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A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some festivals focus on a specific film-maker or genre (e.g., film noir) or subject matter (e.g., horror film festivals). A number of film festivals specialise in short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians do not consider Film Festivals as official releases of film, like Jerry Beck. The best known film festivals are the Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival, the latter being the largest film festival worldwide, based on attendance. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest major festival. The Melbourne International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest in the world. A 2013 study found 3,000 active films festivals worldwide—active defined as having held an event in the previous 24 months.
Robert W. Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English electrician, scientific instrument maker and early pioneer of British film.
He was born in Highbury, in present-day Inner London, and began his technical career learning instrument-making skills at the Elliott Brothers, a firm of London instrument makers founded in 1804, followed by the Bell Telephone Company in Antwerp. In 1891, he established an instrument-making company, Robert W. Paul Instrument Company, initially with a workshop at 44 Hatton Garden, London, later his office.
In 1894, he was approached by two Greek businessmen who wanted him to make copies of an Edison Kinetoscope that they had purchased. He at first refused, then found to his amazement that Edison had not patented the invention in Britain. Subsequently, Paul himself would go on to purchase a Kinetoscope, intent on taking it apart and re-creating an English-based version. He manufactured a number of these, one of which was supplied to Georges Méliès.
A national archive(s) is a central archives maintained by a nation. This article contains a list of national archives.
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower.
The first fixed crossing at Blackfriars was a 995 feet (303 m) long toll bridge designed in an Italianate style by Robert Mylne and constructed with nine semi-elliptical arches of Portland stone. Beating designs by John Gwynn and George Dance, it took nine years to build, opening to the public in 1769. It was the third bridge across the Thames in the then built-up area of London, supplementing the ancient London Bridge, which dated from several centuries earlier, and Westminster Bridge. It was originally named "William Pitt Bridge" (after the Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder) as a dedication, but its informal name relating to the precinct within the City named after the Blackfriars Monastery, a Dominican priory which once stood nearby, was generally adopted. It was later made toll free.
A young mixed heritage man confronts the psychological complexities of his identity in this essential, truly cinematic discovery for anyone interested in Black British cinema. Explore the LFF programme: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/
Manchester Street Scene (1901) | BFI Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ The BFI DVD 'Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon' is available to buy at http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_107.html This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. All titles on the BFI Films channel are preserved in the vast collections of the BFI National Archive. To find out more about the Archive visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstit...
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Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. This year BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary. Watch our trailer for a taster of the features and shorts showing 16-27 March 2016 at BFI Southbank. Running 16-27 March, the 30th anniversary edition of BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival opens with the world premiere of The Pass and closes with Catherine Corsini’s Summertime. More info here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/flare Browse the full festival brochure for screenings and events here: http://www.emagcloud.com/bfi/FLARE_2016_Programme/index.html#/1/ Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+...
Blackfriars Bridge (1896) - R.W. Paul | BFI. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI 'Blackfriars Bridge' is available to buy as part of the BFI DVD compilation 'R.W. Paul: The Collected Films 1895-1908' - http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_2786.html The definition of 'rush hour' in London grows woollier as the years pass: at its worst it seems to stretch demonically from 6am to 9pm. Journey back over a century to July 1896, though, and this tantalising half-minute of footage reveals our Victorian counterparts making their way to work across the Thames by tram, horse-drawn carriage and, for the health-conscious (or the poor), good old Shanks' pony. More or less business as usual then, although compared to the daily human onslaught we face in 21st century London, the commuters ...
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Old London Street Scenes (1903) | BFI Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Made over 100 years ago, this footage shows a number of scenes shot around central London, taking in locations such as Hyde Park Corner, Parliament Square and Charing Cross Station. We see crowds of people disembarking from a pleasure steamer at Victoria Embankment, pedestrians dodging horse-drawn carriages in Pall Mall, and heavy traffic trotting down the Strand. There are plenty of famous landmarks to spot here, including Big Ben, the National Gallery and the Bank of England, and it is fascinating to see the similarities between the customs of "then" and "now" - the dense traffic (mainly horse-drawn, with the occasional motor car) is highly reminisce...
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London BFI IMAX screen replacement | BFI. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI After 13 years of operation on the South Bank, we have replaced our huge IMAX screen, measuring 26 metres wide and 20 metres high, with a brand new silver screen so that we can continue to bring you the biggest and brightest cinema experience in the UK. Read more about the screen change here: http://bit.ly/Qfie8g Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/
Vertraut geleitet an den fremden Ort, ließ ich manches zurück, und bewegte mich fort.
Ein Stück von dort war ein unbekanntes Ziel, das ich so nicht verfolgte, wie in
einem Spiel waren die Regeln verschwommen, es gab nichts zu bekommen, es gab nichts
zu gewinnen, ich ließ mich einfach spinnen, die Zeit verrinnen und sah mir nur zu,
wie mir Fühler wuchsen, deren Grund warst du. Offen und heimlich, aufrecht und
peinlich war der Zufall geplant, entstand so ein Land, das wir oft verließen, öfter
aufeinander stießen, es bei Ahnungen beließen, die uns neues verhießen, deine
Gedanken, die konnten nicht klärn, wer gewinnt. Unser Traum fand die Worte nicht,
die er verdient, doch fand die Neugier ihren eigenen Lohn, und bahnte sich Wege im
Flüsterton.
Wie alles begann, kommt mir dann und wann in den Sinn,
über tausend Mauern führte doch mein Gang zu dir hin.
Was alles geschah, glänzt wieder wie Gold,
Fortsetzung folgt.
Wir liefen los nebeneinander einen schier endlosen Weg, im Wald der Stille die
Hoffnung gesät und gespäht, worin sich der andre verrät, wohin der Pfad geht, wie
die Prüfung gerät. Kühne Gefühle, tanzten nun auf der Bühne, im Keller der
Zweisamkeit wurde es heller, so hell, dass das Augenlicht schreckte, versteckte
Signale, die ich dir zum Leuchtfeuer erweckte. Verwebte Erwartung gesteigert,
erweitert die Sinne, war uns an der Stelle der Schwelle der Zutritt verweigert, der
Anfang vom Ende das Ende vom Ende und mit ihm die Wende.
Wie alles begann, kommt mir dann und wann in den Sinn,
über tausend Mauern führte doch mein Gang zu dir hin.
Was alles geschah, glänzt wieder wie Gold,
Fortsetzung folgt
Die Sinne, die wurden uns neu geboren, verborgene Dinge verborgen geborgen. Der
Morgen danach war ein Morgen davor, ein Endpunkt wurde zum glänzenden Tor. Die
Eindrücke füllten uns unsere Seelen, verhüllte Gefühle warn nun anzusehen, freizügig
zu stehlen aus unendlichem Schatz - unsre Heimat nahm Platz.