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The Branchage website has caught a winter virus and is currently sick in bed.  The doctor is seeing it now, and it should be back on its feet in the next day or so.

If anyone has been trying to track us down at www.branchagefestival.com and had problems, please persevere!  It's a temporary hitch that should be resolved soon.  In the meantime, please feel free to contact us here, or through our facebook page (just search 'Branchage Jersey').

Get well soon Branchage website, x

This video is Animagical!

Finally it's here...

If you missed the beautiful multi-sensory vision of Amiina performing their live soundtrack to the fairy tale silhouette animations of Lotte Reiniger in Shoreditch Church in December, don't despair.  Watch Garry Brown's video of Cinderella below.  It'll knock your post-Christmas socks off.

More tickets on sale for ISOLATION

Due to the huge positive response to 'Isolation: A Live Soundtrack Event', the Roundhouse is putting on an extra performance at 5pm this Sunday the 17th and tickets are available now.  Brought to you by Branchage and the Quietus in co-production with the Roundhouse, ISOLATION is a haunting and revealing portrait of the physical and emotional consequences of war.

Directed by Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, this remarkable film follows photographer and ex-paratrooper Stuart Griffiths as he travels up and down the country uncovering the personal and controversial stories of young war veterans; a quarter of whom end up sleeping rough.

The film has received an overwhelmingly positive reception from both critics and audiences. Co-director Luke Seomore will be performing a live musical accompaniment, interpreting his original soundtrack alongside musicians Michael Garrard of the band Chips of the Poor and David Stephens of Stained Glass Heroes.

It's showing as part of the London Short Film Festival which we're loving this year. There's only a few days left so be sure to check out the other events and screenings.

See the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/8037742
Find out more and buy tickets here: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/isolation-4447
The Quietus: http://thequietus.com/
Branchage: http://www.branchagefestival.com

Hope to see you Sunday, at 5pm or 8pm. x

One Week 'Til Animagica

It's just over a week until Animagica and tickets are selling fast...

In just over seven days, Amiina will be performing their live soundtrack to Lotte Reiniger's magical animations in the beautiful, candle-lit surroundings of Shoreditch Church.

The ethereal Icelandic quartet will play an original and totally unique accompaniment to these exemplary fairy-tales using instruments ranging from violins to wine-glasses. They'll be supported by the brilliant up-and-comers Esben and the Witch and "indified gypsy jazz" duo Plaster of Paris.
The event was a sell-out success when we held it in Jersey last month, and this month's is set to be even more festive with mince pies and mulled wine. For more info check out the event's facebook page and see Amiina in action here at last month's Animagica.

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To make sure you don't miss out on this sure-to-be magical event, head down to Rough Trade east or buy online from wegottickets.

Vote for your favourite 48-hour Road Movie

Cast your mind back to the heady days of Branchage festival 2009; just below the calm festival exterior (ahem), there was a hive of activity and creativity bubbling away, in the form of the Vauxhall 48-Hour Road Movie Challenge.

The event saw seven teams of filmmakers rise to the challenge of writing, shooting and editing a road movie in just two days. The teams were a mixture of folk who flew over from the UK to take part and local Jersey filmmakers (some expert, some aspiring). These bright young stars (directors, camera operators, actors and the like) were guided by the award-winning filmmaking brothers Ben and Chris Blaine, who co-organised the event, and led by example by forming a madcap team themselves.

Each team was given a theme, drawn from a hat at the start of the 48 hours, and off they set, rambling around the island, trying to create a classic of the genre to a tight deadline.

Now's your chance to see what they came up with....

The films are now live on www.mishorts.com so get watching and don't forget to vote for your favourite. All the movies will be screened at the London Short Film Festival in January, where the winning film will be announced and its creators will receive a £1000 prize for their efforts. Plenty to budget their next masterpiece...