It’s September and the world’s fashion capitals are taking turns to show the spring/summer collections. Whether you’re a style maven or a clothes-phobe, there’s no doubt that fashion is big business, and holds an eternal allure for many.
In these greener times even the frivolous fashion industry is slowly coming around to eco-fabrics and ethical manufacturing. Luckily, vintage clothing is not only environmentally friendly, it’s trendy too: VidCat and the Fashion Channel have archive catwalk show footage that’ll give you inspiration.
Supermodels are now as well-paid and famous as film stars: but how do beautiful teenagers end up strutting down the runways? Scouted from afar, they leave home to seek their fortune in the cut-throat fashion world.
Here’s a “tailormade” playlist for anyone with a passion for fashion:
Following the hugely successful first edition, the Babelgum Online Film Festival is back!
With new awards, new categories, but the same mission: to reward talented independent filmmakers.
The announcement was made by Spike Lee at a press conference in Toronto, where the Toronto International Film Festival is currently in full swing.
We’re sure the standard will be as high as the first edition, with a few differences as far as the prizes and categories are concerned. This time round there will be 3 different kinds of award (including prizes of 20,000 euros); and 4 categories, including an exciting new section called “Mini Masterpiece”.
As in the first Babelgum Online Film Festival, the audience’s vote will be crucial in deciding the top 10 shortlists from which Spike and the professional jury pick their winners.
For more details see the dedicated website here.
Summer is ending and most of us have reluctantly made our way back to the city. But for some, the post-holiday blues are mingled with excitement at getting back to where all the action is.
Plenty of different “urban species” – human and animal – inhabit the asphalt jungle. The faceless crowds actually allow individuals to lead alternative, independent lifestyles thanks to the anonymity of city life.
Some people use the city as a ready-made gymnasium for parkour or skateboarding …or as a canvas for street art.
Others wander the streets seeking random experiences, like Dominic Wade in “24 Hours in London“.
The homeless people of L.A. are generally overlooked in favour of their glossier celebrity neighbours. Fascinating 2-part documentary Trollywood explores the lesser known side of Tinseltown.
Wildlife adapts to the city in surprising ways. Crows in Japan work the traffic to their advantage and migratory birds in London are adapting to climate change. While hungry bears visit a city in Transylvania…
Go to our homepage and Films & Festivals Community for playlists on the theme.
