The Cornish filmmakers category of the Newlyn PZ International Film Festival was a sell out in April 2019. Now the festival is gearing up for 2020 when it will be in Penzance. So get your films in and book your seats.
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To celebrate this month’s #ReclaimTheFrame showcase of women & obsession as part of BFI’s #FilmFeelsObsession season we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Vintage Double Bill: Women and Obsession at the Exeter Phoenix!
[Read more…] about Reclaim The Frame obsession ticket giveawayCelebs and their supplements …
We all slob out from time to time, so isn’t it lucky we’re not followed around by the paparazzi! For celebs and film and TV stars, it’s a different ball-game altogether, always having to look their best.
[Read more…] about Celebs and their supplements …South of Devon Films take on Cornish folklore with crowdfunder
An independent filmmaking collective, South of Devon Films, is looking to put their take of Cornish folklore on film, and they need your help.
[Read more…] about South of Devon Films take on Cornish folklore with crowdfunderBorley Rectory stunning horror doc goes to Blu-ray
You can bring on of the country’s most haunted house right into your home as Borley Rectory goes on Blu-ray.
[Read more…] about Borley Rectory stunning horror doc goes to Blu-rayThe impact of blockbuster films and big budget shows on towns and cities
One of the many great thing’s movies have the potential to do is place unknown gems on the global map, for good or for bad, transporting them to new settings and giving them the feeling of entering the movie itself. Quite often, movie producers scout real-world locations in an attempt to increase the authenticity of the motion picture, implementing the natural backdrops into scenes that can often be seen in action-adventure films.
[Read more…] about The impact of blockbuster films and big budget shows on towns and citiesDormant review: brooding menace of an ideal prequel
In a humdrum suburban world where cat-sitting seems to be the height of excitement, people are going missing. You’d think that would be the warning to new comer Jordan Long. Instead he’s advised to watch out for the feisty racoons. As if that was the height of his problems. But all is not how it seems in the movie Dormant
[Read more…] about Dormant review: brooding menace of an ideal prequelDoc Society for non-fiction funding coming to Exeter
‘We are dedicated to the impact of art and the art of impact,’ says the Doc Society, who support documentaries with info, cash and expertise. And they are coming to Exeter, courtesy of the Filmmakers Lab, to share tips, knowledge and encouragement for non-fiction filmmakers.
[Read more…] about Doc Society for non-fiction funding coming to ExeterBait: ‘ravishing’ film gets early South West screenings
Bait, by Cornwall-based filmmaker Mark Jenkin, is wowing and beguiling critics. And there’s a chance for South West film fans catching an early view of the film as it tours the region with a series of screenings and Q&As.
[Read more…] about Bait: ‘ravishing’ film gets early South West screeningsThe Loft Club… remember their Heart’s Desire
With a debut album on the way and a weekend of music at the Exeter Phoenix and for the Sunday Sessions Exeter at Powderham Castle, right behind them, there’s a very ‘now’ and ‘future’ vibe to Exeter indie troubadours The Loft Club. So we thought we’d look back.
[Read more…] about The Loft Club… remember their Heart’s DesireIrene’s Ghost: moving and uplifting doc of family and friendship
The just over one minute of the trailer of Irene’s Ghost catches the delicate poignancy of a deeply personal film that has a resonance with any family.
[Read more…] about Irene’s Ghost: moving and uplifting doc of family and friendshipEnglish Riviera Film Festival is getting bigger – 5 this year!
Reaching five is a milestone, and we’re all a-buzzing at the prospect of the fifth year of the English Riviera Film Festival. That’s ERFF19 to those with a fancy for such things. And this year’s fest has yet again upped the ante of supporting local filmmakers drawing in international appeal.
[Read more…] about English Riviera Film Festival is getting bigger – 5 this year!The making of: Awakening – Sound of the Sirens video
We got in touch with director Dom Lee, who worked alongside David Salas, to create the music video for Awakening, the first single from the Sound of the Sirens’ album This Time. But first, here are Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood, the Sound of the Sirens themselves what inspired them…
[Read more…] about The making of: Awakening – Sound of the Sirens videoThe Cold Blue WW2 doc takes you on B-17 missions in Europe
The Cold Blue is a new World War II documentary that is hitting the cinemas for one night only.
[Read more…] about The Cold Blue WW2 doc takes you on B-17 missions in EuropeEncounters: Deaf shorts showcase in Exeter
The Encounters’ Deaf shorts showcase is travelling to Exeter. The carefully curated new collection of live action short films aims to normalise on screen D/deafness. Plus tell pretty dramatic stories in the process.
[Read more…] about Encounters: Deaf shorts showcase in ExeterAdmiration and praise greets The Smugglers of Mousehole
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.
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