British Universities Film & Video Council

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News Archive for December, 2011

  • Illuminations to film RSC’s ‘Julius Caesar’ in 2012

    Illuminations, the arts production company responsible for the acclaimed filmed stage productions of Macbeth (2010) with Patrick Stewart and RSC’s Hamlet with David Tennant (2009), has just announced their next Shakespeare venture: Julius Caesar, as directed by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran for the World Shakespeare Festival in 2012. The play, […]

  • BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    For the week ending 2 December 2011 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on law, American culture, gender, science and politics. 1 THE AMERICAN DREAM  (BBC2) View TRILT record. More information is available from the BBC website 2. THE JURY (ITV) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National More information […]

  • Adapting Dickens: A Television History

    Adapting Dickens: A Television History Saturday 28 January 2012 BFI Southbank, London www.bfi.org.uk This is a special event as part of the BFI’s Dickens on Screen season. Focusing on the many ways that Dickens’ work has been adapted over the decades for British television, the day of lectures, screenings and panel discussions forms part of […]

  • UK launch of EUscreen portal

    The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC), together with Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL), were proud to present the UK launch of the redesigned EUscreen portal as part of BUFVC’s  ‘Key to More Access‘ forum held at the Geological Society in London on 2 December 2011. The showcase presentation by Dr Sian Barber […]

  • Vote now for the Edublog Awards

    Voting has now opened for the 2011 Edublog Awards which aim to promote and demonstrate the educational value of social media.  The shortlists for each category have been published and you can cast one vote in each category per day until midnight on 13 December. The various categories cover the best educational use of blogs, […]

  • BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests

    For the week ending 25 November 2011 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on gender, the military, film, architecture and royalty. 1 MY TRANSSEXUAL SUMMER (CHANNEL 4) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National More information is available from the Channel 4 website 2. THE CHOIR: MILITARY […]