BFI FILM AUDIENCE NETWORK17/12/13

Rob WinterRhidian Davis

• Contains a core British element• Presents a new narrative around the subject including opportunities for new scholarship and curation• Has the potential to reach audiences across the UK and make a media impact• Has the potential to attract new audiences• Presents cross-platform opportunities – online, in cinema, DVD, education, publishing etc• Has the potential for international cultural exchange• Speaks to a diverse audience/fulfils BFI diversity objectives around BAME audiences• Involves partnerships• Increases the profile of specialised film, the BFI and its partners

‘BLOCKBUSTER’ CRITERIA

BFI stands by - on full-alert! - in readiness forTHINGS TO COME: SCIENCE FICTION FILM & TV- a major historical and thematic exploration of the best of this perennially popular and visionary genre.

OCT14-JAN15

WORKING TITLE

Intrigue those who think they hate Science Fiction

Include the idea of Speculative Fictions

Not focus on one territory but allow for breadth of storiesNeed to

encapsulate a ‘feminine’ element

MESSAGES

CELEBRATING THE BRITISH

IMAGINATION ON FILM:

CULTURAL meets SCIENTIFIC meets INDUSTRIAL meetsISLANDERS meetsEMPIRE BUILDERS

SCIENCE FICTION

DEALS WITH ‘LIFE, THE UNIVERSE

AND EVERYTHING’

THE EPIC VISTAS OF SCIENCE FICTION

COME ALIVE ON THE BIG

SCREEN

CLARKE’S THIRD LAW:

“Any sufficiently advanced

technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

THE SPECUALTIVE FICTION vs. SCIENCE

FICTION DEBATE

OUR ARCHIVES CONTAIN VISIONS

OF FUTURES PASSED

THE 21st CENTURY

STARTS NOW – A NEW WAVE OF

FUTURESHOCK

AUDIENCES

GENRE CINEMA

FANS WITH LITTLE OR

NO KNOWLEDG

E OF THE BFI YOUNG

AUDIENCES INTO

POPULAR SF WHO ARE KEEN FOR

BACKSTORY

PEOPLE WHO

“DON’T LIKE

SCIENCE FICTION”

POPULAR SCIENCE

COMMUNITIES

CORE CINEPHIL

E AUDIENC

E

HIPSTER INTELLECTUA

L GEEKS

PROJECT STRUCTURE

PART ONE – TOMORROW’S WORLD 23rd OCT/NOV 14

TOMORROW’S WORLD is a place full of what-ifs, brought to life by the charge of technological progress.In 21st Century times - riddled with Futureshock - how do we distinguish between the Speculative Fiction of our nearest futures and the Science Fiction of our distant fantasies? And what does that tell us about where we’re at? These are visions of the future and of futures passed - films that show us the end of life as we know it.

Tomorrow’s World

Clarke’s Third Law

Apocalypse Now?

Things to Come (GB 1936, d. William Cameron Menzies)20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (US 1954, d. Richard Fleischer)

Blade Runner (US 1982, d. Ridley Scott)

Things to Come (GB 1936, d. William Cameron Menzies)20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (US 1954, d. Richard Fleischer)

Blade Runner (US 1982, d. Ridley Scott)

Time Becomes

a Loop

The Sprawl

Speculative Fictions

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (GB 1961, d. Val Guest)Dr. Strangelove (GB/US 1964, d. Stanley Kubrick)

Fahrenheit 451 (FR 1966, d. Francois Truffaut)Planet of the Apes (US 1968, Franklin Schaffner)

The Omega Man (US 1971, d. Boris Segal)Soylent Green (US 1973, d. Richard Fleischer)

Survivors (GB, BBC, 75-77, 2 EPS)Mad Max II (AUS 1981, d George Miller)

The Old Men at the Zoo (GB, BBC, 1983, ALL 5 EPS)Letters from a Dead Man (RU 1986, d. Konstantin

Lopushanskiy)Children of Men (US/GB 2006, d. Alfonso Cuaron)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (GB 1961, d. Val Guest)Dr. Strangelove (GB/US 1964, d. Stanley Kubrick)

Fahrenheit 451 (FR 1966, d. Francois Truffaut)Planet of the Apes (US 1968, Franklin Schaffner)

The Omega Man (US 1971, d. Boris Segal)Soylent Green (US 1973, d. Richard Fleischer)

Survivors (GB, BBC, 75-77, 2 EPS)Mad Max II (AUS 1981, d George Miller)

The Old Men at the Zoo (GB, BBC, 1983, ALL 5 EPS)Letters from a Dead Man (RU 1986, d. Konstantin

Lopushanskiy)Children of Men (US/GB 2006, d. Alfonso Cuaron)

1984 (GB 1954, d. Rudolph Cartier)The War Game (GB 1965, d. Peter Watkins)

It Happened Here (GB 1965, d. Kevin Brownlow)Fahrenheit 451 (FR 1966, d. Francois Truffaut)

The Year of the Sex Olympics (GB 1968. Nigel Kneale)Punishment Park (US 1971, d. Peter Watkins)Logan’s Run (US 1976, d. Michael Anderson)

Alternative III (GB 1977, Anglia TV, d. Christopher Miles)An Englishman’s Castle (1978, BBC Paul Ciasppessoni)

Feelifax (1980 BBC. Jim Hawkins) Memoirs of a Survivor (GB 1981, d. David Gladwell)

The Flipside of Dominic Hyde (1982. BBC. Alan Gibson)Les Saignantes (CM 2005, d. Jean-Pierre Bekolo)

1984 (GB 1954, d. Rudolph Cartier)The War Game (GB 1965, d. Peter Watkins)

It Happened Here (GB 1965, d. Kevin Brownlow)Fahrenheit 451 (FR 1966, d. Francois Truffaut)

The Year of the Sex Olympics (GB 1968. Nigel Kneale)Punishment Park (US 1971, d. Peter Watkins)Logan’s Run (US 1976, d. Michael Anderson)

Alternative III (GB 1977, Anglia TV, d. Christopher Miles)An Englishman’s Castle (1978, BBC Paul Ciasppessoni)

Feelifax (1980 BBC. Jim Hawkins) Memoirs of a Survivor (GB 1981, d. David Gladwell)

The Flipside of Dominic Hyde (1982. BBC. Alan Gibson)Les Saignantes (CM 2005, d. Jean-Pierre Bekolo)

The Time Machine (US 1960, dir. George Pal)Back to the Future (US 1985, d. Robert Zemekis)

Primer (US 2004, d. Shane Carruth)

The Time Machine (US 1960, dir. George Pal)Back to the Future (US 1985, d. Robert Zemekis)

Primer (US 2004, d. Shane Carruth)

Metropolis (DE 1927, d. Fritz Lang)Alphaville (FR 1965, d. Jean-Luc Godard)

Brazil (GB/US 1985, d. Terry Gilliam)

Metropolis (DE 1927, d. Fritz Lang)Alphaville (FR 1965, d. Jean-Luc Godard)

Brazil (GB/US 1985, d. Terry Gilliam)

PART ONE – TOMORROW’S WORLD 23rd OCT/NOV 14CORE FILM & TV PROGRAMME (DRAFT)

PART TWO – CONTACT! DEC 14

CONTACT! is made, and things are never quite the same again. Science Fiction and mankind’s drive to explore (and exploit) new frontiers. The thrill of escape and exploration – freed of earthly shackles and venturing into deep, dark space.Are we alone in the cosmos? If not, what can we imagine of our alien visitors? Films that deal with universal hopes and fears and offer drama on a planetary scale.

CONTACT!

Keep Watching the Skies

To Boldly Go

A Message from Mars (GB 1913, d. J. Wallett Waller)The Thing from Another World (US 1951, d. Christian Nyby)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (US 1951, d. Robert Wise)Village of the Damned (GB 1960, d. Wolf Rilla)

Devil’s Eggshell (GB 1966, d. Gareth Davies)Quatermass & the Pit (GB 1967, d. Roy Ward Baker)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (US 1977, d. Steven Spielberg)

Day of the Triffids (GB 1981, BBC, ALL 6 EPS) Alien (US 1979, d. Ridley Scott)

The Thing (US 1982, d. John Carpenter)Monsters (GB 2010, d. Gareth Edwards)

A Message from Mars (GB 1913, d. J. Wallett Waller)The Thing from Another World (US 1951, d. Christian Nyby)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (US 1951, d. Robert Wise)Village of the Damned (GB 1960, d. Wolf Rilla)

Devil’s Eggshell (GB 1966, d. Gareth Davies)Quatermass & the Pit (GB 1967, d. Roy Ward Baker)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (US 1977, d. Steven Spielberg)

Day of the Triffids (GB 1981, BBC, ALL 6 EPS) Alien (US 1979, d. Ridley Scott)

The Thing (US 1982, d. John Carpenter)Monsters (GB 2010, d. Gareth Edwards)

Loving the Alien

Red Scare

The Space Race

Being Human

Destination Moon (US 1950, d. Irving Pichel)Forbidden Planet (US 1956, d. Fred M Wilcox)

The Silent Star (DE 1960, d. Kurt Maetzig)The First Men in the Moon (GB 1964, d. Nathan Juran)

2001: A Space Odyssey (US/GB 1968, d. Stanley Kubrick)Silent Running (US 1972, d. Douglas Trumbull)

Blake’s 7 (GB, BBC, 78-81, 2 EPS) + Moonbase 3 (GB, BBC, 1973, 2 EPS)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (US 1979, d. Robert Wise)The American Astronaut (US 2001, d. Cory McAbee)

Serenity (US 2005, d. Joss Whedon)

Destination Moon (US 1950, d. Irving Pichel)Forbidden Planet (US 1956, d. Fred M Wilcox)

The Silent Star (DE 1960, d. Kurt Maetzig)The First Men in the Moon (GB 1964, d. Nathan Juran)

2001: A Space Odyssey (US/GB 1968, d. Stanley Kubrick)Silent Running (US 1972, d. Douglas Trumbull)

Blake’s 7 (GB, BBC, 78-81, 2 EPS) + Moonbase 3 (GB, BBC, 1973, 2 EPS)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (US 1979, d. Robert Wise)The American Astronaut (US 2001, d. Cory McAbee)

Serenity (US 2005, d. Joss Whedon)

Dark Star (US 1974, d. John Carpenter) The Man Who Fell to Earth (US 1976, d. Nicholas Roeg)The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (GB 1981 6 EPS)Brother From Another Planet (US 1984, d. John Sayles)

Dark Star (US 1974, d. John Carpenter) The Man Who Fell to Earth (US 1976, d. Nicholas Roeg)The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (GB 1981 6 EPS)Brother From Another Planet (US 1984, d. John Sayles)

Barbarella (US 1968, d. Roger Vadim)E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (US 1982, d. Steven Spielberg)

Koi Mil Gaya (IN 2003, d. Rakesh Roshan)

Barbarella (US 1968, d. Roger Vadim)E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (US 1982, d. Steven Spielberg)

Koi Mil Gaya (IN 2003, d. Rakesh Roshan)

Invaders from Mars (US 1953, d. William C. Menzies)X: The Unknown (GB 1956, d. Leslie Norman)

Invaders from Mars (US 1953, d. William C. Menzies)X: The Unknown (GB 1956, d. Leslie Norman)

PART TWO – CONTACT!DEC 14CORE FILM & TV PROGRAMME (DRAFT)

PART THREE – ALTERED STATES JAN 2015

ALTERED STATES represents the Science Fiction of biology and ‘inner-space’Minds and bodies twisted by medical and neuro-scientific experimentation. Mad scientists, mutants, man-machines and mind-bending trips Films that get us under the skin of the homo sapien and into the minds of our monsters.

Altered States

Dancing with

Darwin

Brain Benders

The Invisible Man (US 1933, d. James Whale)The Man Who Changed His Mind (GB 1946, d. Robert

Stevenson)Godzilla (JN 1954, d. Ishiro Honda)

The Damned (GB 1961, d. Joseph Losey) Fantastic Voyage (US 1966, d. Richard Fleischer)

Doomwatch (GB, BBC, 70-72, 2 EPS)Artemis ’81 (GB 1981. Alastari Reid)

The Fly (US/CA 1986, d. David Cronenberg)The Host (Korea 2006, d. Joon-ho Bong)

The Invisible Man (US 1933, d. James Whale)The Man Who Changed His Mind (GB 1946, d. Robert

Stevenson)Godzilla (JN 1954, d. Ishiro Honda)

The Damned (GB 1961, d. Joseph Losey) Fantastic Voyage (US 1966, d. Richard Fleischer)

Doomwatch (GB, BBC, 70-72, 2 EPS)Artemis ’81 (GB 1981. Alastari Reid)

The Fly (US/CA 1986, d. David Cronenberg)The Host (Korea 2006, d. Joon-ho Bong)

The Human Farm

The Man Machine

Chemical Reactions

THX 1138 (US 1971, d. George Lucas)Slaughterhouse-Five (US 1972, d. George Roy Hill)

Zardoz (GB/US 1974, d. John Boorman)Stalker (RU 1979, d. Andrey Tarkovsky)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (US 2004, d. Michel Gondry)

Possibility of an Island (FR 2008, d. Michel Houellebecq)

THX 1138 (US 1971, d. George Lucas)Slaughterhouse-Five (US 1972, d. George Roy Hill)

Zardoz (GB/US 1974, d. John Boorman)Stalker (RU 1979, d. Andrey Tarkovsky)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (US 2004, d. Michel Gondry)

Possibility of an Island (FR 2008, d. Michel Houellebecq)

Altered States (US 1980, d. Ken Russell)Liquid Sky (US/RU 1982, d. Slava Tsukerman)

Dune (US 1984, d. David Lynch) Dandy Dust (US/AU 1998 d. Hans Scheirl)

Altered States (US 1980, d. Ken Russell)Liquid Sky (US/RU 1982, d. Slava Tsukerman)

Dune (US 1984, d. David Lynch) Dandy Dust (US/AU 1998 d. Hans Scheirl)

Alarune (DE 1927, d. Henrik Galeen)The Critical Point (GB 1960, George R. Foa)Seconds (US 1966, d. John Frankenheimer)Demon Seed (US 1977, d. Donald Cammell)

The Brood (CA 1979, d. David Cronenberg)

Alarune (DE 1927, d. Henrik Galeen)The Critical Point (GB 1960, George R. Foa)Seconds (US 1966, d. John Frankenheimer)Demon Seed (US 1977, d. Donald Cammell)

The Brood (CA 1979, d. David Cronenberg)

The Other Man (GB 1964. Gordon Felming)The Terminal Man (US 1974, d. Mike Hodges)The Terminator (US 1984, d. James Cameron)

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (JN 1989, d. Shin’ya Tsukamoto)The Cloning of Joanna May (GB 1992. Philip Saville)

AI: Artificial Intelligence (US 2001, d. Steven Spielberg)

The Other Man (GB 1964. Gordon Felming)The Terminal Man (US 1974, d. Mike Hodges)The Terminator (US 1984, d. James Cameron)

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (JN 1989, d. Shin’ya Tsukamoto)The Cloning of Joanna May (GB 1992. Philip Saville)

AI: Artificial Intelligence (US 2001, d. Steven Spielberg)

PART THREE – ALTERED STATES JAN 15CORE FILM & TV PROGRAMME (DRAFT)

PROJECT STRUCTURE

Steven Spielberg Douglas Trumbull Joe Dante John Landis David Cronenberg John Carpenter Terry Gilliam Duncan Jones Gareth Edwards China Mieville Margaret Atwood Charles Stross

Adam Rutherford Brian Cox Adam Buxton Joe Cornish Charlie Brooker Peter Capaldi Nelly Ben Hayoun Roger Luckhurst Edgar Wright Simon Pegg Patrick Stewart William Shatner

TALENT/AMBASSADORS

AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT

BFI FILM AUDIENCE NETWORK17/12/13

Rob WinterRhidian Davis