Brighton Animation Club is hosting a programme of Helliwell direct animation films on Monday 13th May at the 3 Jolly Butchers pub in Brighton, starting 7.30pm. The selection will include shorts from the 1990s up to the present, all featuring unique electronic music soundtracks.

New short film A MAD Visit, explores the marvellous Mechanical Art & Design museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, giving a glimpse at just a few of the kinetic sculptures and automata on display. The soundtrack features electronics with sounds of the exhibition. youtu.be/7KKVQswj5vc

The fifth Synch Pulse experimental film evening goes psychedelic, with a programme of shorts awash with mind-boggling imagery and sounds, including video feedback, strange adverts, eye-popping colours, and a platoon of British army soldiers on LSD. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

The next Synch Pulse experimental film programme is screening this Wednesday evening in Brighton, with a packed programme of 18 short direct animation films spanning a period from the 1940s up to 2022. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

Tape loop making with reel to reel quarter inch tape is an activity that always produces some unexpected and enjoyable results, that are especially useful in experimental film. With a tape loop soundtrack a new short video reveals the process. youtu.be/jyLiOd1UO7I

An experimental film screening and tape loop making workshop aimed at younger people, gives an opportunity to show work to 16-25 year olds and get them involved with some old style, hands-on technology, still being used for creating film soundtracks. fabrica.org.uk/events/bfi-fil…

Synch Pulse experimental film night is on Wednesday 21st February, at The Rose Hill in Brighton. The theme is sculpture, and a programme of shorts reflecting modern work including kinetic and sound sculpture. Doors open at 7pm and it's free entry. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

Ace action shots by Keith de Mendonca contribute to new short film Machine Brain Trust, which captures a performance at the Synch Pulse experimental film night. The dance is by Mike Turner-Lee, with collage backdrop and electronic music by Ian Helliwell. youtu.be/1cW7DiGxmww

A three year research project on electronic music composer Ernest Berk, receives a welcome write up in Sound On Sound, including a call out for anyone who worked with Berk, to contact the research team at the University of Huddersfield. soundonsound.com/news/universit…

The Analogue Sound Workshop ran at the weekend in Brighton, with 2 keen participants who made tape loops; created synthetic sound with 16mm film; built an electronic kit; and creatively soldered a walkie-talkie. ianhelliwell.co.uk/analogue-sound…

New short film NYC 63 centres on vintage amateur cine film shot in New York, including the Camel Man billboard on the east side of Times Square. The silent footage has been edited and a new electronic soundtrack composed with tape loops and electronics. youtu.be/t5R78Pclzio

Dance themed short experimental films are screening tonight at Synch Pulse, taking place at The Rose Hill venue in Brighton. It's free entry and doors open at 7pm. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

Made from deteriorated standard 8mm found home movie material, new short experimental film, Eltons Bins, features footage shot in the 1960s in and around a trade fair, which is finally engulfed by emulsion degradation. youtu.be/GxYkAsE9Z74

Synch Pulse, an evening of short experimental films and electronic music on a theme of dance, is happening at The Rose Hill, Brighton, on Wednesday. 24th Jan. Doors open at 7pm and it's free to get in. therosehill.co.uk/events/synch-p…

For tonight's lecture, at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, former Assistant Director of the ICA, Jasia Reichardt, discusses exhibitions she organised there 1963-1971, including Cybernetic Serendipity. Electronic music from that exhibition is here: mixcloud.com/ianhelliwell/t…

Amidst the carnage, destruction and horrific suffering of Palestinians, there is little an individual can do, though questioning the Western mainstream media narrative is a start. A paper cut-out collage is inconsequential, but a creative way to express shock and solidarity.

New experimental film, Picture Invasion, continues a run of shorts derived from naturally decayed standard 8mm home movies. A split-screen montage gathers together the disparate found footage sequences, enhanced by an electronic music soundtrack. youtu.be/rUSrk-mbiYs

New short experimental film Blackpool Night Lights, is made from silent amateur found footage shot in the early 1960s. A new electronic music soundtrack has been composed using a Hellitron Stylus machine, and several Hellitron tone generators. youtu.be/UQ76yoZeXrc

Synch Pulse, a new film night screening experimental archive and contemporary shorts, launches on Sunday at the Lord Nelson pub in Brighton. This inaugural event, part of Cinecity, is themed Cut Outs and Cut Ups, and will focus on experimental animation. cine-city.co.uk/event/synch-pu…

New short experimental film Driving Into Decay, is made from deteriorated standard 8mm home movie found footage, and features a specially composed electronic music soundtrack. An excerpt of it is here: youtu.be/DGZsD65MlIY