Govyn Kernewek Award Update

There are now only two and a bit weeks left until the deadline for the Govyn Kernewek Award 2010 - don't forget to send us your ideas to be in with a chance of getting £5,000.00 to make a short film!

The GOVYN KERNEWEK AWARD is a competitive annual commission of £5,000 to make a short film using Kernewek. The award is supported by Cornwall Film Festival, MAGA and awen productions cic. We are looking for a great idea for a short film that uses Kernewek (the Cornish language) wholly or substantially in an interesting way.

It must be viable to make within the £5,000 budget and be completed and delivered by 30th September 2010. We accept ideas of any genre. The suggested title for GK10 is ‘Yn Termyn Eus Passyes’ (Once Upon A Time…)

SUBMISSIONS
Your proposal must be for a short film with a maximum duration of 20 mins. Your proposal should include a synopsis of your idea, relevant experience, and, if appropriate, details of your proposed production team. Entries are welcome from individuals or teams where the writer, director or producer is resident in Cornwall. To submit your idea, please email a two-page proposal and two-page CV to:

info@cornwallfilmfestival.com with GK10 as the subject.

DEADLINE FOR IDEA SUBMISSIONS: 31 January 2010

TIMELINE

15 Nov 2009
Launch GK10 at Cornwall Film Festival 2009

31 Jan 2010
Deadline for submissions

12 Feb 2010
Shortlist announced

22 Feb 2010
Interviews & decision

30 Sep 2010
Delivery

For further information, email info@awen.org.uk or call Denzil on 07886 723896

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2 Day Video Dance course!

Film maker Brett Harvey on working within the video dance medium.

“Video Dance” or “Dance for Camera” has established itself as a new and vital ingredient in the UK’s evolving film scene. Video Dance, uses movement in place of, or as well as, dialogue and is a rich medium that smashes the boundaries to redefine both dance and film, stretching our imagination and the way we think about what film can be.

This course is designed to detangle the world of dance for camera
The course will:
· Give you experience and confidence of working in a new genre
· Give you clear ideas and approaches to working in this highly creative area of film making
· Stretch your imagination and ideas of what film making can be
· Give you the chance to work creatively and collaboratively with a dancer
· Give you insight and experience into a vastly growing area of the film industry

Videodance can be seen on almost any media platform from iPods to feature films, commercials and television programs. Currently there are over 150 dance film festivals world wide that feature videodance work.

“It has been refreshing to be able to work on a narrative for film using on physicality rather than dialogue. I find you can work much more interpretively and collaboratively.  For me, working with dancers has been a really interesting experience that has made me step out of comfort zones and take more creative risks!”

The course details:
Dance, Camera, Action!
Thursday 12th November 10am  - 5pm and Friday 13th November 10 am – 4.30 pm                                                          
Venue – The Core Studio, Falmouth
An incredible opportunity for film makers to work with dancers on a 2 day course led by leading dance film makers Dan Faberoff and Becky Edmunds.  Brought to you in partnership by The Works, Cornwall Film Festival, UCF, Dartington College and RELAYS.
Film makers and Directors will get the opportunity to work with Dancers and Choreographers
Cost: Freelance artists £45 (ticket price includes a £35 weekend pass to The Cornwall Film Festival)                                   
Institutions £85 (ticket price includes a £35 weekend pass to The Cornwall Film Festival)

To Book, please email The Works on dance@dtcworks.co.uk or call 01872 261770 for more information.

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Film Premiere of "Stepping Into Shoes"

Teenage Correspondents Report from the Healthcare Frontline

In a ground-breaking new film project, Stepping into Shoes, seven Cornish teenagers have been recounting their first hand experience of receiving medical treatment within the NHS.

The first film tells the story of three young people with long-term illness, exploring what impact managing their condition has on their lives. Seen entirely through the eyes of these adolescents, it reveals ‘matter of fact’ insights into the daily care regime for three teenagers with Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes.

Working with Cornish film-maker Hana Backland, the documentary uses video diary and interviews to explore the issues, challenges and good practice which inform their encounters with the health service.

The second film follows the journey of four healthy teenagers, recruited from Youth Cornwall, who report on their experience of hospital treatment. It examines the hospital environment from the viewpoint of teenage patients, captured on camera by film-maker Morgan Lowndes.

The straightforward commentary explores scenarios such as cannulations, navigating around the hospital and having a sexual health consultation.

Both films form the basis of research projects with Clinical Psychologists Dr Ian Frampton, Dr Sian Mckensie and Dr Abii McCormack to help improve the experience of teenagers in healthcare.

With children's services at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust having close to 20,000 contacts with young people every year, the issue of how to treat adolescents is high on the NHS agenda.

The Department for Health’s Standards for Better Health states that care should be ‘accessible and responsive’, and it is well documented that fearful patients are more likely to feel more pain, experience anxiety and recover more slowly.

Although patient forums exist for adults, it is currently rare for teenagers to be consulted in an age appropriate manner.

You are invited to the film premiere at 6pm on Tuesday 21st April, 2009 at The One-Eyed Cat, Truro. Light buffet 6pm.

To find out more about Stepping into Shoes, log on to www.realideas.org/steppingintoshoes

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Business booming for St Austell’s cinema

Cornwall’s first new cinema complex for over 70 years – White River Cinema in St Austell is gearing up for a busy Easter and will be preparing to welcome its 50,000th customer since opening.

Owners WTW Cinemas is reporting ‘consistently strong’ business with ‘record’ admissions during the first quarter of this year (January-March 09) and over the Christmas and New Year period. The two most popular films to date have been Academy award winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and children’s feature ‘Bolt’.

White River Cinema has been a huge success with local people and visitors to St Austell since the £3.5 million building on Trinity Street was officially opened on Friday 19 December last year.

Mark Williams, General Manager of White River Cinema said: “Our initial forecasts for business have been more than exceeded. We are absolutely delighted with the first few months of trading and have been overwhelmed by the support, both locally and regionally and from customers who have visited our cinema.”

Mr Williams continued: “It is fantastic for cinema goers in Cornwall that they have state-of-the-art facilities on their doorstep and can enjoy a new and comfortable experience when watching a film. The success of the cinema is good news for other retailers looking to move into White River Place and encouraging for Frankie & Benny’s opening soon”.

The company says that internet ticket bookings show White River Cinema is attracting audiences from across Cornwall including Newquay and throughout mid and east Cornwall.

White River Cinema is expecting audience figures to be high during the upcoming Easter holidays with a number of big releases out including the new Richard Curtis film ‘The Boat That Rocked’ starring Emma Thompson and Bill Nighy and Disney’s ‘Race To Witch Mountain’ and ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’

Mark Williams added: “We were very busy during January and the February half term and the awards season including the Oscars and BAFTAs also boosted sales. We are expecting a busy summer and the current economic climate means that movie-going is more affordable, it’s a relatively low-cost option for going out.”

White River Cinema is part of the wider £75 million St Austell town centre regeneration scheme which is due to be completed in the autumn. WTW Cinemas owns and operates White River Cinema in St Austell, as well as Truro, Wadebridge and Padstow.

The family-run business will submit a full planning application this spring to develop the existing Vic Bars site in Newquay into a new four screen cinema. A public exhibition will be held giving the opportunity for people to view the plans later this spring.

As part of its three year development plan, the company will also refit the existing Plaza cinema in Truro.

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Film Makers' Competition

Devon and Cornwall Film are running a competition for film makers in the South West to celebrate the Free Cinema Movement's 50th anniversary.

They focus on the void that is quality cinema down here in the far west. If you are struggling to cope with the vacuous blockbusters and need some mental stimulation, take a look at their web site.

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