Programme idea holding bay

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At the General Meeting of the 5th January 2009 it was decided to create this page for a couple of reasons: It was an observation that sometimes events/seasons were put into the diary on the wiki in order to secure a place but maybe the idea needed more thought and so squeezing it in for reasons of getting it in at all sometimes caused problems further down the line when other simpler ideas had not been put in for lack of room Also it was decided it would be useful to have a place where quickly realisable seasons / film programmes could be reached for in times where another had fallen through at compilation stage (does this make any sense? MF)

So this is a place for ideas that are either not well formed enough for a date OR ideas that can be brought out of the hat in case of emergency.

Please say who you are with your idea so you can be contacted easily.

Thanks (Mat Fleming)

Special People, Justin Edgar, 2008. A film which got some press last year. It's an indie british film about a filmmaker struggling with failiure and not dealing with disabled people he's working with well. And disabled youth struggling with teenage stuff. Scandalously got a 12a certificate from the BBFC for "disability issues" which was later withdrawn. Disbled characters played by disabled actors. - Mat Distributed on 35mm by Geurilla films.

IDEAS FROM STEPHANIE I have checked with the distributors, these films would be available for APR/MAY:

- The Romance of Astree and Celadon - artificial eye - 30% £100MG for a one day booking - Waltz with Bashir - artificial eye - 30% £100MG for a one day booking - La Zona - Soda pictures

Maybe for Apr/May: - Bette davis films, new prints (I think?) from the BFI - centenary of her birth - BETTE DAVIS TITLES: The Letter, Now Voyager, Mr Skeffington, The Old Maid, Juarez, Jezebel, Dark Victory.

FOR JUNE - Modern Life - Soda Pictures - film available from june

Christo has emailed Avi Mograbi, an Israeli satirical documentary maker. I would like to show 2 of his films on 35mm.

Revisionist Western season

FILM WORTH RESEARCHING (Steph says): The Great silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968, with Klaus Kinsy and JL Trintignant - very cult, only western in the snow) BFI has new print of Once upon a Time in the West - but the print probably busy in Oct/Nov 09 The BFI also has The Seven Samurai from Kurosawa - which is a Western from the East - incredible film.

Debbies old reserach: The Wild Bunch - available at Warner on 35mm Mc Cabe and Mrs Miller - is warners but their print is totally destroyed. The Hired Hand - chasing more leads (no universal as recommended) Missouri Brakes - available park circus on 35mm Once Upon a time in the West - unavailble till the end of the year (09)then BFI Unforgiven - Rights Available at park circus BUT there is no print - apart from one in USA. bOO.

The Osterman Weekend Direcor: Sam Peckinpah Writer: Robert Ludlum Starring: Loads of stars On BFI site owned by 20th Century Fox Have sent out my tendril to search for it

The Proposition The Shooting Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - park circus (at least rights) High Plains Drifter A Fistful of Dollars - park circus (at least rights) For a Few Dollars More - park circus (at least rights)

Possible Queer Night films. C.R.A.Z.Y. With Soda Pictures -deb

Art films Drawing restraint 9: With soda pictures - deb

Films about Art Mat - Here's the plan - we do it around March time and donate profits to the uni degree show funds. and have full houses of art students. And have the opportunity to show the following excellent films:

driller killer i shot andy wahol The Rebel Artschool Confidential Bucket of Blood Achilles and the tortoise Not to self - avoid biopics (they're usually rubbish) EXCEPT - if we do the Akira Kurosawa season, we could show the film A.K by Chris Marker

VAMOS FESTIVAL - JULY 2010 - Thursday 8 & Friday 9 July 2010

Cait Read would be interested in screening a Brazilian film on Thursday 8 July CR, Nik Barrera & Craig Wilson are discussing a mexican wrestling night with lucha libre animation on Friday 9 July 2010

Cait will ask Holly re Including Brazilian Film as July's Cinema of the World?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW TO FIND ABOUT INTERESTING FILMS THAT NEVER REACHED NEWCASTLE AND THAT WE COULD PROGRAMME:

- go on here: http://www.launchingfilms.com/release-schedule And look at the past releases: you will find TONNES OF REALLY INTERESTING FILMS (with info about the distributor) that never reached newcastle - make a list of films you like, and then you can try and find a theme, etc to programme them

- look at old issues of SIGHT AND SOUND magazine, in the city library - in their review section, the name of the distributor is always indicated - and a lot of films that are reviewed never reached Newcastle. It's also a good way because you also have the view of sight and sound to read, and their point of view is often interesting

- look at the past programmes of film festivals. Even just the Rotterdam film festival, which is the best really for alternative/different varied film, if you look at the list of films that won prizes, most of these films were never distributed: http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/about/awards-and-jury/tiger-awards/ There are contact details for each film from their website.