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  • ‘Short on Work’ Film Competiton

    SHORT on WORK 2012 – International Competition of short documentaries on work Global short-video contest on contemporary work 2012 Deadline for entries:  10 July 2012. This short film competition is part of a research program by the Marco Biagi Foundation, International Doctoral Research School in Labour Relations, aimed at identifying new typological criteria – theoretical, …

  • ‘Powers of the False’ symposium

    Institut Francais, London, 18-19 May www.powersofthefalse.org/powers_of_the_false/ A two-day symposium on the ethics of falsification and fiction in the documentary film is being held at the Institut Francais, London, on 18-19 May. Screenings and panels will address the complex ethics of the manipulation of real people and events in documentary, fact-fiction hybrid cinema and artists’ moving …

  • Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards

    The shortlists for the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards have been announced for the Best Photography Book Award and the Best Moving Image Book Award of 2012. The winners will be announced during the Sony World Photography Awards at the London Hilton, Park Lane, London, on Thursday 26 April 2012.   Best Moving Image Book Award Shortlist …

  • 3-D Storytelling Conference

    Ravensbourne College, London 22-23 March 2012 http://3dstorytelling.co.uk/ This free two-day event is funded by Skillset, and focuses on the potential for 3-D technology in modern media from an industry perspective. The conference will include an exhibition and such speakers as Simon Benson (Sony), Oliver Gray (BBC R&D), Steve Smith (live 3-D sport at BSkyB), Richard …

  • Nominations Announced – Learning on Screen Awards 2012

    The nominations for the 2012 Learning on Screen Awards have been published on the British Universities Film & Video Council’s website. All nominated entries will be showcased, and the winners announced, at the Learning on Screen Awards Ceremony at the BFI Southbank, London on the evening of Thursday 26 April 2012. The evening will be presented …

  • EUscreen Conference: Television Heritage & the Web

    EUscreen’s third and final conference on the topic Television Heritage & the Web will be held at ELTE University in Budapest, on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14, 2012. Attendance is free, but registration is required at http://euscreen2012.eventbrite.com Conference Topic The television landscape is evolving at tremendous speed. According to Eric Schmidt, former CEO …

  • Learning on Screen 2012 tickets now available

    The Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image and related media in education. All nominated entries will be showcased and the winners announced at the BFI Southbank, London on Thursday 26 April 2012, from 6pm. Presented by Professor Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor …

  • Confused about copyright?

    Attend the Copyright Clearance for Print, Broadcast and Multimedia Production course on Tuesday 13 March 2012, in Central London. Presented by Alma Hales, Head of Intellectual Property at the Open University and Bernadette Attwell, former Deputy Head of Intellectual Property at the Open University and co-owner of Copy-Right Consultants Ltd with Alma Hales, the course will …

  • Education Technology supports Learning on Screen Awards

    Education Technology – a new print publication, being launched at the 2012 UCISA conference in March 2012, is the  Media Partner for the Learning on Screen Awards 2012.  Education Technology is the only publication dedicated to providing insight and information on the ICT demands of the UK’s education sector. Covering everything from Key Stage 2 all …

  • 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 …