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Season 2 of the box has many voices - there are 26 short films, two riveting ghost stories (justright for cold, gloomy days), a record of an amazing moving sculpture and the opinions of twentyWelsh people.

The short films are indeed short - 90 seconds each. They are part of DepicT!, an internationalfilm competition which has been challenging film makers to create concise little gems since1998. DepicT! is run by Watershed, Bristol, as part of Encounters International Film Festival andevery year hundreds of films from dozens of countries are received. To find out about the nextcompetition, access the website: www.depict.org/

The ghost stories included in this season are conveyed by performance on film; while Dominoesis a document of a fantastic kinetic sculpture, an artwork meandering its way across London.Mandy Pritchard’s composite video is a ‘vox pop’, incorporating the opinions of a diverse rangeof individuals in south Wales; all of whom were asked the same series of questions and whosereplies reflect the mixed nature of our modern communities.

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October/Hydref 18 2010 - 22 January/Ionawr 2011

Mae gan Dymor 2 o’r blwch lawer o wahanol leisiau - ceir 26 o ffilmiau byrion, dwy stori ysbrydafaelgar (sy’n addas iawn ar gyfer dyddiau oer, diflas), hanes darn o gerflunwaith symudolanhygoel a barnau ugain o Gymry.

Mae’r ffilmiau byrion yn fyr yn llythrennol - 90 eiliad yr un. Maent yn rhan o DepicT!, cystadleuaethffilm ryngwladol sydd wedi bod yn herio gwneuthurwyr ffilm i greu gemau bach cryno ers 1998.Trefnir DepicT! gan Watershed, Bryste, fel rhan o yl Ffilmiau Ryngwladol Encounters a phobblwyddyn derbynnir cannoedd o ffilmiau o ddwsinau o wledydd. I ffeindio allan am ygystadleuaeth nesaf ynwelwch â’r gwefan: www.depict.org/

Mae’r straeon ysbryd a gynhwysir y tymor hwn yn cael eu cyfleu trwy berfformiad ar ffilm; tra bodDominoes yn gofnod dogfennol o gerflunwaith cinetig ffantastig, gwaith celf sy’n crwydro ardraws Llundain. Mae fideo cyfansawdd Mandy Pritchard yn cynnwys barn amrywiaeth o unigolionsy’n byw yn ne Cymru. Gofynnwyd yr un gyfres o gestiynau i bob un ohonynt ac mae eu hatebionyn adlewyrchu natur amrywiol ein cymunedau modern.

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Station House OperaDominoes (UK, 2010) shows the creation of an extraordinary, moving sculpture of 10,000 concrete blocks, travelling through Londonon a remarkable journey. The film combines footage of the live event from 2009, together with new footage of the blocks wending theirway through West Ham cemetery, a house, a Victorian sewer, and a primary school in Hackney, joining the crowd in Mile End, throughMatt’s Gallery, on the canal and Thames, creating games in Island Gardens, going down the stairs of the foot tunnel, reaching theRoyal Naval College and leading to the final performance.

Station House Opera is an internationally renowned performance company, founded in 1980. It has produced over 30 productions invarying locations all over the world, all rooted in a desire to bring together theatre and the visual arts in a single unified vision.The company is led by artistic director and co-founder Julian Maynard Smith.

Directed by Julian Maynard Smith 38minutes, digital A Create/Bank of America Merrill Lynch commission Supported by the National Lottery throughArts Council England Produced by Artsadmin

Mae Dominoes yn dangos y proses o greu cerflunwaith symudol eithriadol o 10,000 o flociau concrid, yn teithio trwy Lundain ar daitharbennig iawn. Mae’r ffilm yn cynnwys cofnod o’r digwyddiad byw o 2009, ynghyd â ffilm newydd o’r blociau’n crwydro trwy fynwentWest Ham, t ^y, carthffos Fictoraidd ac ysgol gynradd yn Hackney, yn ymuno â’r dorf ym Mile End, trwy Oriel Matt, ar y gamlas a’rThames, yn greu gemau yn Island Gardens, yn mynd i lawr grisiau, yn cyrraedd y Coleg Morwrol Brenhinol ac yn arwain at yperfformiad terfynol.

Mae Station House Opera yn gwmni perfformio adnabyddus gydag enw da yn rhyngwladol, a sefydlwyd ym 1980. Mae wedi cynhyrchudros 30 o berfformiadau mewn gwahanol lefydd ledled y byd, y cyfan yn seiliedig ar y syniad o ddod â’r theatr a’r celfyddydau gweledolat ei gilydd mewn un weledigaeth unedig. Arweinir y cwmni gan y cyfarwyddwr artistig a’r cyd-sefydlydd Julian Maynard Smith

Cyfarwyddwyd gan Julian Maynard Smith 38munud, digidol Comisiwn Create/Bank of America Merrill Lynch Cefnogwyd gan y Loteri Genedlaethol trwy Gyngor Celfyddydau Lloegr Cynhyrchwyd gan Artsadmin

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DepicT!Shortlistpicks

DepicT! Is Watershed’ssuper-short filmmakingcompetition, part ofEncounters InternationalFilm Festival. Thisprogramme picks some of the best films selectedfor this competition inrecent years. Each 90 seconds

Cystadleuaeth gwneudffilmiau byrion a drefnirgan Watershed ywDepicT!, yn rhan o ylFfilmiau RyngwladolEncounters. Mae’r rhaglenhon yn dewis rhai o’rffilmiau gorau addetholwyd ar gyfer ygystadleuaeth dros yblynyddoedd diwethaf. 90 eiliad yr un

Breaking the MouldRebecca Manley & Luca Paulli Winner Enillydd

The touching animatedadventures of an apple whofinally discovers home.

Animeiddiad sy’n dilynanturiaethau teimladwy afalsy’n dod o hyd i’w gartref o’rdiwedd.

Brian’s Breakdown Natalie Kavanagh

A surreal animation whichshows the internal battle Brian faces between histherapist and his ‘voices’.

Animeiddiad swreal sy’nportreadu’r frwydr fewnol awynebir gan Brian rhwng eitherapydd a’i ‘leisiau’.

Donut Hazel Grian

Think very carefully beforepurchasing your nextjammy doughnut - in thewrong hands it could beused for nefarious deedsthat would rock a nation toits core.

Meddyliwch yn ddwys iawncyn prynu eich toesen jamnesaf - yn y dwyloanghywir gellir ei defnyddioi gyflawni gweithrediadaudrygionus a all gael effaithofnadwy ar genedl.

EnoughTor KristoffersenWinner Enillydd

A fast paced hard-hittingnarrative with a shocking twist- hard to believe it takes just90 seconds.

Naratif cyflym trawiadol gydathro erchyll ar y diwedd -mae’n anodd credu nad ywond yn cymryd 90 eiliad.

Flighty Leigh HodgkinsonWinner Enillydd

With an average lifespan ofjust a few weeks, speed-dating seems the perfectsolution for butterflies.

Gyda bywyd sy’n para ychydigo wythnosau ar gyfartaledd,ymddengys mai speed-datingyw’r ateb delfrydol i bili palas.

Geoff, World Destroyer Phil Hall Winner Enillydd

Poor Geoff is terrorising theworld in his home-made robotkilling machine, but all hewants is a packet of cheeseand onion crisps, a chat withthe Dalai Lama, and a hug.

Mae Geoff druan yn dychryny byd yn ei beiriant sy’n lladdrobotiaid, ond y cyfan mae e’angen mewn gwirionedd ywpecyn o greision caws anionyn, sgwrs gyda’r DalaiLama, a chwtsh.

How to Tell When aRelationship is Over Tony Roche

The Mighty Boosh’s JulianBarratt makes an early filmappearance in a light-heartedtale of those tell tale signs aonce- happy union is over.

Mae Julian Barratt (o’r Mighty Boosh) ynymddangos yn y ffilm honmewn stori ysgafn am yrarwyddion hynny sy’nawgrymu bod perhynas afu’n hapus unwaith yn dodi ben.

La Flamme Ron Dyens

Inspired by early film thiscomedy shows how asophisticated lady’s would-beadmirer runs for his life fromburning celluloid…

Wedi’i hysbrydoli gan ffilmiaucynnar, mae’r gomedi hon yndangos sut mae edmygwrmenyw soffistigedig yn rhedegam ei fywyd rhag seliwloidsy’n llosgi …

Le Cheval 2.1 Stephen Scott-Hayward & AlexKirkland Winner Enillydd

Horses or cows, which will itbe? With a technique inspiredby French classic film this shortfilm faces hard facts.

Ceffylau neu wartheg, pa un?Gan ddefnyddio techneg aysbrydolwyd gan ffilmiauclasurol Ffrainc mae’r ffilm ferhon yn wynebu ffeithiau anodd.

Operator Matthew Walker Winner Enillydd

Hello, operator? An animationin which one man gets a directline to God, and asks the bigquestions which have beenbothering him.

‘Hello, operator?’ Animeiddiadlle mae un dyn yn cael llinelluniongyrchol i Dduw, ac yngofyn y cwestiynau mawr sy’nei boeni.

Pemba Marc Hilltout andPascal Colson

A story drawn from the livesof children living on thestreets in Africa.

Stori’n seiliedig ar fywydauplant sy’n byw ar y strydoeddyn Affrica.

Screen Kiss Steven Sander

Learn the not-so-glamoroustruth about acting, as two leadactors in a film shoot anintimate moment together.

Dysgwch y gwirionedd am fydactio, wrth i ddau actorblaenllaw ffilmio ennyd hynodbreifat efo’i gilydd.

The End Rob Crowther & Tim Clayton Winner Enillydd

An office worker with a globeon his desk literally has thewhole world in his hands ashe discovers an unexpectedpower.

Mae gan weithiwr mewnswyddfa sydd â glôb ar eiddesg yr holl fyd yn eiddwylo’n llythrennol wrth iddoddarganfod pwer annisgwyl.

The Picnic David Gilbert

There’s something sinister onthe menu in this unnervinghand-drawn animation

Mae ‘na rywbeth sinistr ar yfwydlen yn yr animeiddiadanesmwyth hwn a arlunwydâ’r llaw.

What’s Virgin Mean? Michael DaviesWinner Enillydd

Sometimes those littleinnocent questions demandbig answers! A motherattempts to answer herdaughter’s query.

Weithiau mae’r cwestiynaubach diniwed hynny yn gofynam atebion mawr! Mae mamyn ceisio ateb cwestiwn eimerch.

A TV Movie Daniel FaigleWinner Enillydd

What do you do ifyou are bored?Watch TV, ofcourse! But that’snot so easy, if youare a TV set.

Beth a wnewchos ‘rydych wedidiflasu? Gwylio’rteledu, wrth gwrs!Ond ‘dyw hynnyddim mor hawddos ‘rydych yn setteledu.

I.D. Sam FirthWinner Enillydd

A teenagerexplores heridentity in theintimacy of the1980s and 90sphoto booth.

Mae merch yn eiharddegau ynarchilio’ihunaniaeth mewnpreifatrwydd bwthffotograff y1980au a’r 90au.

Last Minute Pedro SuárezWinner Enillydd

A fast-pacedchronicle of thedemise of amarriage, from“It’s perfect” to“It’s over”.

Cofnod cyflym obriodas ynchwalu, o “Mae’nberffaith” i “Mae hi drosodd”.

A Film about Poo EmilyHowells &Anne Wilkins

This little film ishere to remindyou about whatyou should andshouldn’t do withpoo…

Mae’r ffilm fachhon yma i’chatgoffa beddylech a be naddylech wneudefo pw …

Alice’sAdventures inWonderland Mark Lediard

A sick girlembarks on ajourney through astrange andcurious world.

Mae merch sy’nsal yn ymgymrydâ thaith trwy fydestron a rhyfedd.

DepicT!Shortlist2009

This programmeof films fromDepicT! shows the complete 2009 shortlist. Each 90 seconds

Mae’r rhaglen hon o ffilmiau oDepicT! yndangos rhestr fer lawn 2009. 90 eiliad yr un

Lucky EB Hu

A thoughtful andbeautifullyanimated studyof humans’behaviourtowards the restof the animalkingdom.

Animeiddiadhyfryd acystyrlawn sy’nportreadu sut maeymddygiad dyn ynymddangos i fydyr anifeiliaid.

Plot GeorgeSander-Jackson

A heartening filmshowing how, in themiddle of the city,nature’s cycle ofgrowth carries onregardless.

Ffilm galonogolsy’n dangos sut,yng nghanol yddinas, mae cylchtyfiant natur ynparhau ymlaen ergwaethaf popeth.

The RabbitHole James Cook

A man. His dog. A topsy-turvytunnel.

Dyn. A’i gi. Twnelplith-draphlith.

The SleepyAstronaut WilliamWestaway

An insight intothose familiarcreatures of habitwho follow acomplicatedprocedure everySaturday morning.

Golwg ar ycreaduriaidcyfarwydd hynnysy’n dilyn yr undrefn gymhlethbob bore dyddSadwrn.

Thought Study Sam Spreckley

A kaleidoscopiccollection of smallmoments recordedusing 8mm film, digitalvideo, homemadecameras, hand-drawnanimation, stereo andcontact microphones.

Casgliadcaleidosgopaidd oennydau bach arecordiwyd yn defnyddioffilm 8mm, fideo digidol,camerâu a wnaethpwydgartref, animeiddiad awnaed â’r llaw, stereo ameicroffonau cyffwrdd.

Gravitation MichaelLockshin

A surreal look atthe statistic whichstates that mendie younger thanwomen.

Golwg swreal aryr ystadegau sy’ndweud bod dynionyn marw’n iau namerched.

M.R. JamesA Pleasing Terror Two Ghost stories Dwy Stori Ysbryd

Performed by Perfformwyd gan Robert Lloyd Parry In these films Robert Lloyd Parry performs two of the eeriest and most entertaining tales by Montague Rhodes James, written early in the twentiethcentury. M.R.James created some of the greatest ghost stories in the English language and his influence on the genre is still acknowledged by writerstoday. ‘When, near his death, James was asked whether he actually believed in ghosts he answered: “Depend upon it! We know that such things exist.But we do not know the rules!”

In Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book, a young antiquary discovers the devil in the detail of an old book in a medieval town of the French Pyrenees.The Mezzotint tells how a ghoulish revenge is enacted within a work of art before the helpless eyes of a museum curator in Oxford.

Robert Lloyd Parry studied Classics at Oxford before turning to acting. About his performance in this production he comments: “A crippling fear of spidershas helped me greatly in visualising the horrors in M R James’ work.”Two stories; 80 minutes Directed by Stephen Featherstone and Robert Lloyd Parry

Yn y ffilmiau hyn mae Robert Lloyd Parry yn perfformio dwy o straeon mwyaf iasol a difyr Montagu Rhodes James, a ysgrifennwyd yngynnar yn yr ugeinfed ganrif. Bu M.R.James yn creu rhai o’r straeon ysbryd gorau yn yr iaith Saesneg ac fe gydnabyddir ei ddylanwadar y genre hyd at heddiw. Ychydig cyn iddo farw, gofynnwyd i James beth oedd ei farn am yr oruwchnaturiol a’i ateb oedd: ‘Dependupon it! Some of these things are so, but we do not know the rules!’"

Yn Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book, mae hynafiaethwr ifanc yn darganfod y diafol mewn manylion hen lyfr mewn tref ganoloesol yny Pyreneau Ffrengig.Mae The Mezzotint yn adrodd hanes erchyll am weithred o ddial sy’n digwydd o fewn darn o waith celf o flaen llygaid curadur mewnamgueddfa yn Rhydychen.

Astudiodd Robert Lloyd Parry y Clasuron yn Rhydychen cyn troi at actio. Gan gyfeirio at ei berfformiad yn y cynhyrchiad hwn dywed:“A crippling fear of spiders has helped me greatly in visualizing the horrors in M R James’ work.”Dwy stori; 80 munud

Mandy Pritchard Between OurselvesBetween Ourselves is a film work which presents the views of a random cross section of people living in Monmouthshire. Twenty people were asked thesame series of questions, and their responses form a patchwork of opinions on universal issues. The people are from many backgrounds: a journalist, aphilosopher, a student, an artist, a cleric, a social worker. Visually they are presented full length in an outdoor setting. The views are simply presented bythe artist, but not judged.

Mandy Pritchard is an artist working in Wales; she currently lectures at Hereford College of Arts.

‘In an absolute sense I don’t think you can say something is right or wrong. It’s only right or wrong in a context’. Chris Emerson

Mae Between Ourselves yn ddarn o ffilm sy’n cyflwyno barn casgliad o wahanol bobl sy’n byw yn sir Fynwy. Gofynnwyd yr un gyfres o gwestiynau i ugaino bobl, ac mae eu hymatebion yn ffurfio clytwaith o farnau ar faterion cyffredinol. Mae’r bobl o wahanol gefndiroedd gan gynnwys newyddiadurwr, athronydd,myfyriwr, artist, clerig a gweithiwr cymdeithasol. Yn weledol fe’u cyflwynir ar lawn hyd yn yr awyr agored. Cyflwynir y sylwadau yn syml gan yr artist, ondnid ydynt yn cael eu beirniadu.

Mae Mandy Pritchard yn artist sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru; ar hyd o bryd mae hi’n darlithio yng Ngholeg Celfyddydau Henffordd. ‘In an absolute sense I don’t think you can say something is right or wrong. It’s only right or wrong in a context’. Chris Emerson

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