03/06/2015

Sandra Fassio au festival Le Court en dit long, jeudi au Centre Wallonie Bruxelles



 Cette semaine, l'une de mes plus anciennes et chères amies vient de Bruxelles à Paris pour présenter son deuxième court métrage :

KANUN

DE SANDRA FASSIO 



Réalisation : Sandra Fassio
Scénario : Sandra Fassio
Une coproduction : Offshore / Helicotronc
Avec le soutien de : CNC – Contribution financière, Région Champagne-Ardennes, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

KANUN : code albanais ancestral, impitoyable. L’article 864 dit : Tu vengeras la mort d’un membre de la famille par la mort de l’assassin. Mais l’article 602 impose de respecter et protéger son invité comme son propre enfant. Et ce soir, Adil a accepté d’héberger Johan, un de ses hommes de main, alors que son fils ainé n’est pas encore rentré à la maison.


Lien : http://www.offshore.fr/portfolio/kanun/


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La projection a lieu dans le cadre du Festival "Le Court en dit long", au centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, rue Quincampoix.


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23E FESTIVAL LE COURT EN DIT LONG

DU LUNDI 1 AU SAMEDI 6 JUIN 2015

Festival compétitif de courts métrages produits ou coproduits en Belgique francophone.

Pour cette 23e édition, le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles à Paris a sélectionné 44 courts métrages belges francophones ou franco-belges pour la compétition parmi les 106 films produits dans l’année, répartis en sept programmes thématiques.

Prenez votre pass festival

Chaque soir à 19h45, le public pourra participer au Forum avec les équipes de films et rencontrer les réalisateurs, scénaristes, acteurs, techniciens et producteurs. Cet échange enregistré sera en écoute le lendemain dans le lecteur en haut à droite.
Un espace « Marché du film » est accessible aux professionnels du 2 au 6 juin dès 15h.
Le samedi 6 juin, le festival propose deux programmes hors compétition : une séance spéciale à 16h avec des films d’animation pour enfants (dont certains réalisés par des enfants) et à 17h une séance de courts métrages documentaires d’école(INSAS, IAD et La Cambre).
Enfin, en clôture à 19h30, après la Remise des Prix et des trophées SWING, le Festival propose en avant-première le premier long métrage de Vania Leturcq, L’Année prochaine (sortie nationale le 24 juin 2015 par Chrysalis Films), en sa présence.
Pendant le Festival, du 1er au 6 juin 2015, exposition de photographies du Liégeois Dominique Houcmant / Goldo : une vingtaine de portraits d’artistes belges (actrices, acteurs, réalisatrices, réalisateurs, écrivains mais aussi chanteurs), dans le foyer du théâtre.

PROGRAMME 3

DU MARDI 2 AU JEUDI 4 JUIN 2015DU MARDI 2 AU JEUDI 4 JUIN 2015

Ailleurs en VO

Mardi 2 juin, 18h - Jeudi 4 juin, 20h30. Durée totale : 93 minutes.




Mardi 2 juin, 18h - Jeudi 4 juin, 20h30. Durée totale : 93 minutes.
1. Sœur Oyo de Monique Phoba
(2014 – 23 min.40 – VO lingala stf.)
Avec : Rosie Mayungi, Laura Verlinden, Jénovie Mabiala, Catherine Salée, Laure Demanesse, Sidonie Madoki, Nganji.
Dans le Congo colonial des années 1950, Godelive, une écolière s’occidentalise au pensionnat de Mbanza-Mboma. Mais le souvenir de sa grand-mère s’interpose…
Production : Rumbacom sri, Umedia, RTBF, avec l’aide du CCA, du VAF et le soutien de l’OIF et du CIRTEF.

2. Le guide de François Hien
(2015 – 24 min. – VO arabe stf.)
Avec : Mustapha El Ghazi, François Hien, Mustapha Moussaoui, Si Saïd.
Dans un petit village du sud marocain, un Français s’arrête à l’auberge d’Abdelhadi. Il s’installe en terrasse et écrit dans un carnet. Aldelhadi est persuadé qu’il s’agit d’un guide touristique. Il faut lui donner la meilleure impression possible !
Production : Ciné Silex.

3. Untitled - figuration libre de Damien Collet
(2015 – 10 min. – animation – VO anglais stf.)
Avec : Paul Oakley Stovall, Eric Gijssen, Soleil Escobar.
Portrait d’une révolution artistique. Avec New York en toile de fond, son leader nous dépeint sa mise en œuvre. Suivez le guide.
Production : Lentille Optique.

4. Le mur de Samuel Lampaert
(2015 – 8 min. – VO mandarin stf.)
Scénario : Samuel Lampaert et Hugo Lampaert. Avec : Yves Yan, Steven Eng, Cathy Min Jung.
Hong Kong. Une multitude de hautes tours d’immeubles en béton. A l’intérieur, des studios étroits où vivent des anonymes, repliés sur eux-mêmes. Jusqu’au jour où Chung, célibataire, décide d’accrocher un cadre au mur !
Production : Les Films du Carré, CCA, RTBF.

5. Kanun de Sandra Fassio
(Belgique/France – 2015 – 27 min. – VO albanais stf.)

Avec : Arben Bajraktaraj, Kevin Azaïs, Anila Dervishi, Louise Margouet, Jehon Gorani, Alfons Avdylaj.
Le Kanun est un code albanais ancestral, impitoyable. Ce soir, Adil va être confronté au paradoxe de ces lois qu’il respecte depuis toujours.
Production : Helicotronc, Offshore, CCA, CNC, Région Champagne-Ardenne.

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Plus d'infos sur le festival: http://www.cwb.fr/programme/23e-festival-le-court-en-dit-long


02/06/2015

"Heartburn" by 3D



One of my favourite paintings from 3D. These days.

Well, it's hard to have favourites when all pieces are beautiful...

But today my heart feels for "Heartburn", it's as simple as that.




"Heartburn" by 3D
(Lazarides Gallery, London)


An early Banksy work sold £445,792 at an auction in Paris


 I tried to get it but...



Banksy's Silent Majority fetches more than £445k in Paris

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Banksy's Silent Majority
The piece says: "It's better not to rely too much on silent majorities ... for silence is a fragile thing... one loud noise and it's gone."

An early Banksy work painted on the side of a festival worker's trailer has fetched £445,792 ($676,668). at an auction in Paris.
Silent Majority, painted during the 1998 Glastonbury Festival, shows soldier-like figures landing on a beach with a speaker in an inflatable raft.
Its Norfolk owners say it "depicts the ...rave and hip hop scene of the time".
The work is unusual for a Banksy piece, as it is largely freehand with little use of stencils.
Auction house Digard said it was thought to be one of the artist's oldest works.
The metal piece, painted over three days outside the festival's Dance Tent, measures 2.4m (7.8ft) by 9.9m (32ft).
Its message reads: "It's better not to rely too much on silent majorities ... for silence is a fragile thing... one loud noise and it's gone."
The elusive graffiti artist's team has provided a certificate of authenticity as part of the auction lot. It was painted in collaboration with fellow Bristol artist Inkie.
The owner, who prefers to be known by his first name, Nathan, said he organises infrastructure at festivals and lives in the trailer.
He said Banksy approached him in 1998 - before he rose to fame - to ask if he could use it as a canvas for a piece commissioned by the festival.
Nathan agreed, in return for some tickets and his expenses.
Now he says he has no definite plans for the proceeds although he may choose to build a house.
Street art specialist Mary McCarthy said the piece was "quite special" as an example of a Banksy work which did not rely heavily on stencils.
"This one really is a rare piece," she said.
It was one of more than 150 "urban art" pieces auctioned on Monday including work by artists Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Pure Evil and Conor Harrington.

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link: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-32955713?SThisFB

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En français:

Une œuvre de Banksy présentée à Paris sur un semi remorque

"Silent Majority" sera mise en vente, lundi, avec une estimation comprise
entre 400 000 et 600 000 euros, selon l'hôtel des ventes Drouot.


L'œuvre de Banksy "Silent Majority" présentée à Paris, le 30 mai 2015.
C'est "l'une des plus grandes et des plus anciennes pièces réalisées par Banksy". L'hôtel des ventes parisien Drouot a exposé, samedi 30 mai, une fresque signée en 1998 par le roi du street-art mondial, le Britannique Banksy, et son comparse Inkie.Silent Majority, une œuvre de près de dix mètres de long, sera mise aux enchères, lundi, avec une estimation comprise entre 400 000 et 600 000 euros, indique Drouot sur son site.
Particularité de cette pièce monumentale : elle a été réalisée à la bombe sur un camion semi-remorque, pendant une performance graffiti du festival anglais de Glastonbury. On y voit des personnages habillés en soldats avec un radeau de sauvetage équipé d'une enceinte. "Le silence est une chose fragile... Il suffit d'un son et c'est parti", y est-il écrit, en hommage aux rave parties des années 90.

Le camion a parcouru Paris lundi 

Cette œuvre de Banksy, rendu célèbre par ses peintures anonymes au pochoir dans l'espace public, a été à nouveau présentée au public en amont de la vente, au cours d'une exposition itinérante dans les rues de Paris, précise Drouot.
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Bristol's Old Vic presents: "50 Voices for Malcolm X"


 Great news in Bristol's theatre too:


50 Voices for Malcolm X



Presented by Ujima Radio in association with Bristol Old Vic




IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SOME NOISE
Across three nights, 50 Bristolian voices from all walks of life will share their quest for social change, celebrating 50 years of the civil rights movement and commemorating the anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
Launching a new creative relationship between Ujima Radio and Bristol Old Vic, 50 Voices for Malcolm X will provide a platform for 50 community members, artists and groups to share their stories and hopes for civil rights in a five minute piece through their chosen art form.
Be inspired by these unique stories in our relaxed Studio cabaret space, have a drink and soak up the post-show live music at the in-theatre bar as we reflect on the humanitarian challenges that we have overcome and those we still face.
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against"
MALCOLM X

50 Voices of Malcolm X
11-13 Jun
Studio
  |  7pm
Relaxed club style with bar
£6 (plus booking fee)
More details to be announced
@BristolOldVic
#50Voices

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Bristol's Big Green Week starts on June 6th...


 ... the day I arrive.

BIG Green Week festival will be back in the centre of Bristol from Saturday 6th to Sunday 21st June 2015. We’re updating this site daily with new events, so whether you’re a culture vulture, upcyclist or DIY enthusiast, we’re sure to have something for you.

Part of the programme:

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Big Green Gig


The BIG Green GIG is an evening of African rhythms from Helele and young talent from Sophronie, hosted by your friendly neighbourhood one-legged existentialist stand up beat poet Chris Paradox, hosted at the Greenbank pub in Easton.
Helele is inspired by the rhythms of West Africa’s Bantu Forest. Alphonse Daudet Touna from Cameroon formed the band to ‘enrich and share his music with the world.’ Alphonse plays the Balafon (African Marimba) he made himself – adding an exotic and original sound to the music.
Chris Paradox is Your Friendly Neighbourhood One-legged Existentialist Stand-up Beat Poet and Life Engineer. “The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” Chris’s mission has evolved into helping people escape the rat race, find their purpose and make a living doing work they love.
Sophronie‘s debut single Eyes Wide is already mesmerising audiences around the UK and giving them a taste of this new artist’s sublime talent. Sophronie has been singing all her life but it was in the wake of her father’s death four years ago that she picked up his guitar, taught herself to play, started writing lyrics, and discovered music was going to be her future.

Details

Date:
June 20
Time:
20:00 - 23:00
Cost:
£5

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Green Poem for a Blue Planet: Stand-Up Poetry

June 21 @ 10:00 - 16:00

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The UK’s Green Poet and Bristol 2015’s Poet in Residence Martin Kiszko performs his eco-comical challenging stand-up poetry suitable for audiences aged eight to eighty! The show has been performed from Los Angeles to India and from Malta to the Isle of Man and is based on his two funny and challenging environmental poetry books Green Poems for a Blue Planet and Verse for the Earth both illustrated by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park.

Details

Date:
June 21
Time:
10:00 - 16:00









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Go Green Exhibition

June 1 @ 09:30 - August 28 @ 18:00


Room 212 is an Alddin’s cave of work by local artists. This June artists will be working on a Go Green theme, using recycled materials or highlighting environmental issues through paintings, print, jewellery, gifts and much more.







Details

Start:
June 1 @ 09:30
End:
August 28 @ 18:00

Venue

Room 212
212 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NUUnited Kingdom

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Vanishing Species Exhibition

June 6 @ 09:00 - June 14 @ 21:00

Art exhibition by Bethan McFadden. Clay sculptures and life sized drawings of threatened animals found locally and from around the world. 25% profit of any sales will go to Bristol-based charity, the Soil Association, to help spread the word about the importance of organic farming to maintain healthy ecosystems in the UK.

Monday- Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm

Details

Start:
June 6 @ 09:00
End:
June 14 @ 21:00
Website:
http://www.bethanmcfadden.com/

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Banksy back to Bristol


 Or at least, one of his pieces will be!


Banksy's Grim Reaper
From June 3: Banksy’s Grim Reaper, M Shed 
One of Banksy's earliest works, his Grim Reaper will go back on public display.
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed
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See you there :)


01/06/2015

The UK and electoral reforms


 The UK is in the middle of lots of political interrogation. The tories has won a majority in the last parliamentary election and their leader David Cameron promised if reelected to organise a referendum on the country's membership in the European Union. This brings Europhiles and anti-austerity groups in real despair, as well as Scots, more attached to the EU, to wonder again about partition. 

Here is a op-ed in the Guardian about the attempt at reforming the electoral system and why it failed.

Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/31/electoral-reform-general-election-results-2015-first-past-the-post




The real reason David Cameron is sitting on a Commons majority

A new study shows that the most disproportionate result in UK history cheated millions of voters out of representation

Sunday 31 May 2015 



Chosen extracts:


"the main explanation for why David Cameron is at Number 10 enthroned atop a Conservative parliamentary majority": 
"There is a big, basic and brute reason why we have just heard a Tory Queen’s speech, will soon be listening to a Tory budget and have five years or so of Tory law-making ahead of us. It is so bloody obvious that no one is talking about it – it is the electoral system.
"By no normal definition of the word popular were the Conservatives popular at the election. They received 36.9% of the vote. By no normal definition of the word mandate did they get the endorsement of the electorate to fully implement their manifesto. Nearly two-thirds of voters did not put their cross in the Tory box. Factor in the turn-out and the Conservatives secured the backing of less than a quarter of the registered electorate. It is first past the post that alchemises a minority vote share into more than half of the seats in the House of Commons, every seat in the cabinet and the power to pursue an entirely Tory agenda for the next five years.
"The other party greatly favoured by winner takes all were the Scottish Nationalists. (...) the size of Nicola Sturgeon’s clan, now the third largest group in the Commons, will entitle them to lots of significant perks in the party pecking order. (...) Half of Scotland’s voters wanted to be represented by the SNP. They have now got 56 of its 59 MPs to give megaphonic expression to their views; 50% of Scots did not want to send a Nationalist MP to Westminster. That half of the nation is represented by just three MPs, one each for Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems".
(...)
"For the electoral system has more than one distorting effect. Having turned votes into seats in a wildly disproportionate way, it then reinforces that by skewing the shape of political argument in the years afterwards. During the coalition period, producers of TV and radio discussion programmes would want to have a Lib Dem on the panel just about every week. In the years to come, I suspect sightings of Lib Dems on programmes such as Question Time will be much rarer and there will be a lot more MPs from the SNP sitting around David Dimbleby’s table. The Lib Dems beat the SNP in votes, but because of the relative weight of their MPs, there will be much more amplification of nationalist views in the media than there will be of liberal views".
"The Greens were another victim. They quadrupled their support to a million plus, but still have just the one MP – Caroline Lucas – to speak for them in parliament
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(The people worst treated by the electoral system were those who voted for Ukip. There were approaching 4 million of them, making them third in share. For all those votes, they were rewarded with just the one MP, Douglas Carswell. 
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Electoral Reform Referedum Sought by Downing Street

 Britain's first-past-the-post system means millions go unrepresented. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
"The Electoral Reform Society will tomorrow publish a study that marshals the evidence to argue that this was the most disproportionate result in British election history. It also makes a compelling case that the electoral system is now working to cleave an already fractious kingdom by artificially exaggerating our regional and national divides. Look at one of those maps with constituencies coloured to show the party of the MP. The sea of blue in the home counties leads you to think that there are virtually no Labour voters there when, in fact, there are quite a lot. The sea of red in the big cities of the north suggests that there are no Tory voters there when, in fact, there are quite a lot. Looking at the map you’d think there was barely anyone who wasn’t a Nationalist voter north of the Tweed when, in fact, half of Scotland voted for a unionist party. These many millions of voters have been cheated out of representation".
" I was recently in conversation with some European diplomats. All of their countries used some form of more proportional voting. They expressed amazement that we still turn votes into power in a way that is so self-evidently unfair and some surprise that there was not a great popular outcry about it.

"One reason that electoral reform has not gained enough traction in this country to force change is that the two biggest parties have never seen it to be in their interests to embrace the cause.

"Some people do get cross about it. Shortly after the election, a petition was organised and 478,000 names signed the call for electoral reform. It was delivered to Number 10. Unfortunately for reformers, that is the one address in the UK least likely to be interested in changing the way we elect governmentsDavid Cameron is the last person who is going to be interested in reforming a voting system that has just converted a minority of the vote into all the spoils of power. When he looks at first past the post, far from seeing a broken system, he sees one that has just worked perfectly for him".

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See the Electoral Reform Society's website here:
http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/