EVENTS
Tuesday 8 May, 5pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor Martin Harris Centre
Centre for Screen Studies presents:
Men's Cinema: The Mise-en-Scene of Masculinity presented by Professor Stella Bruzzi
In this paper I want to propose that there is a different, alternative way of looking at and discussing men and masculinity in Hollywood cinema in particular than the one that we largely - in film studies - have been used to. Rather than focusing on representation, I will examine the use of film style and mise-en-scene as means of conveying and defining masculinity. With reference to several postwar films up to the present day (There's Always Tomorrow, The Deer Hunter, Once Upon a Time in the West, Reservoir Dogs, Goodfellas, Top Gun, Memento) I will look at some of the key strategies and tropes of 'men's cinema', such as: men walking in a group or alone, the use of slow motion, the use of slow motion in juxtaposition to action, the use of steadicam.
Stella Bruzzi is Professor of Film and TV Studies and Chair of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Warwick, UK Her main areas of research interest are gender and identity in film, particularly masculinity; documentary film and television; fashion and costume; film television and the law. Her most recent publication is 'Men's Cinema', a 35,000-word study of masculinity and mise-en-scene in Hollywood cinema for Wallflower Press's Close-Up series and she is currently working on articles on Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema, Hollywood and the New Look, the representation of the legal system in Fritz Lang's Fury and British documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield .
Chaired by Dr Rajinder Dudrah (Director of Centre for Screen Studies)
Further information on Professor Stella Bruzzi
Tuesday 6 December 5-6.30pm, John Casken LT, Martin Harris Centre
Centre for Screen Studies presents:
Visual Dialogues
The Swedish Crime Drama: In Conversation with Erik Leijonborg
In spite of initial pessimistic predictions about the long-term survival of the Swedish Crime drama, the critical and popular response to the Millennium-trilogy and Wallander, on cinema and television, has confirmed the success of the genre, which is currently flourishing worldwide. Erik Leijonborg has directed, written and adapted Swedish crime dramas for cinema and television since the mid-90s. His most recent television series Maria Wern had great success in Germany, receiving unprecedented audience ratings for a Swedish TV crime drama. He is currently directing a movie for the cinema, based on the same character. Erik Leijonborg will screen samples from a variety of his films including Van Veeteren and Brotherhood, and discuss his involvement with the Swedish crime drama genre and its development since the turn of the millennium.
Q&A chaired by Dr Johannes Sjöberg
Visual Dialogues is organised by Centre for Screen Studies and Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology.
Further information on the Maria Wern television series
INSIGHT FESTIVAL
Sat 3 & Sun 4 December
Zion Arts Centre, Hulme
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STUDENT RATES
Full Weekend Pass - £6.00
Day Pass - £3.50
Frank Cottrell Boyce - £1.50
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FREE EVENTS | HUGE STUDENT DISCOUNTS
Insight Festival is organised in partnership with Centre for Screen Studies at The University of Manchester. You are invited to join us for a weekend of screenings, workshops and debate at the 3rd Insight Festival 2011. Just a stone's throw away from Manchester's main universities, and with huge student discounts, Insight Festival is an unmissable event for students interested in film and the creative industries. See more on our Website
Some Unmissable Festival highlights…
FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE
Saturday 3 December, 5.00pm
Critically acclaimed author and screenwriter, Frank Cottrell Boyce, will give an exclusive talk at Insight Festival. Frank has worked with everyone from Michael Winterbottom to Danny Boyle, and is famous for films like Millions and 24 Hour Party People. More Information
FREE BBC WRITERSROOM WORKSHOP
Sunday 4 December, 11.00am
BBC writersroom will host a free session about screenwriting with a chance to meet BBC writer and producer Henry Swindell. BBC writersroom is always on the lookout for fresh, new, talented writers of any age and experience with an original voice and great stories to tell. They will be hosting a seminar on Sunday 4 December ar 11am. More Information
UK PREMIERE: KINYARWANDA
Saturday 3 December, 7.00pm
KINYARWANDA tells the story of faith in the face of unspeakable horror. It is 1994 and as Rwanda becomes a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. KINYARWANDA interweaves six different tales based on true accounts from survivors telling a truly extraordinary and hitherto little known story.
This special preview screening is the first time the film has been shown in the UK. KINYARWANDA was the Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The screening will be followed by a special panel discussion on the contemporary challenges of representing faith in film, featuring Kinyarwanda producer and faith-inspired filmmaker Deatra Harris; founding director of the Zanzibar International Film Festival Imruh Bakari, veteran journalist and commentator Fuad Nahdi, Insight Festival director John Forrest among others.
Tuesday 29 November, 5-6.30pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and Centre for Screen Studies presents:
At First Sight
The Age of Darkness - a film by Andy Lawrence
Featuring: Rajive McMullen
Director/Camera: Andy Lawrence
Sound: Jon Tipler
Editing: Andy Lawrence & David Henderson
Sound Mixing: John Lancaster
An All Rites Reversed and Asta Films Production in partnership with
The Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Lead me from illusion to reality, from darkness to light and
from death to immortality. For the Nath Yogis of Northern
India this prayer is not a call for wealth and simple happiness,
but an expression of their desire to find the Truth. According
to the Naths only a true Guru can help us reach the light, but
in this Age of Darkness nothing is quite what it seems…
Q&A chaired by Dr Johannes Sjöberg
Further information on The Age of Darkness
At First Sight is organised by Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and Centre for Screen Studies
Wednesday 23 November, 5-6.30pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Centre for Screen Studies presents:
Visual Dialogues
In Conversation with Roger Shannon
Roger Shannon, the Executive Producer of 'Made in Birmingham/Regae Punk Bhangra', is Professor of Film and Television in the Dept of Media at Edge Hill University, near Liverpool. His exec producing background includes 20 award winning UK feature films, including 'Under The Skin', 'Lawless Heart', 'Butterfly Kiss' etc; he has worked with some of the leading directors and screen writers in the UK, including Michael Winterbottom, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Jimmy McGovern. He has been Head of Production at the BFI, the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen, as well as a Film Festival Director, in Birmingham, and the Head of MIDA in Liverpool, the Moving Image Development Agency.
Made in Birmingham/Reggae Punk Bhangra' is an hour long music documentary that uncovers the social and cultural background to three music genres associated with the city, and considers the influence that each genre has had on the others. Reggae, Punk and Bhangra musicians from the city discuss their distinctive musical styles and reflect on how music has played its own role in fostering a new sense of collective identity in the city. The diasporic connections between and within various communities is also discussed.
Rare archival film and contemporary interviews bring the past and present into sharp relief, with musicians from Steel Pulse, UB 40, Musical Youth, Swami, Au Pairs, The Nightingales, The Ever Readies, Dexys Midnight Runners inter alia. Nominated for two RTS Awards, and invited to a number of International Film Festivals.
Chaired by Dr Rajinder Dudrah (Director of Centre for Screen Studies)
Visual Dialogues is organised by Centre for Screen Studies and Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology.
Further information on Roger Shannon
