Doc Society for non-fiction funding coming to Exeter
The Doc Society, which offers support and funding to non-fiction films (documentaries) are sharing their knowledge in Exeter at the Filmmakers Lab
Alice Cabañas new SW BFI NETWORK talent executive
There’s a new talent executive for Film Hub South West to ‘connect with and support local talent to find the next generation of filmmakers’
Cinema For All has a guide for community cinema fundraising
There’s a new digital guide from Cinemas For All to help community cinemas with the mysteries of funding, with tips and advice
The Nightman of Nevermoor set to reach funding target
The Nightman of Nevermoor is on the brink of its funding target, but there are a few roles left and a chance to be the film’s runner job to boot
Exeter in line for Shooting People and C4 film opportunities visit
Shooting People and Channel 4 are on the look out for new and emerging independent film talent, and one of their first stops is Exeter
Five lots of funds available to South West creatives to ‘explore new ways of exploiting cultural assests’
Out of Archive has £2,000 research and development award plus a project budget of £5,000 for the successful applicants from the South West who are looking to explore new ways of exploiting cultural assets, using digital platforms to create new business models and ultimately connecting with new audiences
Script or Seed development funding of up to £5,000 on offer
The Talent Development fund has up to £5,000 on offer for a script or (note the ‘or’ there) development funding for a feature film project.
More lottery funding for film industry as BFI to take over most of Film Council’s old roles
The culture minister Ed Vaizey has announced a 60 per cent increase in lottery funding for the film industry and that the BFI will take over most of the Film Council’s roles
First Light roadshow spreads the word on funding
First Light has been on the road spreading the word about funding – which we reckon will be increasingly fraught -so listen up, this may be your last chance!
Find funding for filmmakers!
In that epic struggle to find funding for your films, we figured we’d begin at the top with two of the biggies. This is the start of our campaign to find funding for filmmakers. If anyone else knows of any funding streams filmmakers can tap into, drop us a line -comments at the end of…
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
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
Surf film screening to raise funds for environmental surf research
Two surf film evenings in aid of environmental research are taking place at the Jill Craigie Cinema on Wednesday May 6 and Friday May 8.
Chagford Filmmaking Group sets dates and auditions for its next film
This year’s Chagford Filmmaking Group film is a grippingly scary fairytale from Northumbria about a princess who gets turned into a dragon. The shoot takes place between August 11 and 16, and they are looking for boys and girls between 11 and 15 for roles in the film.
Lottery funding deadlines loom
If you fancy dipping your toe into the Lottery Funding pie, then you’ve got until April 16 to get your pre-application form in.
Teenagers use film to explore Bideford Bay
Teenage filmmakers in Torridge are exploring life in and around Bideford Bay.
Production company: Blue Ocean Pictures, Cornwall
In the first of our series on production companies, we talk to Colton Sears of Blue Ocean Pictures, about filmmaking in Cornwall, working with actors and Poldark Blue Ocean Pictures is a partnership between myself and Lester Knight the producer. We met at Camborne college and found we had a similar passion for film, so…
Do you want to join a D+CFilmmaking co-operative?
The film community is growing, and on the D+CFilm social network, David Salas -the brains behind the innovative Simple Lies Experiment -has posed the question of creating a self-funding filmmaking co-operative.
Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Thursday
The day kicks off with a lecture about the Berlinale Co-Production market. Described as a facility for putting together financiers and filmmakers, this is something that you apply for before the festival and it sets up two days of meetings about your project.
Max Sobol at the Berlin film festival: Wednesday
Sore head today. I managed to make it into the British Council party last night. I had forgotten that they have a short film of mine that they send out to international festivals so, with a bit of smooth talking, a business card and a smile I make it in. It’s quite a large venue,…
• MAKE A DATE WITH IMAGINARY FRIENDS
The screening of the Exeter Phoenix Media Centre’s Imaginary Friends project, which had students from the Exeter Deaf Academy Exeter Health Care Arts, Animated Exeter (Young and Animated) and the Devon Youth Inclusion Service create their own imaginary friends and a world for them to live in, is set to take place at the Exeter…
• WATCH ASHLEY WING’S POPPIES
While we eagerly await the release of Ashley Wing’s OMG, we thought we’d give you a New Year’s treat by easing you in to to 2009 with his Poppies.
• HEAVY LOAD PRODUCERS JONNY PERSEY AND AL MORROW
What makes ‘a story about happiness’? Heavy Load producers Jonny Persey and Al Morrow talk about their involvement in the award winning documentary.
FUNDING FOR BIG IDEA FILMS
What’s the Big Idea, isn’t just one of Santa’s favourite punchlines – it’s an award from First Light Movies which ‘provides funding for script development projects that team young people with script professional’.
ANIMATED EXETER – INDEPENDENT MINDS?
There is more ‘youth-led’ funding available than ever before. But what does this actually mean for young people and those trying to access this funding to support their media initiatives and activities? With a panel comprising of funders and those working with and for young people we will discuss the opportunities, pitfalls and best practise…
ANIMATED EXETER – FROM DOODLES TO A DIGITAL FUTURE #2
Andy Wyatt continues his doodling dedication and digital dialogue at Animated Exeter’s Educate and Animate 2008 conference. [flash http://newsandmediarepublic.org/images/stories/videos/AndyWyatt2.flv] From Doodles to a Digital Future Andy Wyatt, director of Digital Animation at University College Falmouth, explains what opportunities are available, and the skills young people can be learning if they are interested in a career…
FIRST LIGHT FUNDING DEADLINES
What is First Light Movies? from First Light Movies on Vimeo. You wanna get your grubby filmmaking hands on up £5,000 to make a five minute film, or up to £3,000 to develop a story idea and write a script? Then read on. First Light has announced the next deadline for its Pilot and What’s…
WRITERS ROUND FOR USER-GENERATED FILM COMPETITION
When the Screenwriters’ Festival tipped us the wink that the User Generated and User-Owned Feature Film Competition was entering its second round – The Writer’s Brief, we pricked up our ears, put a dumb look on our collective faces and said: ‘What is a User Generated and User-Owned Feature Film Competition?’ And we’re glad we…
MEET A MEDIABOX FUNDER
Get the inside track on funding at the Mediabox Roadshow, which is in Exeter tomorrow. Learn more about the fund, what makes a great application, what the priorities are for the South West, you can also meet the regional mediabox co-ordinator (there is a hush of awe at the prospect). It’s all good stuff and…
SCREENWRITERS’ FESTIVAL: DAY 3 – controller of fiction
Writer, cartoonist and comic book hero Phig Billy reports on the last day a the Screenwriters Festival The highlight of the final day was an interview with the Controller of BBC Fiction: Jane Tranter. Ms Tranter seemed incredibly down to earth and personable, and also shockingly young to have what surely must be one of…
