Shiny New Trophy!

An enjoyable day at the Shortwave Cinema in London yesterday was topped off by 3 Lions picking up the award for Best Documentary at the Kicks n Flicks Film Festival.

The 2006 England fan documentary was really well received by the audience in the South London cinema and was given the top award by a panel from the Football Supporters Federation and the Film Council. And it looks like World Cup Fever is certainly here, ready for the new tournament to kick off in South Africa next month.

If you haven't seen the film yet or want to get your hands on a copy, or would simply like to support the project, then 3 Lions is available to buy on DVD for only £5, including postage. You can buy it using paypal by clicking on the link at the bottom of the Ivisualise Player homepage: http://www.ivisualise.de/ivisplayer.htm
Or you can email Jamie McDine for other payment options: jamie@ivisualise.co.uk

A big thank you to the festival organisers and roll on 11mm auf Tour in Nürnberg next month, where 3 Lions will make another festival appearance.

3 Lions at Film Festivals

3 Lions has just been confirmed for the Kicks n Flicks film festival in London on Saturday May 8th at 4:45pm. Please come along and support the film and the festival. There will be a whole host of films playing on 7th and 8th May. More information can be found and tickets booked online:
http://kicksnflicks.co.uk/

And would you believe that within the same 24 hours, the film has also been confirmed for 11mm auf Tour in Nürnberg in June. More information here: http://www.11-mm.de

And those of you desperate to see Blauweiss on the big screen again, well there is good news... the film will be shown on the giant screen in the Magdeburger Stadion at a World Cup football event this summer, so keep checking the FCM site and news for more details: http://www.fc-magdeburg.de

It looks like World Cup Fever has started already, and the season isn't even over yet!

So please support the films, festivals and clubs wherever and whenever you can. And don't forget you can watch other films of mine for free on my Ivisualise Player website (there are lots in the archive and more being added all the time) at: http://www.ivisualise.de/ivisplayer.htm

And of course you can buy 3 Lions for £5 on DVD using paypal via the link on the Ivisualise Player homepage, or both films for 12,50 Euro by sending an email to jamie@ivisualise.co.uk for more information.

Best wishes and enjoy the sunshine.
Blauweisse Grüße
Jamie

FC Magdeburg... BLAUWEISS!

As we approach the end of the football season and things get interesting in the Premier League, the Regionalliga in Germany is looking like a season to forget for FC Magdeburg, with no chance of promotion. However, a couple of seasons ago things were far more interesting as the club went on a roller coaster of a season and were on the brink of promotion to the Bundesliga 2nd Division.... and I got to experience it too as I was documenting their season with the film "Blauweiss".

This week on the Ivisualise player homepage there is an exclusive extra from the limited edition DVD release of Blue and White: The Extras. This 5 minute film looks at the premiere of the stunning FC Magdeburg football documentary "Blauweiss" at the Theater Magdeburg, to a packed audience in 2007.

The tickets to the premiere and 3 subsequent nights were sold out before the event was advertised and a further 4 screenings were organised at the Moritzhof in Magdeburg, a FCM fan day... and the film was screened at the 11mm International Film Festival.

Es gibt noch ein paar DVDs vom Film Blauweiss. Sie kosten 12,50 Euro inklusiv Versand innerhalb Europas. Und sie bekommen "3 Lions" auf DVD gratis dazu! Also jetzt bestellen per Email und das Fußballfieber nochmal erleben - jamie@ivisualise.co.uk

Es gibt ein 10 minutigen extrakt von der Film auf der folgende Seite: www.ivisualise.co.uk/blauweiss/

Jewish Berlin on the Ivisualise Player

The sensitive and emotional film "Jewish Berlin: Yesterday and Today" documents the visit of 20 members of the UK Jewish community to the city of Berlin. For most it was their first visit to Germany, and a place where they met a new generation of Germans, who were very friendly and welcoming.

During the four day trip to the capital they met local Jews and visited Jewish memorials, institutions and spoke with prominent German Jewish personalities. Among the sites visited were the Jewish Museum, the Holocaust Memorial and the Wannsee Conference Villa as well as the Grunewald Memorial and Touro College.

The film was commissioned by the German National Tourist Office, London (DZT) and produced by Jamie McDine in 2008. The aim of the trip, and the film, was to promote the concept of visiting Jewish Germany to the UK Jewry.

The full 20 minute version of the film is now available to watch on the Ivisualise Player, full screen and uninterrupted.

We'd love to hear your feedback on the film, the other films and this site, so please post a message on the message board, send us an email or drop a reply on the blog - or for those of you who are signed up to Vimeo, you can 'Like' the films too!

Enjoy the film and enjoy the rest of the Summer,
Jamie

Ivisualise Player in the Press

Thanks to the Wiltshire Times, who ran a feature about the Ivisualise Player today, with details about previous projects, collaborations and what will be coming up soon on the website. If you'd like to have a read, please click here

I hope you're enjoying the service and telling all your friends, family and colleagues about it. If there is a specific film you would like to see added to the site sooner rather than later then please get in touch and let me know! And I'd love to read your comments on the guestbook, or here on the blog, so please feel free to post feedback or messages.

Coming very soon to the Ivisualise Player will be the emotional and beautiful documentary 'Jewish Berlin Yesterday and Today ', so keep checking back!

If you are not viewing this on the ivisualise player website, then please visit www.ivisualise.de

All the best, Jamie

Ivisualise Player Launched with Just Jack

The Ivisualise Player has finally been launched, and to celebrate the forthcoming release of his new album "All night Cinema", we decided it would be fitting to kick-off with the previously unseen film "Just Jack: The Outer Marker."

The film was shot with Jack back in 2003, with the live performances recorded at London's famous Jazz Café, and the intimate interview recorded a few days later backstage in Bristol. Jack was a delight to work with, and had a good understanding of cameras, shooting and what we were trying to achieve, thanks to his background in tv production - as he used to be a Runner.

The project came about as a result of my work with Ian Brown. His manager (at the time) gave me a few CDs of other bands he represented, and Jack's was the standout album that literally blew the others away. After listening to it over and over, and becoming a big fan of the record, I desperately wanted to work with Jack, so approached him with the idea of producing the rockumentary style film.

His manager had similar thoughts, as Jack was searching for a record deal in the US and several labels wanted to see how he performed live, so a DVD which showed off his personality and onstage talents seemed to fit the bill nicely.

It worked. Within months he was selling records stateside and recording his second album, after a transfer to the Mercury label. "Starz in their Eyes" made Jack a household name and I hope that the film I shot helped play some role in this truly great talent being where he deserves.

If you are reading this on the ivisualise player website, then click the home page tab at the top. If you are viewing in a standalone page, visit the home page to watch this film, by clicking here

Welcome to the Ivisualise Player

The Ivisualise Player is a free service provided by Jamie McDine and Ivisualise, however your support and donations would be greatly appreciated to help us maintain the service and work on future projects. So why not watch a film or two on the site, we would be delighted to hear your feedback via the 'comment' facility (linked to the relevant blog) on the blog page and make a donation, no matter how small, via the link on the homepage or on the donate/buy dvd page.

A new film will be added every two weeks for your viewing pleasure.

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