My Territory - A Video DJ Workshop

A Mobile Phone Video Workshop by Vital Regeneration for The Hayward Gallery

The Hayward Gallery has commissioned Vital Regeneration to run three mobile phone video making projects with groups of young people between the ages of 13-19 in Lambeth between January and March 2007.

Capitalising on the new video shooting and editing capability of the latest generation of mobile phones the project will introduce young people to filmmaking. They will be creating short films in tribute to local places through character acting, song, dance and original music. Inspiration will come from the places where they go to meet, have fun, think, or watch the world go by.

Each young person will think around their relationship to their area & then write, direct and edit a short ‘advert’ using themselves and their friends. Each workshop will create 5-8 films between 1 – 10 minutes long, which the young people can then share using Bluetooth. The energy, originality and authenticity of the films along with the FreqOUT!, Hayward Gallery and mobile phone brands will be quickly distributed to a wider community through viral marketing.

The workshops will be lead by experienced educator and mobile phone video artist Melissa Bliss whose 1minute film e-state made in with young people on a housing estate in Hackney won the 2005 Big Issue One Minute Video prize. Melissa’s work can currently be seen in New York as part of the 'Peter Stuyvesant's Ghost' Civic Art project (http://cityinasoundwalk.org/psg/index.php).

If you are interested in getting involved in this project please e-mail Paul Green
at digital.dialogues@googlemail.com

Vography - Youth filmmaking workshops

Vography is a filmmaking initiative for young filmmakers aged 15 - 19 in Lambeth. Vography is a film company run by young people for young people and will begin in early 2007. Vography will include film workshops and mentoring from industry professionals.

If you are interested in being a part of this exciting new film project e-mail us at digital.dialogues@googlemail.com

Got something to say? Podcast it!

Artist Barby Asante will be working with community groups and individuals with something to say, sing or rap to create a series of podcasts to stream or download. If you want to learn how to sound record and create a podcast send an e-mail to digital.dialogues@googlemail.com and we will be in touch

The revolution will be digitised - Call for films from lambeth based filmmakers

We want your shorts!

Following the Hayward Gallery's exhibition How to Improve the World , February's Beautiful South programme at BFI Southbank will take a look at how much of a revolution the digital revolution has been. Send us your films which deal with the theme of revolution, digital or otherwise, and ideas that have changed the world - and be as creative in your interpretation as you like.

All films must be received by January 22nd - and submissions must be on DVD (mpeg), DV, or 16mm only. Preference will be given to films which reflect the current theme. Successful applicants will be notified by January 31st.

Please submit your short films (up to 15 minutes in length) to:
Beautiful South
c/o Paul Green
Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Road
SE1 8XZ

For more information about this screening and networking event please e-mail
beautifulsouth@bfi.org.uk

Beautiful South is a new, quarterly, film night and networking event organised by BFI Southbank, Hayward Gallery, Live Magazine and Moving South.com to screen short films by emergent filmmakers and new talent in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich.

The first event is scheduled for 8 February 2007.