Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
News about latest club meetings
One of the more important and serious nights on the OVFM calendar, the 2022 AGM is the one night of the year where club members get to air their concerns, ask questions and share their ideas for future programmes, so please don’t let this opportunity pass you by if you have something to say. …
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It’s that time of year again – The OVFM OSCARS!! Like last year, this meeting will be held via Zoom to ensure the largest turn out possible but don’t feel dissuaded from dressing up as we would were this meeting “in person” you can still enter into the spirit of the event and …
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Its back to Zoom for our next club meeting, with a twist on an old theme. We’ve had many evenings in the past where we’ve viewed films from other clubs, but rarely has this be a reciprocal arrangement in the same week – until now! This Tuesday evening, OVFM will be sharing films …
This coming Tuesday we are back in our old haunt of the Barnard Rooms for our first in-person meeting for a while, as we jump into our time machine and take a trip into the past for a look into the OVFM archives! The evening will be split into two halves – the …
I hope everyone has their thinking caps ready as our next club meeting, held via Zoom, will be a Quiz Night! The Legion of Doom (OVFM Committee) have been tight lipped about what we can expect in terms of questions and categories thereof, although I have been reliably informed there will be “something …
SIGNS Coming up in the next club meeting on January 25th we have the screening of the films you made to the theme of Signs as first revealed to you HERE. Hopefully you’ve taken advantage of the nebulous scope this rubric has as we explained but if you still need to add …
Happy New Year everyone and what better way to kick things off for the club than with the Top Ten final! The results of the individual rounds can be found HERE so now it is time to determine once and for all which film was the collective favourite of club members and will …
As we head towards the end of the year that can only mean one thing – the annual competition is upon us. This is where we submit our films for judging by another club and the results are reveal during The Oscars in March next year. Also part of the Oscars are the club …
This week we give members a chance to interact with each other via the comfort of our lovely warm homes and not have to brave the freezing temperatures of the dark nights as we present another Zoom meeting. For the first part of this session John Epton will be discussing the club’s latest technical …
We are now ready for the second round of the 2021 Top Ten competition. In the first round we had five films entered, featuring a drama, travelogue and another local history lesson, and for this second and concluding qualifying round, we are hoping to top that number of entries Like last time, we are …