-- VANLAND - an amazing mobile media project --


	An integral part of the VANLAND project is to facilitate the screening of short films made in the workshops to a wider community. This happens through village based multi-media events such as Time Trip in Christow (see VANLAND - VISIONSWITCH), Village Screen a series of young people led screening events and between 2004-07 through continuous public screenings in the extraordinary VANLAND caravan. The VANLAND caravan was shortlisted for a PMP Media Innovation award in the exhibition category in 2007 (narrowly losing out to the multi-million pound Cadbury exhibition…) Now after years years of touring the muddy fields and narrow lanes of Devon the VANLAND caravan has been retired to a static but still very active life as part of Organic Arts at West Town Farm, Ide. But you can find out all about its previous journeying below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The VANLAND caravan It may look like something you tow to your favourite seaside location, but VANLAND's touring 2 berth caravan is far from ordinary on the inside. Films made in the VANLAND workshops are installed into this Eldis Mistral GTX which has been specially adapted to contain eight different viewing stations, screening single and multi channel films in different combinations - projected onto windows, hidden in overhead lockers, secreted in the shower room... Every summer between 2004-07 the amazing VANLAND caravan has been touring local Devon fetes fairs and events show casing the work of young Teignbridge Film makers. Documentary, soap opera, video diary and epic landscape drama; views of familiar landscapes seen through the eyes of the young people who live in rural Teignbridge. VANLAND is a travelling art installation, a short film festival, a site-specific performance and a home from home. Entrance is Free. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ back to top

24 Feb - 13 March. Dawlish
VANLAND have been running a series of animation workshops for young people in Dawlish as part of I Live Here Too, a Teignbridge wide project exploring views and outlooks past and present.

26-27 Oct. Dream it Large, St Austell
St Austell became the location of a new film about teenage pregnancy when young people from ‘The House’ youth facility worked with Blind Ditch to research, script, storyboard and shoot a film on the issue.

10-11 Feb. Macbeth, Newton Abbot
Screenings of short dramas made by year 8 as part of Coombeshead College Film Week.

22 Apr. Premiere of Relay, Plymouth
A brand new music film set in Devonport. Commissioned by Zest Arts for Health. 6.30pm Pembroke St Youth Club, Devonport, Plymouth

28 Mar. Torquay
Premiere of Me, Myself, I and A Young Person’s Guide to the Care System at 4.30pm The Grand Hotel, Torquay.

29-31 May. screening of Funkenstein, Appledore
Start Me Up’s music video daily screening at the Glove Factory as part of Appledore Visual Art’s Festival, Appledore, North Devon.

1 Dec. View From Here, Teignmouth
My House showing as part of View From Here young people’s screening. 7pm, Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth.

download press release here (.doc)

26 Nov - 1 Dec - Village screen events

Bovey Tracey
Mon Nov 26. Vanland Village Screen 1:
An exciting programme of digital shorts made and curated by young people. Presented with the support of Bovey Youth Action Café. 7pm Methodist Church Hall, Fore Street.

Dawlish
Tues Nov 27 Vanland Village Screen 2:
An exciting programme of digital shorts made and curated by young people. Presented in collaboration with WASProject The Lawn Bandstand 7pm start. Dress for the Weather!

Kingsteignton
Tues Nov 27 Vanland Village Screen 3:
An outdoor screening of Crossed Lines - a time-travel short about miscommunication between generations. Presented with the support of Devon Youth Service. Kingsteignton Youth Centre. 6.30pm-8.30pm starting every 20 minutes.

Hensford Farm
Weds Nov 28 Vanland Village Screen 4:
An adventurous outdoor screening of digital shorts and animation presented by WASProject. 7pm start. Hensford Farm nr Dawlish. Visit www.wasproject.com for travel directions or tel: 07917 591632 to book a minibus seat leaving 6.30pm Dawlish train station.

Chudleigh
Sat Dec 1 Vanland Village Screen 5:
An afternoon gig and film screening with live local bands including Start Me Up with the premiere of their new video Funky Stuff. Presented with the support of Devon Youth Service. 1-4pm Chudleigh Youth Millenium Centre.

15 Dec. Bovey Tracey,
The Potter’s Key and the Heritage Pottery Project Documentary showing as part of an evening exhibition hosted by Bovey Youth Action at 7pm, Bovey Tracey Town Hall, Bovey Tracey.

6 Dec. Two Short Nights, Exeter
Crossed Lines, Funkenstein, The Bridesmaid and more showing at the Young Film-makers Screening as part of the Exeter Phoenix annual international short film programme. Main auditorium, Exeter Phoenix 5pm

download press release here (.doc)

Visionswitch, County Kildare, Eire
8 Feb. Old Town Hall car park, Newbridge
9 Feb. Clane
10 Feb. Athy Dominican Hall
11 Feb. Outside the library, Ballitore

Visionswitch in Dawlish
17 Feb. 7pm Visionswitch Red Carpet Screening at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish.

17 Feb. Devon Arts Forum, Dartington College of Arts, Totnes
08 Jul. CCANW, Haldon Forest Park
09 Jul. Chudleigh Knighton Summer Fayre
14 Jul. Exminster School Fete
21-23 Jul. Air Fusion, Newton Abbot
27-30 Jul. Maker Sunshine Festival,
Torpoint, Plymouth
05 Aug. Totnes Young People's Festival
12 Aug. Manaton Show and Fair
13 Aug. The Big Picnic, Haldon Forest Park
16 Aug. Dawlish Carnival
17 Aug. Chagford Show
19 Aug. Christow Show
28 Aug. Lustleigh Show
16-17 Sept. 9 Days of Art, Organic Arts,
West Town Farm, Ide
19 Sept. Manhatton Short Film Festival,
Exeter Phoenix
23 Sept. Anti-Static Festival,
Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
16 Nov. Motion Plymouth, Plymouth City Centre
19 Nov. Vanland Wrap Party,
Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish
21 Nov. Framing the Forest, CCANW,
Haldon Forest Park
15 Dec. Dunsford Village Hall

9 Feb. Getting into Film and TV symposium, Exeter Phoenix Media Centre
21 Apr. Presentation at the Viewing in Alternative Spaces Panel, Interfaces Between Theory and Practice Film Symposium organised by the University of Exeter.
12 Jul. VANLAND season launch, Chudleigh Millenium Youth Centre
17 Jul. Chudleigh carnival, party in the park, Chudleigh
22-24 Jul. Airfusion, Newton Abbot
31 Jul. Bovey Tracey Carnival
13 Aug. Manaton Show and Fayre
14 Aug. Hennock Country Fayre
17 Aug. Dawlish Carnival
20 Aug. Christow Show
21 Aug. Moretonhampstead Carnival
29 Aug. Lustleigh Show
5 Sept. Teignmouth Film and Cine Club
17-18 Sept. 9 days of Art, Organic Arts, West Town Farm, Ide
22 Sept. NALGAO Arts Workers Conference, The Quay, Exeter

Time Trip in Christow
Oct 27. 7pm Time Trip, a Visionswitch event, Christow Village Hall, Dartmoor.

12 Jul. Preview at the Devon Theatre Locality Plan Conference, TR2 Plymouth
13 Jul. VANLAND launched at Teignbridge District Council, Newton Abbot
16-18 Jul. Air Fusion, Newton Abbot
23 Jul. Lamb Pie Day, Buckfastleigh
30 Jul - 1 Aug. LitFest, Port Eliot
14 Aug. Manaton Show and Fair
18 Aug. Dawlish Carnival
21 Aug. Christow Show
22 Aug. Moretonhampstead Carnival
30 Aug. Lustleigh Show
11 Sept. Autumn Break, Belmont Park, Exeter
18-19 Sept. Rixey Park Tractor Machinery and Country Fair
8 Oct. Bungalow Youth Centre 1st Birthday Party, Buckfastleigh
13 Oct. All Aboard, Community Council of Devon, Social Inclusion Conference, Okehampton
25 Oct. Quality of Life conference, Leader+ Observatory Contact Point, Brussels