Friday, June 27th
Digital Watch:
Darklight and Digital Media Forum present a pair of cutting-edge symposia exploring the digital mediaverse.
Symposium:
Letting It All Hang Out: Privacy Vs. Publicity In The Virtual World Film Base, 10 – 11.30 am
For a new generation of 'digital natives' privacy is no longer a requirement. Web 2.0 has brought with it a transformation in how we view the need for privacy and engage with the public realm – but at what cost? The discussion will be prefaced by a keynote address from Daniel J. Solove, Associate Professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, and author of The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy In the Information Age. Chaired by Irish Times writer Karlin Lillington, the panel will also feature Irish blogging guru Damien Mulley and solicitor/digital rights expert Caroline Campbell.
Symposium:
Web 3.0: Where Next For The Internet? Film Base, 12 – 1.30 p.m.
This panel discussion will look at what is the next stage of development for the World Wide Web - and it's parent, the internet. Cloud Computing, Rich Media applications, Mobile internet, 3D internet, Semantic web, The Grid, wirelessly-enabled appliances and sensors... All these concepts will be analysed, discussed and explained and given context for the creative community and general public alike. Chaired by Anton Mannering (Digital Media Forum), participants will include Bill McDaniel (DERI, Galway) Chris Howard (Head of 3D Internet, IBM) and Joe Dromgoole (Put Place).
Introducing... Virtual Cinema
Symposia and screenings to celebrate the launch of the Irish Film Board/Wildlight Virtual Cinema initiative, a new scheme focused upon the production of high-quality Irish short films that are suited to the new forms of digital video consumption.
Symposium:
This Is The Hour: Not Just Another Low-Budget Filmmaking, The Light House, 2.00 p.m.
Darklight are delighted to welcome Warp X head honcho Barry Ryan to the festival as part of our Warp strand; Warp X posits a new model for the British Film Industry – a sustainable digital studio driven by creative talent and a dynamic business model that rewards everyone involved in the films. With budgets available for independent film steadily decreasing, what better time to get together and talk about the agonies and ecstasies of low budget? Participants will include Darklight Director Nicky Gogan (Still Films), Documentary Doctor Fernanda Rossi and Barry Ryan (Head Of Production, Warp X).
Symposium:
Decoding Viral Marketing The Light House, 4.00 p.m.
Wikipedia puts it thusly: 'Viral marketing is a marketing phenomenon that facilitates and encourages people to pass along a marketing message voluntarily.' The successful viral marketing campaign is the Holy Grail of twenty-first century media... But how? Chaired by Steve McCormack (Wildwave), the panel will include Darklight viral guru Fionn Kidney (Strategem) and Irish internet phenomenon Sophie Merry (Bandy Toaster).
 Free Screening:
Virtual Cinema The Light House, 6.30 p.m.
Join us for the World Premiere of the first wave of Virtual Cinema shorts. Like we said... The Future Is Now. The screening will be followed by a reception and networking session, so practice those pitches now.
Screening:
Polish Documentary Shorts The Light House, 1.00 p.m.
A choice selection of new short documentaries exploring aspects of Polish life, from the renowned Krakow Film Foundation.
Workshop:
Introducing... Silverlight Film Base, 2 p.m.
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. We give you the skinny.
Workshop:
Introducing... The RED Camera Film Base 4 p.m.
It's the digital video camera the entire industry is talking about – and it's going to change filmmaking forever. Darklight presents the ultimate bluffers guide to Your New Best Friend.
Presented in association with the Irish Film and Television Academy.
Screening:
ANIMADRID: Spanish Animation Programme Part 1, The Light House, 3.00 p.m.
In less than a decade, the Animation Film Festival of the Community of Madrid – or ANIMADRID – has become one of the most prestigious and beloved animation festivals in the world. Now Darklight, in association with Institute Cervantes, is delighted to bring the Best Of ANIMADRID to Dublin. Our first ANIMADRID programme offers a selection of the finest in contemporary Spanish animation, with filmmakers in attendance.
Screening:
Underground Presents:
Shellshock Rock Film Base, 4.00 p.m.
John T Davis' lyrical snapshot of Northern Ireland’s burgeoning punk scene in the late 1970s, featuring live and raw performances from local heroes The Undertones, Protex, Stiff Little Fingers and The Idiots. A disarming glimpse at the North’s punk culture.
Plus:
The Stars Are Underground
A vivid document (directly inspired by Shellshock Rock) chronicling the '90s generation of DIY Irish bands, amongst them Pet Lamb, Female Hercules and Jubilee Allstars.
Screening:
Best Of Fest 2008 The Light House, 4.30 p.m.
A cinematic smorgasbord of magnificent short films from Darklight's festival partners across the globe, including the Platforma Film Festival, Greece, the ISAFF Open Film Festival, Russia and Les Inattendus, France.
Screening:
New Adventures In Animation: Part 1 The Light House, 8 p.m.
We're so over the whole live-action thing... Darklight presents the finest new animation from home and abroad. For the full animation programme, check www.darklight.ie.
Screening & Live Performance:
Crispin Hellion Glover Presents: What Is It? Irish Film Institute, 8p.m.
Plus:
The Big Slide Show
Crispin Glover's remarkable filmmaking debut is described by the filmmaker as "The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home. As tormented by an hubristic, racist inner psyche." The screening will be preceded by a live performance from Crispin Glover, presenting his Big Slide Show. Trust us – it's going to be a night to remember.
NB: The screening will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Free Screening
Chris Doyle: Selected Video Works Meeting House Square, 10pm
Renowned Australian-born cinematographer Chris Doyle has spent most of his professional career working at the heart of the Hong Kong film scene. Although he has worked with Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant and M. Night Shyamalan amongst others, he is best known in the West for his collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai on Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood For Love and 2046. Citing music and dance as hugely influential on his unique visual style, his approach to his own craft is famously irreverent.
Screening:
The Late Show: Heavy Metal In Baghdad, Irish Film Institute, 11p.m.
VICE Magazine founder Suroosh Alvi and VICE Films head Eddy Moretti embark on a gonzo journey to meet Iraq's only heavy metal band in a freewheeling documentary focusing on youth culture in war-torn Iraq. Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a refreshing and vital piece of frontline journalism that finds hope in the power of music to connect people, and in the determination of Iraq’s youth to find peace – and rock the house.
Filmmaker Eddy Moretti will be in attendence for this screening. |
