PoetryFilm joins Film Hub London
PoetryFilm is delighted to announce that is now a Member of Film Hub London, managed by Film London.
Film Hub London is proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
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Watch “PoetryFilm Blackboard”
PoetryFilm Blackboard was a participatory text/art project devised by Zata Banks. Participants were invited to write or draw on a blackboard using chalk. A photograph was taken of each person’s blackboard and a montage film was made showcasing all the blackboard contributions. PoetryFilm Blackboard was commissioned by the Southbank Centre as part of Poetry International and the Festival of Love on 18, 19, 20 July 2014 and took place at the Saison Poetry Library at the Royal Festival Hall.
Watch the “Global Love Poem” time-lapse poetry film
During Poetry International (18 – 21 July 2014), the Poetry Library’s exhibition space was turned into a giant page.
Visiting poets from all over the world were asked to contribute a line towards a new collaborative sonnet. The poem grew throughout the festival as lines were added by hand and the poem took its visual form.
The poets were: Kutti Revathi (Tamil), Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Ana Blandiana (Romania), Kayombo Chingonyi (Zambia), Rhys Trimble (Wales), Sujata Bhatt (India / USA / Germany), Sabrina Mahfouz (British / Egyptian), Michael Augustin (Germany), Inua Ellams (Nigeria), Tom Warner (England), Maitreyabandhu (England).
The Global Love Poem exhibition at the Saison Poetry Library also included PoetryFilm Blackboard, a participatory text/art project devised by Malgorzata Kitowski. (You can just see the blackboard and the participants on the right hand side of the screen.)
Watch “London” (one of the shortlisted poetry films in the Shot Through the Heart competition)
Watch “London” below, one of the shortlisted poetry films in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Sophie Herxheimer and the film was made by Joseph Gifford Tutt.
PoetryFilm Canvas Bags
PoetryFilm Canvas Bags are now available. Please email info@poetryfilm.org for details.
Watch “Rolling Frames” (winning poetry film for Adults in the Shot Through the Heart competition)
Watch “Rolling Frames” below, the winning poetry film for adults in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Ella Jane Chappell and the film was made by Katie Garrett.
Film Stills from “Rolling Frames” (winning poetry film for Adults in the Shot Through the Heart competition)
Below are film stills from “Rolling Frames”, the winning Adult poetry film in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
The poem was written by Ella Jane Chappell and the film was made by Katie Garrett.
More images are below.
Film Stills from “Buttons” (winning poetry film for Children in the Shot Through the Heart competition)
Below are film stills from “Buttons” by Robert Peake and Valerie Kampmeier, the winning poetry film for children in the Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through The Heart” poetry film competition.
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On stage in the Purcell Room for the Prize Giving for the “Shot Through the Heart” poetry film competition
Judges Malgorzata Kitowski and Thomas Zandegiacomo Del Bel on stage in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre.
PoetryFilm Blackboard: project documentation (Comments Book)
Below is a selection of comments written in the PoetryFilm Blackboard Comments Book.
PoetryFilm Blackboard ran on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 2014 at the Saison Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre.
This participatory text/art project was devised by Malgorzata Kitowski and it was part of the Festival of Love and Poetry International.
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PoetryFilm Blackboard: project documentation (Sunday 20 July 2014)
Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Sunday 20 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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PoetryFilm Blackboard: project documentation (Saturday 19 July 2014)
Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Saturday 19 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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PoetryFilm Blackboard: project documentation (Friday 18 July 2014)
Below is a selection of participant photographs taken during the PoetryFilm Blackboard project on Friday 18 July 2014 at the Southbank Centre.
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Many thanks to the PoetryFilm Blackboard volunteers
Many thanks to the PoetryFilm Blackboard volunteers for their fantastic help.
Sophie Palmer, James Connor (not pictured), Laramie Shubber, Sherrelle Nelson (not pictured), Rachel Nelson (not pictured), Sam Toller.
Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through the Heart” Poetry Film Competition: Winners
The Prize Giving event took place on Friday 18 July 2014 at the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre and over 150 people attended the event.
Many thanks to the Southbank Centre for inviting me to judge the competition.
The winners were:
PoetryFilm Blackboard at Royal Festival Hall, July 18-20, 2014
PoetryFilm Blackboard is a participatory text/art project devised by Malgorzata Kitowski.
Visitors are invited to participate by writing words on a blackboard using chalk. A photograph will taken of each line and a PoetryFilm will be created using a selection of photographs taken from the project.
18, 19, 20 July between 12pm – 2pm Saison Poetry Library (on the 5th floor) at Royal Festival Hall.
The blackboard contributions will be screened on Monday 21 July at 12pm at the Saison Poetry Library and the poetryfilm will be available to watch here on http://www.poetryfilm.org shortly afterwards.
Programme: Sounds of Love, Southbank Centre, 19 July 2014
Saturday 19 July 2014, 7:45pm
Southbank Centre
An evening of sound-informed poetry films and live performances celebrating the sounds of love and the love of sounds. Conceived, curated and introduced by Zata Kitowski.
Venue: Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall
The event is part of Poetry International and The Festival of Love.
The full programme is below.
PoetryFilm Archive: “The Girl Chewing Gum” by John Smith
“The Girl Chewing Gum” – screened at PoetryFilm: Sounds of Love on Saturday 19 July 2014 at 7:45pm at the Southbank Centre.
PoetryFilm Archive: “Letter” by Eduardo Kac
“Letter”, Eduardo Kac, 1996
A navigational poem that presents the viewer with the image of a three-dimensional spiral jetting off the center of a two-dimensional spiral. Both spirals are made exclusively of text. The reader is able to grab and spin this cosmic verbal image in all directions. Thus, reading becomes a process of probing the virtual object from all possible angles. The reader is also able to fly through and around the object, thus expanding reading possibilities. In “Letter” a spiraling cone made of words can be interpreted as both converging to or diverging from the flat one. Together they may evoke the creation or destruction of a star. All texts are created as if they were fragments of letters written to the same person. However, in order to convey a particular emotional sphere, the author conflated the subject positions of grandmother, mother, and daughter into one addressee. It is not possible to distinguish to whom each fragment is addressed. The poem makes reference to moments of death and birth in the poet’s family. Letter is presented here as video documentation of an interactive reading experience. – EK
PoetryFilm Archive: “The Girl Chewing Gum” by John Smith
“The Girl Chewing Gum” – screened at PoetryFilm: Sounds of Love on Saturday 19 July 2014 at 7:45pm at the Southbank Centre.
Southbank Centre’s “Shot Through the Heart” Poetry Film Competition: Shortlist
(The below press release is taken from the Southbank Centre’s blog and was published on 15 July 2014.)
Southbank Centre is very proud to announce the shortlisted poetry films for its inaugural poetry film competition. Shot Through the Heart Poetry Film competition received entries from all over the world and judges selected 10 films to showcase at the prize giving evening in the Purcell Room at Southbank Centre as part of Poetry International Festival on Friday 19 July.
There were two prizes – one for films made for adults and one for films made for children – all inspired by the themes of the Southbank Centre’s Festival of Love.
The shortlisted films for adults were:
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