Plug: Film Night at Rococo from 9pm on Wednesday 18th June 2008

Friend of the blog Ryan Owen passes on this message:

On the 18th June, Rococo on St Mary’s Street (where the Toucan used to be) will host a night of local independent films. Quality short films – from comedy and thriller to arthouse – as well as local music videos will be played on the venue’s three large widescreen TV’s with an excellent sound system and relaxed vibe, between breaks of alternative music and socializing. Entry is FREE and due to the expected student draw drinks offers will be available – so even if you're not into film the night will be enjoyable. Local filmmakers whose work will be shown include:

Will Hitchins
Oliver Milburn
Ryan Owen
Tom Severn
Oz Thakkar
Si Truss
… and more.

If you like films of any kind there’ll be something there you enjoy. If you know any of the filmmakers come along to support them – and local film. The night will also act as a tester for a possible monthly event, so of course, if you yourself are a filmmaker come along and see if you’d want to submit your work for future nights!

Last night at Chapter MovieMaker: June gems

Here's what happened, and the order it happened in:

- Malcolm Boorer screened After the Clean Up, a documentary about his trip to Zimbabwe;
- Wito Werner presented another doc, this time on D-Day;
- Chris de Lloyd showed us The Surface, an Arctic-set animated short;
- Michael Aaron and the Subjective Realities gang unveiled their Mode in Mind, a music video for Staedler & Waldorf;
- and while Nick Stubbs' Matinee featured an uncomfortable cinema experience, it didn't make for one.

Plug: Open Ear - 8pm till late, 13th June 2008

Open Ear is hosting a free one night only event of experimental work in the ATRiuM Theatre at the University of Glamorgan’s newly built ATRiuM. Curated by Garrett Lynch, the event will present a series of interdisciplinary performances and projections by various sound and visual artists / groups working across the areas of art, music, media and new technologies within live performance / projected contexts.

Plug: 2008 Student Film Showcase- 6:15pm, Tuesday 3rd June 2008

A screening of films produced by final year undergraduate students at the University of Glamorgan’s brand new Cardiff building, the ATRiuM. It promises to be an exciting and varied programme, with a mixture of drama and documentary shorts from a variety of genres.

The evening also includes a prize giving ceremony for the best film and a post-screening gathering – a chance to meet the filmmakers. Tickets are free at the Chapter box office.