Film Hub Member Meet-Up: Filmbankmedia and Balloon (Qi Qui) screening
-
Thu 11 Feb, 2021
Film Hub Member Meet-Up: Filmbankmedia and Balloon (Qi Qui) screening
Zoom
Our next Film Hub meet-up is coming up this Thursday 11th February, 10.30am – 12pm.
Those who have signed up to attend our Zoom meetings will receive the link and we will have some time to talk about the film on Thursday morning. (You do not have to re-register if you have registered for previous Zoom meet-ups).
This will be a chance to catch-up with one another, explore online screening options, and watch a new release.
We are welcoming Rupinder Gataora (Head of Sales) and Rob Streeten (Director of Product Development) from Filmbankmedia who will be talking us through their new Virtual Screening Rooms, discussing how you can work with them to screen films online for your audiences, and are to answer any questions you may have about this service.
Attendees are also invited to enjoy an online screener of Balloon, which is a contender to follow The Sound of Metal, as a FAN Supported Title, due for release on 23rd April.
More info about Balloon:
Balloon (Qi Qiu)
Tibet, 1980s: Dargye and Drolkar’s two boisterous youngest sons have blown up their parents’ condoms like balloons. Not only does this outrage their entire village, but more practically: they have no more condoms. The shepherd couple already have three sons, and as China has recently introduced its one-child policy, they can’t have any more.
Once China’s one-child policy was relaxed in 2015 – now permitting two children per family – space opened up for films examining the often profoundly traumatic consequences of this measure. Tseden takes a drily comic approach to the subject here, captured in deceptively simple handheld footage full of implicit symbolism. In his world, there is no chasm between modernity and tradition; rather, the two gently rub against each other.
More from Film Hub South West
Top seven tips for applying to BFI NETWORK South West Labs & Programmes
Check out these top tips to help make your application clear, focused and genuinely reflective of you and your work.
Reframing Film Sessions 2025
Join some of the most inspiring voices in the worlds of exhibition, distribution and restoration to explore exciting ways of connecting older films with a new wave of cinema goers, find out more about restorations and physical media, and acquire practical insights into film rights and materials.
Watershed is the Lead Film Hub Organisation for Film Hub South West, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
Watershed is a Registered Charity No. 284188 and a Social Enterprise
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Film Hub South West &
BFI NETWORK South West
are part of the BFI Film Audience Network, supported by The National Lottery.
