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Job Vacancy Bridge + Tunnel
Bridge + Tunnel Productions is seeking an enthusiastic and versatile Technical & Office Manager to liaise with the production team to deliver a slate of productions and core organisational tasks. The ideal person will be a strong problem-solver, inventive, creative, extremely well-organised, professional and committed to making socially relevant programmes and motion pictures. We are looking for exceptional candidates only. For more information about us and what we do: www.bridgeandtunnelproductions.com Click Here to download full description.. Ali in Wonderland – EXTRAS NEEDED!! . . Young volunteers required for filmmaking and performance opportunities on a feature film shoot in the North East. Opportunities as supported in conjunction with V-Inspired. Please follow the below link for more information about V and other supporting organisations. To Apply please email your contact information to : info@bridgeandtunnelproductions.com  Winner at CineGlobe 2010
Neville in a Blue D ress – Golden Globe for Bes General Fiction Bridge + Tunnel were very proud to except an award on behalf of our 2007 production Neville in a Blue Dress. Cineglobe 2010 took place in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information regarding the festival please click here. To read more about the film and see our exclusive photo gallery click the following link. . . . . . Waiting to Leave or to Live
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. Ali in Wonderland Promotion Darren Palmer, our Media Project Manager and Ed Ujano a member our a Wiki Groupshall be speaking on The Jaimie Wilson Show between 1:00PM and 4:00PM in regard to our upcoming project Ali in Wonderland. . . .
Today’s News Sir Ben Kingsley gives approval to South Tyneside Film A FILM inspired by the experiences of immigrants and asylum seekers on Tynside has received a glowing stamp of approval from Sir Ben Kingsley. Click Journal link above for more info … 
Backing … Sir Ben Kingsley Oscar winner’s backing for South Tyneside film Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley is backing a project due to start filming in South Tyneside next week. The Gandhi star has thrown his weight behind the upcoming feature film Ali in Wonderland directed by South Shields film-maker Tina Gharavi. Click Shields Gazette link above for more info … Wiki: Hope: Launch Event Expanding Our Team: Bridge + Tunnel Productions/Voices (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) 21st July 2008 Bridge & Tunnel Productions/Voices – the media production company & diversity-focused education & community media charity – has recently been awarded a major grant from the Baring Foundation and is currently delivering a major scale media project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and First Light. Our office is a vibrant, cutting edge and rewarding environment to work in. All staff are involved in high-level decision-making and we have a policy of investing in our staff and creating a creative, collaborative environment. You get more than a salary at BT but own collective successes, while creating meaningful change in the community and further a field. We also run a profit reward scheme that we have recently implemented. At Bridge + Tunnel Productions/Voices, we strive for excellence. In order for you to successfully undertake your role, we have some expectations: that you have pride and ownership over the projects you undertake, you are self-motivated, a team-player, a good communicator, highly organised, and a creative problem-solver. We hope you will join us in our core values and contribute to a learning culture we are fostering in the office. In return for this you can expect: a meaningful and pleasant working environment, a rewarding place where you can achieve and develop as an individual, where you have an ability to influence the decisions which affect your work and the projects you undertake, and a place where your contributions and achievements will be valued and acknowledged. Bridge & Tunnel Productions/Voices is looking to expand its core staff and is seeking excellent candidates for the following posts: Development Producer (.5/FT) Salary depending on experience. Bridge + Tunnel Productions/Voices is seeking an exceptional, experienced individual to develop and lead innovative projects for the art, education and media sector. The appointed Development Producer will be key in the development of a range of exciting new projects, as well as building relationships with funders, partners, stakeholders and the community on behalf of BT/Voices. You will have demonstrable experience of developing and managing projects, team members, preparing reports and budgets, as well as coordinating press and PR. You’ll also have an in-depth understanding of a broad range of fundraising techniques and the ability to write successful grant applications. Experience of Community Media / Arts is essential while experience in the Media Industry is desirable but not essential. The Development Producer will lead innovative and complex media and education projects on behalf of BT/Voices and will have to be able to manage large-scale projects, multi-tasking, while working under pressure (juggling skills required)! Required attributes are a commitment to diversity and social issues, creative thinking & problem solving, excellent communication and organisational skills, leadership and management skills as well as an ability to work in a team. We are looking for the right person for the mix so feel free to contact us by email if you would like to discuss this opportunity further and your background and aspirations. Community Media Project Manager (.5/FT) Salary: £18-22K per annum depending on experience Bridge + Tunnel Productions/Voices is seeking an exceptional individual to bring problem solving, flair and imagination to its successful community media and educational project team. The Community Media Project Manager will lead innovative and complex educational projects on behalf of Bridge + Tunnel and will be able to manage large-scale projects, multi-tasking, while occasionally working under pressure (juggling skills required!), Required attributes are a commitment to diversity and social issues, creative thinking & problem solving, excellent communication and organisational skills, leadership and management skills as well as an ability to work in a team. As the continued success of BT/Voices depends on its ability to secure income from a variety of external sources, the Community Media Project Manager will have an important role in ensuring annual fundraising targets are met by maximising self generated income, supporting the development of innovative production projects and as well as developing a range of relationships with funders, partners, stake holders and the community on behalf of BT/Voices. You will be an excellent team player, work well with young people and those from a variety of backgrounds, are a first class communicator with influencing skills as well as possessing the ability to lead, manage and develop staff who will work with you on the delivery of projects and schemes. Bid writing, or the desire to learn, and report writing is essential to this role. Experience of film and media helpful but not essential. We would be willing to train the right individual but above all, we are seeking hardworking people who have a desire to create their own rewarding work environment with like-minded people! We are looking for the right person for the mix so feel free to contact us by email if you would like to discuss this opportunity further and your background and aspirations. Technical Manager (.5/FT) Salary depending on experience BT/Voices is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill the role as Technical Manager in our busy and dynamic Newcastle office. You’ll be a great self-starter, can-do type, with enthusiasm and drive as well as being an excellent team worker. You’ll thrive on problem solving and raising to new challenges. You will be an organised, confident communicator often liaising with stakeholders, clients & funders, partners on projects as and when needed working through project tasks effectively with the Team to assist in the delivery of core projects. You will be able to manage people who are assigned to work with you. You will also be teaching and training project participants where necessary as well as training members of staff in the use of technology. • Managing (establishing and maintaining) databases of key information (use of Excel) • Coordinating day to day operations of the office (being organised, helping to manage projects and tasks, as well as ensuring effective work flows) • Production assisting on a range of productions: including a range of tasks which may be varied by their nature (production, office work, post-production, distribution, etc) • Editing & post-production including editing promotional films, short films & sequences as and when needed (using DVD Studio Pro or other DVD production packages) • Training/mentoring project members and clients with use of the edit systems (Final Cut Pro and other computer systems) as needed • Assisting with the completion and duplication of projects for distribution and festival distribution • To manage the archiving and cataloguing of all productions produced in-house and maintaining records / documentation of projects as well as cataloging press material/coverage. • Technical equipment management (assisting with the maintenance and management of equipment resources in the office) • Managing update and replacement needs for supplies, equipment (including hard and software) • Distribution including managing a programme of distribution for information, projects and films for festivals, distributors, & broadcasters • Health & Safety in the workplace. Above all, you will be efficient problem-solver, developing creative skills, and an ability to learn new tools as required. We would be willing to train the right individual but above all, we are seeking hardworking people who have a desire to create their own rewarding work environment with like-minded people! We are looking for the right person for the mix so feel free to contact us by email if you would like to discuss this opportunity further and your background and aspirations. Bridge + Tunnel is committed to excellence and strives to be a flexible, creative, & fair work environment. Bridge + Tunnel is also committed to Equal Opportunities and is seeking an exceptional candidate from any background. PLEASE NOTE THE JOB YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE. To apply for this position please send a covering letter along with your CV to: By Post: Bridge + Tunnel Productions, 82 Westoe Road, South Shields NE33 4NA By Email: info@bridgeandtunnelproductions.com We would prefer all inquires to be by email. Please do not contact us by phone. For information about us: www.bridgeandtunnelproductions.com Closing date: 1 September, 2008 Last of the Dictionary Men in The Guardian Click here to read the article. 
A Bridge + Tunnel Production Last of the Dictionary Men: Stories from the South Shields Yemeni Sailors Wednesday 2 April = Monday 5 May 2008 Over the course of more than 100 years, thousands of seamen from Yemen settled in the small town of South Shields to work in the established maritime industry based on the rivers Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. Bridge + Tunnel Productions, over three years, worked with this community to create Last of the Dictionary Men, an exceptional multi-disciplined exhibition which highlights the complexities of Modern British identity. The exhibition will be on show at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art from Wednesday 2 April until Monday 5 May 2008. Last of the Dictionary Men is a captivating exhibition documenting the lives and memories of a vital but little-known part of British immigrant history, the establishment of the UK’s oldest Muslim and Arab Community in South Shields, Tyne & Wear. Importantly this exhibition does not only bring attention to this particular small community, but it also offers new forms of representation; new ways of seeing, hearing and understanding the complexity of Muslim identities within Britain today. The combination of large-scale oral history, photographic and film installations by artists Tina Gharavi and Youssef Nabil deliver charismatic insight into this small yet significant community. Today only 13 men from the first generation survive and their stories are told through this collection of works. Over the course of three years Bridge & Tunnel Productions collaborated with the seamen, to record their endangered stories and experiences and represent them in a new and challenging content. From the accounts of 800 Yemeni men from Tyneside who died at sea in World War II, to the misinterpretations of the Trade Union riots at the Customs House in the 1930s to the long forgotten wedding of Muhammad Ali in 1977 – Last of the Dictionary Men is an inspiring and unheard story of vital importance. Tina Gharavi’s 14 oral history films are presented on individual television screens. Positioned at the real life height of each of the Yemeni men, they frankly narrate the stories of their lives, marriages and the living history of the subsequent four generations. Intricately hand-painted portraits by internationally renowned photographer, Youssef Nabil hang above only 13 of the 14 TV monitors, following the death of one of the gentlemen during the creative process. The exhibition will be accompanied by The King of South Shields, a documentary on boxer Muhammad Ali’s extraordinary wedding in the South Shield mosque, directed by Tina Gharavi, Bridge & Tunnel Productions on show in the Level 1 cinema space. For further information please contact: Ann Cooper BALTIC Media Officer T: 0191 440 4915 E: annc@balticmill.com Liz Goldie, BALTIC Communications Assistant T: 0191 440 4912 E: lizg@balticmill.com 
REFLEX 0.4 Regional Short Film Showcase At Cinemas across the north east Tuesday 22nd January to Tuesday 11th March 2008 Now in its fourth programme Tyneside Cinema’s REFLEX Regional Short Film Showcase begins a tour of the region’s cinemas. The Newcastle and Gateshead – based cultural cinema tours more of the most exciting and innovative short films made in the North East, reflecting the diversity of the many talented filmmakers living and working in the region. Audiences can enjoy the cream of what the region can offer at a series of specially-selected venues including Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Gala Theatre, Durham, Darlington Arts Centre, Customs House, South Shields and Arc, Stockton-on-Tees. This year’s REFLEX programme premiered at a sold-out public launch event in December at the Tyneside Cinema’s temporary home at the Old Town Hall, Gateshead. The programme includes work by filmmakers both established and new. Richard Fenwick and Dan Elliott, who have been making short films in the region over the last five years, are currently developing their first features, whilst Guy Frankland and James McAleer are just making their move into directing. REFLEX represents a chance for many directors to experience the benefits of not only having an audience see their hard work% |
