• High Definition for Artists'
  
  The Artists' Moving Image Network (AMIN) have teamed up with VET to offer this workshop tailored specifically for artists, addressing the use of High Definition (HD) technology. The workshop will take place at VET in Hoxton Square on Monday 5 March (11am-4pm).
  
  The day aims to demystify the world of HD, explaining jargon and discussing technical issues such as frame rates, HD cinema file types, hard disk playback and editing options, in order to facilitate a clearer understanding of what can be achieved and how to achieve it.
  
  Places are limited. There is no charge for the session but a refundable deposit of £25 is requested.
  
  Application deadline is 5pm Thursday 15 February.
  
  Further information and booking details can be found on our website.
• no.w.here Light Reading – FURTHER 2
  
  FURTHER 2 is a joint project between Artquest, no.w.here, and Film London's Artists' Moving Image Network giving three artist film-makers the chance to develop their practice using Super 8 and 16mm film with full access to no.w.here training, facilities, and support.
  
  On Wednesday 31 January at 7pm Hélène Martin, Jennifer Nightingale and Ruth Proctor will be showing extracts of their work to date. They will be discussing, and then presenting, examples of what they have made at no.w.here and where they are hoping go in the future. The artists will also be taking questions throughout the session.
  
  Tickets are £3 pre booked and £4 on the door. Places are limited so booking is essential. To reserve seats please call 020 7372 3925 or email courses@nowhere-lab.org.
• Old Versus New
  
  On Thursday 15 February 2007 (7-9pm) AMIN, together with Own It present Old Versus New. This seminar addresses rights and clearances issues associated with the use of archive footage in artists' moving image work.
  
  The seminar, which takes place at the Whitechapel Gallery, will discuss the burgeoning use of moving image archives, as well as attempting to demystify common copyright issues arising through the use of such material. Guest speakers will include artists Vikki Bennett, Paul Bush and legal expert Sean Egan.
  
  Further information about the session can be found on our website.
• NFT Screenings
  
  In February the National Film Theatre will play host to a duo of special screenings showcasing the works of LAFVA-funded artist film-makers Andrew Kötting and Carol Morley.
  
  On Tuesday 13 February (6.30pm, NFT3) Carol Morley: The Film-making Years presents a selection of rarely seen early works alongside the London premiere of 2005 LAFVA-funded The Madness of the Dance. Following the screening Morley will be in discussion with Helen de Witt, Festival Producer at the BFI.
  
  On Tuesday 27 February (6.30pm) NFT1 will host the London premiere of Andrew Kötting's 2006 LAFVA-funded Offshore (Gallivant). Following the screening Kötting will be in discussion with writer Iain Sinclair.
  
  Tickets for both events are available from the NFT box office and the NFT website.
  
  Further information on the screenings can be found on our website.
• Guilty by Nature at Halloween
  
  Joseph Barnett's 2005 LAFVA-funded Guilty by Nature was recently awarded The LUX Award for Best Experimental Film at this year's Halloween Short Film Festival (5 – 14 January).
  
  Barnett's film was chosen from a selection of short form works by experimental / artist film-makers, including Inger Lise Hansen, Simon Ellis and Ben Rivers. The films screened under the Leftfield and Luscious section of the festival which was shown at the ICA on 8 January.
  
  More information on the festival can be found on the Halloween Short Film Festival website.
• Kutlug Ataman's KÜBA – End of Tour
  
  Kutlug Ataman's LAFVA funded KÜBA will be showing at Southampton Magistrates Court from 16 January until 24 February.
  
  Ataman, a previous Turner Prize nominee, spent more than two years exploring Küba, one of the most impenetrable ghettos of Istanbul. Their remarkable stories are told across an installation of forty separate films, in the artist's most ambitious artwork to date.
  
  KÜBA first appeared in Pittsburgh in 2004, winning the prestigious Carnegie Prize, and finishes its journey in the magnificent Court One of the old Southampton Magistrates Courts.
• Bernd Behr Performing Architecture
  
  London-based artist, Bernd Behr, presents a lecture reflecting on the influences of architecture on his film-making practice. The event will take place on Friday 2 February (6.30pm) at the Architectural Association in London.
  
  Behr will discuss his practice with reference to ideas of architectural performativity, describing among other things the research and production behind his LAFVA 2006 funded film House Without a Door.
  
  He is currently exhibiting, alongside fellow LAFVA awardee Gail Pickering, in Behemoth, Danielle Arnaud Gallery, and The Ice Trade, Chelsea Space.
  
  For further information and booking details see the Architectural Association's website.
• Vertigo Magazine – Japan Special Launch Event
  
  Vertigo's new issue is a Japan Special containing reports on the latest in Japanese independent film-making and visual culture and with Cine-Manga. A 48 page full colour book of photographs by world renowned director Takeshi Kitano is also included with the magazine.
  
  To mark the occasion Vertigo are proud to present Pictures from the Floating World: Moving Image Japan, a programme by Japanese artist film-makers Takahiko Imura and Joji Koyama. The event will be taking place at the Curzon Soho on Tuesday 13 February (6-7pm).
  
  Tickets can be booked through the Curzon Soho either online or by phone on 0870 756 4620.
• School of Sound
  
  The School of Sound is a four-day international series of master classes taking place between 18-21 April at the South Bank Centre. Through presentations by leading artists and practitioners working at the highest levels of film, music, theatre, dance and installation, the programme explores the creative use of sound with image.
  
  Proposed speakers include: Michèle Bokanowski - composer/sound designer; Ann Kroeber - sound designer/recordist; Mychael Danna – composer; Imogen Stidworthy – sound artist; Heiner Goebbels – music theatre director; Graham Hartstone – sound mixer.
  
  Film London and the London Development Agency have supported 10 bursaries for the School of Sound for film-makers from BME or disability backgrounds. Deadline for bursary applications is 16 February 2007.
  
  Find out more on the School of Sound website. Please note: applications can not be made via Film London.
• Dawn Chorus at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
  
  Dawn Chorus is the latest in a series of films by previous LAFVA awardee Marcus Coates in which the human voice accurately mimics birdsong.
  
  Coates, whose LAFVA-funded project Journey to the Lower World, was included in last year's British Art Show 6, explores the boundaries between live performance and film-making. In Dawn Chorus he continues to document his dark and humorous attempts to connect with the animal world.
  
  Dawn Chorus will be on show at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead from 14 February until 18 March.
  
  Further details about the show can be found on our website.
• Reminder: IndieLisboa Call for Submissions
  
  The 4th IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival will take place from 19-29 April, in Lisbon, Portugal. This festival aims to contribute to the discovery of new authors and new trends in the contemporary independent cinema.
  
  The festival has four main official sections: Observatory (films from independent directors who have more than two films), Laboratory (for more experimental works), Official Competition (for 1st and 2nd films) and IndieJunior (children's film competition).
  
  They are accepting VHS or DVD (PAL) of short and feature films for selection to these official sections.
  
  The deadline for submissions is 16 February.
  
  Further information including entry forms can be found on the IndieLisboa website.
• And finally...
  
  Film London's Film-makers' Festival Fund (FFF) is open for applications. The fund aims to support the development of moving image artists' and film-makers' careers, by providing travel grants for attendance at a number of overseas festivals where films have been selected and are in competition. The full list of eligible festivals can be downloaded from the Film London website.
  
  In a number of festivals where films are in competition, contributions are also available towards costs of striking a first film print or production of digital masters where required by the festival for screening.
  
  The next deadlines for the fund are 12 February 12 and 12 March. For an application pack and further details see the Film-makers' Festival Fund web page or speak to Kevin or Holly on 020 7613 7696.

Visit the Calls for Submissions page on the AMIN website for listings of forthcoming deadlines for a range of festivals, funds, residencies and other opportunities open to artists working in the moving image.