This is the last week of the festival and tonight (Thursday 29th April) is your last chance to see the competition’s programme 2.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see this year’s best UK film (Bridge Study, Naren Wilks) and Best Cinematography film (Corto, Dairo Cervantes).
The screening starts at 8.15pm, at the Anglia Ruskin University, lecture room Rus203.
So we’re pausing for breath after a successful first week of the 2010 Festival. Directors came from France and the US; prizes went to Colombia and Japan; and appreciative audiences enjoyed four competition programmes, a panorama showing and an eye-bending retrospective from Ian Helliwell with plenty of questions to answer. Traditional film projectors were also in evidence, to show the distinctive collage achieved by the workshop participants (another cutting-edge success) and in Mat Fleming’s brief but thrilling Super 8 Hypnosis Experiment that rounded off Saturday night.
A full list of prizewinners is already on this site, and we’ll have a further gallery of pics in due course. Much social chat has thrown up much to develop in future showings and festivals, particularly in the direction of performance and music collaborations. Showings resume on Wednesday at Anglia Ruskin University and will end on Saturday evening back at Buckingham house with a feature-length showing and a compilation from all our festivals so far.
A big thank-you goes to all our volunteers who guided, greeted, glued, brewed, taped, carried and (in one case) interpreted to keep all our viewers happy.
The first week of the festival has just finished and we are proud to announce this year’s winners:
The jury has also decerned a special mention to:
Don’t forget, the festival is still on next week!
The festival is opening today with a first series of films in the competition. A few directors are joining us for a question and answer session.
After the screening don’t miss our festival performance. Robb Appleton will improvise freely on some Super 8 footage.
If you haven’t seen it, check the programme. Tonight session starts at 8pm at Murray Edwards College, Buckingham House.
See you there!
Thursday 8thApril 2010
@ 8pm
Basement of CB2 cafe
Norfolk Street
A second selection from our fourthcoming festival.
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’ll be showing. The fun starts at 8pm, so come and join us for a great night of inspirational shorts.
Ticket: £4/£3
The 2010 festival is just round the corner and we need volunteers to help out.
Volunteers will gain valuable hands-on experience in the smooth running of a arts event.
We need stewards and publicity distributors in particular but all offers of time or skills will be welcome.
Two volunteer information meetings will be held on:
Feeling impatient about this year’s festival? Desperate to have a glance at our new programme? or simply curious about the more than 70 films we are going to show? …
This year’s programme is now available!
As usual, you can consult it online or get your own copy (pdf or pdf booklet).
Friday 5th of March 2010, @8pm
The Shop, Jesus Lane, Cambridge
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’ll be showing. The fun starts at 8pm, so come and join us for a great night of inspirational shorts.
Entrance £4/£3
Download: poster
Thursday 4th of March 2010, @8pm
The best films of last year festival will be screened at The Lothbury Centre, Weston Colville, UK.
Thursday, 25th of Feb @ 6pm, USC bar, Mill lane, Cambridge
If you want help at the Cambridge Super 8 Festival (22nd of April to 1st of May), join us at the USC bar (Mill lane, Cambridge)
at 6pm on Thursday the 25th of Feb. Plenty of positions to fill : ushers, technical support, publicity …
Come to the information meeting to find how you can help.