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News: Virgin Media Short Film Festival

Short film competitions are pretty cool at the best of times, giving aspiring filmmakers a platform upon which to show off their work to people who are not only interested, but also people who can help kick start a career.

Virgin Media Shorts is one such festival, only there’s one …

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BFI celebrates best of Warp Records

The power of the music video should never be under-estimated. Since its birth in the late ‘70s, the typically 3-minute wonder has done marvels for the music industry, threatening at times to outshine the radio star.

In its wonderful 24 years of existence, Warp Records has accompanied its record releases …

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Ridley Scott tells you to make your mark at the BFI and Nintendo’s 3D filmmaking competition

If you are an aspiring filmmaker looking for your break, this competition could be your big chance. The British Film Institute and Nintendo have launched a nationwide 3D film competition inviting filmmakers to submit a short film inspired by the British Summer 2012. The movie must be shot using the Nintendo …

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See Hitchcock’s rare film The Ring streamed live

And now a treat for both cinema buffs and those sick of their friends asking if they want to go see the Avengers again. The BFI National Archive has recently restored Hitchcock’s silent masterpiece The Ring to it’s former glory and it’s set to be streamed live from London’s …

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Working Class Hero to Godfather, Mr Jean Gabin at BFI Southbank

A forerunner of French cinema, Jean Gabin’s career is celebrated this May 2012 in BFI Southbank, London, with both silent films and the talkies featured. Starting with Jean Gabin: Anatomy of a Myth, on Wednesday May 2nd an introduction from season curator Ginette Vincendeau (a Film Professor in King’s …

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Preview: April at The Southbank Centre

We love The Southbank Centre for its diverse events in all things artsy, be it music, fashion, film, telly, art, documentaries, talks and anything else under the cultural bracket. There are a few bits and bobs going on at TSC next month that we have our eye on. Here’s the …

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