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| Portobello
Film Festival 2009
3 - 20 September
ENTRY
TO ALL EVENTS IS FREE.
Welcome to the 14th
Portobello Film Festival
Portobello’s response to the credit crunch
is NO ENTRY FEE.
Simply turn up
and enjoy 17 days of non stop cutting edge cinema
from the modern masters of the medium – unimpressed
with bling, spin and celebrity culture, these guys
have gone out and made their films, often on budgets
of next to nothing, for the sheer thrill of it.
On the opening night we have a film from Joanna
Lumley and Survival International, highlights from
Virgin Media Shorts, and Graffiti Research Laboratories
– last seen lighting up Tate Modern at the
Urban Art expo. There’s
more street art from Sickboy, Zeus, Inkie, Solo
1, BA5H and cover artiste Dotmasters in the foyer.
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2009 SCHEDULE
3 THURSDAY
GRAND OPENING
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11pm
full programme
4 FRIDAY
HORROR
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6-11pm
full programme
HOROWITZ
THE TABERNACLE 2
8 till late
full programme
5 SATURDAY
INTERNATIONAL
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
1pm–11pm
full programme
FAMILY FILM SHOW
THE TABERNACLE
10-12am
full programme
6 SUNDAY
DOCUMENTARY &
ECOLOGY
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
1pm–11pm
full programme
FAMILY FILM SHOW &
USA BEATS
THE TABERNACLE
10-12am
full programme
7 MONDAY
LONDON FILM-MAKERS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm–11pm
full programme
YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
INN ON THE GREEN
6pm–11pm
full programme
8 TUESDAY
LONDON FILM-MAKERS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm–11pm
full programme
ANACHRON FILM CLUB
INN ON THE GREEN
7 pm–11pm
full programme
9 WEDNESDAY
LONDON FILM-MAKERS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm–11pm
full programme
YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
INN ON THE GREEN
6pm–11pm
full programme
10 THURSDAY
LONDON FILM-MAKERS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm–11pm
full programme
YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
INN ON THE GREEN
6pm–11pm
full programme
11 FRIDAY
PALESTINIAN FILMS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm–11pm
full programme
12 SATURDAY
FREARS/KUREISHI & COMEDY
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
1pm-11pm
full programme
FAMILY FILM SHOW
THE MOSAIC ROOMS
2pm-4pm
full programme
13 SUNDAY
SPANISH DAY
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
1pm-11pm
full programme
FAMILY FILM SHOW
THE MOSAIC ROOMS
2pm-4pm
full programme
14 MONDAY
GERMAN NIGHT & VIDEO
CAFE
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm-11pm
full programme
WOMEN IN PRISON
INN ON THE GREEN
7pm-11pm
full programme
15 TUESDAY
RUSSIAN FILMS & VIDEO
CAFE
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm-11pm
full programme
16 WEDNESDAY
INTERNATIONAL & ENCOUNTERS
& VIDEO CAFE
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS 19
6pm-11pm
full programme
PUNK NIGHT
INN ON THE GREEN
6pm-11pm
full programme
CARIBBEAN FILM CORNER
THE TABERNACLE
7pm-11pm
full programme
17 THURSDAY
FRENCH FILMS
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
6pm-11pm
full programme
CARIBBEAN FILM CORNER
THE TABERNACLE
7pm-11pm
full programme
18 FRIDAY
US CINEMA & APPLE
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS 15–16
6pm-11pm
full programme
VJ MASTERCLASS & WORKSHOP:
REALITY CHECK
INN ON THE GREEN
12am-4pm
full
programme
19 SATURDAY
Sat 19 Sept
DRAMA
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS
1pm-11pm
full programme
FAMILY FILM SHOW
THE TABERNACLE
10am-12am
full programme
WORLD CINEMA
THE TABERNACLE
1pm-11pm
full programme
20 SUNDAY
FAMILY FILM SHOW
THE TABERNACLE
10am-12am
full programme
WORLD CINEMA & AWARDS
THE TABERNACLE
1pm-11pm
full programme
FESTIVAL VENUES
VENUES
AND MAP
Westbourne Studios
242 Acklam Road
London W10 5JJ
The Tabernacle
Powis Square
London W11 2AY
The Inn On The Green
3 Thorpe Close
London W10
The Mosaic Rooms
Tower House, 226
Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW.
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| Highlights
of Portobello
Film Festival 2009
700 Free Films
At the heart of Portobello Film Festival are shorts
and features that embody the state of cinematic art
on digital formats, from international upcoming directors.
Evenings are programmed into drama, documentary, comedy,
animation, music, art, sci-fi & horror and World.
They’ll be non stop screenings at The Inn On The
Green and Westbourne Studios, where there will also
be a Video Cafe for films to be brought along on the
night.
The Beat Goes On
Portobello Film Festival remembers the Beat Generation
and their cultural legacy, featuring rare films of Jack
Kerouac , Allen Ginsberg (his last show in London),
William Burroughs, and the UK Beat poets and musicians.
Curated by Michael Horovitz (New Departures magazine
and 1966 Albert Hall Poetry Olympics), at The Tabernacle
4 & 6 September.
Saturday & Sunday Afternoons
Family Pictures
As part of Portobello Film Festival weekends at The
Tabernacle will feature the latest animations including
‘Wall E’ and ‘Happy Feet’.
London Film Makers Convention
The London Film Makers Convention is a twice yearly
opportunity for all London film makers, from the best
production houses to DIY street video makers, to show
their latest work to the public, meet up, attend workshops,
socialise and network in an informal, exciting environment.
European Film Showcases
Portobello Film Festival presents ‘Best Of’
selections from partners in St. Petersburg, Munich,
Madrid, Amsterdam and Dublin - film festivals &
distributors, bringing the best of the latest European
cinema to London. Last year the German, Spanish and
Russian evenings attracted sell out audiences.
Youth Film Festival
Nick Marcq, who starred in ‘Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels’, will be participating in the
Youth Film Festival as part of Portobello Film Festival.
His Latimer Films strand will be presented by Dominic
West, star of US drama ‘The Wire’. There’ll
be work by youth projects such as the EU Stranger Festival,
First Light, Latimer Films, and YCTV.
Save The Planet
This year there will be a selection of environmental
movies and strategies with carbon auditors, Julie’s
Bicycle, focussing on water.
Urban Art Strand
The Urban Art Strand will include live show and documentary
GRL The First Season from New York laser artists Graffiti
Research Laboratories , metal sculptures from the Mutoid
Waste Company, and specially commissioned paintings
from Sickboy, Dotmasters and Inkie.
Caribbean Film Corner
As part of a 2 day showcase for contemporary films produced
by Caribbean filmmakers at The Tabernacle on 16 &
17 September, Horace Ove (Pressure) and Rudolph Walker
will present an actors/directors workshop and screen
one of Horace's recent works (17 September).
All this and more….
Stephen Frears & Hanif Kureishi speaking on filming
Portobello, followed by a screening of ‘Sammie
& Rosie Get Laid’
The psychogeography of Portobello Road with Tom Vague
History Of Alternative GB cinema – Alan Clarke,
Terence Davies, Derek Jarman and Bill Douglas
Demonstration by Apple on their latest editing systems.
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| The
biggest celebration of
independent film in Europe
Portobello Film Festival
3-20 September 2009
This September the Portobello
Film Festival returns to Notting Hill for its
14th year, and will showcase more than 700 independent
films all for FREE.
Started in 1996, as a reaction to the declining state
of the British film industry, Portobello Film
Festival aims to provide a forum for new film-makers
and give exposure to movies on different formats.
Taking place over 3 weeks from 3rd to 20th September;
Portobello Film Festival 2009 will once again will be
taking over the streets and venues of Notting Hill showing
over 700 short and feature films -
mostly by new directors submitted from all over the
world. There’ll also be talks and screenings brought
to audiences from well known film directors including
two-time Academy Award-nominated English film director,
Stephen Frears (Gumshoe, The Grifters,
The Queen, Cheri).
Entry to all events at the Portobello Film Festival
is, and has always been, free. The festival exists to
showcase this dynamic new digital art form, more accessible
in 2009 than ever before thanks to more affordable equipment.
According to festival organisers, film making is within
everyone’s pocket and no longer remains the monopoly
of the underachieving mainstream establishment.
The heartbeat of the festival is the screening of
over 700 new films from across the world –
pulling people in from all over London and Britain plus
Europe, America, Japan and even Africa and Australia,
while providing a showcase in cutting edge culture for
local residents. Guy Ritchie, Shane Meadows,
Peter Seraphinovich and Sarah Gavron all got
their first exposure to a wider public at the Portobello
Film Festival.
Complimentary arts - painting, sculpture, music, comedy
and poetry: usually from an urban perspective - are
also presented and the brochure has featured covers
by Andrew Logan, Jamie Hewlett, Banksy and Ralph Steadman,
and in depth articles on local history and urban myths
from Tom Vague. This year’s cover is by Dotmasters.
Jonathan Barnett, Director of Portobello Film
Festival, commented: “Thanks to the
democratisation of filmmaking, we’re seeing an
advent of punk filmmaking in 2009. This is a hugely
exciting time and I’m hopeful that this year’s
Portobello Film Festival will reflect this new creative
spirit and energy. Some of the submissions from young
people show an incredible verve and imagination.
“But it’s not just about the new generation
coming in; we also want to reflect on London’s
previous creative spirit. The Beat Goes On section,
curated by Michael Horovitz, will chart the history
of the hugely influential beat movement. He is undoubtedly
one of our greatest living poets, and his curation of
this strand of the festival will explore one of the
most important and influential artistic movements of
the past hundred years.”
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| Portobello
Film Festival 2009
3 - 20 September
FREE ADMISSION SINCE 1996
Portobello highlights from
previous years: Punchdrunk, Mike Figgis, Magic Circle,
Jamie Hewlett, Exceeda, Courtney Love, Pam Hogg, Anita
Pallenburg, Sebastian Boyle, Greg Hall, Michael Horowitz,
Megascreen, Red Dog, Freres Ripoulin, Cinema Tent, John
Maybury, Colin Firth, Gordon McHarg, Earl Okim, Electric
Cinema, The Paradise Video Cafe, Meanwhile Gardens,
Emslie Hornimans Park, DJ Splackavelli, Joe Rush, Julian
Marley, Tony Allen, Chris Cunningham, Objects Orchestra
Of Leipzig, Russell Brand, John Malkovich, Westbourne
Studios, 3D Spex.
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