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Venue Information: bfm IFF Features, documentaries, shorts with Q&A’s 9-12 September, 2005 Institute of Contemporary Arts [ICA] The Mall London SW1Y 5AH www.ica.org.uk Box office: 020 7930 3647 Tickets £6.50/£4.50 bfm IFF
Short film awards night 15 September, 2005 8.00pm The Prince Charles Cinema 7 Leicester Place WC2H 7BY http://www. princecharlescinema.com Box office: 020 7437 7003 Tickets £7.00 bfm hotline
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Forward Introduction Festival schedule/timetable Four Brothers Woman Thou Art Loosed Diary of A Mad Black Woman South African Films: In My Country, Forgiveness & Max & Mona Devotion, Constellation & Golden Blaze Documentaries: 500 Years Later; BARS 3, Go to Your Room: The Bedroom MC Competition [supporting short]; Calypso Dreams & Hip Hop Colony UK Underground Shorts: Barrie The Barber, Normal Service, Darkie Day, Charm in the Drain, Heyday Justin Donaldson Short Film Awards: mOrally Speaking, In Da Mix, Strictly Ghetto, Blood, Pukka & Seeker The Chirping Cycle [supporting short] Caught Up; Wayne G Saunders special on previous screenings & biog Seminars Credits & thank yous Sponsors, Supporters & Funders
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Forward The bfm festival was born out of a need to showcase black world cinema in London to make this cinema more accessible to a wider audience. This year is the 7th bfm international film festival, which is the premiere UK annual black event held in London, showcasing a raft of award winning films and premieres. The festival also aims to be a vehicle for black British talent, giving them a unique opportunity to show their work to mainstream audiences. The Short Film Awards is the highlight event for new writers, directors, actors and cinematographers. Our seminar programme in association with the BBC, ITV and Film, London EAST provides individuals and small businesses (SME’s) with a unique chance to interact with industry professionals, providing invaluable insight and networking opportunities. We are delighted with the range of sponsors associated with the festival event and thank them all for their support. Most of all we thank you, the audience, for your continued attendance to this key event in our annual festival calendar. We recognise that without you the festival could not survive. bfm produces a bi-monthly magazine, the only international publication to provide a black perspective on film, music and media. Want to be kept informed all year round? Then why not sign up today for an annual subscription. It is only with your support that the future of the festival can be secured. Enjoy! Menelik Shabazz Founder /Festival Director & Editor of bfm magazine
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Introduction bfm 7th international film festival Welcome to bfm’s 7th international film festival. This year we bring you a powerful line up of films sure to keep lovers of world cinema entertained. We take you on a tour of the black Diaspora across Hollywood, the Caribbean, Africa, Canada and Europe. The festival programme includes features, animation, documentaries, short films and seminars. Highlights will be a special opening night screening of the film Four Brothers, film premieres and exclusive question and answer sessions with directors. The finale event that brings the 7th International festival to a close will be our UK Short Film Awards. This year we have a number of strands. Female empowerment and faith are strong themes that run through two of our features; The Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Woman Thou Art Loosed focuses on black women in abusive relationships and their struggle to reclaim their lives. Constellation starring Billy Dee Williams is a love story and Devotion, a coming of age film both deals with loss, forgiveness, love and identity against a backdrop of inter-racial relationships. As part of Africa 05 we will be showcasing some of the latest South African films. These include In My Country starring Samuel L Jackson, and Forgiveness dealing with the legacy of apartheid,
to films like Max & Mona showing the lighter side of life in a country coming to terms with its past. The festival will also screen a selection of independent films and documentaries. From 500 Years Later on the legacy of slavery to the latest hiphop underground scene from the UK and Kenya. Hip hop fans will also be treated to a live performance from Elite Entertainment, the winners of the Go to Your Room! The Bedroom MC competition. For our youngest audience we have The Golden Blaze a feature length animation film for all the family to enjoy. The programme also include a segment on UK Underground shorts where the audience has an opportunity to view a selection of contemporary work from new British talent followed by a question and answer session with the directors. Our Short Film Awards is our annual highlight event rewarding the best of UK talent. Finally, throughout the festival, we host a range of FREE seminars giving budding filmmakers, writers, directors and producers the chance to gain valuable tips and advice on comedy writing, documentaries, the role of filmmaking in advertising, funding and career development. For the latest information on the festival, bfm magazine and bfm Film Club log on to www. bfmmedia.com/bfmfestival bfmmedia Suite 13, 5 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS 020 8531 9199 festival@bfmmedia.com press@bfmmedia.com
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9 - 15 SEPTEMBER 2005 - bfm FESTIVAL SCREENINGS 9 - 12 September 2005 Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Pall Mall London 15 September 2005: Prince Charles Cinema. Leicester Square, London
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UK FILM UNDERGROUND SHORTS Darkie rkie Day (15.25min) Hey Day (9.50min) Charm in the Drain (12 mins) Normal Service (13mins) Barrie the Barber (12 mins) + Q&A Host Michael Morgan Four Brothers + Q+A Host Michael Morgan OPEN NIGHT Woman Thou Art Loosed UK premiere The Golden Blaze European Premiere Devotion European Premiere Constellation Q&A: Director Jordan Pearlman-Walker Host Michael Morgan Chirping Cycle + Caught up Diary of a Mad Black Woman European Premiere Calypso Dreams 500 Years Later BARS-3 + Supporting film: Go to your Room! The Bedroom MC UK Premiere Q&A sessions with Dami Akinnusi, Ernest Forson and Marcus Ricketts Woman Thou Art Loosed UK premiere (SOUTH AFRICA FILM NIGHT) In My Country UK Premiere Max & Mona Forgiveness SEMINAR Is there a difference between programmemaking and documentaries? Hip Hop Colony Q&A: Director Michael Wanguhu & Writer Russell Kenya Host Michael Morgan Diary of a Mad Black Woman
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SEMINAR Comedy: How to get your script from off the page and onto the small screen
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SEMINAR Get Commercial: highlighting the close link between advertising and filmmaking
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SHORT FILM AWARDS. Venue: Prince Charles Cinema In Da Mix-The Maroons (10mins) Pukka (18mins) Seeker (10mins) Strictly Ghetto (22 mins) Morally Speaking (15mins)
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Four Brothers UK Premiere Dir. John Singleton Dur: 110min Lang: English USA 2005 Cinema 1 9 September: 8.30pm
The bfm international film festival opener is the US number one box-office smash Four Brothers. An engrossing tale of brotherly love and cold blooded revenge, Four Brothers come together to discover that they are bound by ties thicker than blood. Don’t miss the film which is a fine return to form from acclaimed filmmaker John Singleton. After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store hold up, the Mercer brother’s, hot-headed Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), hard-edged Angel (Tyrese Gibson), family man and business man Jeremiah ( Andre Benjamin), and hard rocking Jack (Garett Hedlund) reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands. Also stars the UK’s Chiwetel Ejiofor. Born in Forest Gate, east London to Nigerian parents, Ejiofor’s reputation is fast growing, as is his workload. After a starring role in Woody Allen’s movie, Melinda and Melinda he has gone on to complete Serenity, Kinky Boots and now Four Brothers.
Not normally recognised for badboy roles, Ejiofor plays villain Victor Sweet in Four Brothers and relished the change, he reveals. “I just enjoyed reading the script, reading the character. It just kind of made me laugh. There’s that instantaneous thing about playing a villainous role. I think that’s one of the great things about the acting profession is that you’re able to have more fun in that respect and tap into various different parts of yourself. Villains are always pretty interesting to play. They’re kind of exciting.” Want to know more? Read the full interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor about being an east Londoner to becoming a Hollywood star in the Sept/Oct festival (issue 32) of bfm magazine on sale now.
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The bfm IFF has two screenings of this award winning screen- adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes’ book Woman Thou Art Loosed which tells the tale of dysfunction, isolation and finally, inspiration. The film topped the US top ten grossing film in its opening first weekend. Michelle Jordan (Kimberly Elise) is a young woman raised in an environment of abuse and molestation at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend Reggie (Clifton Powell); which her mother Cassie (Loretta Devine) unwittingly condones. These circumstances lead young Michelle into the dark abyss of
drugs, prostitution and prison. While incarcerated, Michelle sends Bishop Jakes (Bishop T.D. Jakes, playing himself) a letter requesting a visit. Jakes agrees to meet Michelle and soon uncovers the painful history that led to her personal demise. After conferring with the warden, he is successful in getting Michelle an early parole with one stipulation that she attend Bishop Jakes’ upcoming three day revival. When Michelle, now a hardened inmate, is released from prison she chooses to stay at a halfway house rather than be under the same roof as Reggie.
Woman Thou Art Loosed Still bitter and distrusting of the church community, her mother in particular, Michelle is forced to do some soulsearching that takes her on a journey of recovery and resolve. This smash hit film has won four awards including a best actress award for Kimberly Elise’s fine performance. Elise also stars in A Diary of a Mad Black Woman which is also part of this year’s festival. She also starred alongside Denzel Washington in the dramas The Manchurian Candidate and John Q. Elise’s other film credits include, Bait and Beloved for which she won a Golden Satellite Award.
European Premiere Dir: Michael Schultz Dur: 94 mins Lang: English USA 2005 Cinema 1 10 September: 2pm 11 September: 4.15pm
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman European Premiere Dir: Darren Grant Dur: 116 mins Lang: English USA 2005 Cinema 1 10th September: 6.30pm 12th September: 8.30pm
The bfm IFF will be showing two screenings of the European premiere of Diary of a Mad Black Woman. This film took the US by storm. It grossed $21.9m in box office receipts in its opening weekend and received nominations for two awards earlier this year. Helen McCarthy (Kimberley Elise) has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost killed by a vengeful client, Helen wonders if she has the heart to forgive him despite everything
This is Tyler Perry’s first big film production, based on his stage play of the same name, in which he wrote the screenplay, financed the film, and acts the role of one of his most beloved characters, Madea who plays the grandmother. Within a six-year span, Tyler Perry, went from being homeless to selling out theaters wherever he goes. He has become one of America’s most successful young playwrights, with seven productions, five in which he also acted, directed, and produced. There is a lot more to come from this highly talented man.
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South Africa Film Night
Forgiveness
In My Country Dir: John Boorman Dur: 100 mins Lang: English/Afrikaans UK/Ireland/SA 2005 Cinema 1 11 September: 6.30pm In My Country is the first of three South African films showing at this year’s festival as part of Africa 05. The film stars Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. This is a fine performance from Samuel L. Jackson an actor that has moved from playing bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero. From character player to leading man he is best known for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) which gave him an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for his character Jules Winnfield. Samuel L Jackson is quoted as saying that “one of the major criteria for choosing a film is that I would never do a film I wouldn’t pay my own money to go and see.” In My Country, which was nominated for two awards in 2004, will not disappoint.
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Dir: Ian Garbriel Dur: 112mins Lang: English South Africa 2004 Cinema 2 September 11 8.30pm “A new, extremely powerful South African movie. It sets the bar of excellence and originality very high indeed. The story is shrewdly set up and beautifully acted. I was knocked over by the force of Quanita Adams as Sannie. She is a force of nature, bold, passionate and superbly skilled” - Barry Ronge, Sunday Times. This award-winning film tells the story of a disgraced ex-apartheid cop, granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, arrival in a small town triggers a cathartic journey of Forgiveness and revenge for himself and the family of the activist he killed. The film stars Arnold Vosloo best known for his role in the Hollywood blockbuster The Mummy. Watch out for South Africa’s rising star, Quanita Adams.
Max and Mona Dir: Teddy Mattera Dur: 98 mins Lang: English/Zulu/Afrikaans SA/Sweden 2004 Cinema 2 11 September: 6.30pm This is a quirky tale of contemporary South Africa. Max Bua leaves his country life behind in hope of becoming a doctor in Johannesburg, though the big city has different plans for him. Max and Mona received a Best First Time Feature (Prix Oumarou Ganda) award at the FESPACO Film Festival in Ouagadougou – Africa’s premiere film festival. Teddy Mattera, the film’s director said, “To achieve this accolade at this particular film festival is an incredible honour for me and the film. Max and Mona is a quintessentially African film in its conception and for FESPACO to recognise it with this prize is enormously humbling”. Barry Ronge in The Sunday Times called it, “One of the most original films to emerge from the evolving South African Film Industry…The film’s great charm is the script.” Leon Van Nierop in The Citizen described the film as a “lively, funny, captivating experience”.
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Devotion
Constellation UK Premiere Dir: Jordan Walker-Pearlman & Q&A Dur: 103 mins Lang: English USA 2005 Cinema 1 10 September: 4.15pm The award-winning film explores the way in which the family patriarch must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family. Billy Dee Williams stars as the family patriarch Helms Boxer in Constellation. Best known for his roles in the Star Wars films, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Return of the Jedi (1983). Williams has had roles in film and television, including the comedies The Ladies Man (2000) and Undercover Brotha (2002). In 2000, Williams co-starred in the independent drama The Visit also directed by Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Constellation has strong performances from Zoe Saldana (Guess Who), Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys II), Clarence Williams, III (Mod Squad), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor-Victoria), Hill Harper (The Visit, CSI News), and Rae Dawn Chong. Director Jordan Walker-Pearlman will be participating in a question and answer session following the screening of the film.
European Premiere Dir: Dawn Wilkinson Dur: 80 min Lang: English Canada 2005 Cinema 2 10 September: 4pm From Canada we have the European premiere of Devotion directed by Dawn Wilkinson a Canadian filmmaker. Alice, a bi- racial eleven year old girl has recently lost her mother in a car accident due to her father’s drunk driving, as father and daughter begins a new life Alice is haunted by nightmares and memories of her mother’s death and the new woman in her father’s life. This is a story of loss, forgiveness and racial identity in this coming of age story. This film received two awards at the Toronto Reel World Film Festival in 2005.
The Golden Blaze UK premiere Dir: Darren Grant Dur 87 mins Lang: English USA 2005 Cinema 2 10 September: 2.00pm This is the UK premiere of this incredible featurelength animated movie and follows the troubles of two school kids. Fierce rivals, they regularly butt heads over a manner of issues, ranging from the trivial to the important. The film enters the fantasy realm as an accident occurs and the two boy’s fathers suddenly possess lethal superpowers, allowing them to enter into battle at the behest of their offspring. A bizarre, funny, and exciting movie, Golden Blaze is an innovative treat for all fans of fastpaced animated action films. Blair Underwood is the voice of the main character.
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Documentaries 500 Years Later Dir: Owen ‘Alik Shahadah Dur: 106 mins Lang: English UK/USA 2005 Cinema 1 11 September: 2.00pm This award-winning documentary was filmed in five continents, and over 20 countries. 500 Years Later engages the authentic, retrospective voice, told from the African vantage point of which history has sought to silence by examining the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. The bfm film club has shown two sell-out screenings of this powerful film which was only shown in the UK because the director knew Menelik Shabazz the founder of bfm. The festival gives those of you who missed the previous screenings the opportunity to see this amazing documentary.
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Hip Hop Colony Dir: Michael Wanguhu & Q&A; writer, Russell Kenya also doing Q&A Dur: 97 mins Lang: English/ Kenya/USA 2005 Cinema 2 12 September: 6.15 pm “Kenya is not about lion’s, giraffes and fast running men…It’s also about studio and hip hop.” Ted Josiah – music producer. This award-winning documentary takes you through a journey into the heart of east Africa. Kenya was a former British colony now hip hop has firmly established its roots there. The film treats viewers to the beginning of a new rejuvenated hip hop culture emerging in Kenya. Emerge Media Films, use 16 months of unblemished footage, and combine it with media and video skills that enable the artists themselves to tell this story and tell it well. This piece is chock-ablock with exclusive interviews with Kenya’s major hip hop players who explain just how explosive and far-reaching the industry is. Live concert footage and behind the scenes are captured allowing you to see and hear the passion within Kenyan artists. The screening is followed by a question and answer session with the director Michael Wanguhu and writer Russell Kenya.
Go to Your Room! The Bedroom MC competition (supporting film) Dir: Dami Akinnusi & Q&A Dur: 31 mins UK 2005 Cinema 2 11 September: 4pm Nowadays being sent to your room is no problem when you’re a bedroom MC; all you need is a microphone, some beats and a crew, then you’re sorted. With the bright future of hip hop in a bedroom somewhere, a competition was needed to find them. Young MCs were invited to get out of their bedrooms and bring their skills to the Dogstar Brixton. Offering career-kicking prizes from Itch FM, Dark N Cold and New Nation, the Bedroom MC champion also wins the opportunity to record a track with MOBO awardwinning UK hip hop artist Blak Twang. There can only be one winner, raw and real. So let the battles commence!
Calypso Dreams Dir: Michael Horne & Geoffrey Dunn Dur: 85 mins Lang: English USA Cinema 1 10 September: 8:45pm Due to popular demand bfm are pleased to bring this film to the festival to keep lovers of calypso in the carnival mood. Calypso Dreams is an intimate portrait of some of the true Calypsonians in Trinidad and Tobago, in performance and in conversation. Shot over three years in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the documentary includes legendary Calypsonians as Lord Pretender, Lord Kitchener, The Mighty Bomber, Relator, Lord Superior, Brigo, Mystic Prowler, Calypso Rose, The Mighty Sparrow, Terror, Valentino, Blakie, David Rudder, Regeneration Now, The Mighty Duke, Conqueror and many others.
B.A.R.S 3 UK Premiere Dir: Ernest Forson & Q&A Prod: Marcus Ricketts & Okey Q&A Dur: 31mins Dur: 60min UK 2005 Cinema 2 11 September: 4pm After the success of B.A.R.S 1 and B.A.R.S 2 the Lowbudget TV boys are back with 100 per-cent, noholds-barred, reality television. They have exclusive underground footage which covers the best of what’s happening around the UK including the North, the Midlands and the South. B.A.R.S 3 will be premiered at the festival and it’s the first time they have taken their talents to the big screen. This documentary features interviews with artists: Choong Family, Wariko, Moorish Delta Seven, SE14/8, Bruza, Hectic Squad, No Lay, NJ Fever, D Double E, JME, Skinny Man, and North Star. Highlights include an interview with Apprentice winner Tim Campbell and telecommunications mogul Alexander Amosu, founder of RnB Ringtones and an exclusive interview with hip hop legend KRS One. Followed by: Q&A with Dami Akinnusi director of The Bedroom MC competition documentary, Q&A with Ernest Forson and Marcus Ricketts.Performance by Elite Team Entertainment. Host Michael Morgan
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UK Underground Shorts [With Q&A hosted by Michael Morgan] Friday 9 September 2005, 6.30pm at the ICA The UK Underground Shorts programme gives the audience an opportunity to view a selection of contemporary work from new UK talent followed by a question and answer session with the directors.
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Darkie Day
World Premiere Dir. Dewi Bruce-Konuah Dur. 15 minutes 2005 Three student filmmakers go to Cornwall to find out the truth behind the Darkie Day tradition. Is it harmless or an act of racial mockery? This is an insightful documentary into an ancient Cornish tradition and its connection to the slave trade.
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Charm in the Drain
World Premiere Dir. Chester Yang Dur. 12 minutes 2005 It is New Years Eve, Tom and Abu are homeless on the streets of east London, without a money, drinks or food. Tom’s desperate effort finds him a drop of whisky in a bin but Abu’s perseverance to have some of the whisky lead the two characters into their secret worlds of bitter pasts.
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Barrie the Barber
Dir. John Giwa-Amu Dur. 10 minutes 2004 A day in the life of Barrie who is a lovable barber who has perfected the balance between getting those you routinely insult and injure to always return for more. Everyone that is, except his wife and daughter.
Heyday
Dir. Rachel Wang Dur. 9 minutes’50 2004 Iris and Percy fall in love in their old people’s home. Iris who is in her eighties wishes she had spent her life with Percy and builds a time-machine using an old wheelchair.
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Dir. Michael Spicer Dur. 13mins 2005 Amy has just separated from her boyfriend. Uncertain of which direction to take in her love life, she finds her questions are answered by a strange TV repairman.
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Justin Donaldson Justin Donaldson is one to watch in the acting world. Not just for his model looks either. This Anna Scherstrained actor has been in a variety of roles since 2001 when he began his study of performance art. Still awaiting his mainstream breakthrough - Justin has been honing his talents in a variety of roles, both on stage and on television. On stage, Justin recently appeared in a production of Julius Caesar, shown at the Barbican Theatre. Prior to that, he took the lead role in the sold out fringe play Cold World about the psychological impact of gun culture. Cold World enjoyed its first sell out run at the Hen and Chicken Theatre in Islington, August 2003, then at the Oh Art Theatre at Oxfordshire House, Bethnal Green, Dec 2003. In television, Justin had a memorable role on hit TV show Footballer’s Wives where he played a virile stripper. This year he has filmed ‘A Goats Tail’ a film about Ghanaian-British experience by ScreenNation Award Winning Director Julius Amedume. He appeared in Aids is Real - a short film about Aids, broadcast on OBTV, African-Caribbean cable channel. Justin has also starred in various commercials, First Active Mortgage Company (2004) and an 02 commercial earlier this year.
Justin’s next film project is expected to be his breakthrough role as the lead character, Fox in urban street thriller ‘Breaking The Cycle’. Predicted to be the new Bullet Boy, Breaking the Cycle fuses the British gangster theme with Afro-Caribbean experience in Britain and will have an all-star cast, including Bradley (formerly of S Club 7), MC - Lethal B, and actress Danielle Brown (Emmerdale). In the meantime, Justin will star in an urban adaptation of Julius Caesar at the Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn. Justin co-produced this adaptation with award winning director and industry veteran Leon Herbert - whose feature film Emotional Backgammon was aired on Channel Four in 2004. On his way up, Justin Donaldson has been active in his community running his Dramatic Intercourse workshop at the Tricylce theatre for actors, writers, singers and other talented people interested in participating in theatrical and film productions. bfm are delighted that actor Justin Donaldson will be hosting this year’s short film awards. The audience will be entertained by his passion for film and his charming, professional nature.
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Short Film Awards night Thursday 15 September, 8.00pm at The Prince Charles cinema bfm’s annual short film awards night ends the 7th bfm International Film Festival. It features six of the best UK filmmakers the country has to offer. The night is a celebration of their achievement and to give them the recognition they deserve. The event is supported by the industry and award-winners walk away with something to take their filmmaking careers further. Representatives from Kodak and Soho Images will be there on the night to present the awards. The night is hosted by Justin Donaldson an actor who is set to have a fantastic career ahead of him. After the awards-ceremony there will be an exclusive after party in association with Kush Promotions. The audience is given the opportunity to view the dynamic work of emerging black filmmakers. This is an exciting night of industry interaction where the audience casts their vote for the best bfm short film of 2005.
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Blood
World Premiere Dir. Kolton Lee Dur. 17 minutes 2005 Danny is a champion amateur boxer about to compete in his first professional fight. Finally, years of coaching by his father Issac and trainer Geoff are about to pay off. All Danny has to do is win, but sometimes you have to lose to win.
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In Da Mix - The Maroons
Dir. Wade A Jacks Dur. 10 minutes 2005 Sam, Carl and Daryl, 12, all venture into the woods to learn how to cook. Their quest is to use their culinary skills to wow the opposite sex and make money. The friends have a cooking experience they won’t forget for a long time.
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Dir. Clint Dyer Dur. 18 minutes 2004 Two brothers set about confronting their absent and disruptive father in a coming-of-age story which covers substance misuse, sexuality and peer pressure.
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Seeker
Dir. Omelihu Nwanguma and Adam Hutchings Dur. 10 minutes 2005 An immigrant resorts to desperate measures in a bid to convince his family back home that he is living the rich life. Reality could not be further from the truth.
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Strictly Ghetto
Dir. Nana Wilson Dur. 22 minutes 2005 Simeon and Nathaniel are two best friends who enter a ballroom dancing competition. This film dispels myths about the young, black male and adds some interesting dance moves to the mix.
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Morally Speaking
Dir. Lawrence Coke Dur. 15 minutes 2005 This is an amusing film which takes a sharp look at some of the hypocrisy and sexism that pervades modern day sexuality in the black community.
Awards Categories Remi Adefarasin Best Cinematography Award - Kodak Best actor - male - Equity Best actor - female - Equity Best screenplay - Screenwriters Store Best film - Soho Images audience vote on the night
bfm IFF Short film awards night 15 September, 2005 8.00 p.m. Venue The Prince Charles Cinema 7 Leicester Place WC2H 7BY Box office: 020 7437 7003 Tickets £7.00 Group of 10 people: Tickets £5.00 each and concessions £5.00)
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The low down on Wayne G Saunders
Full of charisma Wayne G Saunders is a, writer, director, producer, actor, cameraman and editor. Saunders is otherwise known as Mr BossCrowns, also known as BossMan. In the opinion of the bfm magazine, his films are so good and natural it makes you feel that you are there; his direction is like a blade, sharp, fresh and innovative. The sounds he uses in his films are purposely aimed to match the beats of the streets". Screenings of Wayne’s films [Perfect Girl, The System] are so eagerly anticipated that they often sell-out and the audience are willing to stand up as well as sit on the floor to witness his new creation. Perfect Girl had its world premiere in Holland and received a rapturous review. From an early age Wayne G Saunders was brought up around the surroundings of the media. His father a photographer and his mother worked as a journalist for a small publishing house and studio. He studied TV, Video & Film production at the Brits Performing Arts & Technology School, and went on to work at Channel One as a Camera operator/director. In 1996 he made an educational video for the Lambeth College Prince’s Trust course he was attending. His filmmaking has led him to interact with Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali and Spike Lee on his journeys. Caught Up is the groundbreaking new film / series based on the ongoing trials and tribulations from the explosive innovative feature film The System. If that’s not enough; he gives you the chance to experience "The Chirping Cycle".
The Chirping Cycle (Supporting Film) Dir: Wayne G Saunders Duration: 10 mins Year: 2005 Language: English Country: UK Cinema 2 10th September: 6.15pm Is a refreshing take on the dating cycle from the perspective of teenage boys and girls. Set in the genre of comedy, Young Remedy 18 years old hits the streets of London to get a better insight into chirping (checking girls). After intense R&D he ends up coming up with his own theory on the matter.
Caught Up Dir: Wayne G Saunders Duration 66 mins Year: 2005 Language: English Country: UK Cinema 2 10th September: 6.15pm This is a storytelling feature film from the streets of London to the vibrant heart of the Caribbean. Antigun crime, relationships, money and life are all in the mix. Pastor Jimmy, formerly known as the No 1 MC Jimmy Ranking is busy promoting his gospel raves and enticing others into the infamous money making circle scheme.
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bfm IFF 2005: SEMINARS Comedy: How to get your script from off the page and onto the small screen With comedy writers Malcolm Frederick and Jo Martin [tbc] who know all about getting a character from the page to the screen. Paula Hine or Micheal Jacobs from BBC Comedy development with insider information on how to perfect and pitch that script. Hosted by Mark Norfolk Date: Tuesday 13 September Time: 16.00 -17.30 Venue: Conference Room 5 BBC Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane W12 7TQ
Is there a difference between programme-making and documentaries? With David Akinsanya - BBC current affairs reporter and documentary-maker He will talk about the process of documentarymaking. The techniques used when developing a documentary within an environment like the BBC. Owen Alik Shahadah - director He will discuss the process of making his film 500 Years Later and the difficulties in getting the documentary made. Jon Rowlands - BBC’S head of development for documentaries and contemporary factual. Attendees will gain greater insight into the commissioning process at the BBC. Hosted by Cassam Looch Date: Monday 12 September Time: 16.00 – 17.30 Venue: The Media Gallery, BBC Marylebone High Street, 35 Marylebone High Street, London W1M 4AA
Get Commercial: highlighting the close link between advertising and filmmaking With Kole Onile-Ere - commercial director and short filmmaker Trevor Robinson - representing the Institute of Practitioners of Advertising’s Ethnic Diversity Committee He will provide insight into the heart of the advertising industry and discuss his experience and the creation of his own agency Quiet Storm. Christian Clarke and Rod Clausen - Joshua Advertising Agency will be representing CobraVision Attendees will get a chance to delve into what an ad agency wants from their creatives. The unique CobraVision initiative combines the world of advertising and filmmaking making it accessible to people with wide ranging experiences and abilities of filmmaking. Date: Wednesday 14 September Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Funding and Career Development Seminar: Film London EAST Film London EAST is offering an invaluable networking opportunity as well as information and advice on a range of funding and development schemes available to filmmakers. If you want to know about upcoming short and feature film production funding schemes, training bursaries and financial assistance with travel to festivals then this is the event for you. Film London EAST is a business development programme, which supports small companies and freelancers working in the moving image industry in East London. www.filmlondon.org.uk/east Date: Wednesday 14th September Time: 14.00 - 16.00 Venue: The Westminster Suite, ITV London Television Centre, Upper Ground SE1 9LT PLACES ARE LIMITED All seminars are free to book a seminar place e-mail: seminars@bfmmedia.com
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Festival Credits
Patron Earl Cameron
Best Cinematography Judge Remi Adefarasin
Festival/Founder Director Menelik Shabazz
Best Actor male/female Judge Victor Romero Evans
Assistant Director Priscilla Igwe
Internet Design E-regeneration
Festival Programmer Ionie Richards
Funders London Development Agency UK Film Council
Festival Coordinator Sophia Jackson PR Sophia Jackson Rich Visions Marketing Jennifer Rock & Akua Afur Advertising and Sponsorship Claudiette Richards Seminars Coordinator Nicke Adebowale Volunteers Coordinator Beverley Willie Volunteers Aja Houston Yvonne Bryan Angelina Osborne Amenah Mbeke Carla Bartley Festival Design Concept and Art Direction Danielle Humphrey Best Screenplay Judge Trix Worrell
Sponsors US Embassy Avlon BBC Black World Bovince Canadian Embassy Choice FM Cobra Beer Equity Film London East ITV Kodak Kush MoneyGram New Nation Soho Images Shooting People South African Times Screenwriter’s Store United By One Michael Morgan www.michaelmorgan.co.uk Printers Bovince Urban Design and Print Warners Midlands Plc
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