Sunday, July 30, 2006
Media Desk, Spain
FILMINUTE, el Festival Internacional de Cine de Un minuto: El próximo 31 de Agosto concluye el plazo para el envio de trabajos audiovisuales de 1 minuto de duración para participar en el Filminute, iniciativa que pretende seleccionar los mejores trabajos procedentes de medio centenar de países destinada a profesionales y nuevas promesas en el sector audiovisual que pretendan llegar a una amplia audiencia a través de nuevas y/o tradicionales plataformas de comunicación. El proyecto FILMINUTE comenzó su andadura en marzo y está prevista la entrega de cuatro premios: Mejor Documento de Ficción, Documental, de Animación y Mejor Película de Fan. Para más información: John Ketchum, Sabaa Quao, Executive Directors, FILMINUTE, john.ketchum@gmail.com, Toronto, London, Bucharest +40721200626, www.filminute.com
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Great narrative, great film
Well-constructed narrative is a central topic of discussion as we review Filminute submissions. Great films are supported by great storytelling and this holds as true for a one-minute film as it does for a feature film.
We were delighted when the Santa Maddalena Foundation, and its founder Baronessa Beatrice Monti della Corte Von Rezzori, agreed to participate on the Filminute jury. By having a collection of some of this century’s most acclaimed writers judging and commenting on the final selection of Filminute submissions, we hope to strengthen the collective understanding around the importance of a good screenplay.
Filminute intends to elevate the expectations of both filmmakers and audiences regarding what they can expect from a great one-minute film. Here’s an inspiring last comment on great screenwriting: “On March 5, 2006, Paul (Haggis) became the first person in the history of the Academy Awards to write two back-to-back Best Picture winners, for Crash and the previous year's winner, Million Dollar Baby." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353673/
Filminute is looking forward to discovering some back-to-back brilliant, narrative one-minute films.
We were delighted when the Santa Maddalena Foundation, and its founder Baronessa Beatrice Monti della Corte Von Rezzori, agreed to participate on the Filminute jury. By having a collection of some of this century’s most acclaimed writers judging and commenting on the final selection of Filminute submissions, we hope to strengthen the collective understanding around the importance of a good screenplay.
Filminute intends to elevate the expectations of both filmmakers and audiences regarding what they can expect from a great one-minute film. Here’s an inspiring last comment on great screenwriting: “On March 5, 2006, Paul (Haggis) became the first person in the history of the Academy Awards to write two back-to-back Best Picture winners, for Crash and the previous year's winner, Million Dollar Baby." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353673/
Filminute is looking forward to discovering some back-to-back brilliant, narrative one-minute films.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Ekow Eshun Interview, London UK
Ekow Eshun is the Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He is a contributor to BBC2's Friday night arts programme Newsnight Review and a former editor of Arena magazine. Filminute is pleased to announce that Ekow Eshun will participate as a member of the inaugural jury for Filminute 2006.
What makes a great film?
"A great film will turn light into solid. Film is intangible. It is not physical. But when we see a great film, a collection of flickering images turns into something real that lives inside people, stays with them, walks with them. With the greatest films, the random flickering images turn into myth.
Film is the most important art form of the modern era because it brings new beliefs along with it. While we may venerate film stars and the glamour of the film industry, beyond that we also take films into our body and into our world of understanding of hope, faith and belief.
For example, in any random order, let's say from King Kong to The Seventh Seal to Star Wars: with each of these films come new ways of understanding and experiencing the world. We change and expand because of these films in terms of our understanding of spirituality, war, death, love. An image, a set of ideas and ideals comes with a great film."
What makes a great one-minute film?
"A great one-minute film will last longer than a minute! Sometimes in a full-length film, you'll get one scene that resonates beyond the length of the full film. The one-minute film is the reverse of that; in one minute, a great one-minute film will capture an idea that stays with you far beyond one-minute.
The one-minute film is like a stained glass window: in one frame, in that one shot, you get the world."
As the Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and as a long-standing commentator on contemporary culture, what strikes you about Filminute?
"Filminute catches up with the pace of the world.
Most new initiatives tend to replicate what was. For instance, we see festival after festival starting up and they all tend to be repeating themselves. Here (with Filminute), we are acknowledging the way people communicate and entertain themselves -- it has changed. Filminute is keeping up with that change. It is not trying to replicate the past. Filminute's form tries to make sense of the present."
What makes a great film?
"A great film will turn light into solid. Film is intangible. It is not physical. But when we see a great film, a collection of flickering images turns into something real that lives inside people, stays with them, walks with them. With the greatest films, the random flickering images turn into myth.
Film is the most important art form of the modern era because it brings new beliefs along with it. While we may venerate film stars and the glamour of the film industry, beyond that we also take films into our body and into our world of understanding of hope, faith and belief.
For example, in any random order, let's say from King Kong to The Seventh Seal to Star Wars: with each of these films come new ways of understanding and experiencing the world. We change and expand because of these films in terms of our understanding of spirituality, war, death, love. An image, a set of ideas and ideals comes with a great film."
What makes a great one-minute film?
"A great one-minute film will last longer than a minute! Sometimes in a full-length film, you'll get one scene that resonates beyond the length of the full film. The one-minute film is the reverse of that; in one minute, a great one-minute film will capture an idea that stays with you far beyond one-minute.
The one-minute film is like a stained glass window: in one frame, in that one shot, you get the world."
As the Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and as a long-standing commentator on contemporary culture, what strikes you about Filminute?
"Filminute catches up with the pace of the world.
Most new initiatives tend to replicate what was. For instance, we see festival after festival starting up and they all tend to be repeating themselves. Here (with Filminute), we are acknowledging the way people communicate and entertain themselves -- it has changed. Filminute is keeping up with that change. It is not trying to replicate the past. Filminute's form tries to make sense of the present."
Monday, April 03, 2006
The Launch
FILMINUTE® is an international one-minute film festival and competition that takes place in September 2006.In March 2006, Filminute launched with a Call for Entry sent to creative individuals and communities in over 50 countries, ranging from filmmakers, writers, designers, and producers, to new media, animation and fine artists.
We are looking for people to make unusually good one-minute films, creative individuals and groups who will come at short form narratives, documentaries, animations and fan film mashups in uniquely interesting and engaging ways.
The launch site presents an overview of:
- the Filminute festival and competition,
- the categories up for contention,
- and 3 demonstration one-minute films from the portfolio of Head Gear Animation.
www.filminute.com // make every moment count
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