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How difficult is it to get your dream feature made? A screenwriter speaks at the Exeter Phoenix

Hugh Ellis, screenwriter of the award-winning film Summer, will be discussing the impact of new media and media ownership with actor and director Peter Ellis at the Exeter Phoenix on Wedensday, July 1 at 2pm.

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Devon legend ‘Hairy Hands’ too local for a film title says South West Screen

Ashley Thorpe’s fourth Penny Dreadful animation, The Hairy Hands, which is based on the Devon legend, is due to have the script and budget signed off by South West Screen on June 15, but there is still concern that the name may alienate audiences outside the Devon region.

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Ashley Thorpe films at Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in New York for US premiere

The Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, which is on in Manhattan, New York, tonight and tomorrow (Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6), has selected Ashley Thorpe’s Scayrecrow and The Screaming Skull in a back-to-back screening in its film room.

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The Crinoline and the Rose, by Emma Kempton and Anson Hartford

The Crinoline and the Rose from phoenix media on Vimeo.

Back in 2006 The Crinoline and the Rose from Emma Kempton and Anson Hartford was wowing audiences with its magical tale. Couple that with a superbly shot, touchingly performed, surreal experience and you start to recognise why the film has gathered such broad appeal.

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Toby de Burgh is looking for a location and extras for his latest film, The Undertow

Exeter filmmaker Toby de Burgh, who picked up the jury prize and the D+CFilm sponsored award at Two Short Nights at the Exeter Phoenix, is looking for a new location for his latest film.

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Ashley Thorpe of Carrion Films on BBC Radio Devon

The vanguard of the revival of modern British horror, Ashley Thorpe of Carrion Films – he of Scayrecrow fame, winner of independent filmmaker of the year award and traveller to Cannes (to name but three) will be on Jo Loosemore’s The Review on BBC Radio Devon tonight between (Thursday, May 7) 6pm and 7pm.

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Ashley Thorpe and Toby De Burgh awarded UK Film Council Digital Shorts commissions

Exeter film makers Ashley Thorpe and Toby De Burgh have been commissioned to produce new work as part of the UK Film Council’s Digital Shorts scheme.

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Fairytales and Nightmares – D+CFilm Show special watch it here

The Devon + Cornwall Film Show 2 from Alex White on Vimeo.

The second D+CFilm Show has in-depth interviews with two of Devon’s renown filmmakers: Elizabeth-Jane Baldry and Ashley Thorpe, in a Fairytales and Nightmares Special.

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Luke Hagan’s Mr Sinner Man music video for Alex Gimson

Sinner Man from Luke Hagan on Vimeo.

Here’s the latest video for Alex Gimson, Mr Sinner Man, from filmmaker Luke Hagan, who picked up an award for best student film at last year’s Two Short Nights film festival at the Exeter Phoenix for his film One Year On.

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Karolina Glusiec shortlisted for top award for Carousel Rodeo animation

A film which aims to convey the emotional state of a youngster being lost at the fairground by Karolina Glusiec has been shortlisted for the Royal Television Society Student Television Awards.