Invitation to tender to capture audience responses to the collection

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) has the largest historic maritime collection in the World. The NMM’s collection spans the history of people’s relationship with the sea, showcasing for our visitors the history of seafaring, timekeeping, navigation, trade, cruising, migration, and the British Empire. The NMM is developing the range of knowledge available about the collection through the ‘In your words’ project. The pilot project will focus on capturing digital responses from our visitors to collection objects. The aim is to make accessible to visitors on-site and online, the diverse perspectives and histories connected to the collection, and particularly aims to include cultural knowledge to complement existing curatorial knowledge on objects.


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I’m casting the short film "Healthy" for Hades Productions and am looking for someone to play the father, East Asian, playing age 55+

The writer Tuyen Do is a graduate of the Royal Court Writers Programme. Part developed by BBC Writers Room and B3 Media this comedy drama tells the story of a young British born Vietnamese woman’s attempts to reconcile family expectations, her own chaotic love life and what is means to stay healthy. The film will offer great, high-quality material for showreels and will also be entered into film festivals in the year ahead.


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The Korean Film Night: Year of the 12 Directors

2012 Korean Film Night is proud to present the work of 12 of Korea’s leading Directors with a dynamic selection of weekly screenings throughout the year.


January’s mini-season features the films of Director LEE Myung-se who will be joining us for a special Q&A screening of his 2005 film ‘Duelist’.


Screening Details:
Duelist, 2005, 111min, Cert. 12
Thursday 26th January 2012, 6.30pm
Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly
Tickets: £10/£8 Cons.



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RED LIGHT REVOLUTION finally gets a big screen release. Now's your chance to catch it if you missed it at Terracotta Festival.

The press say: “If you see one sex shop comedy this year, do not miss this one!”

The hilarious feel-good comedy tells the story of a down on his luck Beijinger (sacked by his cab company, wife runs off with another man) who throws in all his chips to open a sex toy store. Little did he know that he was a target of a high pressured sales scheme operated by a gangster who will break his legs if he doesn't deliver a weekly payment.

Nor did he realise the bureaucratic nightmare of opening a store in China. To cap it off, the neighbourhood he chose is full of geriatrics!
Shot by an Australian brought up in Beijing, it's been compared by the press to The Full Monty quite often and described from your feedback at our screenings as "a US indie comedy shot in Chinese."

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7. Nov - 2012. Feb 2012

Jen Wu's practice is concerned with social and material narratives of transformation. It manifests itself through a multidisciplinary field combining sculpture, events, film and curation. Previous projects have included transforming London's ICA into an all-night exhibition as nightclub. During her residency Jen will be taking in Manchester and its various histories from 18th century local politics to the city's infamous 90's music scene.


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5 – 8 young Chinese men needed for Plymouth shoot, 3-6 January 2012
In April 2012, Plymouth will be holding a cross-city exhibition titled Sinopticon, (www.sinopticon.org) it will feature works by international artists who are looking at relations between China and the UK (historically and contemporary). The artist Erika Tan will be making a new film work for the exhibition. She is now looking for a group of young Chinese men to feature in the work which will be set in Saltram House, Plymouth (see photo). If you think you fit the description below and would be interested in participating, please get in touch for more information about dates, expectations, fees, etc.

To apply please send an email and photo of yourself with any information about experience, or get in touch for more information. Email: erikatan@aol.com.

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CAS is supporting the following casting for an HSBC commercial:

CHINESE CHILDREN
1) Grandson (main character): Five years old boy. Very cute with big eyes: he definitely needs the “ahh” factor. Thoughtful, sensitive and considered – maybe even a bit shy. Not at all precocious.

2) Children (supporting characters): Five other children ranging from seven to 17. Boy and girls. If they look like they’ve come from the same family then great, but not a deal-breaker as cousins don’t always look the same.

CHINESE ELDERLY MALE (main character)

1) Grandfather: 70-80 years old. He'’s worldly wise but spritely. On the surface he projects an air of authority, but in his eyes there'’s a glint of warmth and playfulness.

He needs to look old enough for us to believe he could be losing his marbles, and cheeky enough for us to believe he'’s taken everyone for a ride.

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Five international film makers explore the landscape of the family, self, home and place. They are Marta Michalowska (Poland), Suki Chan (Hong Kong), Emily Richardson (England) and Inger Lise Hansen (Norway), all based in London, and Elina Brotherus (Finland) who lives between Paris and her native Helsinki. Five women who express eloquently and with immense technical skill what it is to come from somewhere else.

THE WAPPING PROJECT
WAPPING HYDRAULIC POWER STATION
WAPPING WALL
LONDON E1W 3SG

00 44 207 680 2080
WWW.THEWAPPINGPROJECT.COM

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Asia Triennial Manchester 2011, 1 October to 27 November 2011

Lots of other events going on but I want to highlight the film programme in particular.


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This Chinese cultural celebration will feature a sumptuous selection of artistic presentations. These will include screening of a short film about how different groups in the Chinese community celebrate the festival, Chinese music performed through collaboration between Chinese and Western musicians, Festival Poetry performed in Mandarin and English, Festival songs performed by leading Chinese vocalists (along with a local community choir) and a multimedia dance piece based on the myth upon which the Festival is based.

Audience members will also be treated to samples of the traditional festival MOON CAKES and Chinese tea.

‘Moonlight Reveries’ is funded by Liverpool Primary Care Trust, Arts Council England and Merseyside Police Authority, and is supported by Merseyside Dance Initiative, Confucius Institute, Hope Street Ltd.

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