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Fast Forward Film Festival Bulletin
UPCOMING 24 HOUR FILMMAKING FESTIVAL
FRIDAY MAY 12 and SATURDAY May 13, FILMBASE, Temple Bar.

–Fast Forward Ireland Festival Bulletin MAY 2006 —
Fast Forward Ireland THE SEQUEL to take place in FilmBase, Temple Bar on May 12th and 13th.
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!
Actors!
Writers!
Directors!
Camera Owners/Operaters!
Crew!
RENEGADE ARTISTS!!!

REGISTER AT www.fastforwardireland.com
10 Euro per team.
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THE SEQUEL
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May 2006
Announcing the second Fast Forward Ireland 24 hour film festival 2006.

Email contents: UPCOMING 24 HOUR FILMMAKING FESTIVAL INFORMATION:

1. What’s the Fast Forward Festival?
2. Why and Who? Wha’? 24 hours???
3. Prizes, Fame and Glory!
4. Festival Dates and Venues.
5. Thank yoos.

1. TOPICS ANNOUNCED
• Friday May 12th : 7 p.m. : FilmBase/Curved Street Café, Temple Bar, Dublin.
2. FILMS/VIDEOS HANDED IN FOR COMPETITION
• Saturday May 13th : Before 5 p.m. : FilmBase/Curved Street Café, Temple Bar, Dublin.
3. FILMS ARE SCREENED AND AWARDED BY YOUR PEERS!
• Saturday May 13th: 8 p.m. : FilmBase/Curved Street Café, Temple Bar, Dublin.

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1. What’s the Fast Forward Film Festival?
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We offer pre-registered groups of filmmakers (videomakers, actually) a chance to compete and make three minute movies overnight. We give the topic, you make the movie, we watch them all the next night and there’s a high five for everyone who finishes. High fives are optional.

www.fastforwardireland.com

On March 24th and 25th the inaugural Fast Forward Ireland Festival was held in Monster Truck Gallery on Francis Street. We screened 2 hours of great films produced, shot, directed and edited in the previous 24 hours. Highlights included aliens with mind controlling cellphones, one team manically editing in their car outside FilmBase until the last minute for entry, Dame Street being raided by masked gunmen at 3 in the morning and a pervert spotted being slapped repeatedly in the middle of Temple Bar (who may or may not have been making a movie).

TURN UP ON FRIDAY AND REGISTER WITH FRIENDS OR MEET PEOPLE THERE TO WORK WITH.

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2. Why and Who? Wha’? 24 hours????
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Why? Because it is fun.
Who comes up with stuff like this? Sean and Atom are two mad eejits in Chicago who have been running this type of thing for a couple of years. They are good people and you can find out more about their operation at this address: www.fastforwardfilmfest.com . We thought it was high time Ireland got in on the act.

Who are “We”? “We” are mainly Andrew McAvinchey in Dublin, Thomas Yun, Sean and Atom in Chicago and the Renegade Arts Collective/Octopussy, who are all over the place.
24 hours??? Yes. 24 hours.
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3. Prizes, Fame and Glory!
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There are no guarantees in this game, but last time, our winners went on to be featured in the Future Shorts film screening lineup (www.futureshorts.com/ireland) and went home with a lovely digital camera courtesy of Alliance Electric on Georges Street in Dublin.
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SPONSORS: Alliance Electric sells all sorts of video making and electronic stuff, including cameras, monitors, tripods, tapes etc. that you’ll need for the festival. Our friend Mark in Alliance Electric has offered a 10% discount to anyone mentioning the FAST FORWARD IRELAND festival in his shop.
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All of our entrants also became incredibly cool and popular after their films were screened in front of all the hipsters and glitterati that showed up on the night.

YOU CAN’T LOSE!!!

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4. Festival Dates and Venue
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1. Friday May 12th FILMBASE/Curved Street Café 7 p.m.: GET THE TOPIC FOR YOUR FILM
2. Saturday May 13th FILMBASE/Curved Street Café before 5 p.m.: HAND IN YOUR FILM
3. Saturday May 13th FILMBASE, Temple Bar, Dublin. : WATCH THE MOVIES, WIN PRIZES, CLAP, COLLAPSE IN TEARS FROM EXHAUSTION AFTER YOUR ALL NIGHT MOVIE MAKING MARATHON!!!

Remember, you don’t have to be a filmmaker to turn up on Saturday night, so bring ALL your friends!

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5.Thank Yoos
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Thanks to everyone who turned up and made great movies last time and gave us all such a great night.

Thanks to Thomas www.renegadearts.org, Sean and Atom www.fastforwardfilmfest.com, Tom, Al, Charlie and all the lads at Monster Truck Gallery Francis Street, Jenn, Seamus, Vinnie, Vicky and all at FilmBase www.filmbase.ie, Jennie and Oz at FutureShorts www.futureshorts.com, Jessie and Nicky at Darklight Festival www.darklight.ie, family, friends, supporters, cast and crew. Ole!

REGISTER NOW AT www.fastforwardireland.com

MORE FAST FORWARD IRELAND FESTIVALS TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH!!!

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