News / A Hansel of Film
SHETLAND Arts has been commissioned to lead a UK-wide film project that will celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
A Hansel of Film will inspire the production of around 120 new short films shot in various locations across the UK.
The first six short films, all from Shetland, are planned to be screened in the new Mareel music venue Shetland on 10 June 2012, the day of the arrival of the Olympic torch in the isles.
After that, the local films will go on their own relay to up to 25 different venues across the British Isles, where new, locally shot films, will be added.
This will culminate in a marathon screening of over 120 short films at Shetland’s film festival Screenplay, from 4 to 9 September 2012.
Director of Shetland Arts, Gwilym Gibbons, said: “A Hansel of Film will celebrate the special differences between our regions and nations, capturing stories through the diverse languages and dialects, landscapes and seascapes of the British Isles.
“The films that we will screen will be born out of the very different experiences we all have, and heavily influenced by the power of the places in which we all live.”
Head of development at Shetland Arts, Kathy Hubbard added: “When we sat down and thought about what made Screenplay special, we all agreed that it was the evening of films made by local people and those connected with the isles.
“The atmosphere is always really supportive, it’s tremendous to see the creativity of people of all ages – but most of all it’s fun.
“And it was that spirit which we wanted to offer as a hansel to other regions and nations of the UK during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to all those who will be taking part in the project.”
It is also planned that all 120 short films will be released on a DVD at a later date.
A ‘hansel’ is a Shetland dialect word meaning a gift that marks an event such as the launch of a new boat, the birth of a child or the creation of a new enterprise.
Website – http://hansel2012.org/
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