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Cornish Slates: promoting the grassroots film community
Cornish Slates is a screening and networking event for the grassroots Cornish film community. We chatted to organiser Jonny Dry about its success so far
Alien Outbreak: sci fi horror makes thrilling impact
Alien Outbreak is a gruesome sci-fi horror from Devon-based Rendered Pictures. We caught up with Amanda and Neil Rowe about making another international hit
Be Natural – Reclaim the Frame screening
Be Natural – The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché is getting a Reclaim the Frame screening
How to Write the Perfect Valentine’s Day Card
With some many good film lines to choose from your Valentine’s Day Card should sing, but if not, here are a few tips to help you with your words
Doing by not doing: Sam Morgan on acting and improv
Sam Morgan is an actor and comedian who also ventures into darker roles. We chatted acting, improv and the passion needed for filmmaking
Lights, Camera, Captions! deaf children miss out on cinema
Lights, Camera, Captions! is a campaign from the National Deaf Children’s Society to allow deaf children into the cinema to share the cultural experience
Emerging and aspiring film producers event in Exeter
Emerging and aspiring film producers can get a fab insight into their work and an honest appraisal and tips in two events at the Exeter Phoenix with the BFI
4 Games Films Made Famous
Movies and games go together naturally, and there are times when the gaming world leads the film world. Here are four examples of games films made famous
Channel 4 Creative Hub looks to South West talent
The new Channel 4 Creative Hub has been opened in Bristol, but it is looking to the whole of the South West, and Wales for its creative talent
A desire to preserve things | filmmaker Andy Oxley
Andy Oxley is a filmmaker, specialising – we’d say – in personal and respectful views, put individuals at the heart of the story. We spoke to him
Farming films inspire communties to think local
The farming films of North Devon Moving Image’s Down on the Farm commissions are raising awareness to farming and going on a North Devon tour
New Year, New You: 2020 Fitness Events in The North East
The new year can bring new challenges and a new outlook. Pace yourself and prepare for these fitness events taking place in the North East
Learning from High Profile Celebrity Divorces
Celebrity Divorces are the high-profile end of the partnership spectrum. Maybe it’s because we watch them on film, but what can we learn from these splits?
Beautiful and rewarding: One Acre by Black Bark Films
Jo Barker and Holly Black of Black Bark Films teamed up with Dee Butterly of the Landworkers’ Alliance to explore a young woman’s entry into farming
‘A passion to explore’: Haunt The Woods’ Supernova video
Haunt the Woods video Supernova is a sci-fi journey into possibility. We caught up with director Billy Abbott to find out how he journeyed into a new world
Sphere of Fear 2: more balls out guerrilla filmmaking for sequel
Sphere of Fear returns in Sphere of Fear 2, and the ante is upped. Allegiances are divided and switched in this demon search for God’s bedside box
‘Weird, sweaty and homoerotic’: Shuttlecock by Tommy Gillard
Shuttlecock is ’13 minutes of sweaty men in tight white shorts’, and so much more. We chatted to writer director Tommy Gillard about his short sport film
Cleanin’ Up The Town: ecto-plasmic romp through Ghostbusters
Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters is a fascinating look into the creative innovation of the film which became a classic
Sphere of Fear 2: the guerrilla hit bounces back
Sphere of Fear 2 sees The Ball of evil returning to the streets of Plymouth to create demonic havoc. We caught up with the guerrilla filmmakers behind it
Wurzel Gummidge experience for PCA’s Ellie Stoten
Film & Screen Arts student Ellie Stoten from Plymouth College of Art worked on BBC Worzel Gummidge reboot after making contact with the production designer
John Tomkins: “be prepared for pain barriers”
English Riviera Film Festival director John Tomkins has grown the South Devon film fest, getting bigger and better each year. We got some film fest tips
Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival tour in 2020
Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival is back on tour in 2020 with a world of important and breathtaking stories from the natural world
South West Adventure Film Festival! Get set (and submit)
South West Adventure Film Festival – a celebration of outdoor films highlighting the adventurous spirit of the South West of England and beyond – is open
The most unique celebrity weddings
Unique celebrity weddings always have that film star allure and glamour. Here are just some that caught our eye for that movie style inspiration
5 Real Life Jewellery Heists That Sound Like the Work of Fiction
Jewellery heists seem the thing of Carry Grant as The Cat or led by Danny Ocean. Here are some real-life ones that outdo cinema
Shooting The Mafia | Reclaim The Frame in Exeter
Shooting The Mafia is Kim Longinotto’s observation of the Mafia in Sicily. The film is presented as by of Reclaim The Frame at the Exeter Phoenix
King-Collins: intelligence and social issues in genre films
King-Collins is a production company that makes socially aware and though-provoking films. We caught up with director Luke Abbott and producer Jason Collins
Jo Ryan: Film has the power to key into emotions
Jo Ryan has been following a sheep farming family who are connected to the land in her Down on the Farm documentary for North Devon Moving Image
Film fest brings sustainability to Exeter’s solar-powered cinema
The solar-powered cinema that is Studio 74 at the Exeter Phoenix is the fitting venue for Two Short Nights film fest, which focuses on sustainability
Books that have been successfully adapted to the big screen
Book sales are on the march – that’s not only because they are fab, but they’ve also given rise to some fab big screen adaptations
Patryk Swiatczak: “Nothing’s stronger than the power of doubt”
Patryk Swiatczak is a filmmaker who has already made an international music video and an award-winning documentary. We caught up with what motivates him
Michael Ford animator of Disney, Marvel and Lego at PCA
Michael Ford, who’s worked on films including Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Lego Ninjago Movie is a lecturer at Plymouth College of Art
Phil Spencer: ‘Through my words I can create powerful images’
Phil Spencer became a filmmaker after 11 years in the Royal Marines. We caught up with him to chat about his Exeter Phoenix bursary film House Hunting
Mary of Exeter, the hero pigeon who wouldn’t give up
Mary of Exeter, the heroic pigeon who won the Dickin Medal during the Second World War has been celebrated in an animation by young people in the city
Vitamin Sea: nature, the environment and mental health
Vitamin Sea is more than a film about plastic pollution, it highlights where connecting to nature, environmentalism and mental health intersect.
Jamille van Wijngaarden on her dark comedy School’s Out
In the comedic short School’s Out director Jamille van Wijngaarden takes a parents evening to explore some of those darker moments and parents evening
Hell-Tor Gothic film festival puts Devon on horror map
A new festival in Exeter celebrating Dartmoor and Devon’s rich history of ghosts, ghouls and witchcraft – Hell-Tor – will take place this November.
Marek Kawula capturing images our eyes would never see
Marek Kawula is a Devon filmmaker who gazed at the stars for his Time is the Enemy film. We asked about his inspiration and future plans
Medical myths from the big screen: Hollywood Hospital
Medical myths abound in TV and film. We’ve gone all Doogie Howser to expose the health issues that Hollywood exploits for a good story – not good medicine
Kayleigh Gibbons talks Featherweight, realism and honesty
Featherweight is an animation that uses engaging characters and dark humour to explore grief and loss. We asked Kayleigh Gibbons why she made it
Chumbak: hope and aspirations from jungle to city
Shot it India, Chumbak caputres hope and adventure. We spoke to filmmakers Tobias Worrall and Isabelle van Hoorn about their adventure of making it