News Archive for July, 2013

  • Latest additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,400 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into   over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or  amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit  the Gateway at  http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ The Chemistry of Things The English version of this Portuguese site (A Quimica das Coisas) […]

  • Grierson Awards 2013 shortlist

    Each year, The Grierson Trust recognises the best documentary filmmaking from Britain and abroad through the British Documentary Awards. Established in 1972, the Grierson Awards are given to documentaries that have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality and overall excellence. Awards are given in a number of […]

  • 4OD downloads on mobile phones

    Channel 4 has launched a new mobile offline viewing service for 4oD, its successful video on demand platform.The free feature, supported by ads, gives viewers the opportunity to download and catch up with many Channel 4 shows from the last 30 days – on the move, on their smartphone or tablet. The mobile download feature […]

  • CFP: Cult Cinema and Technological Change

    An AHRC Global Cult Cinema in the Age of Convergence Network Conference Aberystwyth University 15–16 April 2014 Deadline for proposals: 2 December 2013 Keynote speaker: Professor Barbara Klinger, Indiana University, USA While academic study of cult cinema can be traced back to the 1980s, there has recently been a surge of scholarly interest in – […]

  • Archiving Tomorrow Conference

    Archiving Tomorrow 2013 20-22 November 2013 Salford, Media City UK www.archivingtomorrow.com The conference is designed to bring together Archivists, Academics and Film Makers, Editors, Producers, Directors and so forth to discuss, debate and learn about the indepth revolution that is the transitional period between Film and Digital. Through interviews and presentations, workshops and panels with […]

  • New on the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,400 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Chronicle of Protest: The Film This website complements Michael Chanan’s film […]

  • 2013 UK Film Statistical Yearbook

    The British Film Institute has published the 2013 Statistical Yearbook, compiled by its Research and Statistics Unit. Now in its 11th year, the publications aims to present a comprehensive picture of film in the UK and the performance of British films abroad during 2012. Highlights include details of: Box office champions (including Skyfall, The Best […]

  • CFP: Fan Studies Symposium

    The Fan Studies Symposium 30 November 2013 University of East Anglia Keynote: Professor Matt Hills (Aberystwyth University) We invite abstracts of no more than 300 words for individual twenty minute papers that address any aspect of fandom or fan studies. We encourage new members to the network and welcome proposals for presentations on, but not […]

  • Training Course at the BUFVC (Autumn)

    Do you work with moving image and sound or support those that do? Join us to gain some new skills this autumn. All BUFVC courses are delivered by expert practitioners in the field of moving image and sound and provide practical advice and guidance with the opportunity to discuss specific work-related issues. Encoding Digital Video […]

  • Latest additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,400 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ 100 Questions About Islam This resource is streamed on Vimeo and […]