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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
Shuttlecock, a musical and a talking fish | Two Short Nights
The 18th Two Short Nights celebrated short film and film talent from around the world and the South West with a buzzing award ceremony to close the show
South West filmmakers showcased at Exeter’s Two Short Nights
Nearly 50 films from South West filmmakers will be screened at Two Short Nights at the Exeter Phoenix, highlighting the talent in the region
Top 5 UK landscapes you can visit from the big screen
These top 5 UK landscapes have been wowing film audiences with the eye-popping, mouth-dropping beauty. Take a look an plan you next film adventure
The top 5 best dressed out-of-costume superheroes
When they are not super-heroeing superheroes can certainly still cut it up with their fashion sense. Here are the top five in their day-to-day dress
Film and TV Charity: supporting all of the film industry
Film and TV Charity is the e charity working behind the scenes of the film and television industry in the UK for all those in the film industry. Here’s more
The most visually stunning celebrity vehicles
Celebrity vehicles offer a super star cinematic status like not other. Here are just a few of the flash four-wheelers of some of the world’s biggies
Nancy Astor Film preview screening at Plymouth Arts Cinema
A Nancy Astor film documenting the life, times and impact of the country’s first female politician is getting a special screening at Plymouth Arts Cinema
The Ballad of Mary Whyddon | Chagford screening
The Ballad of Mary Whyddon is a feature film by The Chagford Filmmaking Group that tells a tragic tale that has become woven into the history of Dartmoor
Classic films support Co-operative push in Plymouth
Plymouth Arts Cinema and Plymouth City Council team up for Co-Operative film screenings of The Rochdale Pioneers and It’s A Wonderful Life
George O’Reilly | Everybody Shut Up at Aesthetica
Devon director George O’Reilly is getting a premiere of his documentary Everybody Shut Up at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York
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
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
Focusing on emotional truth: Louisa Fielden talks about Patrick
The complex emotional truth of female friendship is explored in Patrick, a new short film by Louisa Fielden, to premiere in Exeter at Two Short Nights
Challenge! Can you make a film in 48 hours
Can you Make a film in 48 hours? As part of the Two Short Nights film fest in Exeter the annual 48 hour film challenge is set to take place. Marks, set, go!
Including Disney magic in your daily routine
Get your daily dose of Disney magic – from the moment you wake up to what you watch, and even go on holiday, there is a Disney something for every occasion
Britain on Film mapping mission: crowdsourcing with the BFI
The BFI calls on the you to join the Britain on Film mapping mission to help discover more about the shared screen heritage across the UK
Ferrante Fever, charting the ‘unrelenting addiction’ to the author
Ferrante Fever is a documentary that explores the Elena Ferrante phenomenon. We asked Dr Alessia Risi what all the fuss is about and more
UK Green Film Festival: the best of environmental films
The UK Green Film Festival is bringing some of the best – and shocking – environmental films to cinemas throughout the UK including Exeter and Falmouth
Allowing the story to shine: Vanessa Bailey talks about Bus Stop
Vanessa Bailey went on ‘an unexpected journey’ to create the short film Bus Stop. We ask her about it, and why filmmakers should take control
Friendship and love: Rosie Westhoff on her film Treacle
Treacle, directed by Rosie Westhoff and written by April Kelley, has been winning praise for all aspects of the short. We chatted to Rosie about making it
An unknown future: Jamie Hughes on his doc Horarium
Filmmaker Jamie Hughes took to a Benedictine community to explore themes of companionship, religion and an unknown future. We spoke to him about the film
The Marvellously Modern Film and Theatre Company
The Marvellously Modern Film and Theatre Company are serious about inclusivity and are being positive about it. We spoke to their founder to find out how
The Witch’s Mask: Paul Westwood on a story waiting to be told
Writer and director Paul Westwood unearthed the story of the Witch’s Mask, but it came to him during a dream. We spoke to him about developing the film
Hair, make up and more opportunities on SW FilmMail
SW FilmMail is an email newsletter that connects you with opportunities, events, people and more in the South West film scene. Here’s an example of one