Short film showing / Information meeting with the Cambridge S8 group

CB2 cafe (Basement) Norfolk Street in Cambridge – Friday 21st of October 2011 –  8pm.

You like films, you should join the Cambridge Super 8 group.
We are organising film events, workshops,  film projects.

All over the world, the awkward squad are keeping traditional zero-budget film making alive with nothing more than neglected cameras and little cartridges of Super 8 film. Tiny frames of glowing colour or grimy mono- chrome; no soundtrack so you make one; suit yourself and make a film as distinctive as a hand-knitted jumper. Challenge yourself with Straight Eight, fill an art gallery wih motion and noise, help put on showings and festivals. 

We have equipment. We need friends and collaborators. Come and meet us.

www.cambridge-super8.org

screening & volunteer information
meeting friday 21 october @ 8pm
cb2 basement,
norfolk street

Free event


We will present some films we have shown at our past events and have an informal talk about our activities, projects and how you could get involved.   Free event

Home Movie Day – Saturday 15th October 2011

HOME Movie Day 2011

Home Movie Day has grown into a worldwide celebration of these amateur films, during which people in cities and towns all over meet their local film archivists, find out about the archival advantages of film over video and digital media, and—most importantly—get to watch those old family films!

Please come along our next event. Bring your films ( 16mm, 8mm or Super 8 ) or come to enjoy some of the films from our group archive.

Cambridge (UK) – Central Library

7 Lion Yard
Cambridge CB2 3QD
from 10am to 5pm.
It is this year part of a festival with the BBC “Reel History of Britain, our past through film”

 

2011 festival winners

The winners of the 5th International Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival are:

  • Jury Choice
    Putain Lapin by Guérin van de Vorst – Belgium – 10 min.

    Funny, smart and sad. Good use of space, good sound design including score, a very compact, surreal story, well acted, shot and edited. This film had moments of both grace and wit, and did not take itself too seriously nor its characters too lightly.

  • Development Award
    Enterprisse by Mauricio Quiroga Kiro – Bolivia/Argentina – 9 min.

    Excellent use of off screen space, excellent use of sound design. This fiction film felt more like an experimental documentary, or hybrid fiction/ experimental film, one which explores the space of the story with assurance. Excellent shooting and editing. The sequence which transitions from fast carnival cuts to the slow pan down is brilliant.

  • U.K. Winner and Audience prize
    Collide-o-scope by Naren Wilks – 2010 – United Kingdom – 3 min

    Fun! Superb use of the frame, of the magical conjuring tricks of cinema. Great choreography, great sound, a smart, well-structured film.

  • Jury Mention
    • Stadtplan by Reynold Reynolds – Germany – 8 min.

      A strong entry to the city essay style, this film could be considered an expanded documentary, an experimental essay, a study in cinematic architecture. The strong visual structure lets the viewer into the film, past language. The split screen served a complex dual purpose: to divide and to connect, moving at moments from one to the other to breathtaking effect. Closely observed details, organic combination of color and black and white.

    • The Day Before Tomorrow by Daniel Villanyi – Hungary – 12 min.

      A quiet, tightly focused film filled with emotional intensity, well directed and acted. Grief, acceptance and change are addressed without a single lapse into cliche, and this self assured film moves into the story it tells with strong cinematography and sound design.

    • Trust to Chance and Windfalls by Anja Dornieden- USA/China – 14 min.

      A documentary whose style and warmth is the direct outcome of the filmmakers’ dedication and willingness to observe, learn and explore. The direct cinema style of the images contrasts nicely with the verbal interview soundtrack, as the filmmaker follows the chess group from New York to China.

Casting/Super 8 project

The winner of the 2010 audience prize Lionel Laget will shoot his new film in Cambridge next Monday and Tuesday. For his new film, he is looking for a man to play the college master part and a woman to play a student. He is also looking out for some costumes : roadsweeper + broom, college graduation gown.

If you can help or want to be involved, please contact Lionel at l_laget@yahoo.fr or come to the festival and meet Lionel there.

Interactive programme

Have a look at our new festival programme

A couple of days are left to prebook your tickets. After this, they will be available at the doors on the day of the event.

Preview night 2


Thursday the 14th of April @ 8pm

at Squeaky Gate, 47-51 Norfolk Street – Cambridge CB1 2LD (map)

Come and see more short films that we have received for the festival !

It is a unique opportunity as many of these shorts won’t be shown at the festival !!!

 

2nd Volunteer Meetings for 2011 festival

Wednesday 6th April (CB2 cafe at 6pm)
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If you want to get involved, by joining the volunteer team, you will gain invaluable hands-on experience in assisting with the smooth running of the Festival.

A few of the opportunities available include helping with administration, marketing, publicity distribution, festival events and hospitality.

 

Preview night 1

Even though we’re busy finalising details for this year’s festival we thought we’d take some time out and give you a sneaky peek at some of the great Super 8mm films that we have received. The fun starts at 8pm, so come and join us for a great night of inspirational shorts.
 
Preview night 1
Basement of CB2 cafe 

Norfolk Street

Thursday 31st March 2011 @ 8pm
Download the poster of the Festival 2001 preview night.