4 Games Films Made Famous
Movies and games go together naturally, and there are times when the gaming world leads the film world. Here are four examples of games films made famous
Poltimore Festival calls for local films
The Poltimore Festival is calling for film submissions for its forthcoming event at Poltimore House
Caribbean holiday? What movies have done best in a tropical setting (infographic)
Feel like getting away? Transport yourself to the Caribbean, at least for a moment with this inforgraphic (provide for us by tropicalsky.co.uk)
A year of little cinematic heartbreaks -Tron: Legacy included
Tron didn’t wholly disappoint, but it’s been a year of that has dealt Paul Moxham a wealth of little cinematic heartbreaks (Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim notwithstanding)
Cornwall Film Festival announces call for entries
Film entries are called for the new, expanded Cornwall Film Festival. There are new categories, which will allow films shot in Cornwall to be included and a new prize too, as well as a section for experimental and non-narrative films
Emily Wardill’s film Game Keeper Without Game is at the Spacex. Here are some of her film influences – what are yours?
Emily Wardill’s film Game Keeper Without Game premiered at the Spacex, Exeter. We’ve got a list of her filmic influences. What are your influences? Let us know
Stills from the Chagford Filmmaking Group’s Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heugh
Chagford Filmmaking Group stills of the Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heugh – to be premiered in Exeter in 2010. Meanwhile, the group are preparing for their inter-Continental project Sir Lanval film, due to shoot in France during the summer of 2010.
View from Here film festival extended deadline.
The View from Here is extending its deadline for film submissions to the South Devon festival because of the postal strike
48 Hour Film Challenge at for the Two Short Nights film festival – register now!
The Two Short Nights film festival has a 48 Hour Fillm Challenge, team have until 10am Wednesday, November 4 to register.
Plymouth University MA films on all week, plus a preview of Nightscape
Plymouth University MA student work is on show Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University, until Thursday, November 5, with a special screening of feature-length fantasy epic Nightscape by MA students Dom Lenoir and Tim Osgood.
Filmmakers, one week to submit your film the View from Here film festival
Submit your film to the View from Here film festival in South Devon. Deadline, Monday, November 9, 2009
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
Documentary makers reach the pitching point with View from Here film festival
Documentary filmmakers have the chance for a masterclass with two top industry professionals during the View from Here film festival, and get their film ideas up to a point to pitch for cash
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Manahattan Short Film Festival comes to the Blue Walnut Cinema, Torquay
The Manhattan Short Film Festival is set to return to the fabled Blue Walnut Cinema, Torquay, with the 24-seat venue joining the Curzon Soho, London, and the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle, as the only three venues that are screening the films in the UK. The festival takes place between September 20 and September 27.
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.
Exeter Film Society returns with Herzog’s Encounters At The End Of The World
The Exeter Film Society returns from its summer hiatus with the Werner Herzog documentary Encounters At The End Of The World, on Wednesday, September 9 (6pm and 8.15pm).
Artist filmmakers wanted for Exeter Spacex’s September Open Screening
The Spacex gallery in Exeter is calling for artist filmmakers to submit films to its open film screening night on Thursday, September 3 at 7pm.
Topsham Film Society picks a bumper crop for autumn
Rome and Juliet, Some Like it Hot, Slumdog Millionaire and Persepolis, which was in the 2009 Animated Exeter, are planned to be part of next bumper season of screenings at Topsham Film Society.
Teignmouth Film Soc and Transition Newton Abbot team up to show The Age of Stupid
Films have become a rallying cry for socio-policital organisations, particularly the environmental lobby, and what with Modbury‘s documentary maker and scourge to the plastic bag Rebecca Hosking, or the Transition Movement, whose heart is in Totnes and who have recently finished a film about their work, it seems that the D+CFilm environs is home to…
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.
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.
Catch 3-D films at Plymouth Vue
To catch the latest in 3-D films, pop along to the Vue cinema in Plymouth for a week of eye-popping action. And 3-D films have moved on a long way since Jaws 3-D (although how can you compete with Denis Quaid in 3-D shorts?).
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.
Big screen open air cinema set to begin in Exeter on August 12
Big Screen in the Park is taking place in the Northernhay Gardens again this year, when the open air summer cinema screenings begin on Wednesday, August 12.
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.
