We’re open for bookings for the London 2012 Olympic Games period at Forman’s Fish Island from today!
See http://www.formansfishisland.com/dining-experience/ for all the details.
Here’s just a taster…
This just in – from The Daily Mail a couple of days ago actually. A nice piece with Lance Forman about opportunities – or lack of – for small businesses and banging the drum for the legacy.
Small firms urged to grab last £50m of Olympics contracts By HELEN LOVELESS 22nd January 2012
About £50million of contracts for the London Olympics are still up for grabs and small firms are being urged to act quickly.
One that didn't get away: Lance Forman is expanding his fish smoking business on the back of the Olympics
Nearly 70 per cent of suppliers to the Games are small and medium-sized businesses, with more than 250 such firms having been awarded contracts. Two-thirds of those companies are based outside London.
The Olympic Delivery Authority, which is responsible for the infrastructure of the Games, has some 1,500 suppliers, most of which are small businesses.
Chris Daniels, head of London 2012 activation for Lloyds TSB, a ‘tier one’ sponsor of the Games, says that areas where there are still contracts to be won include banner signage, security and hospitality.
He says: ‘There are still many contracts in cottage industries, for example, creative areas such as costumes and flowers.’ Details of available contracts can be viewed on competefor.com, a website set up in association with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Lance Forman runs family business Forman’s Smokehouse in Stratford, east London. The firm, which was set up in 1905, claims to be the oldest producer of smoked salmon in Britain and supplies luxury foods to the House of Lords, the Savoy hotel and department store Fortnum & Mason.
The business was forced to relocate from its original premises on the Stratford site of the Games after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
However, Lance, 49, has more than made the most of the opportunities offered as a result. Not only are the new premises the nearest building to the Olympic stadium, but Lance has launched three new businesses, including a hospitality venue that will play host to major Olympic-related events including the Olympics after-party.
He has also opened a restaurant by the site and an art gallery which shows the works of local artists. The company employs 85 staff, but Lance expects to take on hundreds more during the Games.
He says: ‘This is a chance for us to boost business, but also to showcase what we do, in particular how good British food can be. What is most important is ensuring that the boost given by the Olympics is sustained after the event is over.’
Steve Wheeler, local business director for small and medium-sized firms at BT, a partner to the Games, says: ‘Businesses need to prepare thoroughly for the Games – leaving it to the last minute will not work.
‘Our research shows that 74 per cent of small firms expect disruption during the Olympics, yet only a quarter are taking steps to address it.’
Our yard was turned into an East London recreation of a summer music festival last week for the filming of the video for Coke’s 2012 Olympics anthem. Mark Ronson has sampled the sounds of sport, the groans, grunts, the thunks and slaps of top atheletes competing, to make a track to soundtrack the sponsor’s Olympics campaigns.
Ronson, who said it was a “no-brainer” to try to be involved, travelled to the athletes’ home grounds to record them.
Britain’s Darius Knight, a 21-year-old table tennis player, cringed as Ronson told Coca-Cola’s global London 2012 marketing launch, that his “very unusual grunt” will now be immortalised in the song.
The chart star said: “Darius has this very unusual sound. It is great. Sometimes he uses it to put off his opponents and sometimes it is a sound of victory – to me it sounded like James Brown so I knew I would use that.”
Ronson said he turned Kseniya Vdovina, a 400m sprinter from Russia, into “the bionic woman” by attaching microphones to her body.
The best sounds from Mexican taekwondo star Maria Espinoza were “the screams and the grunts that she made when she was kicking the c*** out of somebody”, according to Ronson.
We can’t recommend this one highly enough, come and join us for brilliant films in an absolutely bonkers setting – Films on Fridges at Forman’s Fish Island runs until August 13th…
More details and ticket outlets here – http://www.formanandfield.com/blog/2011/07/25/films-on-fridges-opens-at-formans-fish-island-this-wednesday/
What a weekend it was! The best Hackney Wicked Art Festival yet we think… thank you to all those that came along to Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery and Formans Restaurant over the 3 days.
Street Food outside our smokery
Formans Restaurant chefs feeling the heat
Our roof terrace - the best view in town
Street artists painting the street...
... and painting each other!
Open 27th July to 13th August www.filmsonfridges.com
This summer, Films on Fridges has resurrected East London’s Fridge Mountain – once Europe’s largest mound of discarded refrigerators – in all its monumental glory for three weeks to create a distinctive cinematic experience.
Watching a film has never been this peculiar as the discarded refrigerators take the form of a pop-up cinema. Drawing on the area’s industrial heritage and the ongoing transformations catalysed by the Olympic development – this inventive environment is intensified by framing it against the backdrop of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.
In tribute to the Olympic spirit, Films on Fridges has a notable line up of sporting classics and UK premiers in anticipation of the fast approaching London Olympics.
The project engages attendees in the ongoing discussion of the area’s rapid transformation, homage to both it’s industrial past and the athletic legacy to come. The cinema’s construction utilises reclaimed refrigerators, thanks to the UK’s leading recycling centre – Sims Recycling, to raise awareness of the issues of waste, reuse, and sustainability.
Films on Fridges will run for three weeks – its 2011 dates aligning with those of the 2012 Olympic Games, and will screen sports-centric films, from blockbusters to indy gems. Booking tickets in advance is highly recommended. To experience this unique, cinematic extravaganza book at www.wegottickets.com/filmsonfridges. Tickets go on sale on June 30th and are £10 each.
Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery Yard, Hackney Wick London E3 2NT
Quotes on the Films and Fridges project:
“The view from the site is incredible. The Olympic Stadium – a stone’s throw away – will create a wonderful backdrop for the screening in the evening. It’s going to be an extraordinary visual statement.” – Mat Triebner, Co-Founder Scout Limited
“Hosting the UK Premiere of a film which truly captures the essence of football and sport overall, in such an iconic and interesting location was an opportunity we couldn’t resist.” – Pelada Director, Ryan White
“Hackney Wick is such an interesting and exciting place with such a diverse and rich history. Given the area’s incredible creative energy and the bizarre, almost folkloric nature of the Fridge Mountain, we knew this would be a fascinating project.” – Lindsey Scannapieco, Co Founder, Scout Limited
How to get there
The nearest station is Hackney Wick Overground – just one stop from Stratford which has the
Central, Jubilee, DLR and Overground. The site is located just a hop, skip and a jump down the canal to the Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery Yard, Stour Road, E3 2NT.
Film Schedule
Wednesday July 27, 2011
Rocky (1976)
A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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Thursday July 28, 2011
Fire in Babylon (2010)
Feature documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970′s/80′s.
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Friday July 29, 2011
What Have You Done Today
Mervyn Day (2005)
We our proud to announce that we will be partnering with the Floating Cinema for the opening night of the Hackney Wicked Festival. An outdoor screening of this acclaimed, locally-shot film with an appearance from Bob Stanley of St Etienne. The Telegraph Newspaper calls the film, ‘A hymn to the East End.’
SOLD OUT
Saturday July 30, 2011
Pelada (2010)
UK Premiere of this acclaimed documentary following one game over 25 countries. Away from professional stadiums, bright lights, and manicured fields, there’s another side of football. Presented in partnership with Braziliality.
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Thursday August 4th, 2011
Escape to Victory (1981)
Allied POWs take on the German National football team in WWII Paris while the French resistance plans the team’s escape.
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Friday August 5th, 2011
Breaking Away (1979)
Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay. A small-town American obsessed with cycling vies for the affections of a girl while being pressured by his parents to go to college. Classic coming-of-age sports film.
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Saturday August 6th, 2011
Cool Runnings (1993)
Inspired by the true story of the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team’s struggle to compete in the 1988 Olympic Games. Cool Runnings stars John Candy as the team’s coach in this Disney comedy. Who doesn’t love an underdog?
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Sunday August 7th, 2011
Pumping Iron (1977)
Before being the Terminator, a Kennedy in-law, or his tenure as the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bodybuilder. See Arnold in this surreal pseudo-documentary following bodybuilders in California as they prepare to compete in the 1975 Mr Olympia and Mr Universe. Vintage Governator at his finest.
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Wednesday August 10th, 2011
East End Shorts Night
In partnership with the East End Film Festival, Films on Fridges is pleased to present the East End Shorts Night, and evening of original shorts screened at the festival this spring.
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Thursday August 11th, 2011
Rio Breaks (2009)
In partnership with our media partner, Little White Lies, Films on Fridges is thrilled to present Rio Breaks. This wonderful documentary explores the lives of two Brazillian boys as they balance their lives between home in the favela, and their favourite surfing beach where they perfect their art.
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Friday August 12th, 2011
Slapshot (1977)
Paul Newman stars as the coach of a failing small-town ice hockey team that resorts to on-ice thuggery to win games and prevent the sale of of the team. A farcical look at minor league hockey.
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Saturday August 13th, 2011
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Films on Fridges Finale ends with perhaps the most iconic of sports films. Join us August 13th for Chariots of Fire, winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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This film was created and produced by Steve Clarke and Alex Gulland www.contentedbrands.com
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