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August/September Plush News

August/September Plush News

Plush is running fast and forward on the film and visual treats making front: Tea In The Gardens, The Challenge and the Grand Opening of St Leonards Gardens docs are all in post production. A secret project is in pre-production...

Grayson Perry Unpopular Culture and The Air Catchers have found some distribution channels ;)

THE EDICT DVD's FILM COPIES are for sale at £6 each, for purchase please contact us at info@plushproductions.co.uk or call 01424 428 927

On the event side of things Plush Productions are involved in the Coastal Currents this year with two interesting events taking place in September. Please see below...

OPEN AIR FILMS IN ST LEONARDS GARDENS

image copyright Nick Philips, HBC. image copyright ben browton

Plush Productions in collaboration with Hastings Borough Council and local artists/film-makers, would like to bring moving images in ST LEONARDS GARDENS during Coastal Currents 2008

The newly re-opened St Leonards Gardens now feature their own hand- constructed (and environmentally-friendly) outdoor screen (commissioned to local artist Joc Hare by Plush Productions and the Council) and are now ready to show a small selection of films/videos by local artists/film-makers shot in, or inspired by St Leonards, to produce an outdoor experience completely new to the area.

No age restriction
Disability access; Yes /Gardens South Entrance. Masonic Hall yes/ back door entrance

Opening times
Screenings in St Leonards Gardens 8pm-11pm - Food stalls provided by The Rooms


Programme

Films in St Leonards Gardens

Saturday 13th September

Screenings:
(8.30pm for 9pm start)

GRAND OPENING OF ST LEONARDS GARDENS
(Feature doc, 20 mins filmed on 21/06/08 Barbara Parise Browton/ Plush Productions)

THE EDICT
1st Surrealist Gathering filmed at Assembly Rooms on 8/12/07
( Feature doc 47min, Barbara Parise Browton/Plush Productions 2008)

COASTAL CURRENTS 2007 DOCUMENTARY
(feature doc 20 min, Richard Heslop 2007)

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Surprise screenings

Open to other film-makers wanting to show their films outdoors

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Sunday 14th September

THE AIR CATCHERS
( Feature short 9.59min, Barbara Parise Browton 2007, filmed in Norman Road)

TEA IN THE GARDENS
( Short doc 3min, Barbara Parise Browton 2008, filmed in St Leonards Gardens on 31/05/08)

MELARKI

(Feature Short 3min, Anita Makris 2008, filmed in West St Leonards, Bridge Way, August '08)

THE CHALLENGE 2nd Surrealist Gathering
(Feature Doc , 20 min, Filmed at Assembly Rooms 31/05/08)

DAVE ARNOLD VIBEZONE/Chill out screenings (shorts 2007-08)

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Open to other film-makers/artists wanting to show their films outdoors
Local film-makers/artists please contact info@plushproductions.co.uk
if you want to show your work to add onto the listing

Donations towards film-makers welcome on the nights

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Plush Productions

Present

THE ISMS

Avant Garde Closing Gala Night
(Mixed media experience and Grand Ball)

Saturday 20th September

The Assembly Rooms

St Leonard's on Sea - East Sussex TN38 0DR

9pm-2am

To celebrate Coastal Currents Arts Festival and to celebrate the arts in general!
You are All invited to dress up and improvise performances inspired by Avant Garde movements of the XX century:
Bauhaus, Constructivism, Dadaism, Symbolism, Futurism, Expressionism and all those ...isms..
Think Metropolis, Caligari, think Golem and The Man With A Movie Camera, think Duchamp, Richter and Balla... think GRAND BALL

Avant Garde films - Installations
Music/ Performance
Live Event Photography
Dynamic Dance floor!
Local film-makers/artists/musicians welcome to bring their own films/video/music
art pieces on the night strictly inspired by Avant Garde

SPECIAL GUEST DJ AGENT ORANGE + Surprise guest DJ + Mata Hari Hari Hari

ADMISSION TICKETS £5

Tickets can be booked in advance from Plush Productions

info@plushproductions.co.uk

June Plush News!

Grayson Perry's 'Unpopular Culture' doc trailer with the Turner Prize winner exclusive interview at the De La Warr Pavilion is now live on our project pages.

The CHALLENGE, the second surrealist gathering at the Assembly Rooms in St Leonards was another great success. Before sunset Tea in the Park was fun...

Barbara's art installations 'Barbielon' and interactive 'The Pillow Talks' were well received by the nocturnal arty crowd.
Many thanks to all performers, musicians and the A/V department for providing such great surrealist entertainment! check out some photos by Matt Smith!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shimuzu/sets/72157605406668167/

Video rushes of the event are in the viewing room... for the director's selection...

Ben is DJing at The Wire on Friday 13th June at the Brass Monkey for the punk, post punk night and his retrospective Cacaphonique website is now live! Check www.cacaphonique.com


THE EDICT DVD's FILM COPIES are now for sale at £6 each, for purchase please contact us at info@plushproductions.co.uk or call 01424 428 927

A new feature film and other projects are now in development and a major event in collaboration with Hastings Borough Council is also on the agenda for this month...

Stay tuned...

+PLUSH+ MAY NEWS

May freshly caught news!

UNPOPULAR CULTURE the short documentary with exclusive video interview with Turner Prize winner artist Grayson Perry and his distinctive show starting at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea this month. The documentary is now in post production.
The show promises to be an amazing collection of Arts Council archives carefully chosen by Grayson and the artist's own new art pieces.

THE EDICT the feature documental about the Surrealist happening held at the Masonic Hall in St Leonards-on-Sea on 8th December 2007, directed and filmed by Barbara, will be shown as part of the film programme at THE ELECTRIC PALACE CINEMA.
2 screenings on Wednesday 21st May, 7pm and 9pm.
Tickets on pre-sale are available on Electric Palace Cinema website at £5 or £4 concessions. http://www.electricpalace.the-website-shop.co.uk/

THE EDICT will travel to major UK and International Film festivals soon...

Meantime THE CHALLENGE the second Surrealist happening scheduled for the 31st May is in pre-production and promises to be another exceptional event.
Ticket at £8 are on pre-sales from Plush Productions, Peter Stonham/Alt Media and undercover secret agents, seek them out!!!
THE CHALLENGE 31st May, ST LEONARDS GARDENS & ASSEMBLY ROOM!

Music scores for all the above being composed by long term collaborators Blue Eyed Sounds.
Clips and trailers of THE EDICT, FALLOON's etc. are available for viewing on the PROJECTS webpages.

Many other Plush projects are now in development and pre-production.

+PLUSH+ shop and showroom is still active at the HQ of Plush Productions LTD, on sale are telephones, radios, clocks, dummies, wigs, our artwork and wacky odd objects from the past and the future... for more info please contact us.

Plush you soon!

August news

The premiere of The Air Catchers on 28th July 2007 went down well at the HAF (Hastings Arts Forum) in 36 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea, thank you Alastair for your support and help. We had around 50 people turning up and ejoying the show and the catering!

That premiere was followed by another screening at the Projections Space on August 1st at the Electric Palace in Hastings Old town during the Shot-By-the Sea festival. Thank you Rebecca! The short is now being submitted to several film festivals including Sundance and Bristol Brief Encounters. There will be another screening on the 22th August at the Electric Palace in conjunction with and just before the screening of Jacques Tati 'Mon Oncle'. We thought that our short is similar to Tati's comical masterpiece in spirit and humour and would fit that evening programme.

+PLUSH+ showroom in 42 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-Sea is closing down on the second week of August and will become a mythical shop of wonders as described in The Air Catchers short. We will continue to sell artyfacts and odd objects on-line through our magnificent and expanding website. However, we will keep many of those objects and costumes as props for our future films.

In the meantime the script for our new planned short Witch:Candy is being re-written by Barbara under the August sun while sitting in the backgarden or by secluded beaches.

The Air Catchers

We are now in post-production for our first Hastings-based short film The Air Catchers. The film takes a wry look at issues around the environment and shopping. We will hold a special preview screening here in Hastings in July, and it has been submitted for Brief Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol and Venice Biennale. Meanwhile, here are some pictures of our crew...

Brolly Media podcast of + PLUSH + now live...

As of now, the fabtastic podcast, hewn out of solid electricity, is available to enjoy on iTunes. Put together by Paul and Liz from Brolly Media, it also features the famous Winkle King of Rock A-Nore.
Go forth and enjoy, folks;
http://www.brollymedia.co.uk/services/webvideo.html