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HALLOWEEN HISTORY ROUNDUP
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Philip Ilson and Tim Harding founded the Halloween Society short film club in April 1994, as a regular showcase for short film. Originally housed at Notre Dame Hall , a 1940's ballroom just off Leicester Square in the heart of London's film-land, where screenings of short films by independent and student film-makers have taken place, from short dramas,animations, and documentaries, to experimental and guerrilla work. There has always been a live element to a Halloween event, from cabaret, Djs, live bands and a compere.
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| 1995 / 96 |
These initial screenings included a selection of work by many film-makers who have gone on to become successful and cult film and video-makers and household names, including Guy Ritchie (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels), Asif Kapadia (The Warrior), Andrew Kotting (Gallivant, This Filthy Earth), Steve McFadden (Eastenders' Phil Mitchell), Jamie Thraves (The Low Down, Radiohead promos), Tim Hope (One Giant Leap, Coldplay promos), Andy Serkis (Gollum in Lord Of The Rings), comedians Harry Hill, Sean Lock and Emo Philips, Alison Murray (Train On The Brain, B*Witched promos) as well as premiering Paul McCartney 's film of Linda McCartney's photographic session with The Grateful Dead .
Halloween has also collaborated with other clubs and film organisations, and were the co-founders of the Kentra multi-media club event in early 1998 and the Volcano Independent Film Festival in 1996. Halloween have also been invited to international film festivals in Perth, Australia, Halifax and Ottawa, Canada, and Helsinki, Finland to present short film and live events. |
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| 1998 |
Philip Ilson, due to success with these screenings and events, has undertaken a variety of freelance work, from programming film festivals and cinemas in the UK and Germany to co-ordinating the Noize multi-media club events in Ottawa, Canada through the British Council . |
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| 1999 |
HALLOWEEN 1999 | PRESENT |
Halloween has continued short film events throughout the above period, from London Film Festival events at the Embassy Rooms in 1999 and the ICA in 2000, and since the closure of Notre Dame Hall, to on-going short film screenings at the Vibe Bar and the Rhythm Factory in East London, to Form in Soho, to The Lock in Camden and the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton, before settling at the ICA Cinema in mid 2002. Plus guest shorts programming in Vienna, Oberhausen, and Paris, to the Norwich FAN Festival , Glasgow CCA , Llandudno Oriel Mostyn Gallery , and Croydon Clocktower arts centre in the UK.
Philip Ilson and Halloween has also continued collaboration with other clubs and organisations, including Kentra 's move to the then newly opened Scala in Kings Cross in 1999 and Cargo in 2001, and with Islington's Embassy Bar at the Ski Tracks In The Snow Hitchcock event at Gainsborough Studios , plus the Uprush Cinema Sundays cult feature film events at the Scala in 2000.
Philip Ilson has also co-programmed and coordinated the British Council's Sensurround multi-media club extravaganza which toured Europe (Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Athens, Thessaloniki), Israel (Tel Aviv) and South America (Bogota, Caracas) throughout 2000 and 2001. Also, since 2000, he has worked closely with the Mean Fiddler on a late night film and music marquee at Leeds music festival , as well as having regular work through Glastonbury Festival . |
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| 2000 |
Early 2001 saw a regular monthly event begin at London's ICA ; called Full Length , it saw live performance soundtracks by 'name' bands (Ladytron, Bis, British Sea Power, Simian, Queen Adreena, J-Walk etc) to cult feature films (Tron, Quadrophenia, Baraka, Microcosmos, Crash, La Planete Sauvage). This has also toured to the
Lausanne Film Festival in Switzerland and the Big Chill music festival , and is still going strong into 2003.
Kate Taylor , a Halloween associate and on-off collaborator since 1999, officially came on board as Festival Co-ordinator in late 2002 . Following stints at onedotzero , the British Council and as a freelance short film consultant, Kate also works as
She Shark Visuals, and brings both business nous and fresh ideas as Halloween now heads towards the first Halloween Short Film Festival . |
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| 2004 |
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