The Govyn Kernewek Award offers £5,000 to make a film using Kernewek (the Cornish language). We spoke to past winner Brett Harvey about his experience
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Devon and Cornwall filmmaking duo Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell picked up the D+CFilm Open award at the Two Short Nights film festival
Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell, the directing duo from Devon and Cornwall, picked up the D+CFilm Open award at the Two Short Nights film festival at Exeter Phoenix. The films were voted for at the screening and were presented with wonderful awards, designed by Frances Davidson.
How difficult is it to get your dream feature made? A screenwriter speaks at the Exeter Phoenix
Hugh Ellis, screenwriter of the award-winning film Summer, will be discussing the impact of new media and media ownership with actor and director Peter Ellis at the Exeter Phoenix on Wedensday, July 1 at 2pm.
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.
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.