Saturday 5th Doc Media exhibition – includes 7th Leicester Docfilm Festival documentary film showcase. Join us as we set up the 8mm and 16mm cine projectors with a selection of films including Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy and Unicef. Also the newly arrived 35mm Hanimex slide projector. 12-4pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross
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Programme: Day 4 Doc Media Month
Friday 4th Homeless Film Festival 2016 – join us for a showcase of short films about homelessness from across the globe – Walk the Talk / Poison Flower trailer (screening next Tuesday 8th 6pm at The Y) and Somewhere To Call Home. Screening at 1pm we have the European premiere of ‘Destiny’s Bridge‘ by Jack Ballo. “A homeless minister stands up to a NewContinue reading “Programme: Day 4 Doc Media Month”
Programme: Day 3 Doc Media Month
Thursday 3rd Are you a Journalist? Have you been for over 1 year? Did you work as a Journalist previously? Then we need your help! I’ve completed this Journalism survey for a colleague at the University of Leicester and request you complete it also. We don’t often get a chance to shape the future. TheContinue reading “Programme: Day 3 Doc Media Month”
Programme: Day 2 Doc Media Month
Wednesday 2nd 2nd Year DMU Tech 2503 Community Media Production module students visiting the Documentary Media Centre to review resources available for their Community Media Cafe on Wednesday 16th November. We will look at the Citizens Eye commuity media project timeline that is under development for the archiving of Leicester‘s social history captured between 2008-2014Continue reading “Programme: Day 2 Doc Media Month”
Programme: Day 1 Doc Media Month
Tuesday 1st November The first event of Documentary Media Month 2016 is a Year 11 Options Fair for 205 students at Babington Community College. ‘Understanding Careers and Future Pathways’ – ‘Meet the Experts’. I’m supporting this event as a *STEM Ambassador by becoming a ‘human library book’ on careers in Documentary Media (e.g. film, photography, audio and newContinue reading “Programme: Day 1 Doc Media Month”
Documentary Media Month 2016
Documentary Media Month (1st-30th November 2016) is a programme of FREE events and workshops covering 4 areas: documentary film documentary photography documentary audio documentary new media The 2016 theme is global citizens dedicated to showcasing real people, real places and real events around the world. The documentary film programme is the 7th Leicester Docfilm Festival. The Documentary Media Centre willContinue reading “Documentary Media Month 2016”
Reportage Club
The Reportage Club is a simple concept…….John Coster invites his special guests to discuss documentary media related subjects in front of an audience. Examples of previous Reportage Club themes and guests: The Syria Crisis – in partnership with the Prevent programme. Dr Halla Diyab (Liberty Media Productions) and Dr Omar Gabbar (Hand in Hand for Syria charity). Coordinating Volunteers atContinue reading “Reportage Club”
Talk: Social Entrepreneur
The images below support a 20 minute presentation given at the DMU Innovation Centre for the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Talk: Green Crimes
The images below formed part of my presentation and conversation with Criminology students at Loughborough University.
Military History Live 2016
Leicester’s ‘Military History Live’ event on Saturday 18th June at Adult Education (Belvoir Street) is an opportunity to explore the conflicts from the past that shape our world today.
Doc Media Centre 