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CWFF 09 Big Film Quiz
Next Generation
Between The Eyes & Eran Creevy + Q&A
Nearby: East End Docks
Shoot Canary Wharf
Green Sundays
Golden Canaries Awards Show
CWFF 09 Big Film Quiz
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Thur 3 Sep 1900 – 2200 Marriott West India Quay
Free your mind. The CWFF 09 Big Film Quiz is no ordinary pub quiz. Following a hugely successful first outing earlier this year in central London’s Future Gallery, we’ve decided to treat you to more!
This is an all-singing, all-dancing* extravaganza of film trivia to blow the bloody doors off. With big-screen, big-sound and live rounds like ‘That Guy Who Was In Stuff’, ‘Foreign Movie Titles’ and the hectic ‘Higher or Lower’, it’ll test your head, and your mind, and your brain. Expect top prizes, free beer**, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
It’s not even housed in a pub but at the rather special Marriott Hotel, itself a location for several films. They’ll still have drinks and snacks for sale, though. So come down and do something different with your Thursday! Welcome to the party, pal.
*Singing and dancing not guaranteed. But likely.
**One per person.
Tickets and Teams
It’s £6 per person, max 6 per team and you must be over 18. Teams will battle it out for the top prizes, while everyone is in with a chance to win spot prizes throughout the night. Buy your team’s tickets in advance here:
Next Generation Programme – FREE
Total running time: 150min
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Fri 4 Sep Museum of London Docklands
1500 – 1545 Pitching Session
1545 – 1645 Next Generation Films
1645 – 1730 Pitching Session continues…
Next Generation – Filmmaking Workshop: FREE
The next generation of filmmakers is what CWFF, with support from the Canary Wharf Group, likes to help cultivate, so part of the festival’s plan is to give them a helping hand to set them on their way.
So, alongside Chocolate Films we will also be running a workshop throughout the summer, specifically for East London students interested in learning about the filmmaking process. Storyboarding, filming and editing skills will all be within their reach and the film they create will be shown as part of CWFF 09’s Next Generation Film screening. There’s also a Special Achievement prize, awarded at this year’s Awards Show.
Next Generation – Pitching Session: FREE
So how do you get your film idea made? Pitch it, that’s how. At the festival, we’ll be running a pitching session where young people, aged 16-25, can present their film idea to a panel of experts and win prizes! The top 5 selected to pitch will all receive screenwriting software and the winner gets an invaluable training course courtesy of Central Film School.
The pitchers will also get the crucial top tips to help them in their future career from our industry panel: Bob Portal (Central Film School tutor / Producer), Liz Hobbs (Moviescope Magazine), Eleanor Stanway (VET), Olivia Bellas (CWFF Festival Director).
And we have a special guest for you; local east end boy and ‘Shifty’ film director Eran Creevy talks about how he made it up the career ladder and his experiences working with Asher D and big brands like Nike.
If you want to pitch YOUR idea, applications deadline is 27 August. For more information, please email: karen@cwff.org.uk
NB: If you are under 18 please ensure you have parental consent to attend this event.
It’s free to attend the pitching session and all the Next Generation films and events, so reserve your space here:
Between the Eyes & Eran Creevy + Q&A
Total Running Time: 90 Mins
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Fri 4 Sep 1830 – 2000 Cineworld
Run by producers Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh, and representing 10 directors for music videos and commercials is production company Between The Eyes. Its first feature film, ‘Shifty’, directed by Eran Creevy, was released nationwide by Metrodome earlier this year. It received 5 British Independent Film Award nominations and is now available on DVD.
Eran Creevy started his career in the world of short-form work like many an aspiring film director. We take a look at his fast-paced, visually rich commercials and music videos and talk to the man himself at the Q&A event. He’s an interesting guy – read our insightful and often hilarious interview with him here.
Music Videos
Sonny J – Handsfree (If You Hold My Hand)
Asher D – This is Real
Utah Saints – Something Good ‘08
Commercials
Relentless – Morning has broken
Sci Fi – The Chase
Nike – Not a Runner
We’ll also not be forgetting ‘Shifty’ and its recent impact on the British Film Industry…
Tickets for this event can be booked via Cineworld.
Nearby: East End Docks Programme: Free
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Fri 4 Sep Museum of London Docklands
1100 – 1200 London Living
1200 – 1330 Listen: A Soundtrack of Shared Memories
1330 – 1430 Nearby: East End Docks
Nearby: East End Docks Films: Free
Total running time: 75min
Delve into some fascinating footage from yesteryear. See a snapshot of the Docklands and the Waterways as they once were. Read more here.
Listen: A Soundtrack of Shared Memories
Total running time: 90min
A Big Bang Lab production for Canary Wharf Film Festival with the support of the Port of London Authority.
Come to the cinema and listen! This may seem a little odd, but it’s what ex-Port of London Authority (PLA) workers and young participants have been exploring through a sensory workshop.
‘Listen: A Soundtrack of Shared Memories’ was developed to provide a learning exchange between communities, laying down a foundation for engagement and heritage participation. Playing on the themes of picture, sound, and memories, the group has worked together to record oral histories, understand sound editing and create a living soundtrack to silent film from the extensive PLA archive. At the Nearby screening you can see the finished product and indulge in an open discussion about it with the group.
Big Bang Lab, is a leading cultural-social enterprise working across film, music and heritage, designing and delivering dynamic creative learning programmes. Leaders in the creative use of corporate archives, they connect companies and communities by linking CSR with Heritage.
London Living
Total running time: 60min
‘London Living’ is a short programme of archive film extracts taken from the London Screen Study Collection. Spanning five decades, these fascinating films explore London housing as both an ideological tool and as a catalyst for the re-establishment of community.
Utility Homecoming: 1945
Views of Hackney Housing Estates: 1960
Rubbish People: 1966
The Other Side of Docklands: 1991
Let’s Keep Wapping Cockroach Free: 1993
Screening lasts 25 min and will be followed by a discussion led by Abi Wheeler.
Shoot Canary Wharf
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Sat 5th Sep 1115 – 1815 Cineworld
8 clues.
8 corners of Canary Wharf.
All you have to do is shoot them… to win prizes.
Shoot Canary Wharf is a unique photographic treasure hunt that will lead participants to exciting destinations linked to iconic films. Based at Cineworld West India Quay, the event will present an opportunity to explore striking locations used in films such as Batman Begins and 28 Weeks Later first-hand, as well as providing a fun and creative day out in the area.
Participants sign up to the event in teams of two to four with prizes up for grabs for the most creative photographs. On the day, you’ll get to see them on a big cinema screen and an exhibition of the photos will be displayed after the day.
No photography skills necessary, though a little inspiration and creativity go a long way…
Tickets: £15, booked through: www.shootexperience.com
Green Sundays Programme: FREE
Total running time: 180min
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Sun 6 Sep Museum of London Docklands
1300 – 1400 Green Sundays Discussion
1415 – 1500 The Green Archive
1530 – 1700 Green Sundays Bike Tour
The Green Archive: FREE
We’ve delved into the archives to track down some examples of people being green through the ages. What a find! Read more about the films here.
Green Sundays Discussion: FREE
It’s all well and good being creative – making films, music, incredible theatre and spectacular events – but how much thought goes into the after-effects? Is there any subsequent damage on the planet as a result? In partnership with Green Sundays, Sunday 6th Sep is all about the creative industries and issues surrounding sustainability.
In our discussion, we’ll be looking at the film, theatre, music and events industries in terms of how our processes can be better managed, keeping things as environmentally sound as possible. Here are our speakers and a little about their organisations.
Ben Todd, Arcola Theatre: Trailblazing sustainability projects as part of its core business, Arcola Theatre aims to be the world’s first carbon neutral theatre.
Clement Mariotte, Bash Creations: BASH is a creative agency and events production company whose sole mandate is to lighten the ecological footprint of the British entertainment industry.
Alison Tickell/Catherine Langabeer, Julie’s Bicycle: Julie’s Bicycle is a not-for-profit company helping the music industry cut its greenhouse gas emissions and create a low carbon creative future.
Sally Wilton, Lexi Cinema: London’s newest arthouse cinema and community venue in the heart of Kensal Rise. As a dedicated Social Enterprise, Lexi Cinema raises funds for ground-breaking community action in South Africa.
Green Sundays Bike Tour: FREE
Bikey bike bikes! The Hackney Cyclist LCC will be leading you on a wonderful bike journey from Canary Wharf to Hackney along the Regents Canal, stopping off to point out interesting landmarks and maybe some duck spotting if you’re lucky. The Green Sundays programme will continue at the Arcola Theatre. Remember, safety first. We can’t be responsible for any injuries and any under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult.
No need to reserve your place, just be at Museum of London Docklands for 1530 on the day!
Recycling
And if you have a raft of DVD’s and VHS tapes sitting at home that need to be re-born, bring them to us! Viridor London-Recycling will be setting up camp just in front of the Museum of London Docklands and will gladly be taking these off your hands to give them a new life in a sustainable way. Come on, time to clear out that back catalogue and make way for the new.
Golden Canary Awards Show
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Mon 7 Sep 1830 for 1900 East Wintergarden
The CWFF Awards Show returns to the impressive sparkle of the East Wintergarden, right in the heart of Canary Wharf, to award the best of the Festival in front of filmmakers, industry professionals and the general public. It’s a great opportunity to mingle with the film world, enjoy swanky drinks thanks to Courvoisier, irresistible nibbles, and you even take some goodies home. Come and see everything that went on at CWFF 09 in a nutshell of an evening – tickets are on sale now!
The Awards
There’s a bit of a change for this year’s awards. Berlin has the Golden Bear, Venice has the Golden Lion, and now CWFF has… The Golden Canary! This change takes shape in our new look award created by artist Jo Shaw. And that’s just the top prize, there are several other Canaries to be given out to the finest short film talent the UK and the world has to offer, screened at CWFF 09.
The new awards shape up like this:
Golden Canary Award – Sponsored by Canary Wharf Group.
Given to the best of the best. Selected from a shortlist of the UK and International Mix films. Eran Creevy, top director and CWFF Ambassador, selects the overall winner.
UK Canary Award – Sponsored by Museum of London Docklands.
For the best in the Mix: UK strand, as chosen by the CWFF Judging Panel.
International Canary Award – Sponsored by Cineworld.
For the best in the Mix: International strand, again chosen by the esteemed CWFF judges.
Sing Like A Canary Award – Sponsored by Ranch Design
The coveted audience award. Find out who the people in the seats liked best.
Tweety Canary Award – Sponsored by The Wharf Newspaper.
A special achievement prize for one of the young participants in CWFF’s ‘Next Generation’ filmmaking workshop.
CWFF Judges
They’re the cream of the crop and they have their eagle eye on our films…
Eran Creevy – Independent director and CWFF 09 Ambassador
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh – Film Editor, Metro newspaper
Liz Hobbs – Moviescope Magazine
Andy Whittaker – Founder, Dogwoof Pictures
Mark Locke – Independent director and CWFF 08 Award winner
Tickets
Tickets are available for the Awards Show at £8.
