NAHEMI “Establishing the Filmmaker” @ Aesthetica Film Festival 2017

Posted in Nahemi News by Lucy Leake, November 27th, 2017

NAHEMI ‘Establishing the Filmmaker’ Screening and Q&A was held on Friday 15th November at the Aesthetica Film Festival York.

A range of films including narrative, experimental, documentary and animation were screened having been selected by a panel from the Executive Board. We had an extensive number of high quality submissions from our member Institutions.

Freya Billington, Programme Leader from UWE_FILM then hosted a Q&A with 8 of the filmmakers whose work had been screened, asking them about their experience studying filmmaking and discussing their future plans. Audience feedback was extremely positive and the NAHEMI presence most definitely felt.

Several filmmakers have had people contact them directly about including their films in other festivals as a result of seeing them in the programme.

One student commented:

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to NAHEMI for everything. Being able to go to Encounters and Aesthetica has been such an experience. I have loved every second of it. Seen hundreds of films, spoken to so many people. I have had an absolute blast, picked up some work and my head is buzzing with ideas for future projects.” 

NAHEMI Screening at Encounters Film Festival

Posted in Festivals, Student Successes by Lucy Leake, November 27th, 2017

NAHEMI SCREENING at ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL by Freya Billington

AWARD WINNERS
A hugely successful sold-out screening at Encounters Film Festival was followed up by some words of wisdom from BAFTA-Award winning filmmaker Esther May Campbell, who then presented the following Awards.

• CREATIVITY FILMMAKING AWARD 
  Director Zuzanna Kopacka for Documentary PIOTR (UWE_FILM)
• PRODUCTION AWARD
  Director Alex Tyler for Drama ZAIRE (London Film School)
  (Award collected by Producer Erin Phillips )

Fantastic to showcase such a high standard of work, and to see so many of the filmmakers at the event!

Encounters Film Festival Tickets AVAILABLE NOW!

Posted in Festivals, Nahemi Events, Nahemi News by Lucy Leake, November 27th, 2017

NAHEMI Screening & Awards Ceremony at ENCOUNTERS Film Festival will take place on:
Wed 20 September
19:00
WATERSHED: CINEMA 3

Click the link to book your tickets!

http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/nahemi-screening-15/

Talking Shop 2017 at LCC

Posted in Nahemi News by Lucy Leake, July 11th, 2017

Talking Shop 2017, kindly hosted by Dean of Screen at LCC, Larra Anderson, turned out to be a great day of stimulating presentations and engaging conversations. The range of relevant subjects covered was bold and inclusive, from the keynote on Film Practice as Research and a thought-provoking session on Documentary Ethics, to a discussion about Embedding Professional Qualifications within a Curriculum.

Thanks go to the attendees from so many member institutions, and to the following presenters for such a fantastic day of debate;

• Joanna Callaghan, Sussex, Principal investigator on the AHRC funded Filmmaking Research Network and Chair of the MeCCSA Practice Network http://filmmakingresearch.net
• Charlotte Crofts, University of the West of England Screenworks: peer-reviewed online publication of practice research in film and screen media http://screenworks.org.uk
• Dr. Pratap Rughani, London College of Communication
  ‘The Dance of Documentary Ethics’
  A workshop on the making of a new interactive documentary ethics webtool, based on the observational film Justine (Lotus Films, UK, 2013, 26mins)
• Alistair Oldham, UWE
  “Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone”.
  The project explores the changing ecology, society and industry of the Thames Estuary and is funded by the Arts Council, the Wellcome Trust and Arts Catalyst.
• Marek Budzynski, AUB
  Is embedding professional qualifications within an established curriculum of benefit to students’ employment potential?
• Shreepali Patel, Anglia Ruskin University, The Function of Experience within Practice Research
• Mark Carey, Leeds Beckett University Electrical Safety on Student Shoots
• Peter Hort, University of Westminster gave presentations on CILECT and CHEAD, and David Wheeler, Staffordshire University, gave a very fulsome report on the IMAGO Teaching Cinematography conference in Munich 2017.

Professor Suzie Hanna, Chair of NAHEMI

NAHEMI at Encounters and ASFF 2017: Submission Details

Posted in Festivals, Nahemi News by Lucy Leake, June 22nd, 2017

Following the successful screenings of recent years, NAHEMI will be presenting a 90 minute programme of students work at this year’s Encounters and Aesthetica festivals.

To submit films for this, please read the following instructions carefully :

Each institution can submit a TOTAL of 20 minutes worth of films, with a MAXIMUM of THREE films submitted from any one institution.

1) Please email Alistair.Oldham@uwe.ac.uk with the following details :

Name of institution / film titles with running times / contact details of lecturers & student filmmakers / one line synopsis.

2) Please login and set up an account on Filmfreeway to upload films (these need to be of screening quality) and appropriate submission details, including jpeg / one line synopsis / name of institution / director and crew / student contact details.

3) Once you have done this, then go to the following private link on Filmfreeway to submit to the NAHEMI account (cut and paste into browser).

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/NAHEMI-THEBESTUKSTUDENTFILMMAKING

It’s really important that these instructions are followed carefully and if details are missing the film will probably be disqualified as we will not be chasing details over the summer.

The deadline for applications is Monday July 3^rd and selection will take place at the London Film Academy on Saturday July 8^th.

NAHEMI AGM and Talking Shop July 7th at London College of Communication

Posted in Latest by Suzie Hanna, June 22nd, 2017

Please visit our Eventbrite Site to register for your free member’s ticket

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nahemi-agm-and-talking-shop-2017-tickets-35168439750?ref=estw

NAHEMI AGM & Talking Shop 7th July 2017
Schedule of Events

London College of Communication
Elephant & Castle
London
SE1 6SB

AGM 10.30am -12.30pm
Coffee and Danish Pastries served from 10am

LUNCH 12.30-1.30pm
Sandwiches and Beverages will be provided

Talking Shop

Session 1: 1.30- 3pm

1.30-2pm
Keynote Speaker
Joanna Callaghan, Sussex
Principal investigator on the AHRC funded Filmmaking Research Network
Chair of the MeCCSA Practice Network
Q & A

2- 3pm
Presentations
Alistair Oldham, University of the West of England
Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone
Q & A

Pecha Kucha Presentation
Shreepali Patel, Anglia Ruskin University
The Function of Experience within Practice-Practice Research

Short Reports
David Wheeler, Staffordshire University
Report on Munich Cinematography Conference
Peter Hort, University of Westminster
Report on CILECT Congress, Brisbane 2017

CHEAD’s role as an association of subject associations.

TEA/COFFEE 3-3.30pm

Session 2: 3.30pm – 5pm
Presentations
Dr. Pratap Rughani, London College of Communication
The Dance of Documentary Ethics
Q & A

Charlotte Crofts, University of the West of England
Screenworks: peer-reviewed online publication of practice research in film and screen media
Q & A

Short Presentations
Marek Budzynski Arts University Bournemouth
Embedding professional qualifications in the HE curriculum
Mark Carey, Leeds Beckett University
Electrical Safety on Student Shoots
Q & A

Chair’s Summary and Thanks
5-7pm Networking and Drinks

KODAK Commercial Student Awards 2017 -Winners

Posted in Latest by Suzie Hanna, June 5th, 2017

19th May 2017
The evening at a very full Regent Street Cinema was brilliantly organised by Peter Hort, Sophie Moore and their team at University of Westminster. It was a huge success and was attended by staff and students from many of our member institutions from across the UK. Sir Alan Parker gave out the prizes and Nik Powell, Director of the NFTS gave the oration. The high creative and professional standard of entries was praised by the judges.

And the Winners were….

Craft awards
Editing I Hate You Least IADT
Directing Cops’ Valentine Gloucestershirre
Sound A Valentine’s Tale Gloucestershire
Cinematography Santa Stop Here NFTS
Production Design Greatest Adventure AUB
Writing The Human Flesh NFTS

Paperchase brief
1st Cupid NFTS
2nd Atonement NFTS
=3rd I Hate You Least IADT
=3rd Perfect Valentine AUB

Rays of Sunshine brief
1st Greatest Adventure AUB

Centrepoint brief
1st Christmas Tree NFTS
2nd The Human Flesh NFTS
3rd Santa Stop Here NFTS

Pearson brief
1st Sweet Dreams NFTS
2nd We All Start Somewhere NFTS

WeSwap brief
1. Prey Gloucestershire

Overall
1st Greatest Adventure AUB
2nd Cupid NFTS
3rd Atonement NFTS

Eat Our Shorts 2016 Friday 2nd December 2016 Regent Street Cinema

Posted in Latest by Suzie Hanna, May 10th, 2017

This lively programme of impressive and diverse student films was very well attended by students and staff from many of our member institutions. The winners of the audience awards were the following: University for the Creative Arts Farnham, Harvest of a New Life, (documentary), Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University The Victorious (drama), and University of Westminster Husky (drama). We are very grateful to ARRI who have sponsored workshops for the prizewinning institutions.

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Posted in Nahemi News by Lucy Leake, March 27th, 2017

NAHEMI/ ENCOUNTERS SCREENING

Posted in Latest by Suzie Hanna, September 14th, 2016

Please make your students aware of the NAHEMI/ ENCOUNTERS SCREENING / AWARDS CEREMONY next Wed 21st September 2-4pm Watershed, Bristol.

A fantastic programme of films from many of our member Institutions that comprises Drama, Documentary, Animation and Experimental work.

Delighted to announce Producer/IFeatures Executive Producer Christopher Granier-Deferre will be presenting the Awards.

Link for more details and tickets is here.