Charlotte Linn / energies, entities and film
Charlotte Linn was always interested in cinematography, videography, and watching films. She started loving making movies at college in Exeter
Creative isolation: keep filmmaking while keeping your distance
Creative isolation means you don’t have to stop your filmmaking while projects are postponed and shutdown. Try this to connect and keep creative
Scratch-and-sniff cinema, slime making, superheros and more!
Free yourself up for a creative half-term with the Exeter Phoenix offering all kinds of courses, workshops and events, including scratch ‘n’ sniff cinema
Just a love of film needed: 16-19 year olds get film experience
The Exeter Phoenix is offering two great opportunities for young people to get more into film, whether that’s screening or making
The end of the world is nigh… in short film form -join in with the collaborative filmmaking project Impact50
The collaborative filmmaking project that is Impact50 is set to set the world alight again… this time with the end of the world. Check out how you can get involved
Filmmaking summer schools -unique opportunity for creative kids in North Devon
Young filmmakers in North Devon can take part in two summer schools run by North Devon Moving Image (NDMI) this August
£15,000 of support for Devon-based filmmakers from the Exeter Phoenix: apply now!
Filmmakers in Devon can bag new commissions from the Exeter Phoenix for 2016, but hurry -time’s running out!
Got a film in you? Let an Exeter Phoenix Short Film Commission help ease it out
If you’ve got a film in you and you live in Devon, try applying for the Exeter Phoenix Short Film Commission. No experience necessary
New Talent Circle film site launched
Talent Circle, the site that connects independent filmmakers with opportunities, has had a fresh-faced relaunch
Casting call for Indian Summer
Casting call for comedy which looks at romance, self-discovery, racism and political correctness, set in North Devon
Stand-Out Shorts: Shooting and Sharing Your Films Online
A book covers all the basics you need to know to get your creative ideas filmed and out in the world, Stand-Out Shorts: Shooting and Sharing Your Films Online by Russell Evans
Ashley Wing talks about the making of sci fi short Fracture, and networking event CINE
Director Ashley Wing talks about the making of sci fi short film Fracture with FHhome, and his South West filmmakers’ networking event CINE
Honda supports documentaries on Channel 4 with own mini-doc series
Channel 4’s documentaries are again being sponsored by Honda, with the indents surround the documentaries showing the best of mini-documentary filmmaking and internet interactivity.
Love Me Back – a new film about alchemy and change
A group of filmmakers and actors got together to explore the notion of alchemy, change and the supernatural. The result was Love Me Back, shot over five weekends on location on a private estate near Tavistock
The decade in which film dies?
Predictions for a digital film future from Exeter-based filmmaker and effects artist, Martin Lejeune (he’s also available to read palms and tea leaves).
Five Tips on Getting your Film Made from Ashley Wing/Clayton Fussell
Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell -one’s from Devon, the other’s from Cornwall – have five tips on getting your film made
View from Here gets behind the scenes with Transition Newton Abbot and the Newton Abbot Community Garden
The View from Here South Devon film festival has gone behind the scenes with Transition Newton Abbot to find out about the Newton Abbot community garden
Chagford Filmmaking Group’s next fairy tale set to start shooting
The Chagford Filmmaking Group is nearing its next shoot The Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heugh, which takes place on Dartmoor between August 11 and 16.
Toby de Burgh on dreams, filmmaking and the UK Film Council
For his first film Distraction Toby de Burgh picked up a Two Short Nights jury prize. We spoke to him about his second film, Undertow
South Devon filmmakers Dave Reynolds, Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell join Alex White in the latest D+CFilm Show
The Devon + Cornwall Film Show 3 from Alex White on Vimeo. The latest D+CFilm Show again highlights the strength of filmmaking in the region as Alex White goes to South Devon to talk to Dave Reynolds of Realm Pictures and Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell of Cottage Industry Films.
Something for the Weekend Music Video: Darren Jones for the Quails’ I Smile
You could be forgiven that throughout the whole of Devon and Cornwall there is only one person who’s making the lion shares of music videos. But for a change, we’ve taken our lead from Teignmouth band The Quails, who are set to play Istandbul on June 25 -but before they embark on their Turkish Tour,…
Film of the week: Deadly Illusions, by Alex White
Deadly Illusions – HVX200 from Alex White on Vimeo. Our film of this week is from our very own D+CFilm Show director Alex White -Deadly Illusions, “the tale of a diva magician’s assistant and humble magician, she wants to leave his ‘going no-where’ show but he tries to persuade her to stay with his ‘Deadly…
Something for the Weekend Music Video: Obedientbone by Darren Jones and Ashley Wing
This week’s Something For the Weekend music video for Obedientbone draws on a bit of history and brings us right up to date.
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.
Six-day documentary filmmaking course on Dartmoor in July
There’s a documentary filmmaking course as part of the Dartmoor Arts Summer School, between July 25 and July 31.
Behind the scenes of the darkly humorous Robbing Peter from Ashley Wing, Clayton Fussell and whole bunch of DC filmmakers
Don’t you just hate it when the house you break into with your mum is the home of a deranged psychopath (is there any other kind?), who just wants to feed you to his petunias? This is the world of Robbing Peter, the latest short from the dark minds of Ashley Wing and Clayton Fussell.
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.
Third Wave Collective to make films on radio in 90 minutes
Death to Antonius Block from Third Wave Collective on Vimeo. Edgar Bergen was a ventriloquist who performed on the radio, which springs to mind only because the Third Wave Collective will be broadcasting their interactive filmmaking experience during their two-hour show on Phonic FM on Wednesday, June 10 between 2pm and 4pm, as they make…
Make sure you know the film festival deadlines for June
It may only be June 9, but if you’ve been looking to submit your film to international festivals, then you’ve already missed the deadline for 13 already this month. To make sure you don’t miss out on any more opportunities, check out the D+CFilm social network for the ongoing monthly updates for film festival deadlines.
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.
