PORTSMOUTH::SCREEN 05 Film + New Media Festival
19-26 November 2005

PORTSMOUTH already attracts a great number of film-lovers to it's cinemas and multiplexes and this inaugral film festival offers audiences the opportunity to experience new, independent, experimental and world cinema as well as showcasing the work of establishing and local film makers. The aim of the festival is to provide a high-profile programme of accessible, engaging, entertaining, challenging and thought-provoking work and to raise the profile of film and new media activity that already exists in the city.

The festival also explores links between film and music, dance, digital and new media, writing and social and cultural education. It also offers opportunities for learning and participation through lectures, workshops and open-forum discussions.

Highlights of the festival include the London Film Festival on Tour; a night of skateboarding on film (both local and international); The Commonwealth Film Festival ' s dance films on tour; a scriptwriting
master class with professional writer Bernard McKenna; a screening of the work of acclaimed experimental film makers onedotzero; Top of the Pomps, a compilation of the best music videos to come out of Portsmouth and an opportunity to have your say in next next year's festival programme...

A host of venues are participating in the festival: newly opened No6 Cinema at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth College, The Third Floor Arts Centre, UCI, The University of Portsmouth and The India Arms.

Program highlights
Saturday 19 November, 2pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
KIRIKOU & THE SORCERESS
Dir: Michel Ocelot - France 2003/74mins

Saturday 19 November, 6.30pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
THE END OF SUBURBIA:
OIL DEPLETION & THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Dir: Gregory Greene. Produced by Barry Silverthorn - USA 2004/78mins

Saturday 19 November, 8.45pm
No. 6 Cinema, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
THE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR:
THE WIND NLOWS ROUND (IL VENTO FA IL SUO GIRO)
Dir: Giorgio Diritti. Scr: Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla - Italy
2005/110 mins/35mm

Sunday 20 November, 4pm
UCI 6, Port Solent
FESTIVAL
Dir: Annie Griffin - UK 2004/107mins

Sunday 20 November, 8pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
AUTONS PRESENT: TOP OF THE POMPS
Live music, VJing and music videos with DJ Spangly, Brian Poole &Jez
Stevens

Monday 21 November, 7.30pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
SKATEBOARD FILM NIGHT
A montage of skateboarding footage from Europe, the USA and the local
area.

Tuesday 22 November, 6pm
University of Portsmouth, Student Union, Ravelin Park
ONEDOTZERO_SELECT DVD4 Featuring work by Joji Koyama [aka Woof Wan
Bau] Airside, Intro, Pleix, Daniel Askill, Nakd, Hendrick Dusollier,
12foot6, and Dominic Hailstone.

Tuesday 22 November, 7pm
UCI 6, Port Solent
FESTIVAL
Dir: Annie Griffin - UK 2004/107mins

Tuesday 22 November, 8-11pm
India Arms, Great Southsea Street, Portsmouth
VISION CLASH VJs
Presented by KinoCult. Work by Hexstatic, Addictive TV and VJ Cult.

Tuesday 22 November, 8.45pm
No. 6 Cinema, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR:
PAVEE LACKEEN
Dir: Perry Ogden/Scr: Perry Ogden, Mark Venner - Ireland
2005/87mins/35mm

Wednesday 23 November, 1.30pm
The Store, Lords Court, Landport
INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO
A 2 hour taster session. Week 8 of a 10 week course.

Wednesday 23 November, 6.30-8.30pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
THE HOLIDAY
Director: Neil King. Produced by Shoestring Theatre Company in
association with Portsmouth City Council & COLAS as part of the Clean
City Project.

Wednesday 23 November, 7.30pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
DIGITAL CREATIVE PRESENT:
AN OPEN FORUM FOR FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA
Screenings of new and experimental film and video works, work in
progress, digital film and sound-based installations and exhibits with
opportunities to contribute/participate and discuss the works with the
makers and other artists.

Wednesday 23 November, 8.45pm
No. 6 Cinema, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR:
VIOLENT DAYS
Dir/Scr: Lucile Chaufour - France 2004/104 mins/35mm

Thursday 24 November, 1-3pm
Eastney Community Centre, Bransbury Park, Eastney INTRODUCTION TO
VIDEO: TASTER SESSION
A 2 hour taster session working with filmmakers using professional-quality cameras. A free 10 week adult learning course will be available in the spring.

Thursday 24 November, 7pm
Portsmouth College, Tangier Road
INTRODUCTION TO A-LEVEL FILM STUDIES
Featuring a screening and discussion of Wong Kar-Wai ' s Chungking
Express.

Friday 25 November, 2-4pm
Room 1.09, Park Building, University of Portsmouth, King Henry I
Street
AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE:
EASY RIDERS, RAGING ROCKERS & MARAUDING MODS
Cinematic Representations of Youth Sub-Cultures

Friday 25 November, 8pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
THE WAKE
Dir: Paul Williams - UK 2005/100mins/DV - Premiere.

Saturday 26 November, 2pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
DANCE ON FILM - MOVES ON TOUR
Moves is a brand new strand at the Commonwealth Film Festival that
explores all dimensions of movement - from ballroom dancing to contemporary dance, from hip-hop to strip-dancing.

Saturday 26 November, 4-6pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
SCRIPT WRITING MASTERCLASS
WITH BERNARD McKENNA
An opportunity to discover and discuss the scriptwriting process from initial idea through research, plotting, storylining, character development, dialogue, rewriting and finally selling.

Saturday 26 November, 7pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square
SHORTS::CUT
A unique opportunity to see the best of the festival short films
submissions from new and established filmmakers.

Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm
Third Floor Arts Centre, Guildhall Square PORTSMOUTH::SCREEN05 FILM &
NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL: A POST FESTIVAL DISCUSSION FORUM
A chance to be involved in the evaluation process, to give your response to this year's inaugural festival and to feed your ideas into future festivals. Part of PLATFORMS: Informal monthly events providing a platform for artists, art forms and arts debate in Portsmouth, initiated by PCC Arts Service.