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Profile is a new commercial photography gallery based in Saltburn. It’s been set up by a group of Cleveland College of Art & Design graduates to showcase the work of East Cleveland photographers.

Launching next week, the first exhibition at the gallery is Bob Mitchell’s ‘Whitby Boat Yard’. The collection is made up of a series of stunning 5×4 black and white images taken at Parkol Marine Engineering. As well as being a fine body of photographic work, it has real historical significance, with Parkol being the last remaining boat yard building fishing vessels on the docks of Whitby. Some of this work can be seen on Bob’s website.

The Whitby Boat Yard exhibition opens next Wednesday 12th November. Profile Gallery is situated on Ruby Street, Saltburn.

For further information contact Bob Mitchell: bobmitch@bobmitchell.co.uk

New Talent Micro Movies is an exciting scheme designed for emerging filmmakers in the region.

It’s ran by Northern Film & Media and Shudder Films who will commission five one minute shorts with a budget of £1,000. The scheme’s aimed exclusively at anyone who has not previously been commissioned to make a film and is open to drama, documentary and animation ideas.

Applications can be made without a producer attached to projects as one will work across the scheme. However, those wishing to produce their own work can do so, with support from a producer in a mentoring capacity.

As with all of NFM’s schemes, once the commissioned films are completed, they will be uploaded to the North East Movies website where the public will be invited to vote for their favourite one. The winning film will receive a voucher for kit hire donated by Picture Canning North.

For details of how to apply, please download the Guidelines for Applicants and the Application Form here.

For any further information, contact Carol Machin on: 0191 269 9216 or Email: carole@northernmedia.org

Application Deadline: Friday 28th November

The University of Cumbria’s School of Media & Performing Arts is seeking a lecturer in Animation (Job Ref: 30A08).

The successful person will have a degree in 3D Computer-based Animation and significant teaching or industrial experience. They will have a broad range of knowledge in the field of 3D animation and should be fully versed in at least one of the following major 3D software packages: XSI, Maya or 3DS Max.

The post will involve teaching students at various levels throughout the degree programmes and providing support for student-led projects. The ideal candidate will be willing to learn and adopt new technologies and be proactive in the teaching environment.

Salary: £29,704 – £33,432 (1.0fte)
Closing date: noon on Friday 14th November 2008.

For full details including how to apply, visit the Job Opportunities page on the University website or Email: HR@cumbria.ac.uk

Please note that CRB Clearance and Disclosure are required for this post.

Filmmaker Garry Moore must think that awards are like buses.You wait a while and then two come along at once! October’s been a great month for Garry. After scooping a top international award, the Sunderland-based filmmaker went on to take a prize closer to home. All in a matter of days…

The first one came from the U.S based After Hours Film Society Competition which recognises and promotes the work of student filmmakers from around the world. It’s judged by a formidable panel of film professionals and academics who have an appreciation of creativity and originality.

Garry’s edgy film Cherry Pop scooped Best Drama and a $500 prize in the competition – a real achievement considering that his work pulls no punches and is firmly rooted in the North East. The film – which is about a young girl and her search for love and identity – was screened at the event in Illinois earlier this month. One judge described it as ‘the best film he had seen at the festival in all the years it had been running’.

Days later Garry’s DigitalCity fundedGive it to Me beat nine other films to the audience award at Clip: Stockton Festival of Short Film. The film which is about two disabled people starting a relationship, was filmed in 2007 and stars Craig Samson and former Byker Grove actress Holly Matthews.

Former Cleveland College of Art & Design student Garry has directed over 30 films since 2004 and is currently coming to the end of an MA at the University of Sunderland. He’s also putting the finishing touches to a film called Sad Bear which stars eight year old Sunderland actress Gemma Dodsworth.

This year’s Sound & Vision commission winners have been announced.

The £10,000 scheme which is run in partnership between Northern Film & Media, Generator North East and the Arts Council, brings the two creative worlds of film and music together. Now the scheme has commissioned seven films which will see north east filmmakers work with the music of the region’s top music makers.

This year’s commissions include My Heart Still Beats the Same, which was written by Alex Inskip and uses Chris Prosho’s piece ‘Nano’. Mark Griffiths’ Generation will use Paul Liddell’s ‘Gregorians’ and Plunge, written by Ross Philips, will incorporate Steve Jenkins’ ‘Chad Valley’.

The seven commissioned Sound & Vision films will soon be posted on the North East Movies website where the public will be invited to vote for their favourite. A gala screening will take place early in 2009 to showcase the films made. The winning musician and filmmaker will be awarded a prize of £3,000 to make a short film together.

For further information on Sound & Vision and the full list of commissioned films, click here

The University of Teesside’s Department of Academic Enterprise is delivering a series of workshops that are aimed at existing businesses and budding entrepreneurs alike:

Title: Finance – A Business Overview
Date: Wednesday 5th November
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Centre for Enterprise, University of Teesside

Delivered by business expert David Skipsey, this workshop looks at how crucial business finance is to the success of any venture. It will particularly focus on areas such as understanding profit and loss, the difference between profit and cash, how to manage cash flow and control of costs, which are all crucial to a start up venture. This practical workshop will provide the attendee with everything they will need to know about managing their finances in a way that will allow their ventures to grow and succeed.

Establishing a Business – Writing a Really Good Business Plan
Date: Wednesday 5th November
Time: Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Victoria Building Board Room, University of Teesside

Want to know how to put together a simple, yet effective business plan – one that clarifies your ideas and opens the door to potential funders or investors? Delivered by Richard Hanage, this workshop will look at the things that turns on investors and the things that don’t. It will help the attendee put together a business plan that will convince themselves and others that their business will work.

Legal – Employment/Recruitment
Date: Wednesday 12th November
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Victoria Building Board Room, University of Teesside

Delivered by Matthew Rippon of Blackett, Hart & Pratt, this workshop will focus on essential staffing and recruitment issues. It will take place in the format of a presentation followed by a Q & A. Matthew will then be offering one-to-one surgery sessions for those wanting to discuss individual issues. These sessions must be requested when registering.

To register for any (or all) of these FREE workshops email Alison Graham: a.graham@tees.ac.uk or call: 01642 384 651

The IMPACT Drama Project works with adults with learning difficulties to explore issues that are relevant to them.

The project requires a performing artist/drama worker to deliver two half day drama sessions per week to run for 26 weeks. The successful person will work with two groups of adults with learning difficulties and will provide professional advice and guidance for the theatre group and staff.

The project is expected to commence during the week beginning Monday 10th November and the performing artist/drama worker will be paid a fee of £6,240.00 (plus VAT if registered). The artist will be responsible for their own taxes and national insurance and must have enhanced CRB clearance and public liability insurance (evidence to be provided to TVA). A more detailed project outline is available by email on request.

If you’re interested in applying for this post, send a brief CV and a letter of application outlining your approach to working with this group of people and your artistic aspirations for the project to: Joe Dunne, Project Officer, Tees Valley Arts, Melrose House, Melrose Street, Middlesbrough TS1 2HZ.

For further information call Joe Dunne on: 01642 264 970 or Email: joe.dunne@teesvalleyarts.org.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications is 4pm, Friday 31st October, 2008.

The five films commissioned through Northern Film & Media’s Words & Vision Scheme can now be viewed on-line.

NFM joined forces with New Writing North to deliver a unique scheme that linked regional poets, novelists and theatre writers with filmmakers. Writers were invited to submit an original poem which responded to the theme of Sense of Place. Filmmakers were then asked to submit a 60 second film idea relating to one of the poems.

The five commissioned films can now be viewed here and there’s also an opportunity to vote for your favourite one.

ISIS Arts is offering bursaries of £1000 to filmmakers and media artists through a new Mentoring Scheme.

There are eight places up for grabs with each successful applicant working alongside an experienced Mentor to plan, deliver and evaluate a filmmaking or media project in a school. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to develop their own project and lead workshop sessions, as well as gaining an insight into the way the sector works. The project will take place from December to March 2009 in Northumberland and Mentors will be expected to commit a minimum of ten days to the programme.

The scheme is open to individuals working with a variety of media – including video, film, animation, sound, web-based work, gaming technologies and radio. Previous experience of working in schools is not necessary, though applicants must have an established film or arts practise and an interest in working with young people in school settings. Students are not eligible.

To apply for a bursary, send examples of your recent work, a C.V. and an outline of why this is an important opportunity for you (no more than 2 sides of A4) to: ISIS Arts, 5 Charlotte Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XF

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 26th November 2008
Interviews: Thursday 4th December 2008

For further information contact Sharon Bailey on: 0191 261 4407 re Email: isis@isisarts.org.uk

Applications are now open for 4mations Digital Shorts, a new scheme set up to fund 13 animated shorts across the UK.

The scheme is backed by the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund, Channel 4 and strategic partners throughout the UK – this region’s partner being Northern Film & Media.

Ambitious, original and thought-provoking narrative driven proposals are being sought from emerging animation talent. While the preferred running time is three minutes, entries of up to seven minutes will be accepted. One film will be commissioned through the 4mations Digital Shorts Scheme at a budget of £15,000.

For further information, click here

Entry deadline: 10th November

Middlesbrough’s Town Hall Crypt hosts Teesside’s first Designers Marketplace next month.

The event will showcase some of the best creative talent in the region, with work from emerging and established artists and designers on show. Through a series of ‘mini-boutique’ like stalls, regional creatives will be able to sell their products directly to the public. The majority of these pieces – consisting of everything from fashion garments and accessories to experimental art, ceramics and jewellery – will be bespoke items designed or made up by the stall holders themselves.

The Designer’s Marketplace will be as much about the ‘experience’ as it will be about buying and selling exclusive art works. The hour prior to opening to the public will act as a trade show where stall vendors, press, local businesses and creative organisations will have the opportunity to network and discuss ideas with like minded people. Members of the public will then have the chance to buy the work of some of the most collectible and talented creative practitioners in the region.

The Designers Marketplace takes place in Middlesbrough’s Town Hall Crypt on the 15th of November from 11.00am. For further information or to reserve a stall, click here

Please note that children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.