Things are hotting up over at the AV 08 Festival site, with announcements of the UK premiere of John Cage's Variations VII, an Authechre jam and the 12 screens of Deep Play by German film-maker and artist, Harun Farocki - The 2006 World Cup Final from Every Angle. The 2008 Festival runs from 28 February to 8 March in venues across Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. I might even get even get on the ferry for this one...