• LAFVA 2008 – Call for Applications *
• LAFVA Information Sessions – Book Your Place Now *
• Look What They've Done to My Song
• Reminder: Drum Room – London Premiere *
• The A to Z of Clearing Rights – Book Your Place Now *
• Mark Lewis at BFI Southbank
• The Face of Another – Georgina Starr in New York
• Reminder: Lighthouse Vacancy - Media Arts Programme Manager
• Film London Film-makers' Festival Fund – Open For Applications
• Reminder: LUX Associate Artists Programme
• Reminder: This is Not a Phone - Marketing & Distribution for the Very Small Screen
• Reminder: Piemonte Share Award - Digital Art Prize 2008
• Reminder: Art Summer University
• Stuart Croft Retrospective at FACT, Liverpool
• She Should Have Gone to the Moon – Preview Screening
  
  

• LAFVA 2008 – Call for Applications *
  
  Film London Artists' Moving Image Network is pleased to announce the return of London Artists' Film and Video Awards (LAFVA).
  
  The LAFVA scheme, now in its eighth year, is one of the largest publicly funded award programmes for artists in the UK. Awards are available to London-based artists working in the context of contemporary moving image practice.
  
  Film London is offering awards up to a maximum of £20,000. This year the total fund will be £160,000.
  
  Last year's fund of £160,000 financed twelve innovative projects from a wide range of artists including Marine Hugonnier, Ben Rivers, Anna Lucas and Anja Kirschner. The full list of last year's awardees can be found on the History of LAFVA pages.
  
  The deadline for applications is 5pm on Thursday 22 November 2007.
  
  The LAFVA 2008 Application Pack is now available online.
• LAFVA Information Sessions – Book Your Place Now *
  
  A series of LAFVA information sessions will be taking place at the Film London offices during October and November. These events will provide information on the LAFVA fund and application process, general advice on funding opportunities for artist film-makers', tips on putting together applications and will screen previous LAFVA funded work.
  
  The sessions will include a presentation from CAPTURE, the national agency for dance and the moving image, on its current commissioning fund and resources that it provides for moving image artists.
  
  Thursday 4 October, 9.30am – 11.30am
  Thursday 11 October, 4pm – 6pm
  Wednesday 17 October, 4pm – 6pm
  Saturday 3 November, 10am – 12noon
  
  There is no charge for these sessions. Please see the LAFVA page for booking details.
• Look What They've Done to My Song
  
  Michael Curran's 2007 LAFVA-funded Look What They've Done to My Song will be showing at Matt's Gallery from 19 September until 18 November in what will be Curran's first solo exhibition in London.
  
  Look What They've Done to My Song is a site-specific installation exploring filmed spectacle, performance and the dynamic that is created between a sculptural composition and video projection.
  
  Three songs; 'The Devil is Afraid of Music'; 'Look What They Done to My Song' and 'How does it Feel to Feel?' were performed and filmed in the exhibition space of Matt's Gallery making it into an open recording session and film set for a three-day period.
  
  For more information visit the Matt's Gallery website.
• Reminder: Drum Room – London Premiere *
  
  On Wednesday 3 October (8.30pm) the latest in an ongoing series of Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supported artist screenings at BFI Southbank will present Miranda Pennell's 2006 LAFVA-funded Drum Room.
  
  The programme will also include Pennell's You Made Me Love You (2005) and Tattoo (2001), as well as a short performance by master drummer and legendary improviser, Steve Noble.
  
  The screening will be followed by a discussion between the artist and Helen de Witt, Festivals Producer at the BFI.
  
  To book tickets contact the BFI Box Office on 020 7928 3232.
  
  Further information can be found on the BFI Southbank website.
• The A to Z of Clearing Rights – Book Your Place Now *
  
  On Wednesday 14 November (6pm – 9pm) FLAMIN and Own It will present a free seminar outlining issues surrounding rights clearance for artists working within the moving image.
  
  What are the implications if you don't clear pieces of archive or music? Can you still submit to film festivals? What happens if you get cinema distribution or a broadcaster wants to buy your film? Or can you protect your film content from other people stealing your ideas?
  
  This event for artist film-makers will explain the process of clearing rights such as: archive, music, individuals, licences as well as the organisations you will have to approach. We'll cut through the jargon and have case studies who've been through the process to answer your questions.
  
  For more information and book visit the Own It website.
• Mark Lewis at BFI Southbank
  
  Mark Lewis' first solo show in London opened at BFI Southbank's new gallery space on 14 September and includes Lewis' 2005 LAFVA-funded work Rear Projection (Molly Parker).
  
  The exhibition includes three recent films shot on 35mm and transferred to High Definition. Other works on show will include Downtown: Tilt, Zoom, Pan (2005) and Isosceles (2007), a work recently shot in Smithfield, London and premiering at BFI Southbank.
  
  Rear Projection (Molly Parker) investigates the idea of portraiture in film in relation to landscape images. Shot in Lewis' lush, pictorial style, the footage of a desolate Canadian landscape is combined with a filmed 'portrait' of the actress Molly Parker by using the traditional method of rear projection, a technique commonly used in films up to the 70s to shoot live action against a backdrop of seemingly moving images.
  
  The exhibition runs until 11 November.
  
  For more information visit the BFI Southbank website.
  
  
  
• The Face of Another – Georgina Starr in New York
  
  Georgina Starr's 2006 LAFVA-funded Theda will be showing at Tracy Williams Ltd. in New York as part of Starr's new solo exhibition, The Face of Another (14 September - 27 October).
  
  In this exhibition, Starr focuses on the nature of performing and performance in the public and private arena. After spending a year revisiting the lost film performances of silent screen actress Theda Bara, Starr began to reflect on her own performances in her work, in her 'real' life, and also those of her mother which absorbed her as a child growing up.
  
  Using Kobo Abe's 1960's novel 'The Face of Another' as a guide, her exhibition like Abe's book is divided into chapters, The Grey Room, The White Room and The Black Room.
  
  For further information on The Face of Another visit the Tracy Williams Ltd. website.
• Reminder: Lighthouse Vacancy - Media Arts Programme Manager
  
  Lighthouse are looking for an experienced and highly motivated person to develop and manage their programme of creative and professional development initiatives for artists working with the moving image, animation and digital technology.
  
  The media arts programme manager will develop and expand their programme of commissions, masterclasses, training courses and networking events to provide a comprehensive programme of activity for artists at various stages in their careers.
  
  The deadline for applications is 1pm, Friday 21 September.
  
  Further information about the vacancy including details on how to apply can be found on the Lighthouse website. Alternatively contact Emma on 01273 647 197 or info@lighthouse.org.uk.
  
  
  
• Film London Film-makers' Festival Fund – Open for Applications
  
  The Film London Film-makers' Festival Fund (FFF) is now open for 2007 / 2008 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.
  
  Deadlines for the fund will take place on a monthly basis, the next is 19 October.
  
  For more information and the full list of up-coming deadlines please visit the FFF section of the Film London website or call 020 7613 7696.
• Reminder: LUX Associate Artists Programme
  
  Applications are now open for the LUX Associate Artists Programme (AAP), a new 12 month professional development course for artists working with the moving image starting in November 2007.
  
  The scheme aims to provide an intensive course of development focused on critical discourse, extending to the practical and infrastructural issues that present challenges for artists working with the medium through workshops, seminars, mentoring and a final funded project.
  
  AAP is open to all artists working predominately with the moving image, who have completed a graduate or post-graduate course in the past three years.
  
  Deadline for applications is 1 October.
  
  For more information and an application form see the LUX website.
• Reminder: This is Not a Phone - Marketing & Distribution for the Very Small Screen
  
  The mobile phone is fast evolving beyond a tool for simply making calls and text messages. With larger screens, up to 5.0 megapixel cameras, mobile TV, bluetooth and Wifi connectivity, how can creative practitioners harness this technology to increase their profile and benefit their business?
  
  On Monday 24 September (7.15pm) ICA's The Club, in association with VET Training, will examine the development of mobile phone technology, exploring it as a creative medium to be exploited for marketing and distribution purposes.
  
  Tickets cost £10 / £8 ICA Members / there is no charge to ICA Club Members.
  
  For further information and to book visit the ICA website.
• Reminder: Piemonte Share Award - Digital Art Prize 2008
  
  Piemonte Share Festival announces the second edition of the Share Prize 2008 for digital art. The competition jury will award a prize of €2,500 to the work (published or unpublished) which best represents experimentation between arts and new technologies.
  
  The deadline for applications is 30 September.
  
  Further information and the online registration can be found on the Piemonte Share Festival website.
• Reminder: Art Summer University is a four-day celebration of creative energy taking place at the Tate Modern 21 – 24 September. It will present a cutting-edge programme of video works with international artists, curators and theorists.
  
  Through a series of talks, screenings and presentations, this event will give audiences direct access to brand-new international video art fresh from Venice, Documenta, Basel and Münster.
  
  Day one will present a series of three talks and screenings. Days two and three will feature a non-stop series of artist presentations. Finally day four will be a day of 30 minute one to one sessions (there is no charge for these, but participants will be selected on submission of a portfolio).
  
  Tickets can be booked through the Tate Modern website or by calling 020 7887 8888.
• Visit the Calls for Submissions page on the Film London Artists' Moving Image Network website for listings of forthcoming deadlines for a range of festivals, funds, residencies and other opportunities open to artists working in the moving image.
• And Finally…
  
  
  Stuart Croft Retrospective at FACT
  
  On Wednesday 19 September (6.30pm) FACT in Liverpool will present a screening of key works by Stuart Croft, including his latest film Drive-in. Croft's film projects have been shown as gallery installations in New York, Venice, Sydney, and London, and blend genres of popular moving image with the structure of artists' film and video.
  
  For more information and to book tickets visit the FACT website.
  
  She Should Have Gone to the Moon – Preview screening
  
  She Should Have Gone to the Moon by Ulrike Kubatta is a unique documentary portrait of the American woman pilot, Jerri Truhill. Funded by Arts Council England, the film tells the remarkable story of a wife, mother and aviator, who, as part of the Mercury 13, became one the first women trained by NASA to go into space.
  
  She Should Have Gone to the Moon is screening at the Screen on the Green Cinema in Islington on 22 September. Doors open at 12pm. Screening starts at 12.15pm. There is no charge to attend the screening.

* Event supported or directly run by the Film London Artists' Moving Image Network.