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Month: October 2016

Going Beyond the Beach: Programming a Caribbean Film Festival in Miami

Going Beyond the Beach: Programming a Caribbean Film Festival in Miami

Jonathan Ali is currently studying for an MA Film Programming and Curating.   At the start of this year, my decade-long association with the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival—a Caribbean-themed film festival in my native country—came to an end. Over the ten years spent with that festival I had built up quite a store of knowledge about, not to say enthusiasm for, Caribbean cinema. It was thus a great pleasure several few months later to be invited to programme—along with…

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Silence still has something to say: Programming a Silent Film Festival at The Phoenix

Silence still has something to say: Programming a Silent Film Festival at The Phoenix

Miranda Gower-Qian, graduate of our MA Film Programming and Curating, reports on working on the Silent Film Festival at the Phoenix Cinema, 15-17 July 2016.      For many years now I have harboured a great passion for silent cinema, and my interest in film history and heritage has grown with my numerous experiences whilst studying. As part of the MA Film Curating course at Birkbeck, each student spends a month on placement, working with institutions, programmers and curators to further practical understanding…

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