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Weblog | Events | Features | Gallery | Links | Consultants directory | Zine | About | Contact Weblog> January 2004 040123: Fri Airline Meals website Airline meals are a bit like pot luck mystery meals. It's a bit of fun seeing the tray placed in front of you and then seeing what meal or snack you get. A bit of a surprise awaits you. Well, now you can have the mystery taken away somewhat by going to the Airlinemeals.net website! Or maybe you can even choose which airline to fly with on your next trip based on what meal you think you're likely to get. Passengers and crew - pilots photograph their airline meals and post it to this site. Will have to take note of details they want so that I can post what food AirNZ offers on their flights. The site has a really cool section that even takes you 'behind the scenes' of a few airlines so you can see how your food is prepared! This is a cool website. Had heaps of fun looking through it. 2004 Australian Blog Awards You can vote for your favourite Australian Blog at the Keks site. For more details and a list of the blogs you can choose from, go to: http://kekoc.com/mt/archives/001041.html. Greenpeace web adminstrator role available, Sydney office Email received: Thu 22/01/04 11:46 PM Subject: [digitaleve-sydney] greenpeace job greenpeace are looking for a web dev/design/admin type: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/jobs/webadmin.html cheers, -kylie http://gusset.net 040122: Thu Happy Chinese New Year! It's the Year of the Monkey! Heaps of links over at Google. I like their monkey logo graphic. Also check out the City of Sydney 'Chinese New Year Festival' 20 Jan - 8 Feb 2004 website Tropfest past winners, making short films etc Tropfest finalists' will have their short films screened at The Domain on February 22, 2004. Had a look at the SMH site and came across some interesting articles on previous Tropfest events, what the winners have moved onto, and how making short films is now easier and more accessible than ever as a result of digital video cameras and cheap digital editing software that can be used on your home computer. Fast forward (19/2/03) Article showcases a few people who have entered and were successful at Tropfest in the past, and have since been able to forge successful film careers. These people include: Gregor Jordan, Nash Edgerton, Paul Fenech, and Emma Freeman. Gone troppo (12/2/03) Article talks about John Polson having a coffee at Tropicana and coming up with the idea of Tropfest to get people to stop talking about making films and to get out there and to make them. Also talks about Emma Freeman winning Tropfest 2002 with her short 'Lamb'. Quick Flick (19/2/03) Article gives a summary of the final films selected for Tropfest 2003. Articles below talk about how it's now a lot easier and cheaper to make short films. All you need is a digital video camera, some digital video editing software on your computer, and you can basically start shooting and editing. Moviemaking technology (19/2/03) Lights, camcorder, action (6/12/02) Digital leads to Tropfest deluge (17/1/03) 040121: Wed The Network of Un-Collectable Artists (NUCA) Thursday, 15 January 2004 (Source: http://bilateral.blog-city.com) JOIN NUCA "The Network of Un-Collectable Artists (NUCA) is a brand new nation-wide affiliation. NUCA connects those who gravitate towards ephemeral projects, participatory experiences, illegal art actions, and activities that oddify everyday life. Some members make unwieldy installation projects, while others alter billboards, project images in abandoned spaces at night, or exchange ideas rather than objects. Some simply make dead ugly paintings that would never sell. Because such artworks are often fiendishly tricky to document, they seldom grace the columns of "recognised" publications. NUCA is building a publicity machine of its own, so artists may exchange essential info about their activities, collaborate on new projects, and connect with Un-Collectable others. For Next Wave 2004, NUCA will launch "Australia's 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists", a set of BubbleGum cards documenting the activities of these elusive individuals. The Un-Collectable BubbleGum Cards will be distributed by itinerant vendors at the various festival venues, and naturally, it will be damn hard to "collect them all". NUCA would like to invite you to join its ranks. Please send an email introducing yourself and your interests, to nuca@bigfoot.com to get the ball rolling. We will publish members' pictures and information on our website, which will also house a discussion board. A little more about Australia's 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists: NUCA would like the project to explore "collectability/collectivity/collection etc" in its many senses. Just because the project is about being "un-collectable" does not mean that selling a piece of art disqualifies you. Problems with "collection" are to be explored. [NUCA member Mickie Quick, for instance, has complained that his small civil disobedience kits (Refugee Island) are collected and put on the mantlepiece by "politically minded" but not "politically active" friends and colleagues, which for him kills the piece entirely.] The project should bring out those issues. Australia's 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists is intended to be humourous, and by necessity it can't become self-important. That is what it should work away from: the dubious practice of cross-referencing by "credible" sources who "say" that an artist is collectible and are therefore slavishly followed by the market (who knows if this really works anyway, but it makes for some ghastly magazine filler). Australia's 50 Most Un-Collectable Artists is part of the Next Wave Festival, whose theme for 2004 is UnPopular Culture." Bilateral Blog Lucas Ihlein has a cool blog called: Bilateral Blog. Details below: EXCHANGE / RESIDENCY / EVENTS / ART / WRITING http://bilateral.blog-city.com "...notations on art projects involving exchange and communication are collected here. I am interested in... ..."D-I-Y" artists and groups, politically active interventions, artworks which involve themselves in public spaces (and beyond museums). ...artists who form autonomous organisations to produce, distribute, and discuss their work. ...artists who find direct ways to access their histories (rather than relying on official accounts) - and who try and understand those histories through processes of re-enactment. This blog also houses thoughts in process on my current projects, including expanded cinema and un-collectable artists. In addition, occasional reviews of events and performances will appear, as well as links to writing I may have had published elsewhere. Feedback and dialogue are warmly invited. Simply leave comments at the end of a blog entry, or email bilateral@bigfoot.com" - LUCAS IHLEIN Global Traces: An International Project for Women Artists of all Nations (Email forwarded from Lucas Ihlein) Gisela Genthner, Köpenicker Str. 152, 10997 Berlin, Germany. e-mail: glob_genthner@yahoo.de "Global Traces is a project I have conceived for a show in the Women’s Museum in Bonn, in 2004. It is an attempt to collect an international selection of thoughts and objects concerning the worldwide changes and developments resulting from the progressing effects of globalisation as witnessed from a woman artist's perspective. Due to the borderless nature of this project it would be especially interesting to find out about changes occurring within your own country, town, village or personal environment. Part of the project is the dynamic of its development and growth: to watch how the basic idea itself spreads out from one person - in this case, me - through friends, acquaintances, friends of friends and so on. To be able to retrace this progression please write down your name as well as that of the person you received the message from. If you are a woman artist and would like to participate in the show, please send me(by post, to the address above) two pages no larger than 21 cm x 30 cm or 8 inches x 11 inches and not more than 0,5 cm or 3/16 of an inch thick, containing the following information: Page one Your name, address, e-mail address and Artist's CV of noteworthy events. The name and address of the person you received this information from. Page two This page is the actual art work itself. The structure and content is left up to you. It should contain your thoughts and impressions about the effects of globalisation with text, everyday objects, labels, drawings, photos, collages, newspaper clippings etc. etc.. Please observe the size limitations. If you want to send a computer document or graphic, please use a common format such as jpeg, gif or word.doc. Due to the limitations of my computer e-mailed graphics have be confined to black and white. If you want to contribute larger digital images, please send a print out and a CD Rom by post. This is a low budget project .Your contributions will not be sent back but remain in the archive of the Women’s Museum as part of the Museum’s collection. To be included in Global Traces, your contribution must reach me by the 15 of February 2004 at the very latest. Please don’t forget to send this invitation to other women artists you know around the world. I would like to thank all future participants in advance for their support of this project. Global Traces is, in a sense, an aspect of globalisation itself: An international selection of women’s thoughts and visual impressions, echoing the globally spanning link shared by women, whether friends, colleagues or strangers. Global Traces shows that energy can be mobilised - and you are part of it. Gisela Genthner." Going to Wellington, NZ Going to Wellington, NZ this Saturday. Coming back following Thursday. Trying to decide what technology I think I NEED to take over. Tempted to take my 'mobile' office of laptop, digital camera etc. Kind of depends on how much updating I think I'll have time to do over there. Bitpass links Bitpass is a micropayments system for online content providers who want to charge to view their content. Their 'Share' page has links to lots of interesting sites that offer content for a v.small fee. These include: + Scott McCloud's 'The Right Number - Part One and Part Two' for 25c each to view at http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/trn/intro.html and + Chris Hill - Ubergeek's 'Geeks in Love' at http://www.ubergeek.tv/geeksinlove for 25c to view the last 5 minutes of the flash animation film and to find out what the ending is. Hope these guys and others make some money from this form of distribution. Hopefully, they'll be able to make a living solely from their ventures one day. It's a great idea! as the creator of the work seems to be able to maintain much more control over their work. 040120: Tue GLAM PHILIP BROPHY STRUTS AT THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES LOVE TO RIDE DANA SCULLY - TAKE SOME PHOTOS - MAKE SOME MONEY DISCO IS MAGNIFICENT: BARRY WHITE FOR PRESIDENT - CALL ME - FLUORESCENT. "Forget David Bowie, Gary Glitter and T-Rex, the era of manufactured Glam rock comes to the Art Gallery of New South Wales from February 14. FLUORESCENT, the latest creation from sound artist Philip Brophy, pays homage to the androgynous, multi-sexual Glam aesthetic with a mock music installation. FLUORESCENT is a multi-screen video mixed in surround-sound, which highlights the hyperbolic performative aspects of the narcissistic video-clip, with Brophy inventing himself as a luridly reconstituted being vibrating with Glam's essential fakeness and plasticity. His performance portrays a transmogrified sexual monster, roaming and prancing across a videosonic platform, energized by a pulsating 'fat' sound seething with a hunger for the bright, the shiny and the loud. The Gallery's contemporary project space is turned into virtual stage where the audience is bombarded with imagery and music, synchronized to Brophy's movements as he struts across 3 giant screens singing lyrics that exemplify Glam rock's tensile, self-invented, volatile and restless nature. FLUORESCENT is part of the larger music project by Brophy, which has typified much of his musical interests and critical writing (Hope You Die Before I Get Old, catalogue essay for the exhibition Hype; Pale Glitter - Fat Sound, catalogue essay for the exhibition None More Blacker). In Brophy's thesis, Glam is the shining black hole of Rock 'n' Roll's grotesque theatricality. The idea for making a mock video clip came after Brophy produced and directed Give me Liberty for the band Honeysmack. Having been a legitimate record producer gave rise to the simple pondering: in an era in which we strive for the 'real', why not produce a video for a wholly fake 'recording artist'." PHILIP BROPHY - FLUORESCENT Artist Talk Contemporary Projects Space, Lower Level 2 2pm February 14 2004 ADMISSION: Free of Charge ON VIEW: February 14 until March 18, 2004 Contemporary Projects Space, Lower Level 2 Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney 2000 NSW TELEPHONE (02) 9225 1744 Recorded information (02) 9225 1740 National Toll free 1800 679 278 HOURS 10am until 5pm, 7 days a week. Open until 9pm every Wednesday for Art After Hours 040118: Sun Melbourne trip Day 1: Tuesday 30th December 2003 Went to Melbourne recently from 30th Dec 2003 to 5th Jan 2004. Will be putting up the trip in instalments - by date. First travel blog is on finding accomodation deals at Hotelclub, taking the Skybus to the CBD, looking around Little Bourke St - designy clothing shops, and hanging out at Brunswick St, Fitzroy at night. For the travel blog of Day 1 in Melbourne: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/melbourne031230.htm To view 39 photos of Day 1 in Melboune: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/gallery/kirsten/melbourne 040116: Fri Popcorn Taxi - Meet Hi-speed action director Rob Cohen Wednesday January 21st - 7:30 pm. Where: Valhalla Cinema Address: 166 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Entry: $15 / $13 Concession Tickets on sale from 6:30pm (sorry no bookings for this program, cash only). POPCORN TAXI Admission (M) "Popcorn Taxi explodes into 2004 with a chance to meet hi-speed action filmmaker ROB COHEN, the man behind the incredibly successful super-charged dramas THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (2001) and xXx (2002). Here in Sydney to direct STEALTH, another visual effects packed, Hollywood action film photographed by our good friend DEAN SEMLER, ROB COHEN joins us on-stage to talk about the art behind the making of a big budget action film. The session will include a selection of clips from his films, and a mini frame by frame, where ROB will take us through the process of constructing an action sequence, combining live action, with digitally enhanced visual effects. COHEN's film career combines nearly three decades of motion picture experience, where he maintains a unique place in the entertainment industry. He first worked as an executive, then as a highly prolific producer, and finally as one of American film's most versatile and successful action film directors. His films have proven to always be at the cutting edge of cultural (pop and otherwise) and technological developments, revealing a filmmaker constantly in search of broadening his cinematic horizons. His other major credits as a director include THE SKULLS (2000), DRAGONHEART (1996), THIRTY SOMETHING (1987), and an Emmy Award winning episode of MIAMI VICE (1984). As a producer, his credits include BIRD ON A WIRE (1990), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987), LIGHT OF DAY (1987), IRONWEED (1987) and THE WIZ (1978). For a full list of ROB's production credits you can visit www.imdb.com " 040115: Thu The January 2004 ezine is now up on the web! Check it out at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/zine. Includes links to a number of new event listings! Danijel Rahija travels to Torres Del Paine NP in Chile Danijel Rahija has just spent 8 days completing the circuit around the Torres del Paine national park in Chile. Email sent: Wed 7/01/04 9:52 AM "It's a very beautiful place, every hill you climb leads to different treasures - lakes, glaciers, towers, cuernos, mountains and refugios with hot showers and beer! The walking was usually 4 - 6 hours a day and the path is easy to follow. Except day 6... day 6 was the day I did the Pass... it was a very interesting day. The night before at Campamento Paso, the word from fellow travellers that had completed the pass was that the river crossing on the other side was very dangerous and should not be completed alone..." Read about his adventures at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/danijel_rahija.htm. 040114: Wed Tropfest 2004 Entries to the Sony Tropfest Short Film Festival 2004 close Thursday January 15th at 6pm. Wax Paper Wax Paper is a new freebie magazine (the site's not set up yet). Blurb on 1st page says it's "A magazine which will help promote the music industry through non-mainstream artists as well as encouraging electronic music lovers to learn about the artists, labels, DJ's, reatilers and distributors work involved in thsi crazy business. We are concentrating on the music being driven rather than the scene it creates..." Email is: info@wax-paper.com.au. Lucky Magazine Lucky Magazine has just put out Lucky.04. It's free. Tagline says it's 'The it's not really an issue Issue. Lets call it a calender' issue. Got my copy at Red Eye Records at 370 Pitt St, Sydney. Walking back along King St, I saw a number of people holding onto a copy as well. It's a good idea! Most of the pages have an ad on one page then the calender month on the other. The ads are a bit more 'posterlike' so more like an image than an ad - kind of. 040113: Tue Spinach7 magazine Bought a copy of Spinach 7 recently. The cover shown above is the 2nd issue. The magazine covers: 'Culture / Issues / Art / Techology / Asia Pacific'. The content is very much geared towards promoting environmental, social and political consciousness of the issues and challenges that face us as a society today. It's a great magazine! For example, the features in the 2nd issue include: "RECYCLING: JUST THE TIP OF THE RUBBISH DUMP? SOPHIE BLACK takes a closer look at a populist movement. DYING FOR A LATTE? From small green bean to a café near you… DOMENICA SETTLE gets the dirt on the coffee industry." More paper printing in colour experiments Went to Officeworks again. This time I got the nopa Color Paper. You get 500 sheets, 100gsm. Costs $18.98. This paper is colour inkjet printing. I compared the printout to the normal Reflex 80gsm paper and to the Kodak Presentation paper which is 105gsm. The nopa Color paper 100 gsm was pretty good - kind of between the Reflex 80gsm one and the Kodak 105gsm one. I could live with it as it's pretty cost effective. I guess if I want really crisp and clear images for certain things, then I'd still go for the Kodak paper. The Kodak paper had the least show through if I was to print double sided. The nopa Color paper is still ok though. May try a different thickness for the nopa Color paper next time as that brand seems to be pretty reasonably priced in comparsion with other brands. Refilling ink cartridges So I heard that you could get the ink cartridges refilled. Came across the Australasian Cartridge Remanufacturers Association Inc website at: http://www.acra.asn.au. The site lists suppliers in your State that refill ink cartridges, re-ink ribbons, remanufacture toner cartridges etc. Also came across this article in The Age titled: 'Colourful propaganda' about how some printer manufacturers are charging a lot of money for their ink cartridges and warn that cheaper non-brand or different brand ink cartridges may ruin your printer or not give as good a quality printout. The article suggests that they've found people who are satisfied with non 'authentic' brand cartridges working well and not ruining their printers. Found this article titled 'Printer & Toner Cartridges' which is an interesting article on the environmental benefits of using recycled cartridges. Came across the following links which may be useful for the next time I need to get some ink for my Epson Stylus C20UX printer. Next time I buy a printer, I'll have to do more research into the type of cartridges it uses and whether they can be easily refilled etc. http://www.inkwholesalers.com.au/products.php?group=Cartridges_for_Epson http://www.techmillennium.com.au/hardware_main.html http://www.dt.com.au/category.php?pagefrom=CONS:INKJET&cat=CONS:INKJET:EPSON http://www.inkjettonerrefills.com.au/category10_5.htm http://sydneymetro.com.au/ink/epson.htm http://www.inkstuff.net/webcontent16.htm 040112: Mon Live Bait Festival 2004 at Bondi Beach http://www.livebait.org.au The blurb on the home page says: "With over 100 events now locked in, Live Bait Festival 2004 is offering the best independent Sydney arts and music- providing a genuine alternative to the current festival fair. In 17 days of non-stop music, theatre, film and outdoor events, Live Bait will present over 60 international and local bands, performances and readings by Sydney's leading independent theatre companies, contemporary performance cabaret, caravan sideshows, circus acts, a multimedia exhibition, free outdoor film screenings, a yoga symposium, capoeira, hip-hop, salsa, swing dance workshops and much more..." There's free colour magazine that can be picked up at some of the record shops etc if you're in Sydney, or just go to their website at: http://www.livebait.org.au. The program looks really interesting. Will try to get to some of these events. Cool events include: * Electroprojections - experimental moving image work. Corpo[real] on Thu 15 - Thu 22 and [ill]uminations on Fri 23 - Sat 31 at the Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Looping through the day, FREE * The Boxed Set - five short shows in a shipping container on the beach... on Fri 16, Sat 17 then Thu 22 - Sun 25 at the Amptitheatre, $22 + bf * Reelife Short Film Festival on Sun 18 / 8pm at the Bondi Ampitheatre, $11 + bf (Mon 19 instead if wet weather) * Bob Honking & Friends on Thu 22 Jan / 7pm at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre, $15 + bf * Abby Dobson in concert on Thu 22 Jan / 9.30pm at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre, $15 + bf * Sarah Blasko in concert on Thu 29 Jan / 7.30pm at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre, $12 + bf 040110: Sat Tourist for a day in Sydney My cousin was in Sydney so we did some touristy things in Sydney. Day was Monday 29/12/2003. Thought I'd take the opportunity to take some touristy shots myself. Photos at: http://www.chaosgeneration.com/gallery/kirsten/sydney We had lunch at Bar Italia with a huge gelato at the end to wash it all down. I have never seen such large gelatos before in my life. Literally couldn't eat it fast enough. It was melting too quickly. Then drove to Darling Harbour. Caught the monorail into the CBD. Tried to get the Sydney Tower/Centrepoint but the lines were huge! I would never have thought you'd even have to line up. There were queues to the ticket counter, the Skytour and to the Observation Deck. So we walked to Circular Quay instead. Walked around the Opera House and inside it. Took photos of the Harbour Bridge from there as well. Walked through the Botanic Gardens and through the gates of Government House and saw the gardens. Then walked back to Sydney Tower. It was around 6pm. The queues were a lot shorter this time around. Tickets were $22 - must've been a long time since I last went up there. You used to be able to go up the Observation Deck for a few dollars and not have to see the Skytour. Now it's included whether you see it or not. The Skytour consisted of walking through a series of mini theatres with hologram projections of a tour guide against backdrops of various Australian scenes. Then through to the final Great Australian Expedition 'ride' where the seats move and you're made to feel part of the action of seeing the Great Barrier Reef, coming up close to a crocodile etc. Lasts about 1/2 an hour. Then lined up to go up to the Observation Deck. Seeing a bird's eye view of Sydney is always fun! Then drove to hip Darlo (Darlinghurst) for a meal at Onde - Modern Australian casual food! Had the t-bone steak and chips. Yummo! Margaret Cho on SBS last night I remember seeing Margaret Cho on TV years ago and then she wrote and starred in a sitcom. Channel surfing and caught the last bit of 'Notorious C.H.O' on SBS TV last night. Hope they show a repeat of it sometime. Her website is: http://www.margaretcho.com. 10:00pm - 11:40pm | SBS Notorious C.H.O. Genre: Comedy "Korean-American comedienne Margaret Cho's performance at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. The show is preceded by an animated two-hander that defuses cultural stereotypes by exaggerating them. It's followed by an interview with Margaret Cho, interviews with the audience about to go into the theatre and an interview with Cho's parents. Margaret Cho's one-woman show sends up September 11, the anthrax scare, gay bars, colonic irrigation, periods (if straight men or gays had them as well), token roles by Asians on US TV, drag queens, her mother's accent and attitudes, gays and their sexuality, her boyfriend and her sexual relationship with him, what happens when hiring a porn video, the G-spot, S&M clubs, weight control (exercise followed by a meal at McDonalds) being unmarried in relationships, gay/lesbian marriages and finally, self-esteem." Jobs at Ninemsn posted by Larissa on the Digital Eve email list Digital Eve email group list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitaleve-sydney (Digital Eves are made up of mainly girls working, interested in the web/digital area). Sent: Thu 8/01/04 4:39 PM From: Larissa Azevedo [larissazevedo@hotmail.com] To: digitaleve-sydney@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitaleve-sydney] jobs at ninemsn Hi, Just a quick note to make you aware of 2 new part time job opportunities available within the News & Current Affairs category. The successful candidates will have a strong knowledge of news and current affairs and at least 1 - 3 years experience in either print, broadcast or online media, with proven journalistic skills. They will also be based at Channel 9 working from 3.00p.m. to 7.00p.m. (5 days a week from Mon to Sun). If you are interested in applying for this position or know of someone who may be suitable through your network of contacts, please express your interest no later than COB Monday 12th January 2004. Just email me back. Regards, 040109: Fri Creatives' Last Thursday Club presentation on 29 January The next Creatives' Last Thursday Club is on Thursday night, 29 January Where: The Paddington Green Hotel, 184 Oxford St, Paddington (cnr Brodie St), Cost: $20. Guest speakers: Robert Gerrish (business coach, author, speaker) on "A New Year, A New Business - Get an inspiring vision for your business in 2004". They'll also be a case study presented by Bridget Holland, GM of RSVP (online dating site) on "The rise and rise of online dating: How RSVP did it". For more info, go to http://www.writeanswers.com.au/last_thurs_club.htm Colour printing Looking into cost effective ways to print colour. Want to print a small run of the next hard copy issue of CG in colour. Colour photocopying at printing places are pretty expensive. I've got an Epson inkjet printer. Had a thought that if I bought some different type of paper that was smoother then maybe the ink would 'sit' on the paper better or the ink would absorb more into the paper giving richer colour results. Went to Officeworks and looked at all their paper. Ended up buying a pack of Kodak Presentation paper. It really works! I was amazed at the difference. I printed a page of the previous issue and the colours are so much richer and deeper. So I think I've found a solution I'm happy with for now. Only thing is inkjet cartridges are a bit pricey and I've heard that laser ink cartridges may be more cost effective in the long run. Though, you need to pay around $1500 to buy a colour laser printer. I'd probably want to look into buying an A3 one so that would probably cost quite a lot more. I heard from someone last night that you can get the inkjet cartridges refilled these days for like $7-$10 each. Will have to do some research into this as that would then make it a lot cheaper! Anyway, the Kodak presentation paper is on special at the moment at Officeworks. It's $11.50 for 150 sheets - about half the normal price. Plus you can enter an Officeworks/Kodak competition to win a Renault Clio Expression car, Kodak cameras, or Kodak Paper packs if you buy a pack of Kodak Inkjet Paper from Officeworks before Feb 1, 2004. 040108: Thu Hugh Ballantyne Interview with Hugh Ballantyne and examples of his work is now up on Chaos Generation! Hugh is a director, writer, architect and photographer. His short film "Public Enemy" was shortlisted for Tropfest 2002 and made the best of the rest. His "Me, Myself and I" short film has just been selected for The 2004 Mardi Gras Festival. Click on the section below to go directly to that section of Hugh's feature. Interview. Stills Gallery. Film Work. Flyer Design. Various. CV. 040106: Tue REDCARPET NIGHT FOR QUEER SCREEN 7.15pm SUNDAY, 18th January, 2003 RedCarpet Night is proud to launch the Mardi Gras Film Festival Program with a look at some brilliant queer short films from past festivals and a couple of films from the up-coming 2004 festival season. RedCarpet Night is a bi-monthly short film screening that raises money for non-profit organisations. This January we are raising funds for Queer Screen. Our program includes a diverse range of short films from local filmmakers. The titles we will be showing include: * Writer/director Miro Bilbrough’s beautiful cine-poem Urn; * Writer/director Rob Leggo’s slapstick romance High Street Love Story; * Director Andrew Lancaster’s and writer Brian Carbee’s coming out, getting out ‘mother-and-son’ comedy In Search Of Mike; * Kieran Galvin’s tragic tale The Burning Boy; * Director Wenona Byrne’s funny/sad story of family Saturn’s Return; * Writer/director Marie Craven’s delightful first-time school-girl crush narrative Blow; * Directors Andrew Soo’s and Julia Kalceff’s funny take on the lesbian relationship, nesting habits, jealousy and not-so well-adjusted paranoia, The Ex. RedCarpet Night is a unique concept for giving Australian filmmakers an opportunity to show their films in a non-competitive cinema environment. There is no entry fee and no genre criteria. All proceeds of the Sunday, 18th January screening will go to Queer Screen Limited, a not-for-profit community organisation that brings you Sydney's annual Mardi Gras Film Festival, the queerDOC festival and the My Queer Career filmmaking competition. The screening will be held 7.15pm at the Valhalla Cinemas on Glebe Point Road, Glebe. Pre-sale tickets are available through the Queer Screen Office on 02 9332 4938. All tickets are $13. No concessions available. No booking fee applies. Festival classification exemption applies with 18+ years old entry only. If you would like to receive further updates about future Red Carpet Night Events, please email us at redcarpetnight@hotmail.com Back from Melbourne Had a great time in Melbourne! Especially enjoyed Brunswick St! Love the long streets full of restaurants, cafes, clothing and other shops full of interesting and unique knick knacks. Took over 350 photos. Would never dream of taking that many photos if I was using film. Photo blogging here I come. Will write up the trip in instalments and put up photos to go with each day. Have to clear some space on my computer first before downloading. Weblog Index December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001

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