic Graves & Dave Antrobus Prod Co: aka Pizazz An adaptation of Chaucer’s tale of love & revenge.
CRI
6 min UK Dir: Thorsten Rienth Prod Co: Collingwood O’Hare Ent. The film is about human aggression and mindless verbal abuse. The protagonist is surrounded by it and in turn begins to act the way those around him are acting. 12
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Little Dark Poet
5 min 30 sec UK Dir: Mike Booth Prod Co: Bolex Brothers Love, lust, guilt and disgust come together in a mixture of live action and stop motion animation. RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
The Outlaw
5 x 3 min UK Dir: Tim Searle Prod Co: Triffic Films The Outlaw is set in a future when all naughty stuff like alcohol, fried food, sugar and smoking is banned. Michael Gommon is on the run from the health police.
Salvage
4 min 11 sec UK Dir: John Parry Commercial animation byproducts saved from work the director was involved in over the last five years. Inclusion in the collection was based on an inherent worth within the waste.
Six Weeks in June
6 min UK Dir: Stuart Hilton Prod Co: Picasso Pictures An animated film edited as it is drawn, then shot on black and white 35 mm as though it was a continuous roll of Super 8.
Style
4 min 09 sec UK Dir: Luke Losey/Jonathan Charles Prod Co: Muso Style is a stop frame animated promo using full size sets and actors. We follow the journey of a pretty green beetle as he travels around a strange apartment building. www.rushes-soho-shorts-festival.co.uk
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The Sound Republic Titles & Idents Award
AXA
2x10 sec, 8x5 sec UK Dir: James Pilkington Prod Co: Velocity
The Box
2 min 15 sec UK Dir: Ivor Kayne Prod Co: Addiction
Break bumpers for AXA, the sponsor for 1998 FA Cup
The Box Music Television station idents
Clarkson
Compaq Attractor
30 sec UK Dir: Tim Varlow Prod Co: Liquid Television Graphics A punchy sequence for Jeremy’s new irreverent and opinionated talk show.
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Car Horn Orchestra
Carlton Word Animations
Carlton World Digital Channel
18 sec UK Dir: Clarissa Donlevy Prod Co: Carlton TV
4 x 5 sec UK Dir: Gabriel Edwards & Mick Watson Prod Co: Liquid Television Graphics
Development of every day cacophony and hooting of Bombay’s traffic to make music by sampling lots of horns.
A series of text anim a t i o n s , w h i c h typographically describe emotions and situations.
Seven idents which reflect the factual nature of the ‘Carlton World’ channel aired with launch of ‘On Digital’.
Four stings produced in 3D using Maya and Media Illusion from an ident launch for CITV.
Converse
Escape To River Cottage
Genus
Life Support
Genus is the story of genetically modified designer adolescents on the rampage.
Idents for new BBC medical drama, to be screened Summer 1999.
55 sec India Dir: Pete Bishop Prod Co: Passion Pictures
1 min 48 sec UK Dir: Jan Ostrowski Prod Co: Sledge
1 min UK Dir: Jason De L’Orme & Lucia Pearcey Prod Co: Dog Day Productions
Dynamic instore commercial to cross the cultural boundaries of the E.M.E.A. (Europe, Middle East & Africa) market.
A high octane, gritty ident, shot handheld in the City. All effects were done by hand.
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2 sec each UK Dir: Clarissa Donlevy Prod Co: Carlton TV
30 sec UK Dir: Oliver Tyler Prod Co: Liquid Television Graphics A unique sequence for a unique cooking programme, featuring the star of the show.
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2 min UK Dir: Foetus Prod Co: Mad Dog Films
CITV
30 sec UK Dir: Lawson & Smith Prod Co: ISO Organisation
RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
Nickelodeon/ Baby Bel
On Digital
Aliens invade earth, re-arranging the scenery and having fun in very Babybel-shaped ships.
Highlights from a series of idents created for On-Digital’s ‘best of British’ season, written and directed by Pesky.
10 sec & 5 sec UK Dir: Pete Bishop Prod Co: Passion Pictures
8 min 30 sec UK Dir: Claire Underwood Prod Co: Pesky
Psychos
30 sec UK Dir: Jimmy Quigley Prod Co: C4 Molinaire A fast paced promo depicting the feeling of utter madness and confusion of the TV series.
Some of the most influential figures in music have come together to launch the hottest live music venue in London’s Leicester Square - Sound Republic. Entrepreneur Robert Earl has teamed up with a host of high profile music industry leaders in a venture that goes worldwide later this year. MTV will undertake promotions, interviews and performances from various Sound Republic locations, and currently has a working TV studio located at the London Venue. The London venue is set to rival well establishes music venues with its state-ofthe-art technology and 600 seat capacity - delivering the highest quality live music within an intimate surrounding. As an industry venture, record companies and A&Rs are welcoming a new generation of live music venues to help keep the UK as the forerunner and innovator of the best music across the world. Discovering and breaking new artists will be one of the most important achievements for Sound Republic. The restaurant and bar, which opened last July, will also play host to music industry events. Equipped with the latest audiovisual equipment, over 100 TV monitors and 3 videowalls, the latest single releases and special live music performances will be aired continually.
Time Travellers
Top Gear
4 x 1 min France Dir: Helen Guetary Prod Co: Moira
A series of 52 one minute films about inventions which have marked the 20th Century.
30 sec UK Dir: Tim Varlow Prod Co: Liquid Television Graphics A dynamic new sequence for a new series of this extremely popular and established show.
Toyota Goldfish
120 sec UK Dir: Cultured Creatures To make life more interesting, two filmfanatic goldfish act out scenes from their favourite movies.
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“The music industry needs a place like Sound Republic” comments Sebastian Chew, A&R for Universal Music Ltd., “not only for established artists but especially for up and coming talent who need a smaller more intimate venue which provides them with state-of-the-art technology in an unintimidating environment.” Sound Republic is set to stimulate all the senses - from sight, to sound, to taste - a global brand which aims to deliver the best live music experience, brought to the world by the best in the music industry.
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Movie Mahal on September 26 gives you
guests including legendary Thunderbirds
the chance to sample some of the UK’s
creator Gerry Anderson and the award-
finest Asian cuisine at Shimla Pinks whilst
winning Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth).
watching the undisputed Bollywood
17 - 28 NOVEMBER 1999
• INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE -
classic, Sholay. If you’re one of those
Ring (0121) 212 0777 for more details or
Normally confined to two-weeks in No-
traditional types who likes to watch films
email info@film-tv-festival.org.uk to get
vember, the Festival has exploded across
in a cinema, Richard Dyer will introduce
on our mailing list, and make that scary
premieres and previews of the
the calendar with a host of events and
another opportunity to see Se7en, with a
leap north of the Watford Gap!
best of new world cinema
screenings under the Blow Up! banner.
Black Film Makers Showcase at the Elec-
The summer programme explores un-
• TRIBUTE TO SHEKHAR KAPUR screenings and Shekhar Kapur
In Conversation
• TABOO CELS • THUNDERBIRDS AND BEYOND Gerry Anderson Retrospective
• SCREEN EXTREME • TV DRAMA FOCUS
seminars, masterclasses and
previews
tric cinema from Sept 3-5. charted territory. On August 13
All of this should whet your appetite for
we take over Birmingham’s Custard
the Festival proper, which takes place
Factory with Burdzeye, a FREE night of
throughout the city between November
eclectic, multi-sensual entertainment
17 - 28 and will combine a colourful
under the stars ranging from kung fu
cross-section of the best new cinema
nuns and Rushes Soho Shorts to live
from around the world,
electronica and an exclusive preview of
a unique series of events focussing
Chris Cunningham’s new Leftfield promo.
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Programme Diary presented in association with Transco and J&B Whisky All screenings are free except for the Sound Republic awards ceremony on Thursday 29th July at 19:00 which is by ticket only. Saturday 24th July Entire programme Entire programme Newcomer Animated Animated Music Newcomer
09:00-17:00 09:00-23:00 11:00-13:00 12:00-13:00 17:00-20:00 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00
Bar Italia Mezzos Navajo Joe Curzon Soho Noise Bar @ Sound Republic Atlantic Bar and Grill Slug & Lettuce
Sunday 25th July Entire programme Entire programme Newcomer Animated
09:00-17:00 12:00-22:30 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00
Bar Italia Mezzos Atlantic Bar and Grill Slug & Lettuce
Monday 26th July Entire programme Entire programme Music Music Animated Short Film Animated Short Film Music Commercials, Titles & Idents Animated Newcomer, Music Short Film Newcomer
09:00-17:00 Bar Italia 09:00-23:00 Mezzos 12:00-13:00 Curzon Soho 14:30-17:00 The Boardwalk 14:30-17:00 Little Havana 17:00-20:00 Noise Bar @ Sound Republic 18:00-19:00 Atlantic Bar and Grill 18:00-20:00 Navajo Joe 18:00-19:00 Slug & Lettuce 18:30-19:30 The Annexe 18:30-19:45 Soho House 18:30-20:00 Rushes 20:00-21:00 St. Anne’s Community Centre 20:00-23:00 Webshack
Tuesday 27th July Entire programme Entire programme Newcomer Animated Newcomer Music Animated Short Film Music Short Film Music Newcomer Commercials, Titles & Idents
09:00-17:00 09:00-23:00 12:00-13:00 14:30-15:30 14:30-17:00 14:30-17:00 17:00-20:00 18:00-19:00 18:00-20:00 18:00-19:00 18:30-19:30 18:30-19:45 18:30-20:00
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Bar Italia Mezzos Curzon Soho St. Anne’s Community Centre The Boardwalk Little Havana Noise Bar @ Sound Republic Atlantic Bar and Grill Navajo Joe Slug & Lettuce The Annexe Soho House Rushes
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Wednesday 28th July Entire programme Entire programme Newcomer Animated Newcomer Newcomer Commercials, Titles & Idents Newcomer Commercials, Titles & Idents Animated Music Animated, Short Film Short Film
09:00-17:00 09:00-23:00 11:00-13:00 12:00-13:00 14:30-17:00 14:30-17:00 17:00-20:00 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00 18:30-19:30 18:30-19:45 18:30-20:00 20:00-23:00
Bar Italia Mezzos Navajo Joe Curzon Soho The Boardwalk Little Havana Noise Bar @ Sound Republic Atlantic Bar and Grill Slug & Lettuce The Annexe Soho House Rushes Webshack
Thursday 29th July Entire programme Entire programme Animated Short Film Animated Commercials, Titles & Idents Short Film Music Music Newcomer Short Film Commercials, Titles & Idents Admission by ticket only
09:00-17:00 09:00-23:00 11:00-13:00 12:00-13:00 14:30-17:00 14:30-17:00 17:00-20:00 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00 18:30-19:30 18:30-19:45 20:00-23:00 19:00-23:30
Bar Italia Mezzos Navajo Joe Curzon Soho The Boardwalk Little Havana Noise Bar @ Sound Republic Atlantic Bar and Grill Slug & Lettuce The Annexe Soho House Webshack RSSF Awards Ceremony at Sound Republic
Friday 30th July Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners Winners
09:00-17:00 Bar Italia 09:00-23:00 Mezzos 11:00-13:00 Navajo Joe 12:00-13:00 Curzon Soho 17:00-20:00 Noise Bar @ Sound Republic 18:00-19:00 Atlantic Bar and Grill 18:00-19:00 Slug & Lettuce 18:30-19:30 The Annexe 18:30-19:45 Soho House 18:30-20:00 Rushes
RSSF hotline: 0171 439 2397
RSSF 2000: 29th July - 4th August 2000
Venues The Annexe 1 Dean Street Tel: 0171 287 9608 Atlantic Bar and Grill 20 Glasshouse Street Tel: 0171 734 4888 Bar Italia 22 Frith Street Tel: 0171 437 4520 The Boardwalk 18 Greek Street Tel: 0171 287 2051 Curzon Soho Shaftesbury Avenue Tel: 0171 734 2255 Little Havana 1 Leicester Place Tel: 0171 287 0101 Mezzos 100 Wardour Street Tel: 0171 314 4000
Navajo Joe 34 King Street Tel: 0171 240 4008 Rushes 66 Old Compton Street Tel: 0171 437 8676 Slug & Lettuce 80-82 Wardour Street Tel: 0171 437 1400 Soho House 40 Greek Street Tel: 0171 734 5188 St. Anne’s Community Centre 55 Dean St. Tel: 0171 439 4303 Sound Republic 10 Wardour Street Tel: 0171 287 1010 Webshack 15 Dean Street Tel: 0171 439 8000
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