10 Conditions of Love at Open Channel

FRAMED 07: 10 Conditions of Love or ‘How a small film became a VERY BIG deal
Friday October 30, 12.30 – 2.00pm
Open Channel Theatrette – Shed 4
North Wharf Road, Victoria Harbour – Docklands, Melbourne

Melbourne documentary filmmaker Jeff Daniels’ independent film The 10 Conditions of Love is the most controversial film of 2009. It tells the story of Rebiya Kadeer, the exiled leader of the predominatly muslim Uyghur people in the far western deserts of China and her struggle for autonomous rule. Labelled a terrorist by the Chinese government, she has been twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Its selection at festivals in Melbourne, New Zealand and Taiwan this year sparked an international news feeding frenzy following Chinese government demands for the film to be pulled from the festivals and subsequent internet hacking attempts traced to mainland China. At MIFF, the film played to an audience of more than 1,000 at a special Q&A screening with Daniels and Kadeer which was was the lead news item that night, before it embarked on a recently concluded season at Cinema Nova. Not bad for a 53-minute doco made on a shoestring budget.

However, the film is also a labour of love for Daniels, who first heard about the Uyghur and Kadeer over a beer with a friend in Beijing seven years ago and set about researching and then shooting the film which has created such a stir around the world.

Join Jeff Daniels and Open Channel’s Marc Gracie as they discuss the origins of the film and the many steps it has travelled to this day. This session is invaluable for documentary filmmakers and those looking to get into the craft.

Bookings essential – framed@openchannel.org.au

Capitalism, A Love Story. 3CR Fundraiser Movie Night

The Walkleys, photography, artwork and cartoon finalists

The outstanding work of this year’s Walkley photographic, artwork and cartoon finalists can be seen at http://www.walkleys.com/gallery/468/ Photographic finalists will be will be on show at Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney until November 21.

Also coming up at APC.

PANEL DISCUSSION Access All Areas 6—8pm Thursday 5 November Free Admission Whether you are photographing subcultures, celebrities, or people on the street, negotiating access can be the most difficult part of a photographer’s work. Photographers working across a range of disciplines discuss the complexities of getting access, from legal issues to cultural sensitivities and other tricks to open doors.

DIY news website created by Journalism 2.0 author Mark Briggs

Journalism 2.0 author Mark Briggs has created, a step-by-step guide to creating an independent news website from scratch. Presented by J-Learning, an online guide for creating hyper-local community media and a project of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, the site emphasises accessibility and open-source technology.

Find out more about “Newspaper in a box”

Sue Healey and the Curiosities

The Curiosities is a new performance work by Sue Healey, in collaboration with leading scientists, new media artists and dancers. Inspired by the processes of biological development and evolution, The Curiosities evokes the feeling of a surreal natural history museum.

Thur 29–Sat 31 Oct and Wed 4–Sat 7 Nov
Performance Space, CarriageWorks
245 Wilson Street Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW, AUS

Find out more at The Performance Space website

Electundra Audio Visual Festival Melbourne

Electundra is Melbourne’s audio visual underground in all its glory, combining fresh pulses and strains of electronic music with innovative screen imagery. Featuring acts such as Spoonbill/ Dropbear, Robin Fox/Gabriela Iglesias, All India Radio/Martin Kennedy, Koshowko/Jonty Burton, Soul Mirage/dpwolf, Max and Isnod/RiverRiver, The Spheres, Anonymeye, Duotone, Nervous Doll Dancing/Guy Harris, Foreign Birds, Because of Ghosts Duo/Jacob Pearce and Reuben Stanton, Amanaska, Colab, Lost To The City, Kelly Ryall/Matthew Gingold, Mousetrapreplica/Alice Palermo, Mink Engine, Svartisen/Zutt, Syncoda featuring Square Eyes, Barnaby Oliver/Paul Rodgers, Zac Keiller/Hector Iraheta, Apell and Wind Up Toys/Object State. The Electundra sessions have also spawned our annual Electundra Festival 2009 is scheduled for Nov 14, 21 & 28. Submissions now open.

http://www.electundra.com/

Loop / 23 Meyers Place, CBD, Melbourne / T: 03 9654 0500

MashupAustralia Contest

The MashupAustralia Contest is open for entries until 4PM Friday, 13^th November 2009.

More info at MashupAustralia

World Vision launches WorldVoice

WorldVoice, is a monthly online survey that will ask you to lend your voice on issues relating to poverty and injustice. Being so close to the Copenhagen summit, the first survey will be on climate change. If you could spare 10 minutes (max) to complete this survey, your views can be heard by world leaders, the media and decision-makers in the lead up to Copenhagen. Together, with other members, your voice will help World Vision show support for, and help create change.

Climate change survey closes Tues 27^th October.

You can access the survey here: http://www.worldvoice.com.au.

Are You Australia’s fastest texter? Melbourne heats

LG hunts for a champion to represent Australia in the LG Mobile World Cup

LG Electronics (LG), is officially on the search for the fastest texter in Australia. The Australian winner will walk away with $10,000 and a trip to New York to represent Asia Pacific in the LG Mobile World Cup where they will compete for the ultimate prize of $100,000 USD.

LG are inviting people to prove their texting competency in the qualifying events that will take place in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne during October.

Australians will send more than 24.8 billion text (SMS) messages by the end of 2009, with this number expected to increase to 25.9 billion in 2010. (Source: Gartner, August 2009). It seems there should already be some experts out there with potentially the fastest thumbs in the world!

The Melbourne  heats of the LG Mobile World Cup will take place in Westfield at the following locations:

Melbourne

Melbourne Central
Cnr Latrobe and Swanston St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Friday October 30: 9am – 5pm
Saturday October 31: 10am – 5pm

More info at the LG website  www.lge.com.au

The Best Of The London Transgender Film Festival.Red Rattler.Sydney.

Being held in Sydney, films  of The London Transgender Film Festival exhibit content of transgender, intersex, androgyny, gender variant, trans feminists, gender queer, and gender fluid persons of all natures, all races and cultures, ages and abilities….

By showing these films its aim is to increase trans visibility and acknowledgement, question the gender binary, to dispel ignorance and demystify stereotypes, unite and support a diverse LGBTQIH community and celebrate trans spaces and their friends.

21st & 28th Oct
Screening Red Rattler, Newtown
6 Faversham St.
Marrickville NSW 2204

Sydney 21st Oct, Wednesday
Session One – 83mins
7-8.30pm

Short – I Am Not A Boy.
Dir: Julie Joyce, Johnny Khan, Matthew Khan.USA. 6min
Feature – The Believers
Dir: Todd Holland, USA, 77mins

Session Two – 94mins
9pm – 10.30pm

Shorts Programme
Genderwot? – Dir: Joie Rey Jana Lynn Cohen. USA. 12mins
Felicia – Dir:Tim O’Hara.USA. 8mins
Two Spirited People – Dir: Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy & Gretchen Vogel. USA.20mins
Playing With Gender – Dir: Ashly Altadonna. USA.7mins
The Bond – Dir: Michael Connell. USA. 6mins
Fagette – Dir: Ali Cotterill. USA. 4mins
Thorn In Your Side – Dir: Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson. USA.5mins
Not So Black Or White – Dir: xyzcruise.Aust. 4mins
Are You A Girl Or What?- Dir: Mathilda Piehl. Africa. 30mins

28th oct Wednesday
Session One – 80mins
7 – 8.30pm

Short – Odd One Out, Very Normal Really: From Lucas to Luus
Dir: Charlotte Hoogakker. HOLLAND. 20mins
Feature – Against A Trans Narrative
Dir: JulesRosskam. USA. 60mins

Session Two – 80mins
9 – 10.30pm
Short – Trannymals
Dir: Dylan Vade. USA. 3mins
Feature – U-People
Dir: Hanifah Walidah and Olive Demetrius USA. 76mins

Director/programmer
Col Cruise

Tickets $10 full / $7 concession per night @ door

Doors Open 6.30pm.

Red Rattler website