Friday, January 09, 2004

Rocliffe New Film Forum in association with BAFTA in support of Medicinema

Wednesday 25th February - 6.15 pm start

Rocliffe and Bafta again play host on 25 February 2004 to the Rocliffe New Film Forum - the most comprehensive short film forums for filmmakers giving an in depth insight into the often unconventional and varied ways short films are produced in the UK.

Comprising a rehearsed reading of the earliest draft of three acclaimed, award-winning short films, followed by a screening of the films, and a discussion with the writers/directors and producers of each film before an audience of BAFTA members and emerging filmmakers.

For the event, BAFTA London will be transformed into a mini-trade show for the audience where film service providers and organisations can promote their services, with the proceeds from the events going towards a screening at Medicinema.

Proceeds from the profits will benefit Medicinema. Medicinema is a unique charity bringing the magic of the silver screen to patients by building state of the art cinemas in hospitals. www.medicinema.org.uk

All tickets are £5.00 - Booking by email - events@bafta.org For more information email info@rocliffe.com or call 020 7221 7669 www.rocliffe.com

Some Comments About Previous Forums...

"The Rocliffe Forums are doing our job for us - it is great for me to be patron of an organisation which supports the industry in finding new writing and talent, as well as a creating a friendly environment in which to network and develop"
Nik Powell, Producer

"Rocliffe is an exciting and energetic organisation, of which we are proud to be Patrons. Nurturing talent is the most important job in our industry today"
Alan Plater & Shirley Rubinstein, Bafta & Emmy Winning Writer

"New Film Forum is a fantastic way for film-makers to share their knowledge and experience. I wish it had been around when I started making shorts"
Alex Lewis, Producer, Whatever Pictures

"The Rocliffe Forums are a superb resource in which to improve writing and directing skills and network with some of the best new UK filmmaking talent"
Dan Clark, Emerging Filmmakers Manager, Kodak UK

"It was great to be able to network and share information with such a varied group of emerging and existing"
Alasdair MacCuish, Senior Producer, LipSync Post

"UK talent, the New Film Forum is a commendable initiative that should be seen as a valuable industry resource"
Lloyd Billing, Sound-Effects-Library.com
ASOLOARTFILMFESTIVAL

International Festival of Films on Art and the Lives of Artists
Cinema - TV – Video – Videoart – Computer art – Productions of film schools

The 2004 edition of the AsoloArtFilmFestival will be held in Asolo (Treviso), Italy, from 20 to 26 September 2004. The Festival is part of the cultural tradition and a continuation of the “Festival Internazionale del Film sull’Arte e di Biografie di Artisti”, which was set up in 1973 by the Treviso Provincial Council under the direction of Flavia Paulon and had achieved great international success over the years finally closing at the end of the nineties. Thirty years later and in the light of advances in visual languages, the Festival is now being relaunched under the name “AsoloArtFilmFestival”: an international showcase, and competition with prizes, of film production dedicated to the visual arts in all the variety of their expression and to the music.

The festival is subdivided into four sections:

· FILMS ON ART for works on the visual arts and music

· ARTISTS’ LIVES for works of historical reconstruction and critical interpretation of people from the world of art and music

· VIDEOART and COMPUTER ART for works using electronic or computer technologies as a means of direct artistic expression

· PRODUCTIONS made by recognised film schools, specialist secondary schools and universities, regarding the fields of visual arts and music.

Anna Maria Cerrato is the artistic director of the Festival, which is conceived and organized by the cultural association AsoloInternationalArtFestival (A.I.A.F), a cultural non-profit association with legal personality (D.G.R. del Veneto del 18/04/03 N° 59741.03), presided over by Lionello Puppi.

Info: AsoloArtFilmFestival – Foresto Vecchio 8 – 31011 Asolo (TV) Italia

Tel: 0423 520455 Fax: 0423 951320

E-mail: info@asolofilmfestival.it - www.asolofilmfestival.it