Up and about

Nothing to do with rubbish Suede albums, Coming Up is the name of Channel 4 and IWC Media’s emerging talent drama-type thingy.

Now in its seventh year, it’s the only scheme in the country where fledgling filmmakers have the chance to make an authored drama which is guaranteed to be shown on proper telly. Granted, it’ll probably be on when everyone’s in bed, but still.

They insist they’re looking for ‘bold ideas, originality, films that are contemporary and push boundaries’, before adding that work should be shot in four days on a limited budget – so if you wanna remake Solaris, you’re outta luck, buddy.

The deadline for entries is March 22 so you’d best get a move on. Click here for more information (and a grizzly picture of Charles Dance – grrr!).

Posted by Thin White Duke