Flatpack Festival 2010
Bus trips to art deco cinemas, the weird world of puppets, immersive art happenings, Murnau rescored, optical illusions, idea theft and creepy 70s telly are just some of the inventive offerings that will be brought to life during the 2010 edition of Birmingham's unique Flatpack Festival.
With fresh eyes, a sense of occasion and film culture popping up in an eclectic array of unexpected spaces and places, Flatpack Festival 2010 offers a platform for new filmmakers and moving image creativity together with a playful and original programme of cult classics re-imagined, silent cinema re-scored and archive material
re-invented.
Taking place in locations across Birmingham including warehouse spaces, art galleries, the 100 year old Electric cinema, a social club and the sites of some of the UK's first Odeon cinemas designed in the 1930s by visionary young architects at Birmingham's Harry Weedon practice, Flatpack's joyous visual adventure takes place from 23 - 28
March 2010.
Highlights for 2010 include a celebration of puppets in classic and contemporary film; a special exploration of the 1930s from cinema design to Birmingham's literati; and a new score to FW Murnau's 1927 romance Sunrise, by young jazz pianist Alcyona. Plus Dublin collective Synth Eastwood team up with Little White Lies magazine to present
one of their legendary open-submission art events.
Optical illusions and reconfigured technology come courtesy of French artist Julien Maire; Ghost Box records present a Sunday feast of haunted audio and creepy 70s telly at Belbury Youth Club; and there is also a rare chance to have your head melted by the pioneering work of structuralist filmmaker Takashi Ito.
All manner of talks and demos will take place around themes of archive, puppetry and plagiarism at Flatpack's established show-and-tell day Unpacked; plus screenings of new animation, documentary, a programme of music-inspired films, cult late-night cinema in partnership with Electric Sheep; a host of new features by emerging filmmakers, and weird and wonderful films and activities for kids in Colour Box.
The fourth Flatpack Festival takes place from 23 - 28 March 2010, flinging six days of cinematic wonders all over Birmingham.
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Weds 24 March, 6.30pm - Electric Cinema
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