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About After Dark
Launching in Manchester on April 13th and continuing on to Birmingham later in the month, After Dark uses film as its central inspiration to present a unique and eclectic evening that showcases film in an entirely different light by combining new shorts, masterclasses, digital art, technology and music from some of the most creative minds in the country.
One of the UK's hottest new writer / directors, Amma Asante, will headline the After Dark 05 tour. The award-winning Asante will launch the tour by showcasing her own personal selection of short films as well as hosting an intimate Q and A session to talk about her experiences and the challenges facing new filmmakers today. Asked what inspired her to get involved in After Dark, Amma said, "There is a fantastic amount of talent bubbling under the surface in the UK and experimenting with short films. It's brilliant to be associated with a festival that is platforming and encouraging the creativity of these emerging filmmakers here, and in such a unique way".
Masters of multi-media and the moving image, ONEDOTZERO will present a unique 'Cinematic Cabaret' of motion graphics and visuals; FUTURE SHORTS will present new and proven film shorts, animation, drama and documentary; SKILLSET will run their highly acclaimed workshops with talks from established industry figures, and TANK.TV will offer the chance to both contribute and critique work via their online, onsite film forum before the night culminates with musical entertainment from top UK DJ's Yam Who? and Blackbeard.
For more information on After Dark 05 including tour line-up visit www.AD05.com
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Partners
Futureshorts
The largest exhibitor of short films in Europe, Future Shorts will showcase
an inventive and diverse collection of documentary and short films including
music video director JAMIE THRAVES 'I Just Want To Kiss You', starring Martin
Freeman from The Office, the BAFTA winning 'Jojo In The Stars', Sundance Festival
animation winner Bathtime in Clerkenwell' and Mike Leigh classic 'A Sense of
History' starring Jim Broadbent. Mixing established and new talent as well as
unknown and famous actors is the key to attracting wider audiences for short
films. A mixture of animation, drama, comic, and experimental films.
OneDotZero
Bringing together the World's best and most innovative talent in film making,
music video, motion graphics and club visuals Onedotzero will create an advanced
'cinematic caberet' throughout the night. Onedotzero will focus on music, interactivity
and digital film.
Skillset
The industry backed strategic agency, which offers comprehensive solutions to
the skills, talent and development needs of the UK audio-visual industries.
Skillset will run panel based workshops with respected industry figures, which
form a more in depth side of After Dark programming.
Tank.tv
Tank.tv is a showcase for contemporary experimentation with moving images, created
by Tank in 2003 as an online gallery space, tank.tv presents a range of films
by established and emerging artists and total beginners. At After Dark, TANK
TV becomes a live forum for entering your work and getting hands on while also
reviewing some of the most impressive material to come from the project.