Skate Filming / Screenings – Discovery Film Festival at the DCA

Richie Cummings from the DCA left a comment on the previous entry about some skate film-making coming up next week. It’s happening next week Mon – Fri between 6 – 7pm each night, It’s for an event called the Discovery Film Festival which takes place between 23rd September – 1st October this year.

I emailed Richie to find out a bit more information, he sent me the following info:

Scratch Skate Film
21st-25th August
6pm – 7pm
At Dudhope Skatepark

Saturday 26th
12pm – 4pm
At DCA,Activity Room

Free!

Work with DCA and filmmaker Populo Antolin, in Dudhope Skate Park all this week between 6pm and 7pm and in DCA on Saturday between 12pm and 4pm to make a ’scratch’ Dundee skate movie. If you would like to be involved in the filming, editing or you have any original footage of you and your mates, bring it along.
In partnership with the DAFT initiative. The resulting film will be screened as part of Discovery Film Festival in September 2006. For more info and booking phone Richie on 01382 909237.

The Festival will have a night of skate movie screenings on Friday September 29th:

6PM
Scratch Skate Movie Dundee
Live action
4 minutes
WORLD PREMIERE of 4 minutes of madness made by young people at Dudhope Skatepark with artist Populo Antolin and DCA Community & Education programme. Project in partnership with DAFT Initiative.

Screen Event
Meet Director Mitja Okorn and co-writer Adnan Omerovic. From no budget to high budget through music videos and films. Slovenian director Mitja Okorn is a 25 year old skater and ex economy student who has made the dream leap to become his home nation?s most sought after TV and music video Director.

8PM
H?min Bam
Real life documentary
Scotland 2005
Director: Alex Craig
40 minutes
H’min Bam features the cream of Scottish Skaters and all the best spots. From Livi to Aberdeen with a white hot soundtrack, Alex Craig has made Scotland’s ultimate Skate Doc. With short animation ’Fonic’ by Thomas Selway from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.

Followed by
Dogtown and Z-Boys
(Cert 15)
Real life documentary
USA 2001
Director: Stacy Peralta
91 minutes
The zenith skate culture movie narrated by Sean Penn, boasting a great soundtrack including Bowie, Aerosmith, Hendrix and more, it brims with the enthusiasm and energy of the originators of the skating ideology.

So, sounds interesting, get up to the park next week between 6 – 7pm and get involved.

Here’s a couple of pictures from the leaflet for the Festival: