IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

For some years people have expressed concern about: the number of people in clubs reducing the number of clubs reducing the number of IAC regions reducing the number of members in IAC reducing How much further can we go? There are already questions about whether a "live" BIAFF will be viab...

It was a wonderful moment for the Brits in the hall. We had an inkling that it might get one of the rare Goods ... But never dared hope it would take the top award. I have to say that since it was 30 degrees heat and the hall lacked aircon ... the closing scene in the rain won even more tears than u...

I'll try to keep you posted. Our hotel has wifi, I'll bring a tablet ... the problem will me remembering to do so and being sober enough to use an on-screen keyboard.

Thanks, Michael!

Getting ready to go to this year's UNICA festival seems more work than it used to be ...

The world festival for non-commercial films, UNICA, takes place 10th - 16th September in Comacchio, Italy. The national organisations for amateur film makers in 24 countries have chosen short programmes of films to represent their lands. (There are more member countries in UNICA but not all could pa...

Good point, Martin!

Unfortunately I could not watch the films ... but my concern is that such contests are about the mechanics of getting a film made with content and any artistry coming second.

Am I wrong?

Ah ... my mistake. When I say something like that at a club, I go on to explain that I believe every film should take the audience on a journey. Most journey-films are stories some are documentaries but as Howard points out there are occasional films which are more about opening our minds. A Reflect...

Has anyone yet worked which maps form the "undercurrent" of the pages?

This is a little off-topic, but ...

The discussion reminds me of the arguments about what percentage of archive or non-original film could be in a festival entry.

I never gave a damn. My concern was always that the film told a good story (factual or fictional).

Great! So will Jan and I. I am sure Howard, Ken and Carol will be there. Michael Slowe usually puts in an appearance. Willy and Vera may make it, though travelling is harder for him these days. We know Simon Sumner and Mike Whyman will be doing there best to get more bums on seats ... and Martin Eva...

THERE WILL BE A LIVE BIAFF IN 2024 12-14th April 2024 in the main auditorium of the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham. HURRAH Entries accepted from 1st September The closing date will be 31st December 2023 I think that IAC members can enter films free up to 5th November ... it is not clear on the Film F...

It arrived this morning ... O frabjous day!

Not in Somerset yet.

It feels sacrilegious to say it, but have we come to the end of "live" BIAFFS? Jan and I really enjoyed the 2023 event ... we stayed in Birmingham and had a very good time. But there were so few of us in the cinemas. Yes, there were 50 or so attendees on Zoom, which helped. (Online partici...