Version Festival

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Fri 26 August: All Day Film Festival

Comma Film joins forces with MadLab this summer to bring the Northern Quarter an all-day short film extravaganza, premiering a host of new, specially commissioned adaptations (poem-films commissioned by Comma Film, and short story adaptations from across Europe). The day’s events will also include an animation workshop, adaptation masterclass, poetry readings, and a special talk from author and cult Sci-Fi TV writer Trevor Hoyle (culminating in a late night screening of his classic Blakes 7 episode ‘Ultraworld’). To take part in the adaptation film challenge, go to www.versionfestival.co.uk and click ‘taking part’.
Poems have to be selected by potential filmmakers by Fri 10 June. For more information contact Ra.Page@commapress.co.uk.
MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1NH
12noon-12midnight.
Tickets for screenings: £4/£2.50 conc.
Full programme to follow.

About Version

Version is a bi-annual short film festival that specialises in innovative adaptations of short literary works, produced by the independent publishing sector in the UK. It commissions films and sets ‘short film challenges’ throughout the year, screening the work at special one-off events in Manchester and in conjunction with Latitude Festival.

Last Year’s Screening:

The 2010 VERSION CHALLENGE AWARD winners were:

FIRST: ‘Sometimes‘ by David Wharton
Based on a poem by Tony Walsh

2nd: ‘Jupiter‘ by Sally Fryer
Based on a poem by Diana Syder

3rd: ‘Soxy‘ by Glenn-emlyn Richards
Based on a poem by Sadie Fisher

The 2010 screening presented the year’s poetry and short story film adaptations from Comma Film, featuring new work by Ronald J. Wright, David Wharton, Rachel Laine, Sally Fry, Lisa Risbec, Lorraine Kashdan, Liam Dunlop, Glen Emlyn Richards, Charlotte Caetano and many others. Featuring the poetry of David Constantine, Milner Place, Diana Syder, Gaia Holmes, Tony Walsh, and others. It took place on Sat 27 Nov, at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. And featured live readings from NABILA JAMEEL and TONY WALSH.

Although Version is a bi-annual festival, our filmmakers kept busy during 2010. During that year twelve new adaptations have been completed, including Lisa Risbec’s adaptation of the Sara Maitland’s story ‘Moss Witch’ (which premiered at Cannes earlier this year).

More about 2009’s festival proper
More about 2009’s winners