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  • 12th January 2010 - special Sound on Film day at BU

    On Tuesday 12th January 2010 BU is hosting a special Sound on Film day with the assistance of the Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy.  All Screen and Media Academy students from BU and AUCB with an interest in sound and moving pictures are cordiall...
  • Make An Ad Competition - Barcelona 2010

    If you have always fancied making an ad for delivery by mobile technologies, then this is the competition for you. Click on one of the brand logos on the Mofilm website to view the details of their competition and get your video uploaded by 1st February...
  • Sound on Film a special one-day event at BU on 12th January 2010

    On Tuesday 12th January 2010 BU is hosting a special Sound on Film day with the assistance of the Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy.  All Screen and Media Academy students from BU and AUCB with an interest in sound and moving pictures are cordiall...
  • BBC Project Canvas developments

    On 22nd December the BBC Trust published provisional conclusions from its assessment of Project Canvas. ...
  • Few countries have implemented the new EU TV Directive

    According to a recent report from Broadband TV News, just three countries so far have fully implemented the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS Directive) – the successor to Television Without Frontiers.  The deadline for implementation was ...
  • BBC and DRM (Digital Rights Management) of HD broadcasts

    Reported in The Guardian on 22nd December (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/22/) the BBC is trying to 'sneak' Digital Rights Management into its future digitial High Definition transmissions by planning to encrypt the metadata in its broa...
  • BBC Academy Plans

    The launch of the BBC Academy included the announcement of a number of partnerships which are being developed.  ...
  • Fuji Shorts Film Competition 2010

    Short filmmakers only have until 29 January 2010 to submit their entries to Fujifilm Shorts 2010.  There are some great prizes up for grabs, including £4,000 worth of Fujifilm Motion Picture film stock. ...
  • Paramount plans to make more micro-budget films

    Seeking to replicate the stunning success of Paranormal Activity, Paramount is launching an initiative that will spend $1 million annually to develop and produce microbudget films. ...
  • BBC and British Library join forces to broaden access to their archives

    11 December 2009 - the BBC and The British Library have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in an innovative approach to make the content and assets of both organisations more widely available.  ...
  • 29th January 2010 - There's No Such Thing as Society? Broadcasting, the NHS and the public

    A one day symposium at Bournemouth UniversityFriday 29th January 2010 (preceded by a screening on the evening of Thursday 28th January)The aim of this Symposium is to explore the challenges to the concept of "public service"‚ by Margaret Thatcher's Cons...
  • All radio microphones may soon need to be replaced

    "Ofcom will soon be selling off the radio frequencies that the live events, film sound recording, broadcasting industries and charitable sectors rely on, with auction proceeds going to the Government.  As a consequence of this ‘migration’, the va...
  • PUSH – short courses for media professionals

    PUSH, which has been developed by South West Screen with Skillset, is a new style of training course for creative media professionals to push them forward in their careers. It is designed to take your skills to a higher level and help you to stay ahead of...
  • Sir Christopher Frayling – Researchers' Tales at the BFI National Library, 14th December 2009

    Sir Christopher Frayling - historian, critic, broadcaster and BFI Governor - will be visiting the BFI National Library to talk about the research processes behind both his classic study of Spaghetti Westerns and his biography of Sergio Leone. ...
  • Screen Heritage UK

    Following some three years of work by the British Film Institute and associated stake-holder organisations in the English regions, the Government has now released some £25 million funds to support three urgent film archive initiatives.  The confirma...
  • Documentary Now! conference, Birkbeck London, 15th and 16th January 2010

    Documentary Now! returns (see http://www.criticalstudiesintelevision.com). ...
  • Short Film Competition with £10K Prize

    Leading UK employment agency, reed.co.uk, has launched a film competition with a top prize of £10,000 in cash.The online contest invites anyone to upload to YouTube their own short film on the subject of ‘workplace’.  Reed believes the 'workplac...
  • Mentoring Scheme for Rising Film Makers

    Are you a talented, ambitious filmmaker with at least two years' professional experience? Have you reached a critical point in your career where high quality industry support would help you reach the next level? Would a mentor’s expert guidance enable y...
  • AUCB Animations in Competition at Animex

    Congratulations to the AUCB animation teams behind Paradis and Train of Thought. Both films will be screened in competition at the Animex Awards from the 8th – 12th of February, 2010. ...
  • ENVY Academy Presentation – all students welcome

    Mat Appleton from ENVY Academy returns to Bournemouth on Tuesday 24th November to make a presentation to students at 3.00 pm in Room W402 at Weymouth House, Bournemouth University.  ...