INTERNATIONAL MANGA AND ANIME FESTIVAL IMAF 2005
October 21st – 25th 2005
County Hall
Riverside Buildings
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7PB
Free Entry
Opening Times 10.00 am – 6.00 pm every day plus
exclusive screenings from 6.00 pm
The organisers of IMAF 2005, the International Manga and Anime Festival at London’s County Hall on the South Bank from October 21st – 25th, have just released some exciting new details of the Festival programme.
Junko Mizuno, one of Japan’s leading Manga artists whose work is seen on everything from T-shirts to nightclub décor will be speaking* at an IMAF workshop in the Debating Chamber. Junko has an impressive international following and is perhaps best known for her work in PULP and her full-length Manga version of Cinderella.
Paul Gravett, the UK’s greatest expert, journalist, curator, lecturer and broadcaster on comic art, and author of the seminal work ‘Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics’ is a guest speaker at the Festival and he’ll be hosting a range of seminars*.
On-screen in the Debating Chamber, Streetfighter - Alpha Generation – will be enjoying its Europe Premiere at a special evening screening*. Tickets are £5.00 each or £4.00 for students and concessions. There are special screenings of Millennium Actress, Mobile Suit Gundam and Spriggan*, and the Debating Chamber will also be showing almost continuous child-friendly free film screenings during the day.
The pioneering Sweatdrop studio team is participating at IMAF 2005, running drawing workshops through the Festival to help budding Manga artists perfect their skills. The workshops will be held in the impressive Atrium at County Hall.
There are some outstanding trade stands with many big names in Manga and Anime attending, including ADV Films, Neo Magazine, J-Pop, Cartoon Passion, Japan Journeys, Blackwells Bookshops and Letraset.
The Eyeko cosmetics house will be there with their new japanime-inspired makeup range, as well as Garnier with its Manga haircare range.
If you want to know what you would look like with a completely different haircut and bold new make-up, Manga-style, you can pop into the Festival photo-booth, choose your look, and record it on camera.
The IMAF Exhibition is going to be even bigger and better than expected, and visitors will be able to see some fabulous entries to the IMAF competition including artwork from artists all over the world.
There will be delicious food at the Festival Café, including Japanese speciality Sushi and Bento boxes.
If you want to arrive at the Festival looking the full part (cosplayers excepted), IMAF are offering personalised top quality Festival hoodies at £25.00 for advance sale on their website at www.imaf.co.uk, but you’ll need to order these quickly if you want them to arrive in time.
*Please note that dates and times of these events are to be confirmed.
Friday, September 30, 2005
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Mini Masterpieces, the national competition which offers filmmakers the chance to screen their film at Brief Encounters International Film Festival, is still open for entries.
For the third year, Calling the Shots is offering Mini Masterpieces in partnership with South West Screen, Northern Film and Media, EM Media and North West Vision. Forty filmmakers from across the partners regions will be selected to pitch their ideas to industry professionals on Wednesday 19th October 2005. From this, two filmmakers from each region will be selected to develop scripts and finally one winner from each region will get an all-expenses paid trip to the city to create their movie with a team of professionals. Their productions will be screened at the Brief Encounters Short Film Festival.
The competition is still open for filmmakers and South West Screen, the public agency that promotes film, television and digital media in the region, welcomes pitch proposals from filmmakers.
For more information please contact Emma Blackburn at South West Screen on Emma.Blackburn@swscreen.co.uk or 0117 9529977. The deadline for receiving the pitch proposal is 12 noon on 7th October 2005. Details of the pitch criteria can be found at www.minimasterpieces.org.uk.
Jeremy Howe, Head of Short Drama at BBC said, “Mini Masterpieces is a great opportunity to escape from development hell and make a film in one hit - from pre-production to a screening in front of an audience in less than a week is a sure fire way of concentrating your mind as a film maker.”
Caroline Norbury, Chief Executive of South West Screen said, “South West Screen supports Mini Masterpieces and importantly Calling the Shots, the company behind it, because it provides a unique opportunity for local, talented filmmakers to get their work made and seen by a large audience.”
Lexar Launches Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Gaming Edition For Sony® PSP™ Gamers To Save Music and Video
Limited Edition Will Include Popular PSP Xploder™
Media Centre Lite Software
London, September 2005 – Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR), a world leader in advanced digital media technologies, announced Memory Stick PRO DuoTM Gaming Edition, a high speed memory card with capacities suitable for the popular Sony® PlayStation® Portable (PSPTM) gaming and multimedia handheld, allowing gamers to experience the total capabilities of the PSP console beyond gaming.
A limited edition, and available initially in Europe, Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming Edition will include the popular XploderTM Media Centre Lite Software. A Windows® based application, Xploder Lite, from BLAZE, is a media management solution with a simple interface to easily drag and drop files, copy, upload and view content on a PSP. With the Memory Stick PRO Duo, the added software makes it easy to download game saves and cheats, download video and listen to music.
“Consumers are looking for ways to maximize their experience whether it’s playing Midnight Club III, saving video from this summer’s X Games or listening to Green Day,” said Fraser MacDonald, Product Marketing Manager at Lexar. “Lexar’s Memory Stick PRO Duo with the added Xploder Lite software makes it possible to enjoy the gaming experience and easily organize and navigate video and music capabilities of the Sony PSP.”
Available from major retailers, video game outlets and online stores, Lexar’s Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming Edition will offer the high capacities, high-speed performance and reliability necessary to maximize use of the PSP as a multimedia centre.
Lexar’s Memory Stick Pro Duo Gaming Edition will be available from September 1st 2005 in 256MB (£34.99), 512MB (£49.99) and 1GB(tbc) formats at most retail stores and comes with a lifetime warranty. Customers are able to upgrade from the included Lite version of Xploder to the full version, PSP Xploder Movie Player and Media Centre, via www.xploder.net. The full version allows for the conversion of movie files from a PC to the PSP.
The eighth IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics of the
International Film Festival Rotterdam offers three young (under 30
years), motivated and talented film critics a chance to get acquainted
with the Rotterdam festival and the independent cinema of the world.
The project was created in 1998 motivated by the fact that young and
upcoming film critics get less opportunities to explore this range of
cinema and the festivals, like the International Film Festival
Rotterdam, that present it. The IFFR also organises trainee projects for
young film producers (Rotterdam Talent Lab) and young filmmakers from
Europe (Passions & Promises).
In the past seven editions we have welcomed trainee film critics from
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
France, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, UK
and USA.
Mila Voinikova (Bulgaria), participant in 2000: ‘If it wasn’t for the
trainee project I would have never had the chance to visit a big
festival like this. I met lots of interesting people, saw films from all
over the world, and was inspired by the spirit of the festival for my
future work. It was very interesting to hear discussions of experienced
critics. And since the trainee project, the editors leave me more
freedom in writing and choosing films.’
What to expect:
We offer three young film critics a press accredi¬ta¬ti¬on, budget hotel
accommodations during the festival and (part of) their airfare according
to their country of origin. The trainees are allowed to use all the
press facilities and will have time to explore all aspects of the
festival, the film and exhibitions program¬me as well as the debates and
talk shows. The trainees will operate among hundreds of international
critics, and are supported to meet filmmakers and industry representatives.
We want the selected film critics to really participate in the festival:
attend the FIPRESCI Jury-meetings, contribute to the IFFR Daily Tiger
and/or report their experiences on the IFFR website. In addition, they
should work on articles to be published in their home country. The three
trainees will form a small team, supported by the IFFR Press Office and
Daily Tiger Editorial Staff.
Criteria for application:
Age under 30 years / Fluent command of the English language (written and
spoken) / Demonstrable experience in film criticism (printed media,
radio/television, online) / Not yet established enough to profit from
facilities as attending international festivals outside your country /
Have agreement(s) with printed and/or online media to publish a report
or reports on the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006.
Your application should include all of the following documents and
information:
• a motivation letter to support your application: explain why this
project and the Rotterdam festival appeals to you.
• your resume (CV) including your contact details and date of birth.
• up to three proofs, signed with your name, of recent work published on
(independent) film or film festivals (including English translations).
We appeciate receiving complete copies of your affiliation with your
articles or reviews.
• Information about your affiliation(s) (title, name of chief editor,
address, phone, fax, email account, periodicity, circulation, web
address, estimated page views per month).
• a recommendation letter (on company letterhead) of your principal
affiliation’s editor assigning you to cover IFFR 2006 and confirming
that your IFFR 2006 report will be published.
Deadline for applications: Friday November 11, 2005, notification before
Dec 9, 2005
We will confirm receiving the application to you and to your (chief) editor.
Applications can be send by email to press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
and/or by regular mail to IFFR, Attn. Press Department, PO Box 21696,
3001 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
International Film Festival Rotterdam offers three young (under 30
years), motivated and talented film critics a chance to get acquainted
with the Rotterdam festival and the independent cinema of the world.
The project was created in 1998 motivated by the fact that young and
upcoming film critics get less opportunities to explore this range of
cinema and the festivals, like the International Film Festival
Rotterdam, that present it. The IFFR also organises trainee projects for
young film producers (Rotterdam Talent Lab) and young filmmakers from
Europe (Passions & Promises).
In the past seven editions we have welcomed trainee film critics from
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
France, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, UK
and USA.
Mila Voinikova (Bulgaria), participant in 2000: ‘If it wasn’t for the
trainee project I would have never had the chance to visit a big
festival like this. I met lots of interesting people, saw films from all
over the world, and was inspired by the spirit of the festival for my
future work. It was very interesting to hear discussions of experienced
critics. And since the trainee project, the editors leave me more
freedom in writing and choosing films.’
What to expect:
We offer three young film critics a press accredi¬ta¬ti¬on, budget hotel
accommodations during the festival and (part of) their airfare according
to their country of origin. The trainees are allowed to use all the
press facilities and will have time to explore all aspects of the
festival, the film and exhibitions program¬me as well as the debates and
talk shows. The trainees will operate among hundreds of international
critics, and are supported to meet filmmakers and industry representatives.
We want the selected film critics to really participate in the festival:
attend the FIPRESCI Jury-meetings, contribute to the IFFR Daily Tiger
and/or report their experiences on the IFFR website. In addition, they
should work on articles to be published in their home country. The three
trainees will form a small team, supported by the IFFR Press Office and
Daily Tiger Editorial Staff.
Criteria for application:
Age under 30 years / Fluent command of the English language (written and
spoken) / Demonstrable experience in film criticism (printed media,
radio/television, online) / Not yet established enough to profit from
facilities as attending international festivals outside your country /
Have agreement(s) with printed and/or online media to publish a report
or reports on the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006.
Your application should include all of the following documents and
information:
• a motivation letter to support your application: explain why this
project and the Rotterdam festival appeals to you.
• your resume (CV) including your contact details and date of birth.
• up to three proofs, signed with your name, of recent work published on
(independent) film or film festivals (including English translations).
We appeciate receiving complete copies of your affiliation with your
articles or reviews.
• Information about your affiliation(s) (title, name of chief editor,
address, phone, fax, email account, periodicity, circulation, web
address, estimated page views per month).
• a recommendation letter (on company letterhead) of your principal
affiliation’s editor assigning you to cover IFFR 2006 and confirming
that your IFFR 2006 report will be published.
Deadline for applications: Friday November 11, 2005, notification before
Dec 9, 2005
We will confirm receiving the application to you and to your (chief) editor.
Applications can be send by email to press@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
and/or by regular mail to IFFR, Attn. Press Department, PO Box 21696,
3001 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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