we show the best of each year at cannes film festival and other great screenings worldwide

bbc film network made this 6 minute piece about our event in cannes

here's a film we showed this year:

sticks & balls


the 12 directors whose films we selected for cannes 2007 each received a super 8 camera** beautifully embalmed in black resin, by asylum models:



the 2007 dvd is out and is a great inspiration tool

straight 8 began in 1999 when a bunch of people were invited to make a short turnaround no budget three minute film on a single cartridge of super 8 with a cinema audience guaranteed. 25 people: directors, producers, runners, d.p.'s, editors, writers, actors, a d.j., a cinema manager and various others braved the challenge. it was bold and it was loose. there was no expectation. then it grew and great things have happened including the films becoming a lot more polished and clever. but the experimental spirit is still very much part of the DNA. i t's just grown bigger and cleverer as more and more people have joined in and we want you to too because if you've got a film in you, we want to see it

we held our first straight 8 all-day super 8 workshop in london saturday 23rd february 2008. in conjunction with no.w.here lab. we had 16 people in pairs with 8 cameras of their own. we showed some films and some amazing processing techniques courtesy of james of no.w.here's amazing german arthouse collection of vhs's. we set a brief and sent the teams out to shoot on hampstead heath. they were brave and bold superstars. we then spent the afternoon processing, drying, spooling, discussing and choosing music. finally, a few beers later, we projected 8 great super-fast turnaround straight 8's - all within a 12 hour window. yes. on film. 48 hour film fest eat your heart out (we love you)

even as a camera test, our workshop is a lot more fun than standing in the street trying to juggle a camera and a focus chart. and we'll probably run it again sometime

so please join our mailing list so we can invite you to join in. we won't share it. promise

have a look around the site. there's more about the rules below and more films to see on the films page which updates regularly, so come back soon. and bring friends

feel free to email us anytime with any questions or just to say hi

thanks for dropping by. we hope to see you somewhere soon

straight 8

** if you have a super 8 camera that's beyond repair that you'd like to donate so that we can make it into an 08 trophy, you're a hero... please contact us