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Post by Patrick Thomas on Sept 25, 2005 15:27:23 GMT
The 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival: Breaking the Illusions takes place from Thursday 6th October – Sunday 9th October in the historic and academic city of Oxford. The festival features a dynamic programme of events: the official gala reception and European Premiere of JUSTICE. Made by civil rights lawyers, JUSTICE stars Roger Guenveur Smith as an ambitious lawyer out to change a corrupt legal system. JUSTICE received the grand prize as overall 2005 Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival Winner in Atlanta. The 2005 Dallas Juneteenth Festival has honored JUSTICE with a special Emancipation Series screening and award. Dare to Dream a session aimed at, though not exclusively, young people from the ages of 11-16 years, and looks at the opportunities available in the broadcast and film industry. The session showcases careers and routes into the film and television industry outlining what skills, attributes, qualifications and work experience are required. Dare to Dream also includes a motivational aspect, with presentations and exercises to encouraged participants to consider of what preparation they can start to implement to achieve their aims, objectives and desired goals; a Digital Media conference exploring the new applications of digital media, its impact and opportunities for independent filmmakers to produce and distribute their work. FREE Make a short film in a day: A one day introduction into filmmaking; hosted by BBC’s Video Nation programme. Learn the basic of producing and directing a short film, shoot the footage in and around Oxford, edit the footage, hopefully, in time, for screening at the Phoenix Cinema; FREE animation workshops for young people. Up and coming directors showcase their work in the Hot Shots short film screenings; an opportunity for you to step back in time and get into the mood of the 70’s with the classic zone screening of BLACK CAESAR followed by a social evening; the festival culminates with its closing signature event; the Sunday Jazz brunch screenings; a sumptuous African American and Caribbean buffet served whilst enjoying a series of screenings, poetry and jazz music. To secure a place for the animation workshop or the make a short film, please email your details to info@ibmf.net. For further information: 01494 538 769 07950 785 050. Email: info@ibmf.net W: www.ibmf.netPre-Festival Screenings The International Black Media Festival will be hosting a series of pre-festival screenings taking place at the Phoenix picture house cinema and Holiday Inn Hotel Oxford, during July, August, September and October. See www.ibmf.net for programme.
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Post by Reds on Sept 29, 2005 6:45:33 GMT
The 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival
FREE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLESaturday 8th October 12.00 – 2.00pm FREE to 11 – 15years Dare to Dream a session aimed at, though not exclusively, young people from the ages of 11-16 years, and looks at the opportunities available in the broadcast and film industry. The session showcases careers and routes into the film and television industry outlining what skills, attributes, qualifications and work experience are required. Panellists include: Jonathon Mildenhall, the first black managing director of the seventh largest advertising agency TBWA, Darcia Martin, BBC director on Doctors and Judge John Deeds, her Delone, senior television producer for GMTV and Tim Morgan senior engineer at The Mill post production studio. Tim worked on the special effects for the feature film Gladiators. Dare to Dream also includes a motivational aspect, hosted by Steve Rock, with presentations and exercises to encouraged participants to consider of what preparation they can start to implement to achieve their aims, objectives and desired goals; a seminar looking at the impact and opportunities for independent filmmakers to produce and distribute their work. Saturday 8th October 9.30 – 6.00pmFREE Make a short film in a day: a one day introduction into filmmaking; hosted by the award winning BBC’s Video Nation programme. Producers Tariq Aziz - Video Nation producer BBC London and BBC Interactive TV Your Stories and Sophie van Brugen Oxford Video Nation producer will guide you thbaby the basic of producing and directing a short film, shoot the footage in and around Oxford, edit the footage, hopefully, in time, for screening. Saturday 8th October 1.00 – 3.00pm
FREE animation workshops for young people.Saturday 8th October SKILLSET careers information standWant to find about how to get in to the media, want being a producer or a director is about Find out from the Skillset advisors. If you would like to have a one to one session with an advisor please email info@ibmf.net to book a timeslot. Please use the booking form to book the session you would like to attend and email to info@ibmf.net. Further information can be found on www.ibmf.net
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Post by Reds on Sept 29, 2005 7:07:33 GMT
The 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival in OxfordThe award winning film JUSTICE makes it European Première at the award winning 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival. Made by civil rights lawyers, JUSTICE stars Roger Guenveur Smith as an ambitious lawyer out to change a corrupt legal system. JUSTICE was inspired by the real-life experiences of civil rights lawyers, including writer/director/producer Jeanne-Marie Almonor. Ms. Almonor grew up in inner-city Brooklyn, went to Harvard Law School, and joined a corporate law firm in Minneapolis. After a few years, she left the firm to start a civil rights law practice with her husband and fellow Harvard Law grad, John Shulman. For more than a decade, the couple has fought on the front lines in the battle for social and economic justice. Ms. Almonor and Mr. Shulman made JUSTICE to expose the truth about the American criminal justice system, where racial disparities in arrest rates, charges, convictions and incarceration have put 1 in 10 African-American men aged 25-29 in prison (compared to 1 in 100 white men). JUSTICE awards have been numerous they include the grand prize as overall 2005 Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival Winner in Atlanta. The 2005 Dallas Juneteenth Festival honored JUSTICE with a special Emancipation Series screening and award. JUSTICE was nominated for a 2005 NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special category. The premiere takes places at the prestigious and historic Oxford University Natural History Museum. The evening starts with a cocktail reception, hosted by Cockspur Rum, in the Museum’s court area. BAFTA Lifetime achievement recipient, accomplished producer, author and broadcaster Dr. Floella Benjamin OBE will deliver the keynote presentation. The producers and directors of JUSTICE, Jeanne-Marie Almonor and John Shulman, are flying in direct from the USA to attend the screening and host the Q&A session. Dr. Floella Benjamin said ‘I am honoured to deliver the keynote presentation at the launch of the International Black media Festival in Oxford’. Pamela Roberts, Founder and Executive Director said ‘I am delighted that the award wining film JUSTICE will open the festival to mark the arrival of the International Black Media Festival in Oxford. The International Black Media Festival provides an important role in promoting and showcasing the talents of black filmmakers, it also provides opportunities for aspiring media practitioners on accessing a career within the media thbaby its workshop and educational programme ENDS NOTES 1. Images of Ms. Almonor and Mr. Shulman, JUSTICE poster and stills from the film are available 2. Directors available for interviews on Thursday 6th October. Please contact ibmf on 07950 785 050 3. The International Black Media Festival takes place in the historical and academic city of Oxford from the Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th October 2005, with a dynamic programme of events and screenings which includes the gala reception and screening of JUSTICE, screenings from Africa, America, Caribbean and the UK, a digital media conference, panel debates, open submission strand for young directors, its educational programme for young people - Dare to Dream and its signature closing event; the classic Sunday Jazz brunch screenings. www.ibmf.net. 4. www.artistry-events.com5.
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Post by Reds on Sept 30, 2005 7:05:44 GMT
DON’T BE A MAD BLACK WOMAN
BOOK NOW TO PURCHASE FESTIVAL PASSES AT REDUCED RATE
Book your festival passes NOW for £95.00 before 1st October when the rate will increase to £125.00. Four days of screenings, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities Gala launch and European premiere of Justice at Oxford University Natural History Museum. Champagne reception hosted by Cockspur Rum. Keynote presentation delivered by Dr. Floella Benjamin OBE. Q&A with the filmmakers European Première of A SCENT OF OAK by the acclaimed Cuban director Rigoberto Lopez Pedro Short films from up and coming directors Premiere of the short film HE’S GOT BILLS from the team who bbabyt us The Negro Zone followed by Q&A with the producer FREE workshops for young people including Dare to Dream featuring panellists Jonathon Mildenhall, the first black managing director of the seventh largest advertising agency TBWA, Darcia Martin, BBC director on Doctors and Judge John Deeds, her Delong, senior television producer for GMTV and Tim Morgan senior engineer at The Mill post production studio. Tim worked on the special effects for the feature film Gladiators WRITE ON – a day conference for culturally diverse writers featuring workshops on getting started, a guide to self-publishing hosted by the award winning novelist Jasmine Johnson, the role of the agent presented by Becky Ayebia Clark, Vastiana Belfon, Managing Director Brown Skin Books and Kadjia George, Peepal Tree press, Networking sessions hosted by Diversity in publishing and Shawange. Evolutionary Poet session presented by AJA, poet, photographer, artist and United Nations spokesperson on Poverty and peace for Barbados and the Easter Caribbean States the classic jazz brunch screenings, featuring a sumptuous African-African and Caribbean buffet, jazz music and poetry Book your accommodation NOW only £60.00 per night incl breakfast, use of hotel extensive leisure facilities, which feature a sauna, spa and pool. Beauty treatments are also available. www.ticketsoxford.com www.ibmf.net
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Post by Reds on Sept 30, 2005 7:06:54 GMT
FORGET STELLA – GET YOUR OWN GROOVE ON
at the 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival
Thursday 6th-9th October, OXFORDTreat yourself to a weekend break with a group of friends or your partner. Four days of screenings, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities Gala launch and European premiere of Justice at Oxford University Natural History Museum. Champagne reception hosted by Cockspur Rum. Keynote presentation delivered by Dr. Floella Benjamin OBE. Q&A with the filmmakers Enjoy a series of short films presented by African American Women in Cinema Opportunity to go sightseeing in the historic city of Oxford Indulge in some retail therapy in Oxford high street, covered market and trendy boutiques Pamper yourself with a spa, sauna or a beauty treatment at the hotel’s leisure facilities Network in the ‘Inn Place to be’ the Junction bar and restaurant at the Holiday Inn Hotel. 50% discount on food and drinks for festival delegates. Wind down after a busy festival and weekend at the festival’s signature closing event - the Sunday jazz brunch screenings Take advantage of the reduced festival pass rate and the hotel festival accommodation rate £60.00 per night incl breakfast. BOOK NOW Holiday inn Hotel, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford www.holiday-inn.co.uk 0870 400 9086 www.ticketsoxford.com www.ibmf.net
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Post by Reds on Sept 30, 2005 7:08:08 GMT
INDULGE IN YOUR OWN DISAPPEARING ACT
Have a weekend break at the 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival
Thursday 6th-9th October, OXFORDTreat yourself to a weekend break with a group of friends or your partner. Four days of screenings, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities Gala launch and European premiere of Justice at Oxford University Natural History Museum. Champagne reception hosted by Cockspur Rum. Keynote presentation delivered by Dr. Floella Benjamin OBE. Q&A with the filmmakers Enjoy a series of short films presented by African American Women in Cinema Opportunity to go sightseeing in the historic city of Oxford Indulge in some retail therapy in Oxford high street, covered market and trendy boutiques Pamper yourself with a spa, sauna or a beauty treatment at the hotel’s leisure facilities Network in the ‘Inn Place to be’ the Junction bar and restaurant at the Holiday Inn Hotel. 50% discount on food and drinks for festival delegates. Wind down after a busy festival and weekend at the festival’s signature closing event - the Sunday jazz brunch screenings Take advantage of the reduced festival pass rate and the hotel festival accommodation rate £60.00 per night incl breakfast. BOOK NOW Holiday inn Hotel, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford www.holiday-inn.co.uk 0870 400 9086 www.ticketsoxford.com www.ibmf.net
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Post by Reds on Sept 30, 2005 7:10:09 GMT
THERE IS MORE THAN BROWN SUGAR ON THE MENU
at the 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival
Sunday Jazz brunch screeningsSunday events include a series of short films presented by African American women in Cinema Venue: Phoenix Cinema 11.30 – 12.30 Stone Mansion 20 mins JJ Goldberger Set in "Little Africa" the "BLACK WALL STREET DISTRICT of Tulsa, Oklahoma" on the eve of the 1921 race riot, Stone Mansion tells the story of a prominent black doctor and his wife. Cinnamon Hill 17 mins Dir:Tara Raquel Cates A slave battles against her supposedly benevolent master. In an attempt to rein her in, he forces her to question her sexuality, binding her forever to him by shame. Will birth of their child mean freedom or a shackle to the past? Cinnamon Hill laces music, photography and narrative in an exploration of the evoking links between collective history and individual her story. Mardi Gras 22 mins Dir: Pharah Jean-Philippe Mardi Gras is a short film about a young woman by the name of Chantal Jonquil incapable of dealing with the loss of her aunt to Alzheimer’s. Sunday Jazz brunch screenings. Holiday Inn Hotel, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford. 1.00 – 5.00pm. Tickets £20.00 person £15.00 per person for a group of four or more Roses Brew When a vain and self conscious Rose moves to a new city and has a little accident that alters her appearance, she swears off the public life forever, until her best friend convinces her to visit a hot jazz club. Drawn to the Saxophone players charming charisma, she falls head over heels. After a short, yet invigorating relationship, he pulls her from her shell and she realizes that there is more to life than looks, there could possibly be love. Dir: Jessica A. Peavy The Call Dir: Princess Monique The call is a dramatic piece that charts the journey of women awaiting the outcome of a phone call, while revisiting her relationship with the two men that define her past and future. Chattel House Dir: Gladstone Yearwood The chattel House, the indigenous housing of Barbados, is a metaphor of Barbadian culture. Long admired for its well-crafted functional efficiency, cogent design, decoration and vivid colour, the chattel house and its traditional mahogany furniture represent a unique culture treasure. The documentary is a celebration, an archival record and a documentation of the cultural and social history of Barbados, traced thbaby the development of the unique chattel house. BOOK NOW www.ticketsoxford.com Further information on www.ibmf.net
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Post by Reds on Sept 30, 2005 7:11:39 GMT
TAKE YOUR BEST MAN TO OXFORD
for the 3rd Annual International Black Media Festival
Thursday 6th-9th October, OXFORD Four days of screenings, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities Gala launch and European premiere of Justice at Oxford University Natural History Museum. Champagne reception hosted by Cockspur Rum. Keynote presentation delivered by Dr. Floella Benjamin OBE. Q&A with the filmmakers Enjoy a series of short films by upcoming directors in the Hot Shots short film awards Opportunity to go sightseeing in the historic city of Oxford Discuss the latest issues of how to make and distribute your film using the latest technology Network in the ‘Inn Place to be’ the Junction bar and restaurant at the Holiday Inn Hotel. 50% discount on food and drinks for festival delegates. Wind down after a busy festival and weekend at the festival’s signature closing event - the Sunday jazz brunch screenings Take advantage of the reduced festival pass rate and the hotel festival accommodation rate £60.00 per night incl breakfast. BOOK NOW Holiday inn Hotel, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford www.holiday-inn.co.uk 0870 400 9086 www.ticketsoxford.com www.ibmf.net
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