News Archive for November, 2010

• FACE TO FACE: Justin Smith talks to Jeremy Isaacs

  Published: 30 November 2010

  JS:  Aside from your established track record in television, you’d done a stint as Head of the BFI Production Board in the late 1970s.  Was film always a personal passion?  What were your reasons for making it a part of your declared manifesto for the new fourth channel? JI: Well, there was an argument going […]

  Categories: Film 4 Project Blog

• Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests

  Published: 30 November 2010

  For the week ending 26th November 2010 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include a host of conversational no nos in polite society such as Art, Religion and Hairdressing as well as celebrity-led profiles of domestic abuse and dyslexia: 1. ABSOLUTE TRUTH  (BBC2) View TRILT record 2. ALESHA DIXON: DON’T HURT […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Trilt, TV and Radio

• Friday Gateway Getaway

  Published: 26 November 2010

  Here are 5 more BUFVC Moving Image Gateway entries that we entered or edited in the last week. 22frames.com A site that searches the web, indexing and linking to videos that are captioned or subtitled. It was originally designed for users who are unable to hear hear, understand, or enable the audio content of videos, […]

  Categories: General News, Moving Images Gateway

• 2011 Festival of Ethnographic Film

  Published: 26 November 2010

  The 12th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film 2011 Call for Submissions 24 – 26 June 2011 www.therai.org.uk/film/film-festival/ Deadline for Submission: 15 January 2011 Submissions are invited from any field of ethnographic film. Only films released (first screened in public) after 1 January 2008 are eligible for competitive screening. Please submit form and stills by […]

  Categories: DVD, Events, General News

• Springboard TV wins Beacon Award

  Published: 25 November 2010

  The College of West Anglia is celebrating after winning an Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Award for a ground-breaking project that involved setting up an internet TV channel called Springboardtv.com to provide an exciting teaching and learning environment and showcase students work on the web. Details can be found at the Moving Image Gateway while […]

  Categories: General News, Moving Images Gateway

• Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

  Published: 23 November 2010

  For the week ending 19th November 2010 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include film genre history, anthropology and environmental science with a report on the BP oil spil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. 1. THE HUMAN FACE (BBC1) View TRILT record More information is available from the BBC Website […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Trilt, TV and Radio

• 3D Focus

  Published: 22 November 2010

  3Dfocus.co.uk offers the latest news from the world of 3D, virtual reality, immersive entertainment and holographic technology. Featuring 3D related videos, reviews and buying guides, 3D Focus aims to establish itself as a reliable place to discover the latest developments in a rapidly changing world. The sister site 3Dfocus.net features international 3D news.

  Categories: General News, Moving Images Gateway

• Black London’s Film Heritage

  Published: 19 November 2010

  Black London’s Film Heritage invites submissions from any organisation or individual holding film material which depicts an African-Caribbean presence in London. To be considered for inclusion in this project, submissions for previewing will be accepted on all formats, but if possible preferably digital or VHS tape. We welcome films featuring all styles, subjects and occasions […]

  Categories: Archives and Footage, General News

• Learning on Screen Awards open for entries

  Published: 18 November 2010

  Enter the Learning on Screen Awards 2011 Awards now open for entries The Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image and related media in learning, teaching and research. All shortlisted entries will be showcased at the Learning on Screen Awards ceremony at the BFI Southbank on Thursday 24 […]

  Categories: General News

• Weekly top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests

  Published: 16 November 2010

  For the week ending 12th November 2010 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include several journeys to Africa. 1. HONEY WE’RE KILLING THE KIDS (BBC3) View TRILT record More information is available on the BBC Website 2. INTO AFRICA WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES (BBC2) View TRILT record More information is available […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Trilt, TV and Radio