BIG SCREEN and FILM GALLERY 2012
Produced by Louise Colbourne with assistance from Jim Hobbs, Paul Burgess,
DJ Harry K, and No.w.here. In association LUX, Cine-city film festival and the Supernormal Festival.

The Big Screen and Film Gallery will run for the three days of the Latitude Festival from 13-15th July 2012.

The Big Screen will feature a selection of different artist’s film and video work each evening, and will then go on to show-case experimental film, alternative sound-tracks and re-workings of classic cinema footage. Also there will be late night VJ’s and DJ’s.
Each day of the festival will have a loose theme to anchor the selected works in sequence and bring a focus on the possible relationship between the various and varied works on show.
Friday will be entitled CUT-UP and will present montage, collage, and the experimental clash of ‘alternative’ sound-track with moving image. Artists such as Malcolm Le Grice, Jeff Keen, Laure Prouvost, David Blandy, Keran James, Philip Hausmeier, Karen Mirza & Brad Butler, People Like Us and Mordant Music’s re-sound-tracking of a selection of BBC information films, are selected for the programme. Plus a section from ‘Old Films New Music’ by DJ Harry K to include re-sound-tracking of vintage cinema footage. VJ/DJ by David Wilson and DJ Harry K
Saturday will be entitled OUT OF THIS WORLD and will include the surreal, abstracted,
ethereal and other-worldly within moving image. From the work of older experimental film makers
such as Bunuel & Dali and Len Lye, through to contemporary artists to include Rosa Barba,
Semiconductor, Sebastian Buerkner, Benedict Drew, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Emma Hart, Kevin
Gaffney, Ian Helliwell, Tim Simmons Annie Whiles and many others.
VJ/DJ by Jay Dee (DFA records) and Jim Hobbs

Sunday will be entitled Big Screen SHEBEEN and will include a selection of artist’s film and video
that have a connection to music and/or dance. Artist’s include:
Tracey Emin, Luke Losey, Pipilotti Rist and others to include an animation selection by Kate Street.
Plus newly commissioned by Nick Cave: a selection of films by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard will also
feature, alongside a selection of experimental music promos by Squint.
Don Letts and Paul Burgess will present a selection of film and video footage showcasing their
Reggae and Punk archives to include rare footage of The Clash.
Plus a DJ set from Don Letts.

The Film Gallery will focus on artist’s 16mm and 8mm film work and will include curated programmes and events by No.w.here, Jim Hobbs and Louise Colbourne to include a wide variety of artists work from early experimental film to the work of contemporary artists to include, James Holcombe, Nick Collins, Melanie Council, Oliver Bancroft, Zoe Brown and Jenny Baines.

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/6923