RECENT EVENTS

SOLUS DVD LAUNCH

The first of the collective Dvd compilations 'Solus & guests at Anthology Film Archives NYC', was launched in 'This Is Not A Shop' Gallery; 7:00pm Tues 19th Feb 2008
26 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
(between Museum and Smithfield stop - Redline Luas)

'This Is Not A Shop' Gallery Website; http://thisisnotashop.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/solus-film-collective-and-alan-lambert/

The Solus DVD is also available from Farpoint Recordings
http://www.farpointrecordings.com/dvds/solus-at-anthology-ny/

LUXOR

The Solus DVD and the Irish animation programme compiled for Trinidad were screened and discussed with the students at the Fine Art Faculty of 'South Valley' University in Luxor, Egypt, on April 13 / 14

'South Valley University, Luxor' website: http://www.svu.edu.eg

JONAS MEKAS AT DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

This year Solus collaborated with The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival to bring Jonas Mekas to Dublin for a 4 day retrospective of his films.

Jonas Mekas has been one of the leading figures of American avant-garde filmmaking or the "New American Cinema". Mekas founded Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest and most important repositories of avant-garde films. Anthology hosted the first American Solus programme in 1999.

THE JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL JONAS MEKAS RETROSPECTIVE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOLUS:

Programme 1:

AS I WAS MOVING AHEAD OCCASSIONALLY I SAW BRIEF GLIMPSES OF BEAUTY

SUN 17 FEB / IFI / 1.00PM

Programme 2:

THE BRIG AND NOTES ON THE CIRCUS

MON 18 FEB / IFI / 4;00PM

Programme 3:

REMINISCENCES OF A JOURNEY TO LITHUANIA

TUES 19 FEB / IFI / 4.00PM

Programme 4:

A LETTER FROM GREENPOINT

WED 20 FEB / IFI / 4.00PM

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ALEXANDRIA 24th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Solus sourced the Irish feature films for the Alexandria selectors. Director Declan Recks' 'Eden', from Samson Films, featured at the festival in August.

SOME PHOTOS FROM ALEXANDRIA: Photographer AMR MOUNIB http://www.amrfoto.com

An Egyptian 35mm Projector

Sherif Awad, editor of 'Contemporary Practices', with Pierre Pitiot, president of Cinema Mediterraneen, French International Festival.

Alan Lambert with Photographer Amr Mounib, and Lebanese actress Yasmine Elmasri

At the awards - Alan Lambert, Nikolina Kujaca, Mohamed Abd Elwahab and Yasmine Elmasri

SOME PHOTOS FROM ESTONIA

Moira Tierney with Second Secretary of the Irish Embassy, Mr. Peter Hogan

Moira Tierney threading the 16mm projector