The Big Gig 2011- THORSAA FILM FESTIVAL
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 3:40 pm
The Big Gig has run it's course and is now changing it's appearance. The Big Gig will move over to present the Thorsaa Film Festival.
The new festival name reflects the Pictish Viking culture and heritage of Caithness, a non-galic part of Scotland. We continue to look for the same wide range of film content from around the world but will also be developing stronger European content with a particular focus on the Nordic countries.
The website also remains as http://www.thebiggig.eu but you will immediately notice the new banners. There have been some alterations to the rules and information. We look forward to your continued and hopefully increasing support (because it hasn't been too good so far). Get those films to us by 21st July 2011. The Thorsaa Film Festival takes place on Saturday 24th SEPTEMBER.
Thorsaa is the version of the Viking name of current day Thurso and it dates from around 1152. Previously it was Thor's A' and the town is directly named after the Norse god Thor in the same as Thursday also originates. There is only one other town called Thurso and you will find it in Quebec, Canada. It took it's name from Thurso, Scotland. There is a Norwegian boat of the same name and it also has an early version of Caithness in it's name- "Thurso -Katiness". There are streets and house all over the world named after Thurso and the town is internationally famous in the amateur and professional surfing circuits.
Thurso and Caithness was a Pictish area who inheritted the land from more ancient late post deluvian peoples, the Brochans who spread out from hear to most of Scotland and whose presence is recognised by the Broch towers.
The new festival name reflects the Pictish Viking culture and heritage of Caithness, a non-galic part of Scotland. We continue to look for the same wide range of film content from around the world but will also be developing stronger European content with a particular focus on the Nordic countries.
The website also remains as http://www.thebiggig.eu but you will immediately notice the new banners. There have been some alterations to the rules and information. We look forward to your continued and hopefully increasing support (because it hasn't been too good so far). Get those films to us by 21st July 2011. The Thorsaa Film Festival takes place on Saturday 24th SEPTEMBER.
Thorsaa is the version of the Viking name of current day Thurso and it dates from around 1152. Previously it was Thor's A' and the town is directly named after the Norse god Thor in the same as Thursday also originates. There is only one other town called Thurso and you will find it in Quebec, Canada. It took it's name from Thurso, Scotland. There is a Norwegian boat of the same name and it also has an early version of Caithness in it's name- "Thurso -Katiness". There are streets and house all over the world named after Thurso and the town is internationally famous in the amateur and professional surfing circuits.
Thurso and Caithness was a Pictish area who inheritted the land from more ancient late post deluvian peoples, the Brochans who spread out from hear to most of Scotland and whose presence is recognised by the Broch towers.