May 2008

A new film hits GraphicQuarter this month. The much anticipated experimental short 'The Sky's Gone Out' has finally wrapped after 2 years of on/off production and can now be seen in the GQ film room. The tale of despair at the state of future society features music by Moby and can also be seen on the mobygratis YouTube channel. A synopsis of the film can be found on it's film page along with a transcript from the film. It's dark... very dark!

To lighten the tone a touch, we move onto screening news. This month see's The Flick Film Festival returning with their 2008 programme (16th-24th May). Following on from last years screening of 'Day2', this years see's '10 Ways to Shear a Sheep' getting an outing. Check the site for screening details.

Lastly, GraphicQuarter is back at Vaudeville this month. It's been a while since GQ has screened at the influencial film and performance event, but we return with the second outing this month for '10 Ways to Shear a Sheep' and an early appearance for 'The Sky's Gone Out'. The films will be shown on Thursday 29th May from 19:30 with entry for just £3 (£2 concessions). Check out the venues website for details.

LATE BREAKING NEWS: 10 Ways to Shear a Sheep has been selected for the Best of the Flick Film Festival night on Wednesday 21st May. Check the links above for more details. And finally to round off, 'The Sky's Gone Out' will make it's debut at Filmonik 38 on Sunday 11th May.

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April 2008

You'd be forgiven for thinking that things have been a little quiet here at GQ over recent months, but rest assured there's plenty going on behind the scenes!

To keep you amused we have the on-going screenings on ChargeTV (Being, Dead Conversation and The Misadventures of Cyril are showing the week beginning 31st March) and GraphicQuarter has now added 'Very Nearly an Armful' to the stream down at Current TV... tune and vote respectively.

The long awaited 'The Sky's Gone Out' project is almost complete and should come to a shuddering halt later this month. The experimental film/animation has undergone quite a metamorphosis since the early pre-production stages that started some two years back. A tale of alienation and discomfort with the modern world, the film hits many of GraphicQuarters darker themes. Don't forget to subscribe and keep up-to-date with the latest news!

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February 2008

A belated welcome to 2008, we're easing our way into the new year, one that promises to deliver some very different GQ productions, along with some more familiar visual treats. One thing's for sure, the screening bandwagon rolls on!

First up it's the Too Short series, which can be seen on PropellerTV this month (sky channel 195). The first showing was on Saturday 26th January, but repeats will air over the next five weeks on the 'Film First' programme. Check daily listings at the website for details. The films feature in the last half hour of the show.

Staying with TV broadcasts. A little further down the dial, you'll find ChargeTV, airing on the community channel (Sky 539, Virgin 233 and Freeview 87). This one's a bit of a bumper slot with no less 8 GQ films being shown, including all episodes of Too Short, as well as the award winning pilot episode and the special feature 'Don't Bug Me'. The films can be seen throughout February, the shows premiere on Thursdays with repeats throughout the week. Check daily listings for times.

Lastly, but sticking with the screening news, the Mid Valley Film Festival in Salam, USA, will be showing Portal, Day2 and 10 Ways to Shear a Sheep as part of the animation section of the festival. The screenings will all be on Saturday February 23rd at The Nothern Lights Theatre, check out the website for more details.

Before we go, a quick announcment that episode 2 of the Filmonik podcast is now online and can be seen here.

LATE BREAKING NEWS: The Misadventures of Cyril will be screening at 'Shots & Shorts' love themed event on Wednesday 27th February. Details can be found on the Connected Pictures site.

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December 2007

Lot's of screening news this month. First up GraphicQuarter is now a Houyhnhnmer! What does this mean exactly? HouyhnhnmsTV is a new webTV station based in Spain, showing films with an emphasis on the more artistic side of filmmaking. Check out several GQ films on the site, along with a promo produced specially for the station. There's also an interview with GQ on the news blog, answering questions about the future of film and what role the web has to play.

Moving onto another online TV platform, the GQ documentary 'Very Nearly an Armful' can now be seen (and voted for) on Channel 4's FourDocs site. GraphicQuarters more obscure documentaries have received a confused response on the site in the past... perhaps this more traditional take on the genre will favour better? Take a look and see what they think.

We take a step back into the real world now with a return to Filmonik this month. It's been a while since GQ has shown a film at Manchester's premiere film night, but that's being rectified with the unveiling of '10 Ways to Shear a Sheep'. If you can't get along on Sunday 9th Dec at 20:00 (entry £2), feel free to check out the Filmonik forum after the screening and have your say on the film.

Lastly, everyone seems to be twittering these days. If you'd like to hear GQ twitter, check it out here and if you twitter yourself, follow us and we'll follow you... it'll be nice to know what people are up to!

**farewell Pixelsurgeon**

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November 2007

Following on from last months news with more podcast updates, this time however it's not the GQ Podcast... GraphicQuarter is pleased to announce that it'll be producing the new Filmonik Podcast! For those of you familiar with GraphicQuarter, Filmonik will not be a new name to you, it is of course one of the UK's leading independent film nights based in Manchester. For more details on the podcast visit the blog or subscribe direct via iTunes.

But that's not all! We're also pleased to announce that Vol.3 of the popular Underground Films DVD is now available and features the GraphicQuarter classic 'Day2'. Check out Underground Films to get more info on the DVD releases and how to purchase online. At just £5.95 for 18 films, clocking over 2 hours, this ones not to be missed!

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October 2007

As is customary here at GraphicQuarter, when we can, we start the news with the announcement of a new film, so here we go... Very Nearly An Armful is the new documentary about donating blood. A classic styled doc, the film follows the donar through the process of the donation, showing just how easy and rewarding donating blood can be. Check out the film and the National Blood Service website for more details.

Moving onto festival news, we have two films showing at Kinofest, the International Digital Film Festival taking place in Bucharest, Romania on 13th and 14th October at the National Museum of Contemporary Art. Portal will be shown as part of the animation programme and Day2 can be seen in the fiction programme.

Lastly, after a lengthy hiatus, the GraphicQuarter podcast returns! Episode 3 is now available to download and features a behind the scenes look at the the Too Short series of films. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to keep up to date.

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September 2007

Kicking off with festival news, we have another festival appearance for Cyril, who seems to be making friends at the moment. The Misadventures of Cyril will be shown as part of this years Canary Wharf Film Festival, taking place from 13th-17th September in the short films programme. This is the first year of the festival, but it's sure not to be the last. Get down and check out some films in some of London's most striking surroundings!

While we're on screening news. GraphicQuarter is pleased to announce that The Long Walk Home has been short listed for Filmoniks 'Best of' night on Sunday 9th September. The venue is Matt & Phreds in Manchester and the show starts at 19:00. The evening will be a retrospective collection of the best films shown at the monthly screenings over the last 2 years. With prizes for the best film in each catagory, it's sure to be a fun packed and entertaining night out!

It's now time to go shopping, GraphicQuarter now has exclusive Tshirts for sale! Be sure to get your order placed quickly as demand is sure to be high ;) The shirts are now available to view in the GQ Shop. Just tell us which colour and size you'd like and we'll do the rest.

Lastly everyones going facebook crazy, if you've caught the bug and like independent films then perhaps this is for you?

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August 2007

We have quite a varied news update this month, but the best place to start as always, is with a new film! The latest release '10 Ways to Shear a Sheep' can now be seen exclusively on GraphicQuarter. The film is a 2 minute comedy animation and does exactly what it says on the tin, look out for debut screenings in the coming months.

On the subject of screenings, we have a couple this month. The first will be a GraphicQuarter trilogy of the Too Short series, Being and Dead Conversation, all of which can be seen on Wednesday 1st August at '2029', Manchesters newest film night takng place at Odder bar, the show kicks off at 20:00 and it's free to get in. The second screening of the month is a multiple screening of Dead Conversation at The Portobello Film Festival. The quirky drama can be seen in the Video Cafe (Inn On The Green) from 20:00-23:00 on August 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th, be sure to pop down if you're in London and order film number 229! But that's not all at Portobello, on Friday 17th from 18:00-23:00 at the Pelican Pub venue, you can catch Richard Shaw's 'A Horse Named Johnny Cash', a film that GraphicQuarter was proud to produce the opening titles and film poster for.

Lastly we'll direct you over to the print area, to view the new artwork for Garron Friths self titled debut album. His website is currently under construction (by GraphicQuarter), but in the meantime, check out his tunes on his MySpace page.

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July 2007

Firstly, a bit of screening news. We have not one, or two, but three films showing at The Stamford Short Film Festival this month! Portal, Day2 and The Misadventures of Cyril will all be screened at the event on Saturday 21st July. The all day festival starts early and the three GraphicQuarter films can all be seen between 10:00-11:00 on screen 2. The evening will see a recap of the days best films in what is sure to be a great short film event.

The Dec3 collaboration 'Dead Conversation' also gets a festival outting this month. The film will be shown as part of the Deep Fried Film Festival in Scotland on Tuesday 10th July. If you find yourself near Glasgow, be sure to pop in and show your support.

Speaking of support, GraphicQuarter would like to thank Dovetail TV for their efforts in promoting GQ films and providing an excellent outlet for experimental short films. Click here to read what they had to say about GraphicQuarter in July's first newsletter.

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June 2007

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT:: We could give up, but where's the fun in that? The ill fated 'FOURPeople' film has finally been shelved due to lack of interest, yet out of it's ashes rises the similarly titled 'Film People'!

This is a call for entries to all filmmakers to be a part of a unique film and best of all, it's totally FREE!

Anyone can be a part of it whether you make films with the latest HD kit or with a camera phone, the important thing is having a passion for making films, if you're looking to be the next big thing or just out to have a bit of fun and explore this new media outlet. If this sounds like your kinda thing, click here to find out more.

We also have a bit of unusual screening news this month. The GraphicQuarter film 'Portal' can be seen as part of a promotional film for HypTV, showing exclusively on The Police's World Tour beginning this month. The film will be shown between acts on the tour that visits Europe, The US and Asia!

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May 2007

GraphicQuarter relaunches this month with a fresh new look. The biggest change aside from the obvious visual changes is that we are now HTML based instead of Flash. This should allow for better access around the site and more importantly, better quality films for you to watch. For anyone who'd like to remind themselves of what the old Flash site looked like, fear not, for it has been archived here.

Production is now well underway on 'The Sky's Gone Out', with principle photography being shot next month, some sneak preview stills can be found here. Also on the go is the new Dec3 Films production entitled 'Hello', this 3D animated epic is slated for a summer release, more details to follow. Whilst we're on Dec3 news, 'Dead Conversation' will be shown at The Brindley Arts Centre in Runcorn on Saturday 19th May. The film will proceed a screening of 'The Last King of Scotland' as part of an evening curated by the Halton & District Film Society, beginning at 19:00. 'Dead Conversation' will also be shown at Shortwave on Sunday 27th May between 16:00-19:00, be sure to come and witness it's first screening in London!

If you don't find yourself in London on Sunday 27th May, but you are in Brighton, check out Final Cut: The Brighton Film Festival who'll be showing Portal as part of their Last Night Screening Party. The show kicks off at 19:30 and it's £5 enrtry, be sure to book in advance though as it's sure to sell out fast!

In more screening news. It's well passed but the lovely folks at ShortCutters screened 'The Misadventures of Cyril' on 19th April, the episode can still be seen on repeat on Sky channel 146 at 21:30 BST, but if you're lazy you can catch what they said here.

Finally, an early GQ film 'Day2' can be seen at Rotoreliefs in London on Sunday 3rd June. The event is free and well worth checking out the underground film scene in the capital. Day2 can also be seen at the Flick Film Festival happening in Manchester from 18th-26th May. *Update Day2 has also been selected to be shown at the 'Best of Flick' night on Wednesday 23rd May, the night starts 19:45 and is sure to be an entertaining event.

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March/April 2007

I've lots of screening news to tell you about in this issue, but we'll start with the festivals. If you find yourself in Germany in April, then get yourself along to the Britspotting Festival taking place in Berlin from 19th-25th April. I'm pleased to announce that you'll be able to see Day2 at the festival screening in 'prestigous art house' cinemas in the city. Day2 will be showing in the experimental programme on Sunday 22nd and Tuesday 24th (more details on the festival site). If you can't get along, fear not, the festival will also go on tour and will make a stop in Stuttgart from 17th-23rd May. Be sure to catch the show!

GraphicQuarter will also be back at Vaudeville in the month of April. One or possibly two? films will be show at the greenrooms event in Manchester on Friday 20th April. Entry is only £3 and is worth every penny.

At the other end of the country, GraphicQuarter will be showing Attrition at Rotoreliefs on Sunday 1st April. The evening of short films and video art, will be one not to miss.

If you fancy sticking closer to home, we can accomodate that too! Portal will get it's global TV debut on Propeller TV (Sky Channel 195) on Saturday 31st March at 22:50 BST. The film will also hopefully be on the channels new 'video on demand' service that will be lauching soon. Check out the website for more details.

The ever-inspiring TV show ShortCutters (Sky Channel 146, week nights at 21:00 BST) has returned to our screens with it's second series, showing a wealth of mesmerising films for you to feast your eyes upon. Dead Conversation made it's first TV appearance on the show on Thursday 22nd March (Epiosde 6), but don't panic if you missed it as the clip can now be seen on GraphicQuarter), check it out and see what the ShortCutters team thought of the film... or even have your own say on their forum! If you'd like to catch more episodes of the show, many can be found on YouTube by searching for 'ShortCutters'.

Finally, the live web broadcast from Let's Go Global TV, featuring a screening of Portal and an interview with myself can now be found in the Downloads area.

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February 2007

The web is a great place to check out new films, but we've always tried to push the festival and film night screenings too, because that's the best place to really 'see' a film right? Well, Dovetail TV are closing the gap. Dovetail are offering a brilliant service, to download films in all their high resolution glory. GraphicQuarter is pleased to announce the GQ Channel on the site, where you can watch films like 'Attrition' and 'Portal' as well as a few other GQ favourites.

2007 has seen a busy start to the year, and the first film out of the blocks is 'DisPATCH'. The film is a comment on our detachment from war, what we've done and what could be next? The film uses a mix of old news reel footage and features an eerie score. You can see 'DisPATCH' on the GQ site and it will get a live unveiling at Filmonik 23 on Sunday 11th February in Manchester.

Also happening this month, is the finale of the Fluxus Festival. Voting on the films has been fierce, but the judging panel has now been revealed and there's still time to have your say if you've not already. Get over to the official site before deadline day on Feb 19th. Of course if you'd like to vote for GraphicQuarters 'Attrition'... even better!

In other screening news this month, we're also pleased to be included in Vaudevilles special festival event, taking place on Saturday 24th February at the greenrooms. It promises to be a great night of film and live performance, not to be missed!

Finally we have not one, but two screenings at the Let's Go Global studios in February! The first live web broadcast will be part of the Let's Go Expo event taking place on Feb 9th, featuring interviews, films and music from across the Manchester scene. The second broadcast will be on Feb 22nd and again will feature a live interview, along with screenings of the GQ favourite 'Portal' and the DEC3 Films collaboration 'Dead Conversation'.

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January 2007

Welcome to 2007!, may it be a fun packed year, but first a few things to wrap up on '06...

At the tail end of 2006, GraphicQuarter was fortunate enough to be invited onto Indie Film Nation for an interview all about short films, inspirational beginnings and aspirational futures. The Podcast/MySpace sensation has the interview online now in the Issue 65 Edition (12th December). Check out the interview discussing the origin of GQ films and where we're headed next.

The first screening in 2007, can be found at the ever popular Filmonik. The January event (Sunday 14th) will feature the debut of the Too Short episodes. All four episodes can now be found on GQ, but be sure to get yourself along to Filmonik if you can, to see the films on the big screen. Each film will be screened separately throughout the night.

Lastly, a rescheduled screening of The Long Walk Home will take place at Vaudeville on Thursday 25th January.

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December 2006

It's finally arrived, 'Dead Conversation' is now playing on GraphicQuarter. The new film is a collaboration with DEC3 Films and marks the end of a long but fruitful project. In typical style, it's a film that asks probing questions about the human mind and questions of the viewer as they interpret this exploration of the troubled psychy. The film will also get it's big screen debut at Filmonik 21 on Sunday 10th December, come down and catch the show!

The next film (or films) out of the blocks will be 'Too Short', a collection of four short films featuring an unusual pair of friends discussing the intricacies of their lives. The films are a development from a short created for the One Minute Wonders festival. The stand alone film by the same title came runner up in the animation programme and having been screened in London at the beginning of the month, will also be making it further north to feature on some of the North West's BBC Big Screens. Look out for all five films on GraphicQuarter in the near future.

In other festival news, I'm pleased to announce that 'Attrition' will be shown as part of this years Fluxus Festival. The sixth year of the online internet festival kicks off on December 19th. Fluxus is competitive, interactive and completly online, using the internet as media dissemination and audiovisual media exhibition. Be sure to visit the site and check out the action!

We'll also be looking to finish off the year in style at Vaudeville. Such was the success of GQs first appearance at the event in November, we'll be back again on the 21st. Hotly anticipated will be the screening of 'The Long Walk Home'. If you've not yet seen the film on the big screen, Vaudeville is the place to be.

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November 2006

A new magazine is hitting the stands here in the UK, aimed at promoting new talent in the film and TV industry. Media Directions Magazine has helpful features for graduates and articles on people like me, GraphicQuarter will feature in issue 2 which will go on sale next month (2 editions for £4.00 inc. P&P). For a sneak preview click here.

A new short, 'Too Short' will soon be on GraphicQuarter. The film was produced for a short film festival showing films under 1 minute (at 55 seconds it creeps in just under the wire!). It's an odd visual mix of film, CG and stop-frame animation, and features 2 characters who we'll hopefully be seeing more of in future episodes.

GQ has a new film on the influencial Channel 4 FourDocs site. 'Being' can now be seen on the site, check out the odd comments from the FourDocs editor, write a review and have your say in the forum!

In addition to the recent screening of Portal at the Leeds International Film Festival, a behind the scenes look at the making of and influences behind the film can be seen on Episode 2 of the GraphicQuarter podcast. Subscribe via iTunes. We have a busy month of screenings this month too!

The first see's the GQ return to Propeller TV with the old favourite 'Day2'. The film can be seen on Sky Channel 195 on Tuesday 14th November at 22:00, as part of the evenings 'Short & Sweet' line up.

The first of the months live screenings is another GQ favourite, Filmonik. November see's Filmonik 20 at Matt & Phreds in Manchester on Sunday 20th. The newly subtitled 'The Long Walk Home' will be GQ's feature of the night, if you can't make it down, check out the film on GraphicQuarter and have your say in the Filmonik forum.

Lastly we have a new event, to GQ at least. Vaudeville is in it's fifth year of monthly events here in Manchester, but Thursday 23rd marks GQ's debut at the multi-facited event. Two GQ films be shown, along with live theatre and music. Catch the event at the GreenRoom from 20:00.

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October 2006

The long muted 'Dead Conversation' is now nearing the end of production and it's full release is imminent. The collaboration with John Pagan has been a grueling but worthy project, with multiple camera shots, take after take, continuity challenges, you name it. As a sneak preview, the DEC3 Films site has a few stills from the shoot and a still from the production so far. Keep an eye out for the film release soon. Also happening next month is Leeds International Film Festival. The festival runs from 2nd-12th November and this year will be showing the GQ film 'Portal'. Portal can be seen in the experimental programme at 13:00 on Friday 10th November. More details will be provided at GraphicQuarter nearer the time if you'd like to catch the film.

If you can't wait until then to see a GQ film on the big screen, get along to Filmonik 19 on Sunday 8th October at Matt & Phreds in Manchester to watch 'PF*&S'. Just £2 on the door and a cracking evening out for any film enthusiast.

If you'd prefer to stick by your computer, we have an Internet TV screening of 'Being' & 'Day2' on Let's Go Global. There's are also a live interview being threatened with yours truely. Be sure to tune in to see if I crash or muddle through valiantly. Fear not if you've missed the live broadcast as shows are archived on the site. GQ will be on the 'Oct 5th 2006' show.

If that wasn't enough, we have more! Portal gets it's TV debut on HYPtv on Sunday 1st October. The show broadcasting on Sky Channel 181 at 21:00 features the shortlisted films for the channels Raindance Course Competition. Be sure to check out all the entries.

There are also some updates in the print area, with the inclusion of 2 film posters for GQ films and 2 more for films by Richard Shaw. Visit the print area to find out more about these new collaborations and find links to Richards films.Finally, a big thank you for everyones kind words on the GraphicQuarter podcast. I promise I'll get a new episode uploaded soon. If you haven't caught Ep.1 follow the link in the download area or search for GraphicQuarter on iTunes (don't forget to subscribe!)

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September 2006

Sorry for the break in transmission. I've been experiencing some technical difficulties with my domain host, all should be fine and dandy from now thanks to the nice people at 1and1. Continued thanks go to the wonderful folk at Nexus Broadband for hosting GQ, I'd be snookered without you and big thanks must also go to Jon Edwards for sorting out some of the code on the site.

Back to film. Principle photography is now complete on Dead Conversation. An intense shoot took place at the CrossKeys in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, but was worth every second of blood, sweat and some tears. The results of the shoot promise to give birth to an intriguing and insightful production, keep an eye out on GraphicQuarter for the release, or why not sign up to the newsletter, to ensure your one of the first to see it!

This month also sees the launch of the new GraphicQuarter Podcast. The first episode features a directors commentary onDay2. Follow the link in the download area to download and subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

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August 2006

GraphicQuarter hits iMDB! The first film from the GrapicQuarter stable has been recognised by the influencial movie database. Details on Attrition can now be found on the site, may it be the first of many. In similar news, both Attrition and Day2 have been added by the experimental movie database Cinovid. Thanks for the support!

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July 2006

For anyone who hasn't yet seen Attrition (and there can't be many of you), the film will be shown on Propeller TV (Sky Channel 195) on Wednesday 2nd August at 22:30. Tune in and have your retinas blasted!

After that, you'll need something a touch more subtle. For this we have the launch of a new film called 'Being'. The film is about the hope and promise of a fresh start and will have it's premiere at Filmonik 17 on Sunday August 13th, at Matt & Phreds Jazz Club. If you're in the area, feel free to pop in. The film of course will also be available to view on GraphicQuarter in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Special thanks also go to Digital Hardcore Recordings for their permission to use the Atari Teenage Riot track 'US Fade Out' on PF*&S.

GraphicQuarter will be represented again on Shortcutters this week (SumoTV, Sky Channel 146). The kind folk will be showing Day2 (between 20:30-21:30 every night this week). For those of you who just want to tune in, then drop out, the film will be on at 20:45, conveniently placed in the half time of the World Cup Final (no excuses the rest of the week!). The film will be introduced by yours truely via the magic of telephone technology! Feel free to visit the ShortCutters forum and have your say on the film (or indeed any of the films shown).

If you missed the screenings of Attrition (where were you? It's repeated every night), but fear not, as the broadcast can now be seen on GraphicQuarter. Just follow the link on the 'Attrition' film page, to see what they made of the film.

On a quick final note, thanks to Plaid and Warp Records for the use of the track 'Sincetta' on the remake of Portal. The film is now available to view at GraphicQuarter.

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June 2006

GraphicQuarter launches 2 new releases this month. First up is 'The Long Walk home' (previously seen on YouTube). Basedon a true story, The Long Walk Home follows the narrator as he tells his tale of a nightmarish journey home at the hands of the untrustworthy public transport system. Filmed in a single take with no cuts, the film has a dramatic documentary style, with a hint of dark humour.

The second new release is a reworking of the old favourite 'Portal'. The film has been re-cut in honour of it's big screen debut at Filmonik #16. The new 'Portal 06' can now be explored exclusively at GraphicQuarter.

On the note of screenings, 'Attrition' can now been seen on Channel 4's FourDocs page, and both 'Attrition' and 'Day2' will be screened on ShortCutters this month(Sky Channel 146). 'Attrition' can be seen all this week from 19:00 - 20:00 BST. (Day2 Transmission date TBA). Both films can also be found at: GoogleVideo / Addicting Clips / MySpace / iFilm / YouTube. Many of these sites have voting systems, so please feel free to follow the links and make yourself heard. Don't forget, if you miss the transmission of 'Attrition' on Sky, a free DVD including alternative versions can be ordered direct from GraphicQuarter.

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March 2006

Things have been busy promotion wise for GraphicQuarter of late, and that trend continues here. After the success of 'Day2' screening at this years Kinofilm Festival, the next film from the GraphicQuarter stable, 'Attrition' is soon to get it's first public airing. 'Attrition' can be seen in all it's glory at Filmonik 14, on Sunday 9th April.

New films are also in the pipe at GQ. Although in the very early stages of production, 'The Sky's Gone Out' promises to be a strange 3 minute journey of contemplation.

Some more experimental stuff can be found in the guise of 'The Long Walk Home', currently hosted at YouTube (Warning: This film contains strong language that some people may find offensive).

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February 2006

After a year in production, this month finally sees the release of 'Attrition'. A six minute visual assault of imagery, ‘Attrition’ is a film that captures time itself. A collection of thousands of photographs taken everyday in 2005. The film also sees the first of hopefully many collaborations with John Pagan, who provides the films score. Check out 'Attrition' in the FILM area and don't forget to order your free ATTRITION DVD featuring alternative versions.

February also sees the start of the 10th Kinofilm Festival in Manchester. This years festival plays host to the premier of 'Day2'. The film can be seen at the greenroom on March 2nd at 18:00, under the 'Made in Manchester' programme. If your in the area, Kinofilm is well worth checking out.

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January 2006

A big thank you to the people down at Kinofilm International Short Film Festival, for selecting 'Day2' to be screened at this years festival in Manchester, from 24th Feb - 5th March. Check out 'Day2' at graphicquarter on the small screen before it hits the big one!

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September 2004

The kind folk at Computer Arts named GraphicQuarter as one of the websites of the month in their current issue of the ever popular magazine.

"Graphic Quarter | This slick online portfolio features some amazing flash animation and graphic work from designer Gareth Crook, showcasing work from short films and photography to full 3D animations. Intriguing."

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