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Mon 3 March 2014 2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

Tue 4 March 2014 Times TBC

Conspiracy and democracy film series: hidden agenda (1990)

There will be a screening of the film with a talk by Mr David Hickman (University of York)

2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

6:30PM - 9:30PM

Banff mountain film festival

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is one of the world’s preeminent mountain festivals. Films are on topics including mountain climbing, kayaking, base jumping, and many other adventure sports!

Wed 5 March 2014 2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

Thu 6 March 2014 2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

Fri 7 March 2014 2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

7:30PM

In conversation with Richard Curtis - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

In this 90 minute talk, engage with one of the UK’s most successful figures in film as he shares his insights into screenwriting and directing. A proportion of the talk will be dedicated to audience questions.

7:30PM

Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Watersprite is about recognising and rewarding emerging student filmmaking talent.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Watersprite Film Festival: In conversation with Richard Curtis

In this 90 minute talk, engage with one of the UK’s most successful figures in film as he shares his insights into screenwriting and directing. A proportion of the talk will be dedicated to audience questions.

Sat 8 March 2014 9:30AM

Breakfast screenings: sound, silence, music and noise - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Our first of 4 screening events, these nominated films will explore sound, silence, music and noise, and the power it has on the emotions.

9:30AM - 4:30PM

Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Watersprite is about recognising and rewarding emerging student filmmaking talent.

11:30AM

Pitch your film - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Aspiring filmmakers booked a 15 minute slot with one of a selection of leading industry professionals to pitch their latest idea for a film and gain constructive feedback.

12:00PM

A journey through film - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Have you ever wondered how simple sketches turn into the detailed and atmospheric universe that immediately immerses the viewer? It’s not quite as simple as you may think, and three greats of the cinematic visual artistry world will paint a picture through anecdotes and samples of their work in this vivid panel discussion.

12:30PM

50 years of Roger Graef - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

2014 marks 50 years since the BAFTA Fellow and founding board member of Channel 4 Roger Graef first started crafting ground-breaking documentaries. This intimate event will explore the life and work of one of the documentary industry’s most respected names, and allow the audience to ask the veteran filmmaker a range of questions

2:00PM

Nadia Denton in conversation with Biyi Bandele - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

In this 75 minute session, we will be discussing the Nollywood tradition as it enters its most exciting years. Nadia Denton, film industry expert, will speak with Nigerian-born director Biyi Bandele about his directorial debut and the most expensive Nigerian movie to date, Half of a Yellow Sun.

2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

2:30PM

Transforming bodies - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Will Tennant and Rich Holleworth of The Imaginarium Studios will be discussing performance capture and its implications for storytelling in the changing landscape of animation.

4:00PM

Rob Brydon: life behind the laughter - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Join in on the interview getting up close and personal with comedian Rob Brydon, as he reveals life behind the laughter.

4:30PM

Dusk screenings: visions and visionaries - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student FIlm Festival

The films in this screening celebrate the beauty of vision in film. Here you will find masterfully crafted aesthetics that appeal to the eye, and hugely innovative and ambitious directors.

Sun 9 March 2014 9:30AM

Breakfast screenings: craft and illusion - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student FIlm Festival

In this screening, we bring together films that excel in the craft of creating cinematic illusion, or in some cases, in destroying it. The worlds we see before us are carefully shaped and fully immersive.

9:30AM - 5:30PM

Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Watersprite is about recognising and rewarding emerging student filmmaking talent.

11:30AM

Script Lab - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student FIlm Festival

Join development script editor Jamie Wolpert in an interactive workshop with the two winners of our screenwriting competition.

12:00PM

A seamless guide to costume design - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

Those interested in costume, fashion design and an abundance of accessories shouldn’t miss Jenny Beavan’s presentation demonstrating the ins and outs of the costume department.

1:30PM

Making movies sound good - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

What is the difference between composing an original piece, or acquiring the latest hit? Covering everything from a song’s first play on UK TV or a major US series, to scoring original film music, Aidan Shaw will provide an overview on how companies acquire music and exploit it commercially, demonstrating the process with video and audio clips from Universal Music’s extensive catalogue.

2:00PM

Documenting documentaries - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

The term ‘documentary’ can refer to everything from Planet Earth, to the recent sensation The Act of Killing. Nature; human rights; docudramas; self-reflexive features - how and why do we group these different cinematic experiences under the same heading, and what similarities and differences are apparent?

2:15PM - 5:00PM

Israeli film club

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

3:30PM

From concept to screen: flm finance - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

One of Watersprite’s generous returning sponsors, Bob & Co is one of the UK’s leading media advisory firms that works on capital raising, consulting & advisory and portfolio & development.

5:30PM

Documentary: one mile away - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

The Michael Powell Award-winning documentary One Mile Away follows the struggles of two warring gangs in inner city Birmingham, The Burger Bar Boys (B21) and The Johnson Crew (B6), to bring peace to their neighbourhoods.

5:30PM

Dusk screenings: stories, true and imagined - Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival

This screening celebrates the short film par excellence, by bringing together powerful stories, whether these be documentary, fiction or screenplay. These films know how to masterfully tell their story, developing it with integrity and impact, all in under 20 minutes.