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NEWS Stills from the films UWE filmmakers celebrate Doc/Fest success Two Media Practice graduates had their short films shortlisted for the Sheffield Student Doc Award at Europe's biggest documentary film festival, the Sheffield International Documentary Festival (3 – 7 November). Documentary directors Juris Kudeiko and Andrew Whitehouse who completed their studies this summer produced the films as part of their final year coursework. They join a growing list of Media Practice graduates who have found success in this competition in recent years. Alistair Oldham, Senior Lecturer in Media Practice at UWE, who teaches the documentary strand, said, “It's great news that students from the Media Practice course at UWE have had their films selected for the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. I'm obviously really pleased for the students concerned. That makes six UWE documentaries in three years for selection at Sheffield, which certainly puts us in the top league of student documentary film making in this country. I think besides us only the National Film School could claim to have that kind of success rate. ” Juris Kudeiko used his home country of Latvia as the inspiration for his film, Don’t Give Up Your Guns. This dark documentary is an examination of the difficulties faced by Latvian immigrants in Severn Beach, Bristol through the example of a patriotic young man. Juris explains, “The film is my response to what is going on back in Latvia, what young people such as Armand, my friend and the main character in the film are forced to do and how much it takes to live in a totally new environment away from home. Also I have always been shocked with the way that some British individuals see Eastern European migrant workers here in England, so throughout the film I wanted to reflect that these people aren't coming here to steal the jobs but to survive. “I’m honoured to be nominated and take part in such a great festival. But the main idea for me is to get the message across and for the film to be seen by people. I’m really pleased that the film will be broadcast on national Latvian television and am also applying to other film festivals.” Andrew Whitehouse and Adalean Coade directed Shooting Blind. Describing the film, Andrew said, “It’s an inspiring documentary about blind football and the individuals who represent the national team. 2010 was a big year for England, as they were hosting the Blind Football World Cup for the first time. The film follows the team through their training, revealing the dynamics of the game and the individuals who make up the current squad, and ends with their last friendly before the tournament - England vs Germany. “Adalean (Co-Director and Producer) and I wanted to highlight and discover how people with disabilities can achieve through their passion and determination. When we got in contact with The Royal National College for the Blind, they told us about the England team and about the idea of blind football. We knew then that this was an important and poignant story to tell, as disability sports are not highlighted often in the mainstream media, especially in 2010 with the football world cup in South Africa coinciding with the Blind World Cup in Hereford. “We’re very proud of our achievements and wish to keep showing people how amazing these players are as genuine role models and ambassadors to sport. Addy and I put a lot into this project to develop our abilities, as well as those who worked alongside us to make it happen, and this nomination gives all of us reassurance going into the industry about what the degree has taught us.” Shooting Blind has already been shown at the Jersey Film Festival this year, and will be part of the digital catalogue at the Encounters film festival in Bristol later this month. www.shooting-blind.co.uk 10
Meet the Employers Meet the Employers Fair 2010 UWE Careers annual Meet the Employers Fair held this year in the Exhibition and Conference Centre at UWE saw almost 4,000 students through its doors on Thursday 14 October 2010. 138 exhibitors took part in the fair which is nearly a 40 per cent increase from the 2009 event, making it one of the largest graduate fairs in the UK. Support from businesses for the event demonstrates that the graduate job market is more buoyant than some people realise and also more varied. The fair had widespread representation ranging from the larger traditional corporate graduate recruiters, to smaller local businesses, particularly related to the media industry in Bristol, self employment, and not for profit sector. UWE Careers tried to create a more balanced view of the market this year with the addition of new ‘zones’ focusing on small businesses and creative industries. There was also the return of the Volunteering zone, and industry specialists such as KPMG and Avon and Somerset Probation Service running presentations and workshops. A large number of UWE services were also represented including placement teams, the Ideas Factory and postgraduate study. The fair is just one of many initiatives supported by the University to help its students make the most of their graduate potential. All students were encouraged to attend, not just final years, as they are keen to make students aware as early as possible during their time at UWE of the value of work experience gained through placements, internships, and volunteering. There was a good representation of students from a wide range of Faculties and all undergraduate levels, postgraduate students and graduates, with opportunities for all attendees to network, find out about opportunities, gain information, broaden career horizons and get answers to questions. The feedback from employers was very positive about UWE students and they were particularly impressed with the range of students they saw. Many said the students were very enthusiastic and listened to what the company had to say, and that students had a good attitude. Employers stressed that they were looking for a broad range of students from different degree disciplines. “I thought that the Careers Fair was incredibly well run. As a company it was of real value to us in terms of future employees and we look forward to more.” – Felicity White, The Co-operative Legal Services. “We had a great experience at the fair.” – Sarah Stribling, Rightmove. co.uk UWE Careers are in the process of gathering further feedback from the students and employers that attended the event in order to keep building on the success of this year’s fair. Fair organisers Sarah Bambridge (red sash) and Maggie Westgarth, Head of Careers (far left, red sash) with the event sponsors. “We had a great experience at the fair.” Sarah Stribling, Rightmove.co.uk 11
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