Abstract
This short section of the book Other Cinemas, acts as a factual overview of the Workshop Declaration of 1982. This was an agreement between the newly established Channel 4 (C4) and the trade union, the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT), created through consultation with the Independent Film-Makers‘ Association (IFA), the British Film Institute (BFI) and Britain‘s Regional Arts Associations. As the Workshop Declaration and some of the groups it funded are mentioned in other contributions to the anthology as well as in other publications, with little factual explanation of it, this short supplementary section (1,200 words) acts as an important overview, and was written following a series of interviews with Simon Blanchard, Sylvia Harvey and Rod Stoneman.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Other cinemas |
| Subtitle of host publication | politics, culture and experimental film in the 1970s |
| Editors | Laura Mulvey, Sue Clayton |
| Place of Publication | London, U.K. |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
| Pages | 307-312 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781784537180 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Note: This section is supplemented by two other contributions to the book written by Holdsworth (a chapter on the IFA and another short section on Channel 4) as well as a chronology. Holdsworth was also an assistant researcher/editor for the publication, and the editors and Holdsworth co-curated a day-long series of screening programmes for the Whitechapel Gallery‘s cinema on 17 September 2017.Impact: As an academic publication with a print run of approximately 2,000 copies, Other Cinemas is distributed internationally and published by IBTauris and also available as an ebook (published 29 June 2017). The anthology was edited by theorist Professor Laura Mulvey (Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck University of London) and writer and director Professor Sue Clayton (Screen School, Goldsmiths University) with editorial and research assistance from Holdsworth (Kingston School of Art). The anthology brings together 15 voices (both established and new) at the cutting edge of research into 1970s/80s radical cinema, to explore theories and politics as well as works important to this rich context. The publication coincides with a resurgence of interest in this decade, revealed by recent gallery events and screenings, recognising these achievements. The editors and Holdsworth collaborated further by co-curating a day-long series of screening programmes entitled 'Towards Other Cinemas' for the Whitechapel Gallery‘s cinema on 17 September 2017.
Keywords
- Art and design