Filmmaking
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Creative England launches Elevator skills programme
Creative England today announces the launch of its Elevator skills programme for film producers, directors and writer/directors from across the UK. Elevator will give up to 15 award-winning makers of live action, documentary or animated shorts support to make the leap to feature films. Supported by Creative Skillset, the scheme will provide selected applicants with bespoke skills training and ...
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Monumental contemporary sculpture installation joins Warhol in a modern summer
Dulwich Picture Gallery is excited to present a monumental installation in its grounds to coincide with Andy Warhol: The Portfolios, The Bank of America Collection. The Four Seasons, a set of four fifteen-foot fibreglass sculptures by American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas, will be the first ever public display of all four works and continues the Gallery’s commitment to displaying contemporar...
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Alan has a very good feeling about his film
Independent filmmaker and Edge Hill University graduate Alan Donohoe is trying to raise £10,000 in a bid to make his dream film. Alan, who studied Film and Television, has directed, produced and co-written, with fellow alumnus Jamie Williamson, the film I Have a Bad Feeling About This...
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Newport hosts a celebration of low-budget filmmaking
Ffresh – the Student Moving Image Festival of Wales, which takes place from Feb 8 – 10 at the Newport Film School and the Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, has announced its programme for the 2012 event. Highlights include more than 30 individual screenings...
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UK film makers find the secret of happiness in recession
In the midst of all the international financial gloom, a two-minute comedy film based on a school photography session for six year-olds and set in a British school, is raising spirits internationally. School Portrait, a short film which cost just £200 and took only a day to shoot...
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Cheltenham Film Society thanked for student support
The Cheltenham Film Society’s (CFS) contribution to young film makers at the University of Gloucestershire has been recognised at an industry launch of the new Media School. Earlier this year, society members pledged their support to the county’s budding...
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Salford students up for RTS TV Awards
Three films made by students on the University of Salford’s MA courses in Television and Wildlife Documentary have been nominated for Royal Television Society North West awards, which will be presented this Saturday at a special ceremony at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel...
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Greater Manchester Councils to sign film industry charter
Greater Manchester will underline its support for the TV and film industry this week by signing an industry recognised Charter at the BVE North (Broadcast Video Expo) event taking place at Manchester Central...
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Global experts gather at DMU to explore the ‘monster inside us all’
As the new vampire film Twilight: Breaking Dawn is about to hit cinema screens nationwide, experts from around the globe are gathering at De Montfort University (DMU) to explore the ever-growing appeal of the monster genre...
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Master workshop to enable Staffordshire filmmakers to Seize the Future
Tickets are now available for an exclusive workshop designed for independent filmmakers and artists determined to get their work seen widely, create social impact, and earn a living in the digital age...









