Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Filmmakers Representing the Real against a Booming Industry
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Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Filmmakers Representing the Real against a Booming Industry

Tuesday 30th March 12-2pm Free online event hosted by the GWW Centre Dear All, LLMVC’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture would be delighted if you could join us for our next free online event ‘Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Filmmakers Representing the Real against a Booming Industry’ by Dr Elena Pollacchi on Tuesday 30 March 12-2pm. … Continue reading

Science-themed Film Festivals: the example of CineGlobe, the Film Festival at CERN
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Science-themed Film Festivals: the example of CineGlobe, the Film Festival at CERN

Neal Hartman – Science-themed Film Festivals Free online event, Thursday 3rd December, 12am hosted by the GWW Centre Dear All, LLMVC’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture would be delighted if you could join us for our next free online event ‘Science-themed Film Festivals’ by Neal Hartman on Thursday 3 December 12am.  If you would … Continue reading

Meeting Mania
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Meeting Mania

Last Monday’s screening of A Moon for My Father and Lubion, two 2019 films made by the renowned Iranian artist and director Mania Akbari in collaboration with the British sculptor Douglas White, followed by a Q&A masterclass with Mania herself at King’s Conference Centre, was a very happy occasion, bringing together students and the wider … Continue reading

Video Recording of Ruth Beckermann Q & A at 2019 UoA May Festival
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Video Recording of Ruth Beckermann Q & A at 2019 UoA May Festival

On #ThrowbackThursday we look back to acclaimed filmmaker Ruth Beckermann’s visit to the University of Aberdeen May Festival earlier this year. The video recording of a Q&A with Ruth Beckermann (chaired by Dr Katya Krylova), held following the screening of her award-winning film The Waldheim Waltz (2018), is now available to view: This special Director’s … Continue reading

VIEW Filmmaking Workshops for Local School Pupils
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VIEW Filmmaking Workshops for Local School Pupils

Back in March, The George Washington Wilson Centre held a two-day filmmaking workshop for school pupils aged 16+ from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire at the University of Aberdeen’s Media Lab. The pupils had one week to plan, shoot, and edit a short 1-5 minute film that would be shown at the University’s May Festival. The workshop … Continue reading

George Washington Wilson Centre VIEW events at the May Festival, 24-26 May
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George Washington Wilson Centre VIEW events at the May Festival, 24-26 May

The School’s George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture is proud to present its VIEW programme of events at this year’s University May Festival on 24-26 May. Please see below for a full list of events being organised by GWW Centre members, in chronological order, including a round-table to accompany two exhibitions at the Suttie … Continue reading