With Card Dead ready to shoot, we caught up with writer director Tim Thorne to find out where the sequel to his first feature, Killing Lionel, picks up
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The 5 best UK gardens and landscapes to visit from motion pictures
Many famous buildings across the UK have been used as stunning backdrops in movie productions. Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire became the Dark Knight’s Wayne Manor in Batman and scenes in Durham Cathedral became the classroom for a well-known wizard and his friends in Harry Potter.
[Read more…] about The 5 best UK gardens and landscapes to visit from motion picturesNewlyn PZ International Film Festival looks to 2020
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.
[Read more…] about Newlyn PZ International Film Festival looks to 2020Borley 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-rayDoc 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 screeningsIrene’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 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 HouseFree 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 revealedBumble: 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 CornwallSongbird: 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
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