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Best of the fest 2011 at Brighton Film Festival – 19th Nov 2011

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A Selection of the ‘Best of the Fest 2011’ will be presented at the Brighton Film Festival

4pm- 19th of November 2011 – More info http://www.cine-city.co.uk/films/small-wonder-super-8/

So Long, Kodachrome
Jim Granato / 2010 / United States / 7 mins
So Long, Kodachrome is an ode to super 8, and the most beloved film stock every made. While paying huge respects to the format, this original sound super 8 short also pays homage to an American 70′s landmark film.

Putain Lapin / Bitch Rabbit
Guérin van de Vorst / 2010 / Belgium / 10 mins
Putain Lapin is about the meeting between a whore and a bear, that she thinks is a rabbit. It’s also about a desolate place where people get lost and leave by charters.

Enterprisse
Mauricio Quiroga Kiro / 2010 / Bolivia, Argentina 9 mins
The man, the city, the machine. Once in the game, follow the instructions.

Collide-o-scope
Naren Wilks / 2010 / United Kingdom / 3 mins
Using four super-8 cameras a man in a white room replicates himself. He and his clones have until the cartridges in the cameras run out before they disappear.

Short film showing / Information meeting with the Cambridge S8 group

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CB2 cafe (Basement) Norfolk Street in Cambridge – Friday 21st of October 2011 –  8pm.

You like films, you should join the Cambridge Super 8 group.
We are organising film events, workshops,  film projects.

All over the world, the awkward squad are keeping traditional zero-budget film making alive with nothing more than neglected cameras and little cartridges of Super 8 film. Tiny frames of glowing colour or grimy mono- chrome; no soundtrack so you make one; suit yourself and make a film as distinctive as a hand-knitted jumper. Challenge yourself with Straight Eight, fill an art gallery wih motion and noise, help put on showings and festivals. 

We have equipment. We need friends and collaborators. Come and meet us.

www.cambridge-super8.org

screening & volunteer information
meeting friday 21 october @ 8pm
cb2 basement,
norfolk street

Free event


We will present some films we have shown at our past events and have an informal talk about our activities, projects and how you could get involved.   Free event

Home Movie Day – Saturday 15th October 2011

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HOME Movie Day 2011

Home Movie Day has grown into a worldwide celebration of these amateur films, during which people in cities and towns all over meet their local film archivists, find out about the archival advantages of film over video and digital media, and—most importantly—get to watch those old family films!

Please come along our next event. Bring your films ( 16mm, 8mm or Super 8 ) or come to enjoy some of the films from our group archive.

Cambridge (UK) – Central Library

7 Lion Yard
Cambridge CB2 3QD
from 10am to 5pm.
It is this year part of a festival with the BBC “Reel History of Britain, our past through film”

 

Preview night 1

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Even though we’re busy finalising details for this year’s festival we thought we’d take some time out and give you a sneaky peek at some of the great Super 8mm films that we have received. The fun starts at 8pm, so come and join us for a great night of inspirational shorts.
 
Preview night 1
Basement of CB2 cafe 

Norfolk Street

Thursday 31st March 2011 @ 8pm
Download the poster of the Festival 2001 preview night.

International home movie day – 16th of October 2010

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Screen Your Home Movies in Public

Your old home movies are probably a lot more interesting than you remember!

The BBC’s recent TV series The Great British Home Movie Roadshow blew the dust off a treasure trove of amateur film reels found in the nation’s lofts, garages and garden sheds. Hot on its heels, the Cambridge Super 8 Group in association with Cambridge Folk Museum are hosting a Home Movie Day to celebrate the region’s amateur films and filmmaking.

The event is free and open to the public and experts will be on hand to evaluate films brought in by the public and offer advice on how to convert old cine reels to digital format. You will also have a chance to show your own films to a public audience. The Cambridge Super 8 Group will also screen films from their own archive, showing scenes of Cambridge life from the 1950s to the 1970s.

If you have home movies on film (Super 8 or 8mm) that you’ve never seen, or haven’t watched since you inherited them from your grandparents then… Don’t let your old films decay – bring them to Home Movie Day!

The Cambridge Super 8 Group would also like to receive any unwanted films for archiving and recycling.

When: 1:30pm to 5pm – Saturday 16th October 2010

Where: Cambridge Folk Museum, 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ

Admission: FREE

http://www.folkmuseum.org.uk
http://www.homemovieday.com

Contact : memories@cambridge-super8.org

Get the flyer.

“Saving our film heritage should not be limited only to commercially produced films. Home movies do not just capture the important private moments of our family’s lives, but they are historical and cultural documents as well… Home Movie Day is a celebration of these films and the people who shot them. I urge anyone with an interest in learning more about how to care for and preserve their own personal memories to join in the festivities being offered in their community…”

Martin Scorsese

Best of the fest screening on the 7th and 9th of October 2010

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An opportunity to see the winning films of the 2010 festival

Thursday the 7th of October 2010

Free event @ 6 pm  at ideaSpace in Cambridge (UK)   – Directions – Please register to attend the event

The Cambridge Super 8 Group in association with ideaSpace will be showing a Best of Fest selection from the 2010 Cambridge International Super 8 Film Festival. Come along and learn more about cine films and home movies. See how this retro, analogue film medium has maintained its cult status in the digital age. The Group will also hold a Q&A session and give a taster of their forthcoming Home Movie Day event at the Cambridge & County Folk Museum.

With thanks to ideaSpace and the CamCreative – Creative Industries Group

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Saturday the 9th of October 2010

Screening of the best of the fest @ 11:50 am at The Canton Palace Theatre First Annual International Film Festival (USA)

http://www.cantonpalacefilmfestival.com/