what ever happened to june?.....

I know it took place somewhere between may and now. I know that Caught Short that month was SPECTACULAR... I know that a certain Sydney Film Festival "happened" and took with it an ounce of Sarah L's sanity, a chunk of my budget, and, it would seem, the ability to sit down for ten minutes and update the damn blog for June's screening. I apologise profusely and shall never again be so tardy.

And what about July and August? Was my promise to "never again be so tardy" a shallow and meaningless vow, carelessly discarded? I assure you not. So. It is September. True - the blog has not been updated in some time. BUT. We now have a website!! To call the website "embryonic" is probably the largest understatement to ever be made by any woman, anywhere, at anytime. Nonetheless, a website it is and you may hit it by going to www.filmcaughtshort.com. I have Ben Loves Space working on something far more aesthetically appealling and functional (cheers to Ben), and will inform you all of the new and imporved web site in the very near future. In the mean time... laugh it up at my rudimentary web building skills.... scoff at my inability to allign things "just so"..... be amazed at one woman's lack of creative flair... Most importantly, hit the "Submitting your Film" link and get your films to us... STAT!

Thanks to Mr H. for inspiring this re-connection with the blog, by the way. If somebody sitting in a little village south of London takes the time to read the thing, then maybe..just maybe...it is worth updating.

June, July, August, September... Four months worth of fantastic films. Hit the "Films Screened" link on the website (www.filmcaughtshort.com) for more details. Like Latham "easing the squeeze" I wonder how many times I can mention the website in one sitting? You know..our new website? www.filmcaughtshort.com

A quick mention to some other GREAT film nights taking place round town. Caught Short is proud to introduce Shorts Around Sydney (www.shortsaroundsydney.com)SaS is now screening at the Greengate Hotel in Kilara each Tuesday night in September. Check the website (www.filmcaughtshort.com) for details of the upcoming Shorts Around Sydney wrap up party.... A chance for all Caught Short enthusiasts to meet the team behind Shorts Around Sydney at TAP Gallery! A great opportunity to see where you might like to submit your film next!

Also, Reelife is currently calling for submsissions. Reelife is a national youth short film festival, providing young people with the chance to be seen and heard... check out www.vibewire.net.au for more info.

Congratualtions to Jules Nemcich for getting "The Famous Film Festival" off the ground!! Screening monthly in Sydney... check out www.famousfilmfest.com for more info. And Qtim Broad hosts "Tall Shorts" at the Royal Hotel in Darlington once a week.. Featuring loads of local student films...

Screen culture on the slide in Sydney town??? I THINK NOT!!! Its exactly where it should be... with the people..in pubs.. in community art spaces... being projected onto walls in Chippendale, shared between houses in Glebe..... Cinemas may be taken from us (RIP Valhalla...... Join the fight to keep the Chauvell!!).. but we'll always find a way to get films out and about, enjoyed by the masses and pushed into our collective conciousness.

The next Caught Short is on October 6th. Submit your films to PO Box 908 Newtown 2042. Call me. Email me. Ask me questions. Send your films! Come and watch some films. Make a film. Act in one. Write one.....

Oh. And don't forget to visit the website www.filmcaughtshort.com.

Peace and more peace.
Sarah