Kayleigh Gibbons talks Featherweight, realism and honesty
Featherweight is an animation that uses engaging characters and dark humour to explore grief and loss. We asked Kayleigh Gibbons why she made it
Transformed by the moor | Dartmoor: from darkness into light
Dartmoor is a fantastic resource for filmmakers and storytellers. It’s an atmospheric location that has shaped psychology. A new documentary called ‘Dartmoor: from darkness into light’ tells some of those stories. It’s on the BBC
Plymouth screening for 8½: one man’s artistic crisis turned into a grand epic of the cinema
8½, Federico Fellini’s classic, is getting a special screening with an introduction at Plymouth University, courtesy of Peninsula Arts
Entries open for 2017 Peninsula Arts Film Commission
Filmmakers are being asked to create a contemporary way of exploring the past as part of the 2017 Peninsula Arts Film Commission.
Exciting Open Air Cinema throughout Plymouth this summer
There’s an exciting season ahead with Plymouth’s Open Air Cinema venues
The Way We Live special Blitz 75 screening of Plymouth’s iconic documentary
The Way We Live is JIll Craigie’s iconic and optimistic documentary about the rebuilding of Plymouth after the second world war. It’s getting a special screening as part of the city’s Blitz 75 commemoration
Cultural investigation of lost communities wins inaugural Peninsula Arts Film Commission
A film inspired by folklore and an abandoned hovel in North Devon has been selected as the winner of an inaugural film competition coordinated by Peninsula Arts at Plymouth University and the South West Film and Television Archive
‪Audiences invited to stay down to earth with exhibition and film series‬
The film Le Quattro Volte is being screened at the Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University as part of Peninsula Arts Gallery’s Soil Culture: Deep Roots exhibition
Student wins award for Wars on the Moors documentary
Plymouth University Media Arts graduate Alex Nicol won News category of the 2015 RTS Student Television Awards for Devon and Cornwall for his film Wars on the Moors
Plymouth Film Festival Returns For 2016
The Plymouth Film Festival is set to return to to the Plymouth Arts Centre with its much coveted Roger Deakins Award for 2016
Commission opportunity will use film to explore Plymouth’s past and future
There’s a £5,000 film commission opportunity in Plymouth to bring SWFTA’s extensive archive to a wider audience.
How to create a film festival: John Tomkins talks to Plymouth Film Festival’s William Jenkins
The Plymouth Film Festival has grown from strength to strength in a short time, John Tomkins talks to one of the organisers, William Jenkins
‘Mind-reading’ film and inspirational graduates win at 2014 Media Innovation Awards
Many Worlds, a ‘mind-reading’ film, and a Plymouth University graduate who overcame meningitis to complete his studies are among the winners digital award
Mind-reading film from Plymouth Uni composer
A film whose plot and soundtrack alter based on the moods and emotions of four members of the audience, has been created by a Plymouth University composer
Devcon 2 and The Running Man (1987)
To kick off the latest festivities of Devon 2 (which is on Star Wars Day), there’s a special screening of The Running Man
Considering Crowdfunding: panel discussion at Two Short Nights
Crowdfunding is becoming the new norm for filmmakers wanting to realise new projects. With over 500 active crowdfunding platforms it is no wonder more filmmakers than ever are turning to the Internet and social media to ‘pre-sell’ their projects rather than following traditional routes.
Is resistance futile? Documentary series at Plymouth University highlights challenges around the globe
The Resistance documentary series at Plymouth University’s Jill Craigie Cinema, highlights conflict and challenges faced by people throughout the globe
Special science-type screening of George A Romero’s Day of the Dead in Plymouth
New group PlymSciScreen is presenting a special sciencey screening George A Romero’s Day of the Dead in Plymouth
Stunning documentary-maker Danny Cooke Q&A at Jill Craigie cinema, Plymouth
There’s a special screening of documentary-maker Danny Cooke’s David A Smith Sign Artist and OurGlass of Cockington at Plymouth University’s Jill Craigie cinema followed by a Q&A from the filmmaker
University of Plymouth to host 3D television lecture
3D TV is dead, according to some American boffins at the Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat. Tell that to Sony’s Ian Davis, who will be hosting an ‘informative view into the exciting world of 3D television’ at Plymouth University
Danny Cooke reveals new OurGlass Of Cockington documentary
Plymouth University media student Danny Cooke follows up his David A Smith -Sign Artist, which wowed the audience at CINE last year, with a documentary on the glassblowing studio at Cockington Village, called OurGlass of Cockington.
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.
Media arts festival at Plymouth University, September 26 and 27
Plymouth University’s first Media Arts Festival, of talks, demonstrations and screenings, is taking place on September 26 and 27
