Aeon Festival calls for film submissions
The Aeon Festival is calling for films for its sci-fi-themed extravaganza, which takes place in Crediton, August 28 -30.
Exeter Festival and Animated Exeter Words in the Wood animation workshop at the CCANW
As part of the Exeter Summer Festival, Words in the Woods is holding an animation workshop at the CCANW, Haldon Forest, in association with Animated Exeter on Sunday (June 21).
Chew TV is looking for emerging talent in the creative industries
Chew TV is looking for you all those who fancy working in the creative industries, and of course that means you.
Devon legend ‘Hairy Hands’ too local for a film title says South West Screen
Ashley Thorpe’s fourth Penny Dreadful animation, The Hairy Hands, which is based on the Devon legend, is due to have the script and budget signed off by South West Screen on June 15, but there is still concern that the name may alienate audiences outside the Devon region.
Something for the Weekend Music Video -Shauna Osborne-Dowle, Ankor
For this week’s Something for the Weekend Music Video we have a song and performance from the filmmaker herself, Shauna Osborne-Dowle, with her timeless tale of loss, fear and belonging that is Ankor. Shauna spoke to D+CFilm about the video.
Ashley Thorpe films at Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in New York for US premiere
The Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, which is on in Manhattan, New York, tonight and tomorrow (Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6), has selected Ashley Thorpe’s Scayrecrow and The Screaming Skull in a back-to-back screening in its film room.
Film of the week: The Fat Lady Dances on the Head of a Pin
The fat lady dances on the head of a pin from phoenix media on Vimeo. Sit back and relax with the latest film of the week, The Fat Lady Dances on the Head of a Pin.
Latest animation workshop results from Appledore Arts Festival, North Devon, on show
The Appledore Arts Festival has always been keen on workshops, and here’s the latest from this year’s North Devon arts extravaganza, plus the making of.
Rare Disney original celluloid animations donated to Bill Douglas Centre, Exeter Uni
A rare Walt Disney collection of original animation drawings on celluloid has been donated to the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture, at Exeter University. Plus, there’s a free talk from a man who knew Disney himself, on Friday, May 29 at 11am.
New look Animated Exeter due to continue in 2010
Talk of its demise have been premature (or something like that). Animated Exeter, the animation showcase for the south west and beyond, is set to continue in 2010 with a new slicker, tighter and better look and feel.
Community animation project set for East Devon
Graphic artist and music theatre writer Daniel Loveday is set to team up with a troupe of animators and the Tale Valley Community Theatre in East Devon to create a 15-minute film combining animation, live action and an original score.
Plymouth filmmaker Chris Southern of GET Crucial
Chris Southern of Plymouth filmmakers GET Crucial offers some valuable advice for up and coming creatives as we chat movies and more
GET Crucial for Crazy Arm’s Broken By the Wheel
We caught up with Chris Southern of GET Crucial Productions in Plymouth to chat about their video of Crazy Arm and the Broken by the Wheel single
Job at Animated Exeter -Education and Training Officer
Animated Exeter has an excellent record of engaging with schools and young people in the South West of England, increasing awareness of animation and the digital moving image. The company already has links with both primary and secondary schools in the area, as well as outreach and independent training providers. To continue, and to expand…
Two strong actors need for music video in Torbay and Totnes
We picked this story off the D+CFilm social network, RedMunkey films are seeking two really strong actors to star in a music video promo for singer/songwriter Darren Fisher.
Karolina Glusiec shortlisted for top award for Carousel Rodeo animation
A film which aims to convey the emotional state of a youngster being lost at the fairground by Karolina Glusiec has been shortlisted for the Royal Television Society Student Television Awards.
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Animal Gaze films at the CCANW
The arty among you may have noticed an exhibition doing the Devon rounds called the Animal Gaze. The CCANW will be showing a special selection of ‘inventive and challenging short films and animations’ (18+) by 15 artists involved in the exhibition. Don’t expect Tom and Jerry dancing with Gene Kelly… it’s probably more Marley and…
Ashley Thorpe offers downloads of his horror animation
The award nominated Scayrecrow by Ashley Thorpe is among the three films he’s offering for download from his Carrion Films site from tomorrow (March 4). The others film are the Screaming Skull and the earlier The Vampire.
Win £1,000 for your climate change film
There’s £1,000 up for grabs for filmmakers who can find an innovative way to showing climate change.
Encounters announces submission dates
Encounters film festival has confirmed it will call for entries from April 1 to June 30.
Exeter actor Matthew Goode stars in Watchmen
Exeter’s own Matthew Goode is staring in what promises to be one of the hottest films of the year -Watchmen.
Truro’s James Marsh wins Oscar for Man on Wire
James Marsh from Truro, picked up an Oscar for his documentary Man on Wire.
Roger Deakins misses out on Oscar
The head of steam that is Slumdog Millionare meant South Devon’s Roger Deakins was content only with his eighth Oscar nomination as best cinematographer, rather than taking home the gold-coloured figurine.
Media-Rich at Hatherleigh. How the mini film festival was born
Talent, enthusiasm and naivety: Geoff Hodgkinson got in touch to explain the emergence of the Hatherleigh Media-Rich Film Festival.
Make a movie in under two hours with the Third Wave Collective
The Third Wave Collective, who make movies in 90 minutes, will take their whole filmmaking experience onto radio in the Plan9 show on Phonic FM from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday, February 11, and ask they are calling for people to participate for a fun interactive exercise in creativity.
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Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Saturday
In the inner sanctum at the film Market I nurse a fresh orange juice (which cost almost twice as much as a beer!) and do some research regarding the films that I want to try and catch. For the moment I’m just waiting and watching, like all good hunters should, I’ll scope the joint and…
The horror of Ashley Thorpe – Ringu
Animator Ashley Thorpe continues his foray through horror flicks. In this installment he focuses on the video nasty, or is that nasty video, that is Ringu.
The horror of Ashley Thorpe – The Shining
‘A treatise on mental illness, alcoholism and domestic abuse as much as it is a haunted house movie,’ Exeter animator Ashley Thorpe‘s series on horror films continues with Stanely Kubrick’s The Shining.
The horror of Ashley Thorpe – Alien
Animator and spine chiller supremo Ashley Thorpe starts a series on his top five spooky films. Number 5: Alien HORROR. I confess. I’m a man obsessed. I’ve been fascinated with horror as long as I can remember; from Where the Wild Things Are to Grimms fairy tales. From Greek myth to the Universal monsters with…
The horror of Ashley Thorpe – the animator talks to D+CFilm
Ashley Thorpe will take us by the hand and lead us through his top five horror films over the next five days. He will go through each movie and explain why they keep him – and us – shivering on the edge of the seat. But first, here’s the low-down on the filmmaker who puts…
