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Branchage is an film festival held in the Channel Island of Jersey. The festival was founded in 2008〔(''Like Cannes, without the bunfights'' ) Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 5 September 2009〕 by filmmaker Xanthe Hamilton〔( Dazed met up with Branchage founder Xanthe Hamilton to talk about one of the most unique independent film festivals around ) Dazed & Confused, 2009〕 to bring film and arts to the island. It is a mix of site-specific film screenings held across the island in churches, castles, barns, & bunkers alongside more conventional arts spaces and cinemas, alongside film & art commissions, live soundtracks to film, short film programmes, industry networking and spectacular themed parties mixing live performance, name DJs and cabaret. Branchage is a not for profit organisation. == 2008 Festival == The inaugural Festival opened with a screening of the Oscar winning documentary feature ''Man on Wire'' (dir: James Marsh) in the Jersey Opera House, followed by a Q&A with producer Simon Chinn; Simon became patron to the Festival in 2009.〔( First Branchage festival to open in Jersey with Man On Wire ) Screen Daily, 7 August 2008〕 The Branchage Spiegeltent was erected in Weighbridge Square, St Helier, for the first time. Saturday night saw the first Bordée de Branchage, a party inspired by burlesque cabaret and circus sideshows, featuring a live performance from Paloma Faith alongside DJ duo The Broken Hearts. Friday night saw a Warp Records themed party with a live set from The Oscillation and DJ set by Broadcast, in celebration of the Warp Films release: ''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' (dir: Chris Waitt). Saturday afternoon saw local Jersey musicians perform live as part of the Beat Happening Sessions, and Sunday afternoon saw broadcaster and writer Jonny Trunk transmit a live film soundtracks radio show for Resonance FM. Electronica composer Zan Lyons was commissioned to create a live score to a commissioned film by artist/filmmaker Sarah Wood using Jersey archive footage, called ''Angel of History'', to premiere in the Jersey War Tunnels. The Kings Chamber Orchestra performed a live score to Suzie Templeton's animated version of ''Peter and the Wolf'' 1,200 local school children watched the event in the Jersey Opera House, followed by an evening public evening performance. Folk musicians The Memory Band performed a live score by candlelight to classic British horror film ''The Wicker Man'' (1973) in the medieval hall of Mount Orgueil Castle. The art collective Le Gun were commissioned to create an art instillation at the Old Magistrate Court police cells. Directors Barbara Hammer and Lizzie Thynne both attended Branchage for screenings of their documentary films about Jersey artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. This was the first time both films had screened together, and a q&a session was held with the two filmmakers after. Comedian Graham Fellows attended Branchage in support of alter ego John Shuttleworth's feature film ''Southern Softies'', filmed in the Channel Islands as the UK's most southerly point. ''Imaginary Summer'' (dirs: Rebecca Coley / Richard Hall), Jersey's first-ever full length fiction feature film, was premiered at Branchage. ''Love Me Still'' (dir: Danny Hiller), funded through Jersey's Defiant Productions and starring British character actor Tom Bell, also premiered. The Branchage Bootcamp helped local Channel Island filmmaking talent between 16 and 25 to make short documentary films to premiere at the Festival, mentored by UK filmmakers The Blaine Brothers. The Forum Cinema (now closed) hosted classic British feature film screenings by Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and David Lean. Other documentaries screened at the Festival included ''Heavy Metal in Baghdad'', ''In The Shadow of the Moon'', ''Joy Division'', ''The King of Kong'', ''Patti Smith: Dream of a Life'', ''My Winnipeg'', ''5 Miles North of Molkom'', ''We Are Together'', UK skateboard documentary ''Rollin' Through The Decades'', and the classic Maysles Brothers' film ''Gimme Shelter''. Other feature films screened included ''Garage'', ''Mouth To Mouth'' (starring a pre-fame Ellen Page), the Brazilian box office hit ''Elite Squad'' and the Polish box office hit ''Ladies''; many of the films were accompanied by q&as with directors and producers. There were guest short film programmes from London Short Film Festival, Birds Eye View, the UK Film Council, Rushes Soho Shorts and Channel Four FourDocs. There was a series of industry events hosted by Shooting People and iQ (The Apple Shop). The festival £10,000 short film award for a Channel Island filmmaker went to director Michael Pearce, for his National Film & Television School graduation film ''Madrugada''. The jury consisted of Rebecca Mark-Lawson (UK Film Council), James Mullighan (Shooting People), Deputy Kevin Lewis, and John Davey (Spearpoint Ltd). The 2008 Festival closed with a screening of British comedy feature ''Faintheart'', directed by Vito Rocco and starring Eddie Marsan, Jessica Hynes and Ewen Bremner, set amongst the world of Viking battle re-enactment societies. The screening took place at Mount Orgueil Castle, and was preceded by a drinks reception on the Castle battlements with a particularly strong serving of local cider. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Branchage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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