The impact of our libel laws on documentary film makers: what you don’t get to see
Thursday 11th March, 6:30pm
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA

As part of the Big Libel Week, the Libel Reform Campaign will be hosting a free event on the effect of our libel laws on documentary film makers. Speakers include:

• Tracy Worcester is a documentary film maker who directed and produced the film Pig Business (there will be a screening of an extract from this)
• Christopher Hird is a leading figure in UK independent documentary making and runs Dartmouth Films
• Duncan Campbell is an investigative journalist and filmmaker who specialises in privacy, civil liberties and secrecy issues. He has faced successive libel actions for twenty years.

World Day Against Cyber Censorship
12th March 2010

Reporters Without Borders will celebrate World Day Against Cyber Censorship on 12 March. This event is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all. It is also meant to draw attention to the fact that, by creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet is a force for freedom. However, more and more governments have realised this and are reacting by trying to control the Internet.

Reporters Without Borders will mark the occasion by issuing its latest list of Enemies of the Internet. This list points the finger at countries such as Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Tunisia that restrict online access and harass their netizens. A list of countries that have been placed under surveillance for displaying a disturbing attitude towards the Internet will also be released.

Reporters Without Borders will award the first Netizen Prize, with support from Google, at 7 p.m. on 11 March 2010, on the eve of World Day Against Cyber Censorship. The prize will be given to an Internet user, blogger or cyber-dissident who has made a notable contribution to the defence of online freedom of expression. The award ceremony will take place at the Paris headquarters of Google France.

Reporters Without Borders has designed a logo to symbolise the defence of online free expression. It represents a computer mouse freeing itself from its chains. The logo can be downloaded free of charge and is available in various colours. Do you want to show your support for World Day against Cyber-Censorship? Do you want to defend an Internet without restrictions and accessible to everyone? Don't hesitate to download this logo and post it on your blog or website or add it to your email signature.

The Big Libel Gig
Sunday 14 March 2010
Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,London

The Big Libel Gig will raise funds to support the Coalition for Libel Reform. An eclectic line-up, including Dara O Briain, Tim Minchin, Marcus Brigstocke, Robin Ince, Ed Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi, Professor Brian Cox, Simon Singh, Professor Richard Wiseman, Dr Peter Wilmshurst and Dr Ben Goldacre, is supporting the campaign for a public interest defence to protect writers, bloggers, academics, human rights activists and performers.

The Big Libel Gig is the brainchild of comedian Robin Ince - whose previous successes include the annual Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People shows and who will be hosting the evening – and Simon Singh, the science author and broadcaster, who will be talking frankly about the impact of libel fears on scientific debate.

Stars of the show will tell the audience that England's unjust libel laws are preventing free speech and open criticism of big corporations and powerful institutions. They will call for others to support the campaign for a public interest defence and join them in signing the petition for libel reform at www.libelreform.org. The Big Libel Gig will be the culmination of Libel Reform Week, which will raise awareness of English libel laws and urge political parties to commit to major reforms before the election, in the interests of fairness, the public interest and free speech.

Funds raised from The Big Libel Gig will be donated to the Coalition for Libel Reform, established by the charities Index on Censorship, English PEN and Sense About Science.

London Burlesque 2010
April 20-25 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen....after 3 years of sensational weekend festivals culminating in the overwhelming success of London Burlesque Festival 2009, Chaz Royal, is proud to present London Burlesque Week 2010!

Veteran festival producer Chaz Royal has pulled out every big name in his little black burlesque book to produce the world's greatest showcase of international burlesque talent.

London Burlesque Festival 2009 was a sold-out event, drawing an estimated 3000 burlesque lovers, fans and newcomers. The spectacular weekend featured over 150 burlesque, cabaret and variety performers from across Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

London Burlesque Week promises more glitz, more glamour, more vaudeville and more sizzling striptease than any other burlesque event in 2010. Showcasing the best in British burlesque & beyond, London Burlesque Week 2010 will also feature themed shows along with some of the festival's most popular events, including Battle Royale Newcomers Contest and Jetsetters Ball.

Dress to impress and join the fun at the world's most extravagant celebration of Burlesque in each of its exotic forms!

FAB Fest 2010
Filmhouse, Edimburgh
Friday 30 April to Sunday 2 May

Fans of the fantastic world of weird and wonderful cinema can start making plans for the weekend of Friday 30 April to Sunday 2 May, when you will be served up a feast of movies that will entertain, enlighten, enthrall, and chill your bones to the core! FAB Fest will showcase many stunning UK premieres, loads of very special guests to meet and greet, plus giveaways and Q&As, all taking place over 3 days of non-stop movie excess.

• KAIFECK MURDER - Supernatural chills in Bavaria!
• THE END - Audacious, gripping and utterly original.
• THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LITTLE DIZZLE - Best director award winner, this dazzling new film is a genre-defying cult classic in the making.
• 8TH WONDERLAND - Award-winning, ground-breaking fantasy epic. (PLUS GUESTS / Q&A)
• LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN - The latest gut-wrenching urban horror from legendary New Yorker Buddy Giovinazzo, who will be the festival's guest of honour and will also screen the director's cut of his cult classic debut COMBAT SHOCK.
• A DAY OF VIOLENCE - Unrelentingly brutal new British sensation. (PLUS GUESTS / Q&A)
• RESURRECTING THE STREET WALKER - Superb British horror that heralds a major new talent. (PLUS GUESTS / Q&A)
• NEIGHBOR - An astonishing modern Grand Guignol masterpiece. (PLUS GUESTS / Q&A)
• REEL ZOMBIES - The most downright clever zombie movie of the last few years. (PLUS GUESTS / Q&A) PLUS five more films still to be confirmed...

FAB Fest is a three day festival running in Cinema One at Filmhouse in Edinburgh. FAB Fest passes are only £65 per person, and are on sale now from the Filmhouse box office: