Running parallel to the Tricycle Theatre's focus on women in British politics, the extraordinarily lovely Tricycle Cinema are running a Women, Power and Politics Film Festival from 13th June to 27th June.


The Cinema will screen international documentaries with discussions, debates and Q&As celebrating politicised women and the grassroots campaigns that have united them in their struggles for change globally.

It's an amazing programme of inspiring docs from around the world.

Check out the full programme here: www.tricycle.co.uk/festivals/women-power-and-politics-film-festival/

Two opportunities from Britdoc - get busy!

1. The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announce the call for entries for the 2010 edition of the Good Pitch UK


The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) are delighted to announce the second edition of the Good Pitch UK will be held in London on September 6 & 7th 2010.


The Good Pitch brings together inspiring social-purpose film projects and a group of expert participants from charities, foundations, brands and media to form powerful alliances around groundbreaking films. ‘It’s a perfect marriage. NGOs get access to some of the world’s best filmmakers, and filmmakers get access to research, distribution and funding.’ The Guardian.   
The call for film projects is now open – deadline 28^th June, 2010.  For more information, trailer and to apply visit http://britdoc.org/goodpitch
For more information contact: elise@britdoc.org


2. Films For Good Workshop - 23rd-25th July - Call for Applicants

The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Working Films UK are delighted to announce the third annual Films for Good Workshop weekend. Follow in the footsteps of hard-hitting, powerful films and previous workshop alumni - Sundance and Berlin Winner Wasteland, the Inconvenient Truth of the seas End of the Line and cinema hit and surveillance sensation Erasing David.

Join this inspiring and informative weekend workshop designed to create campaigns and identify a range of potential outreach partners - including leading non-profits and social entrepreneurs as well as corporate and branding agencies.

The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Working Films designed this workshop to create effective strategic outreach campaigns around documentary films. Working Films co-founders Robert West and Judith Helfand and their team have masterminded campaigns behind feature docs such as Rory Kennedy's Emmy Award-winning The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib and Helfand's Everything's Cool resulting in significant shifts in the marketplace, public and political opinion in the US. Working Films' new full-time partnership with Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation brings this high-level expertise to the UK filmmaking community.

Applications Close: Monday 28 June, 2010

For information and to apply – http://britdoc.org/real_good/filmsforgood

For further information, contact Sarah Mosses sarahm@britdoc.org

Branchage at Sexbeat - part of Stag & Dagger

As part of the astoundingly good line up at this year's multi-venue extravaganza Stag & Dagger, Branchage is joining forces with Sexbeat (well if you can't sexbeat 'em, join 'em eh?) to add film and visuals to five hot live bands.  The chosen filmmakers all have connections with Branchage (like they've had work screened at the festival, or they've had a hand in running it at some stage... that kinda thing).

If you're not familiar with Stag & Dagger, it's a 'one-ticket-gives-access-to-all' annual festival taking place in London on Friday 21st May.  Your ticket gives you access to 20 official venues around East London where you'll find over 100 of the best new live music acts, djs, art shows and film screenings.  The full line-up's amazing... but don't go to any of that stuff, come to Cafe 1001 off Brick Lane for Branchage's bit.  It'll blow your socks off, quite literally.*

* not literally.


To entice you to come down to see Sexbeat (and Branchage) at Cafe 1001, here's the tantalizing list of live bands and filmmakers who will be providing your aural and visual pleasure...

Pulled Apart By Horses - filmmaker Carla MacKinnon

Banjo or Freakout - filmmakers Helena & Jake Astbury

Tweakbird - filmmakers Gemma Atkinson & Fred Grace

Friendship - filmmaker Kate Jessop

Wax Fang - filmmaker Bella Fenning

Quite simply, it's going to be aces.  There's biogs of each of the filmmakers on the facebook event page if you'd like to know more.

Stag & Dagger tickets are available from www.seetickets.com here - and remember, one ticket gets you into all the venues that night.  Here's a tip: buy your ticket online in advance, because it's cheaper than buying on the door.

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Potato Salad Contest: RECIPE 11 - Dawne Langford (TV editor and food enthusiast)

And one for good luck...

Here's some tips from across the atlantic...

'THE AMERICAN'

Boil some Jersey Royals
Cube them
Stay away from nasty mayo and use things like dijon mustard, cider vinegar, curry powder
Have crunchy things in it because too much mushy texture is gnar-gnar
Crunchy things include fried capers, pickles that have been diced, cucumber, pretzels? evil hot peppers
Fresh herbs are also tasty in potato salad
And a tip... soak the potatoes overnight in water with bouillon

Potato Salad Contest: RECIPE 10 - Simon Chambers (Filmmaker)

From the wonderful Simon Chambers.  We call this recipe...

'THE DOCUMENTARIST'

Put a splash of oil in a pan and fry up some turmeric powder and coriander seeds or any other spices that you fancy - just for about 20 seconds. 
Add boiled potatoes and any other cooked veggies that you like. You could put onions or garlic if you want.