Non-profit coop commissioning artists film projects from 2004-2024 incl. Solidarity by Lucy Parker and a report on filmmaking conditions Politics of Production
Hackney, London
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City Projects closed on 31 July 2024. To mark the closure we have printed two pamphlets looking at the conditions for producing artists film. These are available from not-nowhere.org with reference copies at @LUXmovingimage and digital versions at cityprojects.org
City Projects is a signatory to Strike Outset. @OutsetArt contemporary art fund artwashes settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide in palestine. You can sign as an organisation or an individual strikeoutset.org/
After over 20 years making projects and films with artists City Projects have agreed to close the organisation, and give formal notice to the public. Thank you to all the artists, contributors and partners for making all the works possible cityprojects.org
Wordland (2008) by @PhilCoy will be screened @BrittenPears Festival of New Cinema at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk on Saturday 10th September brittenpearsarts.org/festiva…
“What ONE thing is most needed for an inclusive film industry: 1. Systemic Change/ Change in the leadership, 2. Dismantling of the Patriarchy 3. More diversity of Ppl pulling strings in big studios 4. Make budgets available for diversity”. @bectu open.spotify.com/episode/4Wh…
What ONE thing is most needed for an inclusive film industry: 1. Systemic Change/ Change in the leadership, 2. Dismantling of the Patriarchy 3. More diversity of Ppl pulling strings in big studios 4. Make budgets available for diversity.
@bectu open.spotify.com/episode/4Wh…
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Screening Mon 2 May: Solidarity. A film about the use of a #blacklist in the construction industry, which impacted upon thousands of workers, labelled as ‘troublemakers’ for speaking out, who were ultimately denied employment. Tickets👉bit.ly/3y2MiUX @CityProjectsLDN
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Watching this session: Carla (A Global Digital Conference on Diversity and Inclusion in the Film and TV Industry) 2020 Spotlight: Reflexions: Race, Film & Europe
youtube.com/watch?v=2iXj5eRF… and struck by this image of top EU team. These people think we need a debate on Racism @bectu
Excited to be screening our film at HOME Manchester. Monday 2nd May at 3.45PM with Q&A.
Excited to be sharing our film with audiences in Manchester on Monday 2nd at 3.45PM with Q&A with Lucy Parker and Steve Acheson an electrician who stood on a picket line in Manchester for over three years to highlight the blacklist @homemcr homemcr.org/film/solidarity/
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Casual staff in critical & historical studies at the @rca are being told they have to reapply for their jobs by 1 Aug. The union was not consulted on the change, it halves the amount of lecturers & it affects our two equalities reps, h&s rep, members rep, branch sec & co-chair
Horror show update from @RCA
1) Yesterday all Critical & Historical Studies casual lecturers were told they would have to re-apply for their jobs. The new posts haven’t been agreed with UCU & would be fixed term for 12 months or term time only.
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This Emergency Motion which calls for Solidarity with Colombia, and protecting protesters in the UK was not heard @bectu conference today due to time. Here is the motion and speeches that were planned. #SolidaritywithColombia #killthebill #spycops @ClaireMullaly was due to second
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Public event on racism and policing, with a focus on racism against young Black people in Hackney and grassroots activism. Wednesday May 26th at 7pm. Please share. eventbrite.co.uk/e/racism-an…
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Momentum Hackney will be on the May Day march from Hackney Town Hall to Homerton Hospital, Saturday. Assemble 12 to 1.00om. Called by Day-Mer and others. Rally to support NHS workers, speakers inc sacked rep from Leaways School. March will be a socially distanced! Wear a mask!
NEW RELEASE!! The first film City Projects commissioned, Wordland (2008) by Phil Coy is now available on VOD. Wordland bears witness to the eroding east coast of England and the devastating effects of floods on North Norfolk vimeo.com/cityprojectslondon…
@PhilCoy @Film_London
There is new text on Coy’s work by William Fowler, which has an Afterword by Coy on Wordland cementfields.org/journal/an-…
Watch this amazing film.
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