Film Forum West Midlands

Do you have a film that you would like screened in Birmingham as part of Hello Digital 2010?

We have a space at The Custard Factory Theatre, which seats up to 100 people on 21st and 22nd October from noon – 18:30.

If you would like your film to be considered please email Rebecca on info@producersforum.org.uk with the following information:

Name:
Company:
Email:
Address:
Contact number:

Film Title:
Year:
Duration:
Short synopsis (Max 4 lines):
Other festivals the film has screened at:
Awards the film has won:

All films must be of broadcast quality and available on DVD format.

Deadline to register interest – Monday 4th October 5pm. We will contact those who are through to the next round by 8th October. Successful films will need to be available on DVD by 8th October.

www.producersforum.org.uk : 0121 265 7145 : @producersforum

Filmrats next event will be on Tuesday 28th September @ Poppy Red, The Arcadian. Doors open from 8pm and it’s £2 entry.

Filmrats is a multimedia evening of short films and live music, a hybrid of different creative artistry coming together to showcase their talents, enjoy music, film and to socialise.

“We are always looking for filmmakers, musicians and other performance artists. If you want to showcase your talent then please get in contact!” If you’re free why not head on over and remember to send in those short films on DVD format to:

Filmrats, 16 Swansbrook Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 0BJ

Website: www.filmrats.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/filmrats

Facebook: www.facebook.com/filmrats

Please RSVP here.

Filmrats’ next event is on Tuesday 25th May @ The Sunflower Lounge. Doors open from 8pm.

For those of you who have never been or know about our event, Filmrats is a multimedia evening of short films and live music, a hybrid of different creative artistry coming together to showcase their talents, enjoy music, film and to socialise. The night is held bi-monthly at The Sunflower Lounge, in the heart of Birmingham city centre.

We are always looking for filmmakers, musicians and other performance artists. If you want to showcase your talent then please get in contact! Entry is £2, so come along and remember to send in those short films on DVD format to:

Filmrats, Flat 3, 889 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6ND

Website: www.filmrats.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/filmrats

Facebook: www.facebook.com/filmrats

Email: filmrats@hotmail.co.uk

Please RSVP Here.

* We will be celebrating our 1st Birthday! So the first 20 people through the door will get free Birthday cup cakes and the first 10 people will also get brand new Filmrats badges!

Filmrats’ next event is on Thursday 18th March at new venue The Sunflower Lounge. Doors open at 7.30pm.

For those of you who have never been or know about our event, Filmrats is a multimedia evening of short films and live music, a hybrid of different creative artistry coming together to showcase their talents, enjoy music, film and to socialise.

The night is being held once a month on a Thursday evening at The Sunflower Lounge, in the heart of Birmingham. If you love music and film then Filmrats really is the best place to go!

We are always looking for more Singer/Songwriters, Bands, Poets, Comedians, Performance Artists and Short Films. If you want to showcase your talent then please get in contact!

Filmrats will also be screening the short films submitted to the 48-hour film challenge Film Dash.

Entry is £2, so come along and remember to send in those short films on DVD format to:

Filmrats, Flat 3, 889 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6ND

Email: filmrats@hotmail.co.uk

Myspace: www.myspace.com/filmrats

Twitter: www.twitter.com/filmrats

Facebook: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150098932520122

Filmrats will be hosting its last event of the year this coming Wednesday 25th November. For those of you who have never been or know about it, the evening consists of live music from some great bands from in and around Birmingham and has some brilliant short film screenings too. If you love music and film this really is the best place to go to in Birmingham.

Filmrats is always looking for more Singer/Songwriters, Bands, Poets, Comedians, Performance Artists and short films. If you want to showcase your talent then please get in contact.

Filmrats is located at the Bristol Pear, Selly Oak. Entry is £1.50, so go along and remember there is still time to send in those short films on DVD format to: Filmrats,
 Flat 3,
 889 Bristol Road,
 Selly Oak, 
Birmingham,
 B29 6ND

If you have any questions or queries get in contact via their email: filmrats@hotmail.co.uk

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/filmrats

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/filmrats

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199247954198&index=1

See you all there.

Bit of reposted news from More Canals Than Venice:

On Wednesday nights from 8pm, The Jekyll & Hyde pub will be screening classic black and white films in their gin parlour.

4th November: Brief Encounter (1945) A classic romantic drama set in 1945 during WWII in and around the fictional Milford Railway Station. Meeting a doctor, a married woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

11th November: A Streetcar named Desire (1951) Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the restless years following WWII, this is the story of Blanche Debois, a fragile woman on a desperate prowl for some place in the world to call her own.

18th November: On the Waterfront (1954) Classic story of mob informers based in and around the docks of New York and New Jersey.

25th November: North by Northwest (1959) A New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a gang of spies. He gets involved in a series of misadventures and is pursued across the States by both the spies and the government.

2nd December: The Third Man (1949) An American pulp writer arrives in post WWII Vienna to discover the friend who invited him has died in mysterious circumstances.

9th December: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) A lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman.

All screenings are free and include free popcorn! The Jekyll and Hyde is located on Steelhouse Lane, spitting distance from Snow Hill Station.

Filmrats’ next event is on Wednesday 28th October and its a Halloween Special! The event is fancy dress and the theme is you have to come dressed as your favourite dead celebrity, whether it is an actor, musician or a film character – it’s totally up to you!

In addition they are only going to be showing horror shorts, so if you have made a horror film and you would like it screened in front of an appreciative audience then send them in and they will play them! The night also has some great live bands performing, but they are always looking for more Singer/Songwriters, Bands, Poets, Comedians and Performance Artists, so if you want to showcase your talent then get in contact.

Filmrats is located at the Bristol Pear, Selly Oak. Entry is £1.50, so go along and remember to send in those horror shorts on DVD format to: Filmrats,
Flat 3,
889 Bristol Road,
Selly Oak,
Birmingham,
B29 6ND

If you have any questions or queries get in contact via their email: filmrats@hotmail.co.uk

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/filmrats

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161850566421&index=1

Filmrats is sponsored by the good people at Hello Digital

Dice Productions, that’s us (cheeky), have been asked to bring successful London comedy film night, Popcorn Comedy, up to Birmingham.

Jolly Demon Productions are screening their film, ‘Frame of Mind’ at the Electric Cinema on Monday 31st August at 1pm

The film is about a failed filmmaker who’s life changes when a film crew start documenting and eventually dismantling his life.

Admission is free so pop along if you’re free this Bank Holiday.

Filmrats is upon us again on Wednesday 22nd July at the Bristol Pear in Selly Oak. Entry’s £1.50, so pop along and remember to send your short films in DVD format for future screenings to Filmrats, Flat 3, 889 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6ND