University to host festival events

University of Teesside lecturers will share the secrets of making a successful television show during an international festival of electronic arts, music and moving image.

The AV Festival 08, organised by Audio Visual Arts North East, is taking place in Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland from February 28 to March 8. A range of exhibitions, workshops and performances linked to the theme of Broadcast will be held during the 10-day festival.

Cult 1960s drama The Prisoner will be shown at 7.15pm on Sunday 2 March and cult comedy show Not The Nine O’clock News at 7.15pm on Thursday 6 March, both in the Innovation Centre Lecture Theatre, off Stephenson Street, University of Teesside. Entry is free.

Anatomy of a Television Programme will go behind the scenes of BBC Scotland series The Adventure Show, with University of Teesside lecturers and working industry professionals Professor Richard Else, Warren Harrison and Matt Dennis.

The free event is from 10am to noon on Thursday 6 March, at the Institute of Digital Innovation (IDI), University of Teesside. Although aimed at students it is open to all, with booking essential on 0191 232 8289 or email mike@tynecine.org

Atlas of Electromagnetic Space sees Spanish cultural researchers Jose Luis de Vicente and Irma Vila transforming radio waves to make them visible to the naked eye. Their project will be displayed on plasma screens throughout the festival within the IDI.

Other events in Middlesbrough include:

• A Marriage of Shadows by Michael Edgerton, a free classical concert inspired by roadmaps of Middlesbrough, at 7.30pm on Monday 3 March, at Middlesbrough Central Library. Entry is free.
• Writer Jimmy McGovern will talk about his work in At The Top Of The Game at 6.00pm on Tuesday 4 March, at Cineworld, Middlesbrough. Tickets £5, advance booking on 01642 729078.
• War of the Worlds starring Teesside actor Mark Benton, from Clocking Off and Preston Front, as Hollywood director Orson Welles. This 70th anniversary production is at 8.00pm on Wednesday 5 March, at Middlesbrough Town Hall. Tickets £6 from the Town Hall box office.

Booking information is on 0191 232 8289 or bookings@avfestival.co.uk

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Information about AV Festival 08 events taking place in Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland