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Grazia interactive fashion week coverage
Published: 7 February 2012Grazia magazine has commissioned an interactive online documentary series, Grazia Fashion Issue … Live, that will go behind the scenes at the magazine as it prepares its London Fashion Week issue. Three 2-3 minute videos will be posted each day during the event from 13 to 17 February on the Grazia website and via a …
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Shakespeare Is …
Published: 6 February 2012Shakespeare Is, a new documentary project for radio, television, education and on-demand media, will be broadcasting a six-part public radio series on Shakespeare in 2013. The series is being produced by two-time Peabody Award winner, Steve Rowland, (The Miles Davis Radio Project and Leonard Bernstein: An American Life) in conjunction with consulting producer David Chambers …
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BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests
Published: 3 February 2012For the week ending 27 January 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on extreme medicine, science and nature, geography and the West End musical. 1. ACROSS THE ANDES: BEYOND BOUNDARIES (BBC2) View TRILT record For more information visit the BBC website 2. THE STORY OF MUSICALS (BBC4) View TRILT …
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EUscreen Conference: Television Heritage & the Web
Published: 31 January 2012EUscreen’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 …
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Learning on Screen 2012 Judges Announced
Published: 25 January 2012The British Universities Film & Video Council is delighted to welcome the judging panels for the Learning on Screen Awards 2012. The judging committees will be Chaired by Sir Ron Cooke, former Chair of the JISC and former Vice Chancellor of the University of York. Find out who the judges are here.
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Report on Digital Challenges for European Film Heritage
Published: 24 January 2012The European Commission has just published a study on the Challenges of the Digital Era for Film Heritage Institutions. It analyses the challenges and opportunities that film heritage institutions are facing in relation to collection, storage and long-term preservation of digital film material, digital restoration, digitization and access to collections thanks to new technologies. The …
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Getty Mishmash Remix Competition
Published: 18 January 2012Getty Images have launched a new film competition – or more properly, a music/video/remix competition. Submission can include short fiction films, video art, music video, ad or mini-documentaries. At least half of the imagery (video or stills) must be from Getty Images – not from any other source – though you can add stills, video, …
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Learning on Screen 2012 tickets now available
Published: 17 January 2012The 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 …
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CFP: Theatre Plays on British TV
Published: 17 January 2012The first conference arising from the AHRC-funded research project Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on British Television will be held at the University of Westminster on Friday 19 October 2012. Screen Plays is concerned with all plays written for the theatre that have been produced for British television since 1930. The project documents and develops new …
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Guidance on using medical recordings in HE
Published: 17 January 2012JISC Digital Media has recently set up a website offering advice on legal, ethical and other issues relating to making and using clinical healthcare recordings for learning and teaching. The principles and related guidance materials were developed by the British Medical Recordings Task Force, a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, to encourage shared understandings across clinical …
