Bill Douglas Events - Autumn 2011

A quick update from the last post: the Symposium, as mentioned, is taking place on 23 September at the Bill Douglas Centre.

A second event is planned at Craigmillar Community Arts Centre in Bill's home village of Newcraighall (now part of the City of Edinburgh Greater Sprawl, being a satellite of the Sheriffhall Roundabout complex). Lanterna Magicka may possibly be screened; and also, the previously mentioned restored short film by Bill will hopefully get its Scottish premiere. More details to follow.

Bill Douglas Conference

There will be a one-day conference devoted to Bill's work at the Bill Douglas Centre at the University of Exeter on 23 September 2011.

Although Lanterna won't be shown, we are hoping to unveil some very rare footage Bill shot in London in the 1960s, before going to film school.

We'll post more info when we have more details.

Date of US Lanterna Magicka Premiere

... has yet to be annouced, although we can now tell you that the date(s) will be posted on the Maine Film Festival's site in mid-late June. We'll post again once we know ourselves when the film is being screened. We - Sean and Louise - will be introducing the film, and also Bill Douglas's Comrades, which will be screened in its new 35mm print (which looks fantastic, btw! We saw it at the Inverness Festival, when Lanterna screened up there).

U.S. Premiere - July 2010

Lanterna will receive its U.S. premiere in July. Louise and I hope to be in attendance to introduce the film, volanic ash clouds permitting. More details to follow.

Photos from Flatpack

We've just been sent some photos of the Flatpack screening. L-R, are Lu, myself (looking far too rotund for my liking, but at least you can't see how creased my shirt was!) and Flatpack's director, Ian Francis in the post-screening Q&A.

International Premiere

Lanterna screens in at the Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Cinema on Tuesday. It's already been screened twice - sorry, forgot to blog it! - and will be on tour in Argentina later in the year. More info here.

Flatpack was a huge success. A good turnout, and a good festival. We can recommend it, especially if you're into avant garde films.

Flatpack Festival Screening Details

Lantera Magicka will receive its English premiere at the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham on 27 March. The screening will start at 4 pm, and go on until 6. (Please note the revised time - it was originally scheduled to start at 3.)

The film will play as a double bill with a magic lantern show by Mike Simkin, who not only appears in Lanterna, but also did the original magic lantern work on Comrades. This is a unique, one-off event not to be missed!

Both myself and Louise will be there to introduce the film.

More info and ticket details can be found here.