straight 8
one super 8mm cartridge, no editing
screenings
next up:
phoenix cinema, east finchley, north london on dec 7
screenings are what straight 8 is all about...
next screening / s8 2008 selections / what's been beforethe rush of seeing your film for the first time, together with a packed audience, is unbelievable. it's the fastest and slowest three minutes, twenty seconds of your life, at the same time. your mind goes into overdrive as the frames you so far only saw a viewfinder reflect off the silver screen and you hear your original soundtrack together with the film for the first time
marvel at your movie magic. squirm self-consciously. hear and feel your heart thumping
in the bar you're a hero
when you enter straight 8 your film could be shown at any of our screenings that year
or none. but let's not talk about that
below the 08 planned screenings are all our screenings ever. starting with the past working down to the future
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straight 8
straight 8 2008 selections & premiere screenings:
[all in film names alphabetical order]
keep scrolling down to follow the 08 screenings in chronological order. next ones in white
channel 4 '3 minute wonder' selection - first time we've had premieres on national tv
19/20/21/22 may 2008 - channel 4. prime time uk tv. 3 minute wonder just after the news, 7.55pm mon-thu
- looking for marilyn - anna blandford and anna valdez hanks (uk)
- piece of heaven - felix alejandro barbosa vazquez y yuri misael barbosa vazquez (mex)
- springlove - herrjaapmans (nl)
- the last trip - malcolm finlay (uk)
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creme de la cannes, cannes film festival - the best baker's dozen from the 2008 crop of 175 films
22 may 08 - 9.30pm doors for 10pm screening. kodak apartement, international village (free, no tickets, first come - first served, festival pass required)
creme de la cannes, sneak uk preview at hay festival fringe, uk
31 may 08 - evening, time tbd. the globe at hay - tickets available at the bar of the globe. £8- about vincent - peggy anne berton (ca)
- black whispers in an elephant sky - oliver ralfe (uk)
- connections - steve oram & nick lear (uk)
- fish stew show down - ben dickinson (us)
- graveheart - nick rutter, noah rutter, ben richardson (uk)
- looking for marilyn - anna blandford and anna valdez hanks (uk)
- piece of heaven - felix alejandro barbosa vazquez y yuri misael barbosa vazquez (mex)
- robot - matthew keen (uk)
- scrap paper - andrew jive (us)
- springlove - herrjaapmans (nl)
- the get away - david padadac, dermot power, george georgiou (uk)
- the last trip - malcolm finlay (uk)
- gesundheit - will & george (uk)
best of an ad bunch, at cannes in cannes advertising week
20 jun 08 - 10.30am doors and coffee for 11am screening. star cinema, 98 rue d'antibes, cannes, france. in association with rushes post production
with kind support from ddb and ddb (!) and thanks to the apa
- big fish, little fish, cardboard box - the complete rods (mccann erickson / uk)
- curtains - ben canny (flynn productions / uk)
- holy smoke - ollie kristian & verner freeson (leo burnett / uk)
- joy - marten persiel (telematz / sp)
- jump - johannes haverkamp (ddb / de)
- living without motion - anton purr (industry / toronto)
- my life in the sky - robyn pete (apa / uk)
- otis the crackbrained chicken, lesson 1: alternative berlin sightseeing - anne isert / lisa birk (ddb /de)
- skinned - carla mackinnon (rushes / uk)
- somnambulism - sara wallace (wcrs / uk)
- space aliens fom beyond the moon! - babyblue (mother / uk)
- the knitted man - david franklin & alex de castro (glue / uk)
- the last 90 seconds of someone's life - craig kind & saulo jameriqueli (inferno group / uk)
- the private life of plastic - chris denton & lindsay de sausmarez (specsavers / uk)
- tongue-tied - edward copeland & lee williams (farm / uk)
- unelma - jankel huppertz (ddb / de)
- untitled v.166 - dan smith (the machine shop / uk)
- would you? - leonie ellis (mc saatchi / uk)
plus one warm up film at cannes advertising...
- no end - david hensher (shots / uk)
plus a small selection from the creme de la cannes dozen
- black whispers in an elephant sky - oliver ralfe (uk)
- connections - steve oram & nick lear (uk)
- fish stew show down - ben dickinson (us)
- graveheart - nick rutter, noah rutter, ben richardson (uk)
- robot - matthew keen (uk)
- the last trip - malcolm finlay (uk)
- bike film too - ed sayers (straight 8)
mexico city/kornea - courtesy of ace straight8er diego arredondo, 16 'kornea' entries to s8 08
at the international film festival expression en corto in guanajuato city
mexico - www.expresionencorto.com
- faride schroeder lases - 4 kilos de recuerdos
- felix alejandro barbosa vazquez y yuri misael barbosa vazquez - piece
- of heaven
- harvey gonzales aguilar - en el silencio
- celia ramirez corzo - croon
- ramón e. delgado - invasion alienigena
- celia varona zaldivar - sueños y sombras
- carlos porras - ignacio
- manuel castelltort delgado - documental el chopo
- christian hinojosa - infinito
- vidblain - luzvania
- gabriel govela - el rey maisito
thanks to diego arredondo - and see his amazing straight 8 entries on our films page
london premieres of 75 of the best* of straight 8 08 at rushes soho shorts festival - including the cannes baker's dozen
*except 'art' which are also really great. and arty
- these nights rocked. thanks to everyone who came and everyone who made films. amazing year of 8
28 jul 08 (mon) - curzon mayfair, 8.45pm
- 4 kilos de recuerdos - faride schroeder lases (mex)
- a life - cecilie owren (no)
- another party - frederic casella
- between two islands - ian mcalpin (us)
- black hat, white hat - keith tomlinson
- connections - steve oram & nick lear
- croco - freya elliot
- curtains - ben canny
- det sjunde skal (the seventh peel) - sebastian dewing
- fail again fail better - simon becket
- fastest gun in the west - dennis seavey-windsinger (us)
- fish stew show down - ben dickinson (us)
- guns in the sand - raymond tierney & john cleary (ie)
- holy smoke - ollie kristian & verner freeson
- ignacio - carlos porras (mex)
- jog - benn fogg
- koala' tea time - kate worsley & simon peevers
- kung faux - fiona brownlie
- scrap paper - andrew jive (us)
- somnambulism - sara wallace
- sparkle - simon wilkinson
- the last trip - malcolm finlay
- the private life of plastic - chris denton & lindsay de sausmarez
- the time machine - paul stevenson
- the toe - andrew panatti
- wolf - graham harrington (ca)
29 jul 08 (tue) - curzon mayfair, 8.45pm
buy tickets here: https://www.curzoncinemas.com/box_office/book_tickets/6ntbyo
- 37 harley street - eric grech
- 50 feet! - the brothers hearn
- about vincent - peggy anne berton (ca)
- black whispers in an elephant sky - oliver ralfe
- buttoned - giles perkins
- cake - vickie ager
- dead wives tale - laura kavanagh
- e27 - camilla lucht (de)
- flummox - lilly lamia
- happiness - dan hardingham
- hecate's key - mel hetherington
- i love bush - charlie inman
- joy - marten persiel (es/de)
- looking for marilyn - anna blandford and anna valdez hanks
- lux flux - colin dewar
- me and my nothing - big red button
- my beauty - carl medland
- noir - peter bunzl
- queen b - jacqueline wright
- reel 4 - robert nevitt
- robot - matthew keen
- skinned - carla mackinnon
- springlove - herrjaapmans (nl)
- this film, as of today - rachel beth egenhoefer
- turning point - katie thom
30 jul 08 (wed) - renoir cinema, 8.45pm
- bike film too - ed sayers (yes he still does straight 8. not technically in competition, but...)
- brighton rocks - craig lakin ennis and m. j. smith
- code grey - rob wickings
- desert - max day
- gesundheit - will & george
- gnomad - sarah thom / sarah toogood
- graveheart - nick rutter, noah rutter, ben richardson
- hooded smile - lou hamilton
- la course (the race) - sam jarman, max lambert, molly beaven
- le periple - olivier gimeno (fr)
- limbo - timur bekir
- living without motion - anton purr (ca)
- loop - guillaume serve
- luzvania - vidblain (mex)
- man & wife - tom webster
- no scholarship - giannis georgiou
- p.m.t (poor matthew's tale) - rebecca macmillan
- piece of heaven - felix alejandro barbosa vazquez y yuri misael barbosa vazquez (mex)
- set, rack 'n' roll - biancha laukkanen
- the french spy - andrew ryder
- the garden shed - steve dexter
- the get away - david padadac, dermot power, george georgiou
- the knitted man - david franklin & alex de castro
- the last 90 seconds of someone's life - craig kind & saulo jameriqueli
- tongue-tied - edward copeland & lee williams
- what mishka the bear saw in the woods: the untold story of the mysterious death of yuri gagarin - philpott/gale
- whispering palms - phase vi
thanks also to curzon cinemas, rushes post production and everyone else who helped make it happen
straight 8 08 'art' - our biggest and finest ever selection of artier films. all premieres
with thanks to radar music videos, short & sweet and close-upsee the trailer here
and the eflyer here
thanks to will and caroline for designing
7 sep 08. doors 11:30 am. screening 12 noon til 4pm. cafe 1001, 1 dray walk, 91 brick lane, london east side
one mammoth all-dayer session on the hip side of london town. berets and polo necks optional
lunch break before more art films, and later we'll screen the cannes 12 too
- boxes - tristan versluis, jonathan klahr, liam capper-starr
- chess club - nick dossetor and kevin dolan
- ffwd - michael tropper & stephan breier
- gustare - ian wooldridge
- infinito - chris hinojosa (mex)
- kunst - celia wormley & peter macrae
- living limbo - morgan davies, sam bonard, josh hindley
- luzvania - vidblain (mex)
- optic nerve - catherine cole
- passenger - vincent besson (fr)
- ping pong in stereo - go burger (us)
- reperti (specimens) - livio colombo (it)
- sea saw - joanne stapleton
- space aliens from beyond the moon! - babyblue
- sugar free - gawain morrison
- sweet sweet isometry - kim stewart
- the kiss of the sun - albert triviño-massó
- the man at the door - tom bulfin
- the singing competition - rodrigo bernardo y miguel caffarena
- the woodcutter - aron spall
- this film, as of today - rachel beth egenhoefer
- till every motion, pulse and breath be over ... - alex synge (ie)
- trapped - jason impey
- tuo-che - fox harris
- whispering palms - phase vi
- wiseman - karl clarke, sam heasman, will mcgregor
- y v 8 olaf (the last v8) - marc snell
plus wild and arty films from other selections. like we said: a mammoth session
- 4 kilos de recuerdos - faride schroeder lases
- between two islands - ian mcalpin
- desert - max day
- det sjunde skal (the seventh peel) - sebastian dewing
- flummox - happy pigs
- le periple - olivier gimeno
- lux flux - colin dewar
- man & wife - tom webster
- reel 4 - robert nevitt
- the time machine - paul stevenson
- what mishka the bear saw in the woods: the untold story of the mysterious death of yuri gagarin - philpott/gale
plus first chance to see the cannes 13 in one go, since cannes. see above for full film details
'straight 8 on tour' - 14 dates around the uk with picture house cinemas
tour dates:
oct 6 2008 - harbour lights picturehouse, southampton
oct 12 2008 - ritzy picturehouse, london
oct 12 2008 - phoenix picturehouse, oxford
oct 12 2008 - picturehouse at fact, liverpool
oct 12 2008 - greenwich picturehouse, london
oct 12 2008 - screen on the green, london
0870 066 4777, website under construction at: http://www.everymancinema.com/
oct 13 2008 - cameo picturehouse, edinburgh
oct 13 2008 - the belmont picturehouse, aberdeen
oct 13 2008 - cinema city, norwich
oct 14 2008 - city screen picturehouse, york
oct 14 2008 - exeter picturehouse
oct 15 2008 - the dukes cinema, lancaster
oct 15 2008 - little theatre cinema, bath
oct 22 2008 - tyneside cinema, newcastle
highlights reel:
- earth to earth - nick scott
- single too long - shane davey
- sticks & balls - jacqueline wright and alice lowe
- class of 2005 - james owen & chris durban
- jour de gloires - pascal fillion
- tequila chamuco - diego arredondo
- intermezzo tacito - daniel rossberg
- deja vu - sandalz
- stephen's cat - dave buonaguidi
- the other half - nick scott
plus the 2008 cannes 12 - see above
plus 2 from straight 8:
- gesundheit - will & george
- bike film too - ed sayers
santiago de compostela
strasbourg
berlin. north european & korean premieres
doors open 18:00h, films at 19:00h
3,50 €
see the e-flyer here
thanks to main partners: ddb berlin, cobblestone. and to sponsors: pirates live , kodak germany and fgv schmidle for helping make the berlin screening happen
or in german...
ihr habt gecastet, ihr habt gedreht, ihr habt geschwitzt und geflucht. aber jetzt ist es zeit, sich die früchte eurer arbeit anzusehen! bei dem großen screening am 22.10.2008 im kino international werden die in cannes ausgewählten besten werke zum ersten mal in deutschland gezeigt und anschließend mit einem kleinen empfang gefeiert.
tickets für nicht geladene gäste für 3,50 euro können nur an der abendkasse vor ort gekauft werden.
einlass ist ab 18 uhr, beginn der show um 19 uhr, das ende der veranstaltung ist gegen 23 uhr angesetzt.
kino international
karl-marx-allee 33
10178 berlin
weitere fragen einfach an straight8@de.ddb.com.
- a life - cecilie owren (no)
- caruso - ralph taubenberger (de)
- coffee mosaic - britt koostra (nl)
- der antrag: the proposal - iskra velichkova/marcus röber (de)
- det sjunde skal (the seventh peel) - sebastian dewing (uk/de)
- e27 - camilla lucht (de)
- emmentale - rafael bolliger (ch)
- ghost - leena peters (de)
- guten tag - laser fisch (lars fischer) (de)
- joy - marten persiel (es/de)
- jump - johannes haverkamp (de)
- my story - jyri pasanen (fi)
- obscure object - st george's international school (de/uk)
- springlove - jaap hermans (nl)
- state of mind - shahir sirry (de)
- the beginning - julia endres (de)
- unelma - jankel huppertz (de)
- weed survive - jei-min kim (ko)(rea)(really)
plus some of the cannes dozen
nice, france
theater trimage, nice
brighton - we had a great night there and loads of people entered. so we're coming back
a double bill of the cannes 13 and the brighton 12 - an awesome saturday night of inspiration
29 nov 08 - sallis benney theatre, 9pm
screening info here:
http://www.cine-city.co.uk/2008/event/?id=185
buy tickets here:
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/booking1.aspx?eventId=9nd2ht%40doyb
- black hat, white hat - keith tomlinson
- brighton rocks - craig lakin ennis and m. j. smith
- desert - max day
- det sjunde skal (the seventh peel) - sebastian dewing
- graveheart - nick rutter, noah rutter, ben richardson
- la course (the race) - molly, sam and max
- loop - guillaume serve
- robot - matthew keen
- sandwich - jake mccombe and alexis parkin
- sparkle - simon wilkinson
- this film, as of today - rachel beth egenhoefer
- winds of change - nick sneath, simon boyd, gary cherrington
plus the cannes 13
other possible screenings:
toronto
your town? - could you put on a screening? we can help you organise it and market it and supply the films. email us if this could be literally up your street
what's been before...
28 may 1999 - the metro cinema, london
29 mar 2001 - the metro cinema, london
30 mar 2001 - the metro cinema, london
17 aug 2001 - the metro cinema, london
23 may 2002 - the metro cinema, london
early 2003 - cinema alternative, paris. good night, long screening. gave birth to s8 classic: jour de gloires - see films page
12 mar 2003 - the other cinema, london
27 mar 2003 - the other cinema, london
21 may 2003 - cannes film festival. with kodak
10 oct 2003 - ad agency charity 'shootout', bafta, london. with the apa
23 oct 2003 - the other cinema, london
30 oct 2003 - the other cinema, london
19 may 2004 - cannes film festival. with kodak
01 aug 2004 - the big chill festival, herefordshire, uk
03 aug 2004 - rushes soho shorts festival, the other cinema, london. with rushes post-production
04 aug 2004 - rushes soho shorts festival, the other cinema, london. with rushes post-production
03 nov 2004 - pacific cinematheque, vancouver. with tbwa vancouver and the help of carla olson
03 nov 2004 - straight 8 tv, channel 4 television, uk - part one. repeated in jan 05
10 nov 2004 - straight 8 tv, channel 4 television, uk - part two. repeated in jan 05
18 may 2005 - cannes film festival. with kodak
16 jun 2005 - ad agency charity 'shootout', curzon mayfair, london. with the apa
31 jul 2005 - the rushes soho shorts festival, vue cinema, leicester square, london. with rushes post-production
01 aug 2005 - the rushes soho shorts festival, vue cinema, leicester square, london. with rushes post-production
18 aug 2005 - straight 8 'art' at 291 gallery, hoxton, london. with 'take 291' and the help of charlie phillips
29 sep 2005 - the raindance film festival, ugc cinema, shaftesbury avenue, london
24 may 2006 - cannes film festival. with kodak
22 jul 2006 - port eliot literary festival, cornwall, uk
30 jul 2006 - the rushes soho shorts festival, vue cinema, leicester square, london. with rushes post-production
31 jul 2006 - the rushes soho shorts festival, vue cinema, leicester square, london. with rushes post-production
31 jul 2006 - london premiere of the straight 8 2006 cannes selection, the arts theatre, london
15 aug 2006 - drake hotel screening room, toronto. with resfest, runt and the help of aleysa young
28 sep 2006 - the raindance film festival, cineworld cinema, shaftesbury avenue, london
28 jan 2007 - double bill: straight 8 'art' 2006 / '8 of the best'. with and at the chiswick movie theatre, london
23 may 2007 - premiere of the best 2007 straight 8 films at cannes film festival. with kodak and lumina films and the uk film council and the puerto rico film commission - all of whom love helping fresh film emerge. - very smooth. broad and deep selection of films. they loved it. again!
and well done to the filmmakers and their cast and crew who nearly all trooped down to cannes
22 jun 2007 - special screening at cannes during lions advertising festival. 11.30 am at the star cinema, 98 rue d'antibes, cannes.... with the apa and rushes post production. - this went off!
21 jul 2007 - port eliot literary festival, cornwall, uk. port eliot lit fest . despite the washout and railways and motorways to the west country being cut off, the film tent was rammed for this, our second year at port eliot lit fest. great q&a with will and nick (other half) and julia (the surrealist brothel). top question (which won a best of 06 dvd): how were the eels to work with and what did you do with them after the shoot?
29 and 30 jul 2007 - london premieres of 50 films - curzon mayfair cinema with the rushes soho shorts festival, london . in one of the nicest cinemas there is
30 sep 2007 - straight 8 'art' - 12 loose films to pin down from the s807 crop
4 oct 2007 - the cannes 12 in london, and more - at raindance. 7pm, cineworld shaftesbury avenue, london w1
26 oct 2007 - regard independant, nice, france featuring the cannes 12 and 2007 'art' selections
17 nov 2007 - straight 8 in wolverhampton, west midlands, uk: short film is dead... long live short film
17 nov 2007 - pacific cinematheque cinema, vancouver. with the help of carla olson. the cannes 12 and the best of north america 2007
in early 08 we've been to visit a few places with our straight 8 show and tell.... thanks to the following for helping us spread the word and for getting involved
7 inch cinema, birmingham
electric palace cinema, hastings
cineville, brighton
ddb, berlin
the blue walnut cafe, torquay
short & sweet, london