IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

A LONG LAST THE BIAFF 2021 RESULTS ARE ONLINE

Start here: https://www.biaff.org.uk/2021.html

The timetable for the festival will be online so soon as Jan gets the details of the Saturday shows, which will be in two separate online cinemas.

That is yet more sad new, Howard. The two of them were great ambassadors for A-V and helped bring sequence-makers and film-makers together. They were also extraordinarily kind people.

Jan and I are also itching to get the results online ... David Newman is running extremely late this time round, but he should be checking the listings now ...

Working as a projectionist at the BIAFF judging weekend one year, I watched in wonder as Reg Lancaster began by voicing strong criticism of a film, then over a few minutes talked himself (out loud) into the opposite opinion. It was such an impressive display that no one was going to dissent from his...

Congratulations to all. Anyone who can even finish and submit a film to competition is doing well! I have not wanted to disturb David Newman to ask about why the results are slow in coming, but having seen a couple of his emails I note he is not just saying that someone's film will be shown at BIAFF...

The higher the standard of technique, the more I comment on the story/plot/audience-experience. For club contests or films at lower star levels I may throw in the occasional comment about technique, but only if the problem has distracted me from the content of the film.

After all the waiting ... who wants to share their results?

The current rules state: This competition is for films made by individuals or groups for pleasure and not for commercial gain. The following are, however, permissible: 1) Films made by IAC regions and clubs for the benefit of those organisations. 2) Public or private exhibition and sale, where the p...

Tim is a good teacher ... in my stumbling efforts with Movie Studio Platinum a few years ago, he was the person I turned to for help. He gave generously and some day I may even finish a film!

Gee, thanks!

The BIAFF Rules were revamped some years ago, partly in response to Ned's argument that what matters is whether or not a film was made with the intention of making money. The current rule is: This competition is for films made by individuals or groups for pleasure and not for commercial gain. The fo...

IAC received this message from Annabelle Lancaster: I’m really sorry that people are unable to attend Reg’s funeral in person but you can follow it on line if you so wish. The funeral notice below, supplied by the funeral director, gives a number of details and instructions. Please do take care of y...

Officially BIAFF 2021 is scheduled for Birmingham on 16-18th April 2021 - with an online version as the standby option. Given the state of things now (at the end of 2020) does anyone think it likely we will meet in person then? If not would it be better to postpone - as we did last year - in the hop...

One of my favourite memories is of projecting for a BIAFF judging panel when one of those "difficult" films was watched. Reg's first reaction was negative, but then he went into a monologue where he argued with himself and over a couple of minutes talked himself round into admiring the wor...

I heard today that Reg Lancaster has passed away. He was a great photographer, a fine film maker, an inspiring club leader and a fine leader of IAC. He was born in Manchester in '35, and had been a film maker since 1970. He served on many juries at local, regional and national festivals in Britain, ...