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Get Out More...............................Film/Events
SEVEN INCH LISTINGS
03-07-2008
Films, music and more in the latest listings from the people who bring you the Flatpack Festival. Watch out for a reading by award winning author Cath O'Flynn and the Supersonic Festival.
Thursday 3 July, 7pm-1am
The Rainbow Warehouse, Adderley St in Digbeth
FLUMMOXED
An evening of music, film and action as part of Vivid's Flux-Fest season. Includes silent raving, the first ever performance of a composition based on the number 11 bus route, limited edition flipbooks, a selection of work by Oliver Laric and a Three-turntable improvisation by audio-collagist Ergo Phizmiz using assorted vinyl and no headphones.
nicholas Bullen will be filling a white box with Fluxus scores, performances, props and ephemera, and Film Ficciones & Micronormous climax with the mysterious Lucent Harmonic Color. We also have a late addition to the programme in the form of Kosovan performance artist Svetlana Lassatkova.
Feel free to bring your own junkshop records, your own portable music player + headphones, and/or your Own felt-tips.
£4 on the door. http://www.7inch.org.uk/event/flummoxed/ More info on other FluxFest events below, and at: http://www.vivid.org.uk
19/20 July at Compton Verney in Warks
KNITFLICKS
7inch returns to this picturesque gallery off the Fosse Way for a weekend of knitting-related shorts and animation to complement the new Fabric of Myth exhibition. We'll be showing in the same café setup as last year's Shadowfilm weekend, and if you'd like To have a bash at knitting free needles and wool and informal tuition will be available.
The lineup includes psychedelic Yugoslavian animation, Simon Hook's Knit Your Own Karma, work from Cast Off and Straight8, a Lego knitting machine and - inevitably - a couple of Michel Gondry videos.
Free entry with gallery ticket. http://www.7inch.org.uk/event/knitflicks/ http://www.comptonverney.org.uk
7inch will also be contributing to the Supersonic and Green Man festivals this summer; scroll down for More info.
SO WHAT ELSE IS ON?
1-12 July at The Edge, Cheapside in Digbeth
STRANGE WAYS: CHEAPSIDE SHOW
Exhibition by a new arts collective, including silent shorts.http://www.strange-ways.org/cheapside_show.html
Weds 2 July at Bonds Books in Harborne
WHAT WAS LOST
Reading and signing by author Catherine O'Flynn.
(Also at Ikon on 9 July to talk about her favourite things)
Http://bondsbooks.tbpcontrol.co.uk
Thursday 3 July, 7pm at the Rainbow Warehouse in Digbeth
FLUMMOXED
A night of Fluxus-inspired film, music and performance under Digbeth arches. See above.
http://www.7inch.org.uk/event/flummoxed
Thursday 3 July, 6pm at Wolverhampton Light House
SCREEN FORUM: OOM WITH A VIEW
Photographer and filmmaker Pogus Caesar in conversation with Roger Shannon, to tie in with his exhibition at Wolves Art Gallery.
http://www.light-house.co.uk/events.shtml
4-13 July across Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL
Including Lets Get Lost, 11-13 July at the Electric http://www.birminghamjazzfestival.com/
Saturday 5 July, midday along Birmingham's canals
JOURNEY WITH FLUXUS
Narrowboat Flux-Fest happening, featuring Ergo Phizmiz along with artists Melissa Bliss and Andy Abbot. http://www.vivid.org.uk
Saturday 5 July, 4.15 at BFI Southbank in London
DAVID ROSE: MY JOURNEY TOGETHER
Conversation event with the legendary Pebble Mill drama producer, responsible for Nuts in May, Penda's Fen and Gangsters amonst others. http://tinyurl.com/6qeh3q
Sat 5 July, 1/11pm at the Electric in Birmingham
HELL ON WHEELS
European premiere for a documentary about Texas roller-derbys, hosted by the Birmingham Blitz Dames. http://www.blitzdames.com
Monday 7 July, 6pm at Wolverhampton Light House
OUT OF HOURS: ANIMATION
Film networking event featuring Youtube Jukebox. http://www.light-house.co.uk
Weds 9 July at Vivid in Digbeth
FLUXFEAST Shared Table present a culinary finale to FluxFest. http://www.vivid.org.uk
Thursday 10 July, 7.30pm at Lichfield Garrick
SHIRAZ
1928 silent classic set in the Mughal Empire, with a new
score performed live by the Sabri Ensemble. Part of the
Lichfield Festival, 3-13 July.
http://www.lichfieldfestival.org/2008/content/view/45/53/
10 July, 7.30pm at Birmingham Library Theatre
A SUCCESSFUL MAN
Rounding off Bham International Film Society's Cuban season,
a 1986 film by Humberto Solas.
http://www.cuba-solidarity.org/events.asp?EventID=180
11-13 July at the Custard Factory in Digbeth
SUPERSONIC
Sixth outing for Capsule's annual music hootenanny, this
time over three days and featuring Battles, Harmonia, Julian
Cope, Efterklang and tons of other bands. 7inch will be playing
a few films on Saturday and Sunday along with various others
including Kipple, Lost and Found Video and Southern Records,
there's a UK premiere for Vice documentary Heavy Metal in
Baghdad, and Matt Eaton and Grandmaster Gareth will be reprising
their new live score for Nosferatu recently unveiled at the mac.
http://www.capsule.org.uk/supersonic
Tuesday 15 July at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
BOHEMIAN JUKEBOX
Fortnightly folk-ish gathering.
http://www.myspace.com/bohemianjukebox
19/20 July at Compton Verney in Warks
7 INCH CINEMA present: KNITFLICKS
http://www.7inch.org.uk/event/knitflicks/
Sunday 20 July at the Rainbow in Digbeth
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
http://hypnoticbrass.net/
Tuesday 22 July at the Wulfrun in Wolverhampton
BUTTHOLE SURFERS
http://www.last.fm/event/618718
Thursday 24 July, 8.30 at Polar Bear Records in Kings Heath
TREMBLING BELLS
In-store gig, featuring free drumming and classical caterwauling.
http://www.3rdprogram.org/
Sat 26 July at the Edge, Cheapside in Digbeth
Underground film gathering. More info soon.
Sunday 27 July at the Custard Factory in Digbeth
LIMITED EDITION
Affordable art market, hosted by Fused magazine through the summer.
If you want to apply for a stall the deadline is 4 July.
http://ltdedition.wordpress.com/
Tuesday 29 July at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
STITCHES AND HOS
Knitters gathering, with guest DJs Mr and Mrs 7inch.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10353788981
Saturday 2 August at the Drum in Newtown, Birmingham
MOTHER INDIA - 21st CENTURY REMIX
1957 Bollywood behemoth, reworked by DJ Tigerstyle.
http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event_info.php?id=328&eid=545
Sunday 10 August at the Glee Club in Birmingham
HENRY ROLLINS
Spoken word show.
http://www.glee.co.uk
12-23 August at Sherborne Rubber Company in Ladywood
IDOMENEO
Birmingham Opera Co. do Mozart in a disused factory.
http://www.birminghamopera.org.uk/current_productions.html
15-17 August near Abergavenny, mid-Wales
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL
Lots of good music, and 7 Inch Cinema taking over the filmtent
on Friday with shorts, DJs and live turns by Bibio and Mr
Hopkinson's Computer.
http://www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk/
29-31 August in Moseley
MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL
http://moseleyfolk.co.uk/
BITS AND BOBS
The Electric in Station St is reopening its much-missed (by
us anyway) screen two this weekend, which should mean more
room to programme weird stuff.
http://www.theelectric.co.uk
Getting married? These folks can do super 8 films of your
nuptuals:
http://www.ourweddingthemovie.com/
Artists group Laundry are offering development bursaries for a
project called Intercultural Dialogue, partnering artists in
Birmingham/Black Country and Poland, Bulgaria and Crete.
Deadline end of July
http://www.laundryline.co.uk/
The Culture Show has noticed that no one is showing animation
on TV, and has started a regular slot for shorts. This Thursday
they're showing The Control Master by Run Wrake.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/
A new film magazine, and it's actually quite good. Electric
Sheep has been around in virtual form for a while, but moved
into print in June. The July issue is devoted to Guy Maddin,
who has a full retrospective in London this month and My
Winnipeg on limited release.
http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/
http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Onedotzero, worldwide
Deadline: 18 July
http://www.exposuresfilmfestival.co.uk/
Exposures, Manchester
Deadline: 31 July
http://www.exposuresfilmfestival.co.uk/
Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick-on-Tweed
Deadline: 31 August
http://www.berwickfilm-artsfest.com/apply.htm
7inch listings are off on holiday now.
Have a good summer...
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What is 7 Inch Cinema?
A Birmingham-based outfit which produces all manner of
film/music events and projects, including the Flatpack
Festival.
Do you take open submissions?
Yep - of DVDs, CDs, installation ideas, napkin doodles,
etc. Write to info[at]7inch.org.uk or:
7 INCH CINEMA / 4 BIRCHWOOD CRESCENT / BIRMINGHAM B12 8BN
http://www.7inch.org.uk
Listings archived here:
http://7inch.wordpress.com/
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