September 21, 2006
Re:Transmission Event and Network
Invitation to Participate
Invitation to participate in Re:Transmission Event and Network :: Dates: Friday 13th – Sunday 15th October, 2006 :: Location: Limehouse Town Hall, London, also British Film Institute and RampArt Social Centre.
Re:Transmission is a gathering of citizen journalists, video makers, artists, programmers and web producers who are developing online video distribution tools for social justice and media democracy. Earlier this year thirty groups met in Rome for four days of intensive workshops, discussions and presentations to identify key infrastructural needs of video based alternative media production. The Transmission event provided a vibrant cross-pollination of projects in the wider context of Internet communication; for reports go here.
Based on existing work by groups active in the field for many years, the meeting successfully identified a clear set of projects required for alternative media groups to collaborate on, with the goal of overcoming infrastructural problems of increasing visibility and cooperation.
This event is entitled 'Re:Transmission' because participants will be passing on and developing some of the ideas, contacts, plans and processes begun at the
Rome Transmission meeting.
Citizen journalism and independent artists representing themselves on-line is a big focus of this event. As we witness the growth of user-contributed content, people continue to blog, upload, pirate, learn. The Free Open Source Software community has provided a wide number of production and distribution tool on the Net, while the Creative Commons copyleft licence offers a way to share content without commercial exploitation. The event has been organised to add to the work of these and other communities to contribute to the building of real world usable tools for distributing and sharing video online.
The gathering is participant-run and will made up of discussions, workshops, screenings, training, presentations and a 24/7 lab.
All welcome but workshop places are limited so please book early. RSVP to: r_transmission[at]yahoo.com
Ways to get involved:
Participate by suggesting and running a workshop or take part in an existing working group; contribute films for screenings, offer specific trainings and presentations. Alternatively you can volunteer to help with one of the areas of coordination. Read our call for co-ordinators here.
Post a story to the website and/or join the discussion list.
Workshops, screenings and presentations at the Limehouse are free, but donations most welcome to cover costs. BFI events are ticketed, see below.
If you want to speak to a human being about how you can help, press enquiries or for further information please contact:
Adele: 07733 227 335
Simon: 07904 066 702
Mick: 07913882193
Summary of Events
Re:Transmission screenings / discussions at the British Film Institute
Saturday 14th October
14:00: Citizen Video: Urgent, politicised, this programme of contextualised screenings explores the emergence of citizen video reporting on the Net.
16:00: Soft TV: Software cultures are changing the way that we make, distribute and watch moving-image, creating new opportunites for participation,
collaboration and content-sharing.
This is a ticketed event, tickets cost £6 each, or £9 for both, concesssions available, contact BFI box office on (0)20 7928 3232 or book online at https://tickets.bfi.org.uk
Main Programme of Events at Limehouse Town Hall
Friday 13th October:
12:00/19:00: Workshops, Presentations and Discussions
[further details to come].
20:00: Film Screening – co-ordinated by
Clearerchannel.org.
Saturday 14th October
09:00/12:00: Workshops. [further details to come] 20:00: Open Access Film Screening; co-ordinated by Collective Vision.
Sunday 15th October
10:30 / 17:30 Workshops, Presentations and Discussions. [further details to come]
Friday – Sunday
On-going 24/7 Hacklab and tech experimentation sessions at the Rampart Centre. Bring what you expect to find.
Posted by jo at September 21, 2006 05:21 PM
