The Florestine Collection and other films will be shown for free at 7 Dudley Cinema at Beyond Baroque in Venice CA:
For more info, please see the announcement here:
http://www.laughtears.com/7dudleycinema.html
March 1st – Helen’s Films showing at 7 Dudley Cinema, Venice CA
Feb 29th, 2012 by cristin
Call for Applications: Remembering Helen Hill, a Mentorship Residency with Amy Lockhart
Feb 14th, 2012 by cristin
Call for applications for The Toronto Animated Image Society -
Remembering Helen Hill: A Mentorship Residency with Amy Lockhart
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 2, 2012
The Toronto Animated Image Society is seeking proposals for a commissioned, mentored project. Selected artists will be inspired by the work of the late Helen Hill, her style of animation, and contribution to the animation community. As a former student of Helen Hill, Amy Lockhart will facilitate the residency; mentoring artists in the creation of their new works. Media and themes can include but is not limited to: mix cut-outs, collage imagery, found elements, social activism, home made- hand made, Super 8, 16mm or new tech-low tech.
Selected artists will receive:
- TAIS Full Studio Membership, worth $150 includes studio space & equipment access
- $400 cash honorarium
- Two day intensive workshop with Amy Lockhart
- Mentoring & support from an experienced instructor
Each application must include:
- Project description 200 to 300 words
- CV, resume, or brief bio
- Samples of recent work (i.e., CD or DVD for time-based artists; maximum of 10 images on CD for visual artists)
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions without a SASE will not be returned.
Presentation:
This mentorship residency will culminate in a full day celebration! In Summer 2012 at Cinecycle, Amy Lockhart will facilitate an afternoon children’s animation workshop in the format of a “tea party”. In the evening, the commissioned works will be presented in conjunction with the Toronto premiere of The Florestine Collection (which was started by Helen Hill and completed by Paul Gailiunas) as well as a retrospective of Helen Hill’s films, highlighting her experimental animation practice, and her invaluable contribution to the animation community.
Selected artists will be announced on Friday, March 9, 2012
Contact and mailing address for submissions:
TAIS Programming Committee
Toronto Animated Image Society
60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario M6K 1X9
Email: tais@bellnet.ca
Phone: 416-533-7889
Digital submissions can be submitted via email through a file hosting site or via ftp link. Please do not send large files via email.
A Celebration of Helen Hill at Harvard Film Archive, Oct 28
Oct 4th, 2011 by cristin
A Celebration of Helen Hill evening of screenings will be held at the Harvard Film Archive on October 28, 2011. Among those films being shown will be “Vessel” “Upperground Show” “Rain Dance” and “The Florestine Collection”. The films will be introduced by Helen’s mother, Becky Lewis.
For more information, please see the Harvard Film Archive page of the event.
Florestine Collection to be screened at Contraband Cinema, Atlanta, GA 10/6
Sep 20th, 2011 by cristin
Atlanta Georgia’s Contraband Cinema will be screening “The Florestine Collection” at their next event on Thursday October 6th.
For more info, please see the program at contrabandcinema.com
Sept 26 discussion and screening of The Florestine Collection, Columbia Univ.
Sep 20th, 2011 by cristin
Several films of Helen’s will be screened at the next meeting of the Columbia University Cultural Memory Colloquium, on Monday, September 26th at 6pm.
Professor Jenny Davidson will be presenting “Madame Winger Makes a Film” “Mouseholes” and “The Florestine Collection”
For more info, please see the facebook info page
May 9 showing of The Florestine Collection
May 4th, 2011 by cristin
The Tapp’s Arts Center will be hosting a screening of The Florestine Collection on May 9 — Helen Hill’s birthday, — along with two short films.
Starting at 7 p.m., and admission is $5, with proceeds benefitting the Helen Hill Media Education Center. Call 803-609-3479 for more.
Tapp’s Art Center: 1644 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Info about the Florestine Collection
Mar 29th, 2011 by cristin
Please see the updated information about The Florestine Collection
Ann Arbor Festival sees premiere
Mar 29th, 2011 by cristin
Helen and Paul’s film, The Florestine Collection premiered at the Ann Arbor Film Festival on March 22.
For those of you who couldn’t make it, there are the following screenings coming up:
Saturday, April 22 (see previous post)
Indie Grits Film Festival
at the Town Theatre
1012 Sumter Street
Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday, May 7
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver, B.C.
CANADA
For questions about these screenings or to schedule another screening, please contact: floodedfilms@yahoo.com
Florestine Collection to Show April 22
Jan 25th, 2011 by cristin
Hi all,
Helen Hill and Paul Gailiunas’s film The Florestine Collection will be premiering Saturday, April 22, at the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, SC. Both Paul and Francis Pop will be there.
More info to come…
Star and Shadow to show Helen’s films, January 4th
Dec 23rd, 2010 by cristin
The Star And Shadow Cinema in Newcastle Upon Tyne will be showing a night of Helen’s films on January 4th, 7:30pm.
for more info, check out their posting, and also this wonderful poster:
