CLOSE-UP FILM MAGAZINE WINTER 2004/2005

The Winter 2004 edition of Close-Up Film Magazine is now available and can be purchased online at the cost of £3.50 (plus p&p).

Highlights for this edition include:

Kevin Bacon chatting about his career and his controversial new film The Woodsman, the story of a paedophile who is released back into the community and how he struggles to overcome his attraction to pre-pubescent girls.

Director Shane Meadows, the recent Director-in-Residence at Raindance, talks about his work, including his latest film, Dead Man's Shoes.

Following the recent Michael Powell Festival at the Canterbury Festival, we take a look at the career of the Canterbury-born director, whose work includes such classics as A Matter of Life or Death, The Red Shoes, and A Canterbury Tale. There's also a feature on his controversial cult classic Peeping Tom.

Highlights of the London Film Festival, including Brad Bird on The Incredibles and Three Kings director David O. Russell talking about his latest film, I Heart Huckabees

Rebecca Kemp takes a close look at the situation of asylum seekers in the region, and discusses some films that have focussed on their plight, as well as meeting some local filmmakers who are using the medium in a practical sense.

Canterbury Filmmaker Anton French presents us with a production diary of his latest film, Picnic at High Rocks.

A look at the role of the film and sound editor's - what they do, what they bring to a film, and the thought processes this entails.

Plus:

South American Cinema

What goes on at the Dov S-S Simens Raindance Masterclass in filmmaking

Tracey Emin on her semi-autobiographical film Top Spot

A look at the use of film in Education, and a round-up of film-making courses

A local artist talks about video installation

The 1st Close-Up Student Film Festival

2 Days Later 48hr Horror Shorts Competition - the winners, the event

Summerscreen Film Festival 2005 for Young People

Film news and events from around the region.

The new edition will be on sale at:

Cinema 3, Canterbury
Carlton Cinema, Westgate-on-Sea
Windsor Cinema, Broadstairs
Granville Cinema, Ramsgate
Dreamland Cinema, Margate
Kavanagh Cinema, Herne Bay
Church Street Studios, Folkestone
Local Hero Records, Canterbury
Canterbury Wholefoods
Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable
Community Pharmacy Gallery, Margate
and other arts venues and retail outlets around the region.