Monday 26 October 2009

TRICK OR TREAT - HALLOWEEN SCREAMINGS!


Well it's that time of year again, and for her first ever All Hallow’s Eve our undead heroine, Ellen Love, has been selected for a trio of great Halloween screamings, I mean screenings.

First up is the Halloween Happening at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield. On Halloween night, Saturday 31st October, the whole theatre will be opened-up for a night of partying, entertainment and live performance across the building, including spooky films on the big screen and a nightclub in the ‘crypt’. Fancy dress is required to get in – and it’s
7pm-2am folks. Tickets £15.

Second is Caligari's Movie Extravaganza, where, of course, October’s event is a horror night, combining short films with music and live Vjing. This one’s at the Green Dragon, Croydon on Friday 30th – so that’s All Hallow’s Eve Eve, I guess? Either way, kick off is at 8pm. Tickets £4.

And last but most definitely not least is the Son of Movie Bar, Brighton's sequel night to the cult Movie Bar. Actually a little late for Halloween - it's on 3rd November – but the whole night will be horror themed and sounds like it’ll be a ripper. It's all happening at the usual place – The Cornerstone on Elm Grove. 8pm. Entry is free.


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A little addendum here - we've just been told that Ellen Love will also be part of the line-up for the Destructors' Manifesto night, being held over the water at Dublin's Tivoli Theatre this Friday 30th October. This promises to be "a one-night festival of music, theatre, short films and live graffiti, celebrating the dark, the weird and the wonderful". 7pm. Tickets 10 euro.

So that turns our Halloween trio into a foursome... oo-er!

Monday 19 October 2009

IT'S TAKING AGES TO 'GET READY'

Boy do some people take ages to get ready! Films are a bit like that too, as we've discovered working on the latest super 8 project!
So until Getting Ready is, ahem, ready - here's some screenshots from the rough cut. Enjoy.

Friday 16 October 2009

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY T.V.

We’ve been in contact with a few television stations over the past two years, though until now nothing has come to fruition.

But we’ve just heard that some Roundeye film is going to be beamed into people’s homes via ‘Transfera’ - Spain’s only videoart show, which broadcasts from Madrid every Wednesday and Friday on the station Canal Autor (Orange TV channel 34 & Euskaltel).

Details are a wee bit sketchy right now, but it’s looking good and we’ll spill soon…

Hopefully it won’t be long before we can announce a broadcast from these green and pleasant lands (hint hint Propeller TV, who have yet to take up our submissions...)

Tuesday 6 October 2009

WE ARE THE NEW GAIL PORTERS... LIGHTING-UP LEEDS


The filmic world of Ben Barton - crawling insects, ghost brides and the ever-present crucifix imagery - will be lighting-up the nocturnal cityscape of Leeds this Friday 9th October.

It's all part of the annual Light Night festival, in which 60 venues will throw open their doors from dusk until dawn for free arts performances, exhibitions, installations and activities.

Using high-end projection, the moving images of Roundeye will be projected onto the entire frontage of the Civic Hall building in Millennium Square throughout the night, beginning at 6pm. Curated by media arts organisation LUMEN, it has been planned as one of the central attractions of the festival.


This illuminating spectacular has been listed among the top 10 public art events in the world by the Telegraph Review. The festival is based on events such as the 'Nuit Blanche' in both Paris and Toronto, and 'Notte Bianca' in Como, Italy. And rumour has it that London may be following suit in 2010.

Around 500 artists and organisations are involved in this year's event, giving audiences the chance to see an exciting array of experimental contemporary media, animation and film from emerging artists across the UK and beyond.

The Civic Hall projection project is supported by Leeds Metropolitan University.

Thursday 1 October 2009

INAUGURATION AT THE PICTUREDROME


Just a quickie - our film 'Insects' (which is going through a rather popular phase right now) - is going to be screened tonight at The Film Lab in Northampton.

The Film Lab promises great art films, photography and some of the best local music. The event is held on the first Thursday of every month at the legendary Picturedrome.