Developing Audiences for Artists' Moving Image Work
Venue: Arts Council of England, East, Eden House, 48–49 Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR
Date: Wednesday 18 April 2007, 10– 4.30pm
Do you want to screen artists' films at your venue but aren't sure how to go about it? Do you want to develop an audience for artists' moving image? Do you want to know how to source artists' films?
The Independent Cinema Office presents an essential one–day training course aimed at; cinemas who want to start or develop an artists' film programme; mixed arts venues who want to integrate their cinema and gallery more comprehensively and galleries who are interested in forging links with cinemas.
This course will include presentations and case studies, as well as the opportunity for individual consultation on your own projects and plans. You will learn foolproof strategies first–hand from recognised experts who have years of experience in audience development, programming and marketing of artists' moving image work. By the end of the day you will have identified a number of achievable targets for development at your own organisation.
The course will cover the following areas:
- Artists' film — what is it? The differences for distribution and exhibition
- Programming and sourcing artists' films: distributors and agencies, independent curators, rights clearance and potential funding opportunities
- Practicalities: funding and technical issues
- How do you develop audiences for artists' moving image? What networks can you utilise to best market your programme?
- Thinking differently and creatively about your audience and how to engage them
Cost:
The price for this course is £30 + VAT (£35.25) per person
Booking your place:
To book your place on this course download the application form and return it with a cheque made payable to ‘Independent Cinema Office’ by Wednesday 4 April 2007. Places are strictly limited and available on a first come, first served basis so early booking is strongly recommended. If you have any queries about the course, or wish to check that it is appropriate for your needs, contact George Clark on 020 7079 0475 or email: george@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
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Course Leaders: Gary Thomas and Sarah Wood
Gary Thomas is currently working as a consultant for Cinecity: Brighton Film Festival, and with the Arts Council England/Channel 4 animate! project. He was Artist's Film and Video Officer at Arts Council England (from 1991), and Head of Moving Image from 2001–6. He initiated Necessary Journeys, a series of arts projects in association with BFI Black World, and Single-Shot, in association with UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, and worked with the ICO, UKFC and BFI on last year's Film Programming in Arts Centres development day at Watershed. He's on the boards of LUX and no.w.here film workshop. He curated a touring season of British animation for the British Council in Poland, and is co–editor of the animate! Book.
Sarah Wood works as an artist filmmaker and film programmer. She was until recently the Artists' Moving Image Development Officer with the Independent Cinema Office and has curated for organisations including LUX, Photographer's Gallery, Curzon Soho, British Council Berlin and the Cambridge Film Festival. She is currently setting up Blackman Wood - a free space for culturally diverse moving image artists. Her most recent films are I Want To Be A Secretary (2006), Surrender (2005), Manifesto For Love (2003), and Living Space (commissioned by DCA, Dundee, 2003). They are in distribution with CFMDC, Toronto.
This project is funded by Arts Council England.
