Film@CultureLab

We are Film@CultureLab - academics & filmmakers committed to practice-led teaching & research in creative non-fiction film @UniofNewcastle.

Congratulations to Olivia Barnett-Brown for winning the student factual category at the RTS awards for her fantastic observational documentary about her grandparents To Challah on the Table 🎉👏🎉 Also congratulations to Archie Baker and team @Film_CultureLab @UniofNewcastle

My film FREEDOM is screening @TynesideCinema with the brilliant White Riot: Documenting Rock Against Racism, part of a special event with @SUTR_NE for #BlackHistoryMonth The day will include a #Pontecorvo double bill Battle of Algiers and Burn! tynesidecinema.co.uk/film-seasons/s…

Wonderful news that Ordinary Life has been nominated for the @all3media Best Student Film at the @griersontrust awards! Made by a crew of BA Film Practices / Film & Media students. Congratulations Luke, Kat, Dalene & Harrison! @NCLcreativearts @UniofNewcastle #GriersonAwards

With the trophy! Huge congratulations all around to the mighty crew of Ordinary Life for their win in the Student Factual category of the @RTSNETB

WINNERS!!! Huge congratulations to our 2021 graduates Luke, Kat, Dalene, Harrison and Xavier for their film Ordinary Life winning the Student factual award at the 2022 @RTSNETB tonight!! Very proud! @NCLcreativearts @sacsncl @UniofNewcastle

Brilliant to have two of our nominated student film crews at the @RTSNETB awards tonight, fingers crossed all around!!! @EngageNCL @UniofNewcastle

Our talented alumni @CalFreeman2's (BA Film Practices 2016-19) short film 'Hold the Sausage' was broadcast on BBC 4 last week and is now available on BBC iPlayer. Check it out - its both brilliant and hilarious. Great work Cal👏 @UniofNewcastle bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b…

Fantastic opening night @NEIFF_Official @tynesidecinema screening of our film #TheFirstYear on the @MayorJD. Salute to @SarCampbel for steering a brilliant Q&A & thanks to @UniofNewcastle @NCLcreativearts for the support 🙏🏽

We were proud to be @NEIFF_Official's opening night film @tynesidecinema but to also win the Audience Award is FAB-U-LOUS!!

Brilliant to see our very own @IanKMcDonald's new film, @TheFirstYearDoc, following the first year in office of @MayorJD opening @NEIFF_Official this coming Thursday, 6pm Nov 18th at @tynesidecinema. tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/the-firs…

You can watch @iorramfilm by our Lecturer in Film Practice, Dr Alastair Cole @TongueTiedFilms, on @bbcalba tonight at 6pm, then on @BBCiPlayer following! See below for more bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

(disclaimer - masks removed for the purpose of taking a nicer photograph!)

Wonderful to be back in Culture Lab and brilliant to welcome our new BA Film Practices and BA Film & Media students. Meet the Class of 2021 🎥 @Film_CultureLab @mch_newcastle @UniofNewcastle

Excellent news and great potential to bring more talent and opportunity to the North East! @Film_CultureLab student, keeping up with labour market developments like this will help you find opportunities and develop your sector awareness! variety.com/2021/tv/global… @IanKMcDonald

Brilliant to have @iorramfilm featured as a case study in @CreativeScots new initiative #OurCreativeVoice @Creative_Voice_ , highlighting the impact and value of creativity and arts in Scotland ourcreativevoice.scot/iorram @UniofNewcastle @EngageNCL @EdinburghUni @AnthroEdinburgh

Brilliant to have the film kicking of its Canadian cinema release with @KinoSmith at the @VIFFest #VIFFCentre in Vancouver! There are 5 days of screenings this Sunday 5th - Thursday 9th. More details below! viff.org/Online/default…

starting our festival journey...at a snail's pace obviously 🐌🐌🐌 🎥

Big Film@CultureLab salute to our colleague, Dr. Geetha J, whose #RunKalyani has won yet another award! Best International Feature Film @ReginaFilmFest in Canada. #ForTheArts @NCLcreativearts @UniofNewcastle

It's lovely that our #blindchess doc #Algorithms is still being invited for screenings nearly 10 years after it was released. Thanks to @casadelaindia in #Spain for hosting this special screening with Spanish sub-titles 🙏🏻. @charudatta64 @FIDE_chess @UniofNewcastle

Thanks Kate!