Grace Pattison is the Photography and Events Manager for LIDF. She is organising photographic exhibitions, talks, workshops and multi-media events at this year's festival, as well as helping Patrick with the Filmmaking for Social Change project in Pakistan.
Grace is also starting up a new photographic exchange project between teenagers in London and Karachi, which she plans to continue and expand over the coming year.
The second Filmmaking for Social Change Workshop, lead by Patrick Hazard of LIDF and supported by the BHC in Pakistan kicked off today with 30 new recruits from Karachi and Lahore, excited and full of ideas.
Induction day for the workshop participants
The students spent two induction days at a beautiful farm on the outskirts of Karachi, getting to know each other, discussing ideas and of course relaxing before the hard work begins.
After this intense week-long workshop, covering the history and theory of documentary film as well technical and aesthetic considerations, the students have a month to shoot 10 documentary films in groups of 3. We will return in March for editing and post production. The films will be shown at LIDF 2010 at the British Museum as part of our Pakistan focus day and 5 lucky students will have the chance to travel to London to present and discuss their films.
Watch this space for more news and blogs as the workshop progresses.
15:00 Sunday 6 December 2009 at Tricycle Followed by a panel discussion with Stephen Wilkinson (Assistant Director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba at the London Metropolitan University) and Stephen M. Hart (Professor of Hispanic Studies at University College London). Tickets: £8 (£6.50 Tricycle Members)
Box office: 020 7328 1000 www.tricycle.co.uk
Whilst the international press speculates on the imminent death of Fidel Castro and the Cuban community of Miami is already celebrating his funeral, on the island the condition of his health is a state secret. But the umbilical cord that ties every Cuban to the revolution is beginning to be severed, and a new energy is emerging in the country.
LIDF’s new partner venue The Tricycle in Kilburn has an exclusive preview of this compelling documentary from Brazil on Thurs 26 November, followed by a Q&A with director Beadie Finzi and Irlan Santos da Silvaahead, one of the dancers followed in the film.
A second chance to see this film which played to a packed house on the opening night of the LIDF09.
Whilst the international press speculates on the imminent death of Fidel Castro and the Cuban community of Miami is already celebrating his funeral, on the island the condition of his health is a state secret. But the umbilical cord that ties every Cuban to the revolution is beginning to be severed, and a new energy is emerging in the country. A portrait of a complicated society, balanced precariously between past and future, revolution and capitalism, destined to disappear with its leader.
Fidelity screens at Barbican Cinema 3, Wednesday 15th July, 20.30.
To book tickets, click here. To read our interview with directors Alessandra Magnaghi and Ortensia Visconti, click here. To read a review of the film, click here.
Plus post-film discussion with Michael Chanan (Professor of Film & Video at Roehampton University, London and a documentary film-maker), and Stephen Wilkinson (Assistant Director of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba at the London Metropolitan University). Chaired by Nick Walker (Film Education)
Megumi was granted Special Mentions at this year’s LIDF. This touching docu-fiction about the disappearance of a 13-year old Japanese girl screens at Barbican on June 24 at 20:30. To book tickets, click here.
To read our interview with the director, Mirjan van Veelen, click here. For a film review, click here.
