Vadim Yusov

We are shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Vadim Yusov, who died at home in Moscow early yesterday. He was 84. We had the pleasure of interviewing him at VGIK last September for our film Andrei Tarkovsky: Cinema of Dreams, and he was charming, funny and full of life. We can't believe he's gone. Raise a glass to one of the greatest of all cinematographers. Vadim Ivanovich! Eternal Memory!

Karen Black 1939-2013

Actress Karen Black has died aged 74. She was guest of honour at the Maine International Film Festival last year, when we presented Folie a Deux. MIFF showed a season of Karen's films, including Five Easy Pieces, and what was then her most recent film, Vacationland. Something from the Beeb on the story here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23627843

Thanks for the films, Karen.

Karen Black in Vacationland.

Lanterna Magicka: French DVD Release Upcoming

Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema will be released in France fairly soon, we are led to believe. It will be included on the French DVD of the Trilogy, coming out from UFO Distribution. We'll post more when we know more!

A Boat Retold - RAI Ethnographic Film Festival Screening

A Boat Retold will be screening at the 13th RAI Festival of Ethnographic Film, which this year is being held in Edinburgh. The festival runs from 13-16 June, and Boat screens on Friday 14th, in the 3.15-4.45pm slot. This version of the film will feature the soundtrack newly remixed by Giles Perring.

We hope to attend the screening to introduce the film and do a Q & A.

More info on the screening can be found here.

Giles's website can be found here.

Ceol's Craic

The Glasgow Film Festival screening of Boat went very well - a good turn out and the film had received a good reception. Many thanks to all who came.

The film is currently out on the rounds of other festivals. When one bites, we'll let you know.

A Boat Retold - Glasgow Screening 23.02.13.

Just a reminder that A Boat Retold by Louise Milne & Sean Martin will screen at the Glasgow Film Festival on Saturday, at the CCA Theatre, 350 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. The evening starts at 1800, with Boat screening at 1810. Afterwards there will be live music from Peter Urpeth, who contributed music to the film, and others.

You can buy tickets for the evening here.

A Boat Retold: Glasgow Film Festival Screenings

Our Margaret Tait-ish documentary A Boat Retold, starring writer Robert Macfarlane, screens at the Glasgow Film Festival on 23 Feb at 6pm. Louise and I will probably be there to introduce it.

More info and tickets here.