The Play Poland Film Festival 2011 in Oxford

The Play Poland Film Festival 2011 in Oxford will be a great opportunity to see a lot of great cinema made by young Polish directors divided into four themes shown on four days during the month of October in Magdalen College. We will open on the 11.10.2011 with 3 documentaries in which youthful characters deal with different realities. Firstly there is an intriguing, intimate and borderline voyeuristic piece by Pawel Jozwiak Rodan (Mother, Father, God and Satan) in which the director is trying to organize his parent’s reunion.

They
were, once in love, personalities of the music industry in communist Poland, but
have drifted apart in the transformed Poland of the present day. This is
fascinating family portrait which also offers oblique and strange dichotomies on
religion. This is followed by the MC Man of vinyl by Bartosz Warwas. As said by
one of the producers “nearly true, yet not well known, story about a man without
whom the Berlin wall wouldn’t have fallen, and without whom hip hop would have
never come to Poland”. We will close this screening with “The Lucky Ones” by
Tomasz Wolski. Quite endearing, often touching and so familiar to all that have
been there, journey to a registry office in one of the Polish
towns.

Second day (19.10.2011) offers slightly lighter, however not at
all a banal selection of Polish animation. A fantastic choice of themes,
surprising dilemmas and solutions guarantees a great screening. From the
selection of 14 animations our favourite one was Orchids Fair by Nataila
Dziedzic about such ragged characters as scrap collectors and their wicked
ideas.

The third day (26.10.2011) is a double bill with Decaloque 89plus
(Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). These are two film novellas shot to commemorate the
premiere of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s masterpiece Decalogue. 10 young polish
directors inspired by the original films as well as the 10 commandments will
present their take on contemporary polish society. This is something not to be
missed. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/The-Play-Poland-Film-Festival-2011.html

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Seminars

GEOPOLITICS
OF ENERGY:
ENERGY CHALLENGES

MICHAELMAS
TERM 2011

16 November

Howard V. Rogers Senior Research Fellow OIES

LNG and unconventional gas: potential impact on gas markets in Europe http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/Oxford-Institute-for-Energy-Studies-Seminars.html

Olympus TG-310

The Olympus TG-310 is the latest snap and click camera to come out this year. It
is ideal for both the family and adventurer at heart. It’s aimed at those who
want to take better quality pictures and video clips than is available from the
latest mobile phone. So for people who need good images for their work like
journalists, parking wardens, engineers, surveyors and adventurers it is an
ideal piece of kit. What’s more it fits handily in my pocket and is
rechargeable. It is designed to be tough!

Its features

Olympus describes the TG-310 as waterproof to 3 metres, shockproof to 1.5
metres and freeze proof and the lenses has extra tough protection. In addition,
it is easy to upload and has a 3.6 x wide optical zoom, so ideal for climbing
Mt. Etna or scuba diving in the Caribbean. Its large bright 230,000-dot LCD
2.7”screen makes it easy for framing and viewing your photos and sharing shots
with family and friends. In addition, its dual image stabilisation helps avoid
image blur caused by camera shake or by fast moving objects. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/OLYMPUS-TG-310.html

October’s Premium Bond millionaire

October’s Premium Bond millionaire
A man living in East
Riding of Yorkshire
Bond Number: 173EL718320
Winning Bond bought in
September 2010
Total holdings £27,475

In East Riding of Yorkshire there are 132,083 Premium Bonds holdings worth
more than £272 million.

Unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes in East Riding of
Yorkshire
In total there are over 750,000 unclaimed Premium Bonds
prizes worth more than £40 million. In East Riding of Yorkshire, over 2,300
prizes worth more than £120,000 still remain unclaimed.http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/Premium-Bonds-Results.html

Enjoy a whole host of festive activities in Shakespeare Country!

Enjoy
a whole host of festive activities in Shakespeare Country!

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Enjoy
a whole host of festive activities in Shakespeare Country with spectacular
Christmas lights, festive markets, traditional carols, candlelit tours,
storytelling, craft fairs, cake decorating workshops, nativity shows, ghost
stories and a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of The Heart of Robin Hood‘.
With so much on offer, Shakespeare Country offers all the ingredients for a
magical short break this Christmas!

Christmas lights provide the perfect
backdrop for festive shopping. The lights are switched on in Royal Leamington
Spa on 20 November, in Stratford on 24 November and in Kenilworth on 25
November. Visit Christmas Markets in Leamington held every Sunday from 20
November – 18 December and every Thursday in Stratford from the 24 November
until Christmas. The popular Warwick Victorian Christmas Evening with over 60
craft stalls with traditional entertainment and attractions takes place on 24
November from 5pm – 9pm when the Christmas lights are switched on in the
town. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/Enjoy-a-whole-host-of-festive-activities-in-Shakespeare-Country!.html