The adventure that is The Smugglers of Mousehole continued right up to the premiere. And the family film is set to keep on with that adventure if the reception is anything to go by.
[Read more…] about Admiration and praise greets The Smugglers of MouseholeSouth West FilmMail newsletter to promote film collaboration
In this world of hi-tech communication pinging around, the new South West FilmMail is going old school with an email newsletter. The idea is to promote collaboration in the South West film community. We spoke to filmmaker Dom Lee – the force behind the new newsletter, who’s been selected for this year’s BFI Network x BAFTA Crew scheme – about what it is, how it will connect, and why you should sign up
[Read more…] about South West FilmMail newsletter to promote film collaboration¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival in Cornwall
The ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival is strutting its stuff at Calstock Arts, Cornwall.
[Read more…] about ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival in CornwallA war without weapons: Jon Seal on The Teachers’ Protest
‘What the teachers’ story tells us, is that you can fight without weapons and still win’. That’s what one of the contributors tells the documentary The Teachers’ Protest. The film, by Jon Seal, tells of steadfast resistance in the face of the Nazi regime of Second World War Norway.
[Read more…] about A war without weapons: Jon Seal on The Teachers’ ProtestThe Teachers’ Protest: documentary a different kind of war story
Resistance against hatred is at the core of historic documentary The Teachers’ Protest. The film is getting a screening at the Exeter Phoenix accompanied by a Q&A with the director Jon Seal.
[Read more…] about The Teachers’ Protest: documentary a different kind of war storyChase down the Pursuit of Happiness in Exeter
‘If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,’ opined Marc Anthony while he was sailing down the Nile, so the history books don’t say. A film season in Exeter is highlighting people who work so hard at what they love, it makes that Marc Anthony quote sound like amateur hour. Welcome to the Pursuit of Happiness
[Read more…] about Chase down the Pursuit of Happiness in ExeterImmersive orchestra at the Paignton Picture House
“‘HELLO!’ Makes you notice doesn’t it.” Mark Strong’s dark and dramatic voice aims to focus your attention before a film. It’s a modern classic. But imagine a time when that space was filled with the hubbub of a 21 piece orchestra starting to strike up. They would then provide an immersive live performance to accompany the main feature. How focused would you be then? That’s exactly what used to happen at the Paignton Picture House. Now a sound artist has recreated an orchestra in the building for an even more interactive event.
[Read more…] about Immersive orchestra at the Paignton Picture HouseBen Tallamy: ‘We love film for a character or a moment’
Ben Tallamy has the air of the Renaissance about him: multi-performer, maker, thinker, and on a good day it looks like he’s just stepped away from a bit of swashbuckling – intellectual swashbuckling, of course!
[Read more…] about Ben Tallamy: ‘We love film for a character or a moment’Free round-table discussion with international filmmakers
There are a few spaces left for local filmmakers to attend a special round-table discussion with writing / directing team of Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek at the Plymouth Arts Cinema.
[Read more…] about Free round-table discussion with international filmmakersSecrets of becoming a full-time filmmaker revealed
Devon filmmaker John Tomkins presents a look back at his creative journey so far with his Hollywood on a Budget talk. John will reveal the secrets, joys, stresses and challenges of not only being a filmmaker, but turning what was an interest into a full-time creative job.
[Read more…] about Secrets of becoming a full-time filmmaker revealedVee Vimolmal: ‘Cornwall is so beautiful and cinematic’
Vee Vimolmal is a Cornwall-based actress, who stars in the cult sci-fi classic Tangent Room. Ahead of the special screening at Calstock Arts, with a Q&A with the director, we caught up with Vee to talk science, rooms, Hollywood, and Cornwall…
[Read more…] about Vee Vimolmal: ‘Cornwall is so beautiful and cinematic’Bumble: Female Film Force finalists + new mentoring scheme
Bumble has announced the 11 filmmakers who have made it through to the final round of The Female Film Force 2019, out of over 1300 applications.
[Read more…] about Bumble: Female Film Force finalists + new mentoring schemeAdrian Cabello: It’s only natural to explore and film Cornwall
Adrian Cabello says it was only natural for him to film Cornwall, and how! Times, tides, drones, patience and early mornings combine to create a stunning journey. We asked him how he put together such an uplifting film.
[Read more…] about Adrian Cabello: It’s only natural to explore and film CornwallDiverse stories, unique voices: Two Short Nights commissions
There was a whisper of ‘the wolves won it’ at Two Short Nights 2018. It was following the results of the live pitch for the documentary arm of the Two Short Nights commissions, which was decided at the event. Each TSN ends with a call for applications for the next year’s other commission films. Now we can reveal the whole five Two Short Night commissions for 2019.
[Read more…] about Diverse stories, unique voices: Two Short Nights commissionsSongbird: Cobie Smulders stars in new Falmouth based film
Only the young, it seems are immune to ageing. And it’s the effects of ageing and capturing those life changing moments that is at the heart of the new film Songbird, which was shot in Cornwall.
[Read more…] about Songbird: Cobie Smulders stars in new Falmouth based filmThe Smugglers of Mousehole: adventure film premiere
Cornish film The Smugglers of Mousehole is an exciting crowdfunded family adventure film – all about Cornwall, by Cornwall, for Cornwall, says the blurb.
[Read more…] about The Smugglers of Mousehole: adventure film premiereAisles of dogs… cinema gets dog-friendly screening
Tails are wagging in excitement (and that’s just the owners!) over this coming Sunday’s [May 12] Dog-Friendly screening of Pick Of The Litter at the Exeter Picturehouse where hounds big and small (and hopefully well-behaved!) can join their humans for a trip to the cinema.
[Read more…] about Aisles of dogs… cinema gets dog-friendly screeningReclaim The Frame Exeter launch for film influencers
Reclaim The Frame has added yet another dimension of pride here at D&CFilm about the region’s sensibilities. Not only was Plymouth one of the original 5 national venues of Reclaim The Frame, at Plymouth Arts Cinema. But now, at its first opportunity, Exeter has joined too. It’s great for film watchers and filmmakers, and anyone who likes
[Read more…] about Reclaim The Frame Exeter launch for film influencersTangent Room, Swedish indie sci-fi get Calstock Arts screening
Tangent Room, the maths molding, mind-warping, multi-award winning Swedish indie sci-fi is getting a very special one-off screening in Cornwall, followed by a followed by a Q&A with the director Björn Engström.
[Read more…] about Tangent Room, Swedish indie sci-fi get Calstock Arts screeningQueerness in TV and film: challenging what we think we know
“Queer Theory posits a radical – and often irreverently funny – assault on the very idea of the normative,” Exeter Uni Benedict Morrison tells D&CFilm. We’re chatting because Benedict hosted the Q&A with Doozy director Richard Squires at the Exeter Phoenix. This is all fascinatingly new and we’re hooked and are now watching TV and film in a new way. Here’s the convo…
[Read more…] about Queerness in TV and film: challenging what we think we knowMay the 4th… Picturehouse / Empire sci-fi season lifts off
As part of the combo Picturehouse / Empire 30 – the two-film centred orgs hit the troublesome 30s in the same year and have combined for a multi-season of special flicks to share their celebrations. Hold onto your floatables, because next up is a sci-fi season
[Read more…] about May the 4th… Picturehouse / Empire sci-fi season lifts offPCA appoints Academy Award-shortlisted Animation leader
Academy Award-shortlisted animator Tim Pattinson has been appointed as Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Animation at Plymouth College of Art.
[Read more…] about PCA appoints Academy Award-shortlisted Animation leaderWindow into different worlds: Florence Browne Down on the Farm
Florence Browne is a documentary filmmaker based in Cornwall whose films peer through ‘a window into all sorts of different worlds’. We caught up with her about her Down on the Farm documentary and asked about her passion for exploring the emotional connections with farming
[Read more…] about Window into different worlds: Florence Browne Down on the Farm¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American film festival in Exeter
After a 10-year hiatus, the ¡Viva! Tour of UK cinemas is back, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
[Read more…] about ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American film festival in Exeter‘Inverts and treacherous homos’: Doozy takes on cartoon villainy
Richard Squires explores the outsider, hysterical masculinity, and non-hetero stereotypes in his creative documentary Doozy. Taking Hanna Barbera cartoons and Paul Lynde as a starting point, the film is a visually rich exploration of the issues raised. We were fascinated, so sent our pigeons off with questions about main character Clovis and who is Richard’s fave Hanna Barbera villain, plus more…
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