Focus Features Africa First Programme
 Focus Features Africa First Programme
Building on the success of the program’s first two years, Focus Features are accepting entries for a third year of its Africa First Program until July 17.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the third consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there.
Mediatech Africa 2011 Exhibition
 Mediatech Africa 2011 Exhibition
When: 20 - 22 July, 2011
Where: The Coca-Cola Dome, Northgate - Johannesburg (South Africa)
South Africa's only all-inclusive broadcast, media, entertainment and AV trade fair comes at a crucial time, as the industry prepares to capitalise on the multitude of opportunities the World Cup presents. Mediatech Africa 2010 showcases cutting edge technologies and services from industry leaders in television and broadcast, sound and audio, lighting and staging, animation, communication and related fields.
Info: www.rai.co.za/mediatech
Festival Panafricain du Cineìma et de la Teìleìvision de Ouagadougou
30 Nov. - 9 Dec. 2010
Festival Panafricain du Cineìma et de la Teìleìvision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO)
Founded in 1969 in Ouagadougou to promote African audiovisual productions, the festival was founded by film fans and became an institution by governmental decree on January 7th, 1972. It is a large bi-annual event starting the last Saturday of February every odd year and gathering about 12 000 attendees.
Activities:
- projections and awards, events management, promotion, foundation, projection room and HQ set up
- content market - in Fr. "Marcheì International du Cineìma et de la teìleìvision Africains" (MICA)
- grants for African audiovisuel projets (16mm, 35mm, TV et videìo)
- African Cineìmatheque: film archives and mobile cinema
- Publications on African Cinema, newsletters
Partners include OIF, Pnud, Unesco, Unicef, Union Europeìenne, Africalia, Prince Claus Fund, Stichting Doen, etc.
Info: www.fespaco.bf
Postgraduate Diploma in TV and Current Affairs Journalism
 Channel 4 Bursary
Postgraduate Diploma in TV and Current Affairs Journalism at City University
Words are powerful. People believe those headlines. Those news reports. It’s time for more balance – and for the nation’s journalists to better reflect Britain’s multi-cultural society. So we’re encouraging people with knowledge of the Pakistani, Bangladeshi or African-Caribbean communities to apply to join City University’s postgraduate diploma course in TV and Current Affairs Journalism. There are three £14,000 bursaries on offer to assist with course and living expenses, as well as three months’ practical work experience.
To find out more and apply, visit city.ac.uk/journalism
Closing date: 11 June 2010.
Our commitment to diversity doesn’t end with our programming.
Deconstructing the Soundtrack
Deconstructing the Soundtrack:
A Seminar Series in Association with the London Film School
The seminars are aimed at those working in screen-based media, and offer three further perspectives on the use of sound and music in filmmaking.
When: 12 13 June 2010
Info: www.schoolofsound.co.uk
Morea funding opportunities for Documentaries
Morea funding opportunities for Documentaries
The Jan Vrijman Fund: Upcoming Selection Round
As from April the next selection round (deadline 15 May 2010) will be open. By that time you must fill out an entry form and send us all the necessary documents for your project.
Below you can find the selection criteria, the regulations and what documents to send depending on the category that you are applying for. The entry form for the May deadline will be available at MyIDFA. Click here for info.
Deadline: May 15, 2010
The London Film School: Set Building Tutors
 The London Film School: Set Building Tutors
The London Film School is looking for Set Building/Construction staff to work as part of our team of visiting tutors to supervise student set building. Construction management experience would be useful. Proficiency using power tools required. Professional set building experience essential.
The teaching includes working closely with the Production Design department, reading working drawings and implementing them with students.
We are also looking for staff with the above background to supervise the striking of sets as a part of our Production schedule based in Covent Garden.
These are hands on teaching roles. Part time work on a termly basis. Occasional weekends. Compliance with LFS Health and Safety.
£130.00 Per Day (9.30am - 5.30pm)
CVs to:
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. MARK APPLICATION WITH SUBJECT HEADING “PRODUCTION DESIGN”.
Closing date: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Interviews: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Start date: TBC
Launch of Good Screenings
 Film Nation: Shorts
Film Nation: Shorts is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the next generation of young film makers.
The project gives 11-25 year olds the chance to make films celebrating the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Annual regional and national awards ceremonies between now and 2012 will celebrate the best work.
The best of the best will be screened at venues during the 2012 Games, as well as on giant Live Site screens around the UK, on the London 2012 website, and on a dedicated Film Nation website. Find out more
Launch of Good Screenings
 Launch of Good Screenings
The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation has joined forces with director Franny Armstrong, to launch Good Screenings - a new film distribution website, which allows anyone, anywhere to hold their own screening of the best social justice documentary films and, crucially, to keep the profits for their own campaign or pocket.
Using the website's simple booking system, anyone can buy a licence to screen in their school, church, workplace, museum, scout hut or wherever. The license fee is calculated according to who they are, where they plan to screen and how many viewers they're expecting. 'The Age of Stupid' team pioneered this new method of film distribution in 2009 and realized they were on to a winner when more than 1300 screenings were booked in the first six months - generating more than UKP 100,000 for the film's "crowd-funders" and many thousands more for numerous campaigns. The film played in NHS wards, church halls, in fields and even at a garden centre (the first film ever screened there).
Franny Armstrong says "Too many fantastic documentaries end up on the filmmaker's shelf as distributors don't think there's money to be made in saving the world. Good Screenings means that good films can be seen by good people and hopefully inspire lots of good action. It's a win win win."
Info: www.goodscreenings.org
London Business Network - Free event
 Countdown to the 2012 Games
London businesses are invited to a free event to find out the latest news from London 2012 and how their business can benefit and prepare for the Games.
The event will update businesses on the preparations for the 2012 Games and deliver the latest information on Games related business opportunities and CompeteFor. With £1.7 billion worth of contracts still up for grabs from the ODA, LOCOG and their supply chains it’s not too late for your business to benefit. Register for this free business event to find out how you can get involved.
To reserve your place at this event visit the London Business Network website and complete the online event registration form.
When: 17th March 2010
Time: 6.15pm - 9pm
Where: Croydon Park Hotel, 7 Altyre Road, Croydon, CR9 5AA
Call for Black and Asian films (features and shorts)
Kinofilm Festival: Call for black and Asian films
Continuing with the success of Kinofilm Festivals, we are looking for expressions of interest from individuals, organisations and networks who deliver exhibition and programming of black and Asian film to become film programme partners with; Kinofilm 11th Edition, European Short Film Festival, Manchester 28th April – 2nd May 2010.
Info: www.kinofilm.org.uk
Sound and Music Techniques for Narrative Filmmaking
Sound and Music Techniques for Narrative Filmmaking
with Gustavo Costantini
From directors, producers and screenwriters to editors, sound designers and composers - this 2-day workshop is essential for equipping filmmakers with a better understanding of how sound and images are used in contemporary filmmaking.
Date: 27/28 Feb
Info: www.schoolofsound.co.uk
100 Prints presents Can Money be Made from Scriptwriting?
Are you entering the world of filmmaking as a Scriptwriter?
Are you wondering what you can do to improve your chances of your script being seen and maybe even commissioned? If those are just a couple of questions you have in mind, why not join us and hear how other Scriptwriters have done it in the past. The people on the panel have worked on many great British programmes and can provide an insight into how you too can achieve success within the filmmaking process. Join us on 26th February 2010, 100 PRINTS will be hosting the first 100 PRINTS seminar, entitled ‘From ideas to ipods’ - Script.
The 100 PRINTS: ‘From ideas to ipods’ seminar is a service dedicated to supporting independent filmmakers interested in learning about particular aspects of the industry from experts with a proven track record.
The seminars are an extension of the website www.100prints.co.uk and provide an opportunity for all attendees to surround themselves with like-minded and passionate individuals. The events take place in the heart of London at MPC, Soho. The seminars are open to all levels: from those who want to learn about the industry to highly experienced individuals whom want to hear from other top talent.
The first event features three very experienced industry people Lola Dauda, Patricia Elcock and Kolton Lee
Join us on the 26th February 2010 at MPC (Moving Picture Company) between 1pm – 5pm.
To avoid disappointment and secure your space for this seminar Book Now or for more details log on here
Opportunites: LFA FILMMAKING DIPLOMA OPEN HOUSE
LFA FILMMAKING DIPLOMA OPEN HOUSE
What: An introduction to London Film Academy’s one-year Filmmaking Diploma, including an overview of the course with BAFTA-winning Writer-Director Stuart Urban, plus a screening of students' graduation short films and a Q&A session with the filmmakers themselves
When: Tuesday 2 February 2010, 18.30-21.00
Where: London Film Academy, 52a Walham Grove, London SW6 1QR (map & directions)
The full-time Filmmaking Diploma at LFA is a vocational and multidisciplinary course specialising in short narrative fiction filmmaking from script to screen, and is taught by experienced professionals currently working in the film & TV industry. The course is run in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London*.
Join the next intake of the Filmmaking Diploma (29 March 2010) and you will:
- work with leading professionals such as: cinematographers Gavin Finney (‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone’), Phil Meheux (‘Edge of Darkness’) and John Ward (‘The Firm’)
- train in all key filmmaking disciplines to film &TV industry standards
- shoot films on Super 16mm + HD formats
- visit the world-famous Pinewood Studios and 007 stage
As a taster of the course content, BAFTA-winning Writer-Director Stuart Urban (‘Our Friends in the North’) will discuss his role as an LFA Tutor and graduates from the past two years will screen and discuss the short films they made on the Filmmaking Diploma, some of which have earned success on the global film festival circuit.
You will have the opportunity to take a tour of the school and speak to the Diploma Team as well as some of the Diploma graduates.
“The cameras, sound recording and lighting equipment available to students to make their films is the same kit as used on countless movies shot all over the world… LFA provides the complete filmmaking and learning experience.”
Robin Vidgeon, BSC (‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’)
Book Your Place:
RSVP: Claire Runham at
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(+44) 020 7386 7711 by Friday 29 January.
For further information about the Filmmaking Diploma, please visit the LFA website, where you will also find details of how to apply.
Financial incentives and news of industry collaborations will be announced during the Open House, so don't miss out!
* LFA and Goldsmiths are members of the elite Skillset Media Academy Network, institutions identified by Skillset as Centres of Excellence in creative media education and training. LFA is also accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC), a hallmark of educational quality.
Opportunites: B3 is back to ‘supercharge’ FEATURE FILM PROJECT FOR FILM4
 B3 is back to ‘supercharge’ FEATURE FILM PROJECT FOR FILM4
Bold and innovative programme B3 FeatureLab has returned for a third year to ‘supercharge’ feature film projects from black and ethnic minority filmmakers. Backed by Film4, the Binger Film Lab and the Skillset Film Skills Fund, the programme is calling for applications from filmmakers with a track record in film, TV, radio, the visual arts and new media. The submission deadline is Friday 29th January 2010.
For Guidelines and an Application Form, click here.
Opportunites: Four Corners' New Training Scheme
Four Corners' New Training Scheme
Interested in training for a career in Film or TV? Digital Futures, Four Corners’ entirely free, new training scheme starts in February 2010, with places for 40 local unemployed people.
Open day: January 26, 2010
Closing date: February 1, 2010
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Opportunites: WOCAF 2010 - Call for Submissions/Volunteer Opportunities
 Call for Submissions: The WOCAF Festival
The Women of Color Arts Film (WOCAF) Festival is now accepting submissions for its sixth annual festival. The Women of Color Arts and Film Festival is a multi-discipline event that includes film screenings, a visual art exhibition and a music showcase - all celebrating women of color artists and media makers. The film festival is produced annually by Iyàlódè Productions in collaboration with The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History and features films and videos from across the globe by and about women of African, African-American, Asian, Middle -Eastern, Afro-European, Australian-Aborigine, Caribbean, Latina and Native American descent.
We accept screeners on VHS (NTSC formats only) and DVD. Our final screening formats are either VHS (NTSC formats only) or DVD also. The entry form for the film festival can be downloaded here.
www.wocaf.org
Deadline for submissions: January 29, 2010
When: March 25th - 28th, 2010
Where: Atlanda, Georgia, USA
Opportunites: Come and work for bfm - P/T Administrator Job Vacancy
Come and work for bfm - P/T Administrator Job Vacancy
BFM is a media organisation based in east London. We currently have a vacancy for a part-time administrator. The position is to ensure the smooth running of the office to support the delivery of bfm’s various films and educational projects and supporting the Project Officer and rest of the team in the delivery of their work.
You will be responsible for co-ordinating volunteers, dealing with timesheets, petty cash, booking venues, dealing with telephone queries, collating financial reports and maintaining the invoicing systems, keeping detailed records of outgoing and incoming invoices and collate monthly monitoring data returns and any other duties as required.
This is an exciting position at entry level into media and one that can grow as we begin new projects in the New Year. The post is part time 2-days per week, salary daily rate £50. For a copy of the job description and person specification click here to down load a copy.
Deadline for application 23 December 2009. Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you have the skills for the position to
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Interviews will be held early January and post holder should be able to start in January 2010.
Opportunites: GUIDING LIGHTS LAUNCHES AGAIN
GUIDING LIGHTS LAUNCHES AGAIN
If so, Guiding Lights is for you.
Following two successful rounds of Guiding Lights, we are looking for another 25 up-and-coming film professionals to match with top industry talent. Successful applicants will benefit from 12 months of one-to-one mentor support from an established practitioner. Previous mentors include Danny Boyle, Paul Greengrass, Gurinda Chadha, Kenneth Branagh, Alison Owen, Christopher Hampton and Bill Nicholson.
We welcome applications from across the community and will select participants from a range of industry disciplines. The scheme is open to directors, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers and professionals working in sales, distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and business affairs.
Please check the website www.guiding-lights.org.uk for eligibility criteria, guidelines and FAQs
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1pm Wednesday 23rd December 2009
“Having a formal bond where someone learning about their chosen career in the industry has ongoing advice from someone with great experience is invaluable and helps demystify all our roles.”
Tim Bevan, Working Title Films
“Not only has the relationship with my mentor been invaluable in terms of increased knowledge, it has also given me greater confidence in my abilities, focused my future aims and helped me visualise a successful career – which is key to making it happen.”
Faye Gilbert (mentored by Danny Boyle, Guiding Lights 08/09)
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Website: www.guiding-lights.org.uk
Email:
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Textphone: 01273 686320
We are able to facilitate access for deaf and disabled people.
All information is available in large print format. Copies can be downloaded from the website:
www.guidin-lights.org.uk
Opportunites: The Legacy Media Institute Scholarship
In association with the Legacy Media Institute (LMI), bfm International Film Festival for the first time will offer one scholarship to a UK filmmaker. The opportunity will be based in Virginia, USA and commence in early 2010.
Built on a model similar to Robert Redford’s Sundance, the LMI is a support system for diverse, independent film artists located at a state-of-the-art facility providing training in filmmaking, business and media production.
The Legacy Media Institute in partnership with bfm IFF are looking for motivated and talented up and coming filmmakers who want to move forward more significantly in their careers.
The six week scholarship is education focussed and would consist of the opportunity to attend workshops and seminars along with other participants from various colleges and universities in the US. The opportunity may be extended to incorporate production work on a documentary project.
We are looking for applicants who are;
- passionate and creatively daring
- flexible
- able to show initiative
- able to cover a portion of their personal expenses
Application Method
Please send your resume, DVD copies of your work and a statement (no more than one page) stating how you would benefit from the scholarship and why you should be chosen for the attention of Nadia Denton to Suite 13, 5 Blackhorse Lane, London E17 6DS or alternatively e-mail
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Deadline for applications Monday 26th October 12pm 2009.
Click here to download the PDF with further information. Opportunites: The Video College Offers One Year of Industry Film Training to 10 Lucky Londoners
The Video College Offers One Year of Industry Film Training to 10 Lucky Londoners
Ten young people from London's black and ethnic minority communities will be given the chance to join a year-long programme of film training with The Video College. Move on Up is for 10 young men and women who are motivated, committed and serious about gaining the skills and knowledge that will help them make a career in film
The Video College, one of London’s leading independent providers of training in digital video production, is one of only three organisations nationally which have been selected to run the new, UK Film Council and Skillset-funded Second Light film training scheme.
Hands-on, production-based training will be delivered by experienced industry professionals and enable the group to gain creative, technical and production skills and, just as importantly, a deep understanding of the practice and protocols of the film industry. They will produce a short film, a 10-minute drama and at the end of the programme be invited to produce their own shorts.
An extra industry focus will be provided by Move on Up masterclasses with leading producers and directors including Mike Hodges (Get Carter), Menelik Shabazz (Burning an Illusion) and Don Boyd (Scum) and specialist courses with the Production Guild of Great Britain, FT2, VET, BBC Multiplatform Productions and leading distributors in the UK.
Sarah Martin, Director of the Video College said: “We're looking forward to seeing a group of well-trained, motivated young people ready for long-term careers in the industry. This is a great opportunity and we want young people passionate about getting into film to apply for Move On Up.'
The group will also visit Skillset Screen Academies: the National Film & Television School, the London Film School and Bournemouth Skillset Screen and Media Academy. Continuous mentoring, career advice and industry work placements will mean that by the end of the programme each young person will be able make informed decisions about what area of the industry they want to work in and their next steps to achieve success.
Move On Up is open to any young people aged 18 to 23 from black or ethnic minority communities in London. Closing date for applications: 4th December with interviews taking place in the week of 14th December. Move On Up starts on 4th January 2010.
The Video College: 020 8964 2641 www.thevideocollege.co.uk.
Opportunites: LLF - Lee Daniels Materclass 24th Oct!
The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival -
Lee Daniels Masterclass
The remarkably gifted producer-turned-director discusses his work, including his powerful new feature Precious which he directed and produced: based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. In this deeply moving and powerful film, Daniels expertly balances the absolute horror of the title character's experience with humour and fantasy, and proves that all of the heart and soul he puts into his films is definitely paying off. Daniels will offer us an insight into his approach to filmmaking and discuss his work with film critic and journalist Mike Goodridge. When: 24 Oct, 2009
Time: 1pm
Venue: NF1
Few people have the qualities needed to be a successful producer and even fewer have those needed to be a successful director. Lee Daniels' natural skills as a producer allowed him to make Monster's Ball (for which Halle Berry won an Oscar) as his first film.
Visit the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival website for more information on this event: http://www.bfi.org.ukOpportunites: Short Film Fund Looking For “Surprising Stories”
Short Film Fund Looking For “Surprising Stories”
Aspiring filmmakers can win funding from a new competition to help them shoot short documentaries about things that are “good to know”.
Four winning entrants will each scoop £2,000 from the 4Docs scheme, an initiative run by the Channel 4 British Documentary (BRITDOC) Foundation.
Working in partnership with the Co-operative, the latest 4Docs competition has been launched under the theme “It's Good to Know...” and will support short films that show “surprising stories about good in the world”.
In particular, submissions are encouraged that focus on one of the following:
* Community.
* Combating climate change.
* Tackling global poverty.
* The truth about young people and the positive contribution they can make to their communities.
Entries can be existing films, re-edits or entirely new productions, but must last for a maximum of three minutes.
The four most interesting, cutting-edge and challenging submissions will each receive a main prize of £2,000 and professional on-line editing for their work. Their film will also be screened during the Channel 4 short film series “3Minute Wonders”.
Entries must be submitted by 30 November.
For more information about the competition, visit the dedicated 4Docs website
Source: Channel 4 British Documentary (BRITDOC) Foundation, 05/10/2009Opportunites: BBC Blast and BAFTA Screen-Skills TV Craft Bursary
 bfm opportunities: BBC Blast and BAFTA Screen-Skills TV Craft Bursary
A new TV craft bursary scheme from BBC Blast and BAFTA is encouraging new writing, music and production talent. As part of Screen-Skills, eight young people (16-19 year olds) will win a £3000 bursary and six months with industry professionals to create their own new piece of TV gold. Four of the eight winners will be nominated for a Screen-Skills award and get to walk to red carpet at the BAFTA TV Craft awards 2010. They will also get guidance from a BAFTA award-winning mentor.
They are looking for entries in four categories: Scriptwriter, Director of Photography, Editor and (Musical) Composer. To enter, you need to submit a short film (under 5 mins) about ANYTHING you like, showcasing your skill in one of these areas to bbc.co.uk/blast/screenskills. The scheme is now open for applications and closes on 30th September, 5pm.
Opportunites: UK 'Street Dance' Feature Film Extras Needed
bfm opportunities: UK 'Street Dance' Feature Film Extras Needed in September
Streetdance, the UK's first ever feature film about Street Dancing, is filming right now and need hundreds of extras for a huge street dance competition scene. The Scene is the grand finale to the film and an integral part of the plot. We are especially keen to hear from street dancers, crews, poppers, lockers and breakers who they will look good on screen.
Filming will take place on 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 25 September but you don't have to be available for all dates. You need to be 17 or over to apply and you can dance alone or with a crew. They are also interested in non-dancers who are into the streetdance scene and will look the part. Filming days are long and there is no pay.
For more information, email
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with 'Extra September' in the subject header or visit www.myspace.com/streetdancemovie
StreetDance will be the UK’s first street dance movie and also the first UK full-length feature to be shot in 3D. The film tells the story of a group of street dancers rehearsing for the StreetDance Championships. When they lose their rehearsal space and are forced to team up with a group of ballet dancers, the dancers are challenged to succeed in a whole new world. With some of the best dancers in Europe, StreetDance is a fun, uplifting, celebration of UK dance.
For more information, click here
Opportunites: The BFFS National Conference for Community Cinemas & the 40th Film Society of Year Awards
bfm opportunities: The BFFS National Conference for Community Cinemas & the 40th Film Society of Year Awards
The BFFS National Conference is the only national event dedicated to the needs and interests of film societies and not-for-profit community cinemas. The 2-day event offers introduced film screenings, facilitated networking, and expert training dedicated to the needs of volunteer-led community cinema groups.
2009 is a special anniversary year marking 40 years of Film Society of the Year Awards. These national awards celebrate excellence in cultural and community cinema and are vitally important in achieving recognition for the work of volunteers who deliver high-quality cinema to their local communities.
The event will bring together hundreds of delegates from across the UK, including community cinemas and film societies, directors, industry experts, academics, film critics, distributors, and equipment specialists. Event supporters include: UK Film Council, Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC), Screen Yorkshire, Sheffield Hallam University, Wallflower Press and Park Circus.
For more information, click here
Opportunites: Shooting People competition: Nyman's music. Your film. USE PIC
 Shooting People competition: Nyman's music. Your film.
Shooting People are running an exclusive competition - 'Nyman's music. Your film' (click here to read more). We're really excited to be working with the established composer Michael Nyman, who has scored a number of films, including Jane Campion's The Piano (which he won an Ivor Novello Award).
Nyman has donated a 8 minute track that we'll be using in our new competition which involves a participant creating and uploading a film with using Michael's score. The filmmaker to best use the soundtrack in Nyman's professional opinion will win a personal endorsement from the man himself, as well as a training package valued at £750 from the Frontline Club in London.
Michael Nyman said of the competition “It’s good to give something back to the filmmaking community, as film has been such a huge source of inspiration for me. I hope that the members of Shooting People will be inspired by this track and we receive some inventive entries.”
Shooting People also host a monthly short film competition called Film of the Month (click here to read more) in which our members can upload their work to Shooting People and view and vote on other entries. At the end of each month, the top three short films are given to one of our high-profile patrons who then chooses a winner.
Opportunites: New Film Development Programme at Toronto International Film Festival
 New Film Development Programme at Toronto International Film Festival
Film Market Access in Partnership with Creative Mind Group has combined resources from Canada and The US to create a development programme that provides a platform for students and entry level professionals to connect with companies that can ultimately launch their careers.
The Internship Experience: (Sept 9th -15th)
Network Connection: (Sept 12th – 18th)
Both programmes are offered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival 2009
Download PDF for more information
Related links
Toronto International Film Festival
www.market-access.ca
www.TheCreativeMindGroup.com
Opportunites: First Ever Black Screen Heritage Conference
bfm opportunities: First Ever Black Screen Heritage Conference
Film London in partnership with Imperial War Museum and Yorkshire Film Archive, supported by Skillset, invite you to attend the Black Screen Heritage Conference. The conference
will be the first event to bring together film archive professionals from across the country to discuss the issues involved in creating accessible collections relating to Black British heritage, share knowledge and create a map of activity in this area.
When: 31 July, 2009
Time: Conference 9.30am - 6.00pm Additional Screening Programme 6.30pm - 8.00pm (tbc)
Venue: Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ.
Cost: £20 (£15 concessions) including VAT. Lunch and a conference pack will be provided.
Booking: Cheque or credit card bookings in advance via Film London; please contact Tracey Joseph,
Email:
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Tel: 020 7613 7697
Download PDF for more information
Opportunites: Full time project and office administrator
 This job is full of variety and challenges and a keen interest and commitment to music, social inclusion and education is advantageous.
The Administrator will be responsible for maintaining admin systems, keeping detailed records of all incoming and outgoing invoices and supporting the Punch’s project work. They will also prepare all financial records to assist the company bookkeeper. With access to confidential company records, we are looking for somebody responsible, trustworthy and with the ability to act with discretion.
Our new team member will also be responsible for administrating two national music tours per year - Very exciting!
CVs will not be accepted.
www.punch-records.co.uk
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Tel: +44 (0)208 531 9199
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Opportunites: BECTU’s Freelancers’ Fair 2009
 BECTU’s Writers, Producers and Directors branch invites you to the Freelancers’ Fair 2009
If you work in the creative and cultural industries, whether you are new to the industry or established, staff or freelancer, our Freelancers’ Fair will help and inspire you.
When: Friday 26 June 09.30 - 17.00
Where: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN
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Opportunites: Mystery of Jerusalem Rapper Continues
bfm opportunities: Mystery of Jerusalem Rapper Continues - Who is MC Nobody?
A masked rapper – known only as Nobody – is creating a huge buzz online with a track called Jerusalem. The track - which borrows from William Blake’s classic poem - is a satirical poke at contemporary British life, set against a funky electro melody and an infectious bassline.
Music chat rooms and blogs have been buzzing with speculation as to the true identity of the rapper, the names Dizzee Rascal, Skepta, Ty, Pyrelli, PNids, DPS and Sway have all been mentioned. Yesterday, in a new twist the mysterious rapper released an accompanying video to the track. In the hilarious video, Nobody and crew kidnap The Queen and take her on a tour of the real British way of life. Viewers follow Nobody (and Liz) on a side-splitting tour of his the local chip shop, his east London flat and the Prince of Wales ... the pub, that is.
Check out the video: www.youtube.com/nobodylondon
Opportunites: Channel 4 Bursary
Channel 4 Bursary
Postgraduate Diploma Course in TV and Current Affairs Journalism
The stories behind today’s nation need to be told. Which is why we think Britain’s journalists should better reflect Britain’s multi-cultural society. So we’re encouraging people with knowledge of the Pakistani, Bangladeshi or African-Caribbean communities to apply to join City University’s postgraduate diploma course in TV and Current Affairs Journalism. There’s a £15,000 bursary to assist with course and living expenses, as well as practical work experience.
To find our more and apply, visit city.ac.uk/journalism
Closing date: 25 May 2009.
Our commitment to diversity doesn’t end with our programming.
Opportunites: Networking Event LFS
BFM International Film Festival in association with The London Film School, present a filmmaker's networking evening. Join us for this opportunity to find out about developments with the 11th BFM International Film Festival as well as bursary supported courses at The London Film School.
Thursday 14th May 2009
6pm – 8.30pm
The London Film School,
24 Shelton Street, WC2H 9UB
(Entrance in Langley Street)
6pm Cinema A - screening of the award winning LFS film SURVIVOR, directed by Nicole Volavka (MA Filmmaking graduate 2009) and written by Gabriel Vallejo (MA Screenwriting graduate 2007) Winner Best Script and Best Actor at BFM IFF (2009) and AREA BOYS directed by Omelihu Nwanguma.
7pm - 8.30pm Studio A - informal drinks reception. Festival Director Nadia Denton will make an announcement about opportunities and participation in the forthcoming 11th BFM IFF (November 2009).
Please note that this is a free event, but places need to be booked in advance by Monday 11th May. Contact Nicola at
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stating your name and contact number.
Opportunites: Cannes Film Festival
 Apply for this excellent opportunity to gain some experience working at Cannes Film Festival. This is a one in a life time opportunity which will arm you with all the administrative skills you will need for any prestigious film company!
The Salt. Company is looking for a willing volunteer to act in the role of office receptionist for the Cannes Film Festival. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience firsthand the role of a sales company at an international market. Salt cannot provide flights or accommodation in Cannes.
Dates required:
Afternoon of Tuesday 12th May - Thursday 21st May
Pay:
Low (Per diem expenses)
Duties:
Setting up and dismantling of the office.
Reception and telephone duties.
Managing the diary of salt employees.
Meeting and greeting clients and ensuring they have received all relevant film information prior to their meeting with the sales team.
Please contact John Donkin
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with your C.V. if you are interested in this position.
Tessa Inkelaar
Skills Assistant
Film London
Suite 6.10 The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JJ
Tel: 020 7613 7676
Skills & Development Direct Line: 020 7613 7696
Fax: 020 7613 7677
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www.filmlondon.org.uk
Opportunites:Programme Budgeting
 Programme Budgeting Ravensbourne College,
Chislehurst,
May 09 2009 10am - May 09 2009 5pm
Do you have a fantastic idea for a daytime show? Or have you filmed or written your own factual entertainment series and wanted to put together your own programme budget? Want to cut out the middle man?
http://www.rave.ac.uk
HDV Camera & Lighting Workshop BAFTA
HDV Camera & Lighting Workshop BAFTA, London
Apr 25 2009 10 am - Apr 25 2009 5pm
Come along to a unique 1 day workshop which uses we use Tv/film productions as case studies throughout the course. If you would like to gain competence and understanding of location, single camera video journalism and including awareness of shooting for the edit come along! Visit website 3rd Cambridge International Super 8 Festival
 Cambridge Super8 films will screen more than 98 short films from around the world within four days! With more than 60 International, European and UK Premieres, the competition and panorama programmes will show the best films. Come and network with over 25 film makers across Europe.
You can buy tickets on the door for all events, tickets and festival passes can also be bought in advance their website.
Wilmington, North Carolina hosts Eighth Annual Cine Noir Black Film Festival
Wilmington, North Carolina hosts Eighth Annual Cine Noir Black Film Festival, March 12-15, 2009
Wilmington, North Carolina (NC) hosted its Eighth Annual Cine Noir Black Film Festival to a capacity audience starting March 12 with the directorial debut of stage and scene star Giancarlo Esposito’s, Gospel Hill. The feature length movie was filmed in the Rock Hill, South Carolina area. It is a rural town near the new banking capital of the United States, Charlotte, NC.
 Gospel Hill has a multi-generational, racial, and class conflict story line. It’s based in a Southern, agricultural setting which is challenged by plant closing and tourist development. There is a forty year old unresolved murder of human rights activist Paul Malcolm (Samuel L. Jackson) and its impact on the community and his son, John Malcolm (Danny Glover) and daughter-in-law and school teacher, Sarah Malcolm (Angela Bassett). Also featured in the movie are Tom Bower, Giancarlo Esposito and Julie Stiles. Esposito received the first annual Ovation Award for outstanding contribution to African-American cinema.
Welcoming the Cine Noir festival, its patrons and movie lovers from New York to Atlanta were the Mayor of Wilmington, Bill Saffo, and New Hanover County Commissioner, Jonathan Barfield, Jr. For eight years members of the Wilmington arts community have invited and had a juried selection submission process. The film festival was based at the Cameron Art Museum. It showed shorts, documentaries, features, animation, comedy, senior camera and student productions. Wilmington, NC has the largest film production center east of California. The Secret Life of Bees and over 250 movies and television productions have been filmed there.
During the four days of showings and discussions with film editors, directors, actors and film industry personnel there was a spirit of camaraderie and artistic sharing. Annually, at the closing ceremonies cash awards are given in several categories. In 2009 the awarded recipients were:
Shorts:
1st Place - "Two Joints, Three Condoms, and a Dog Named Fifi" directed by Jeruvia
2nd Place - "Do You" directed by Gordon S. Williams
3rd Place - "When the Shoe's on the Other Foot" directed by Gary C. Hughes
Documentaries:
1st Place - "Daddy Hunger" by Ray Upchurch
2nd Place - "Ursula Rucker: Poet" by Michael Dennis
3rd Place - "One Little Difference" by Elan Sobel
The responses to the films Daddy Hunger and When the Shoe’s on the Other Foot were very emotional. The issue of the absence of a father in a families’ life in Daddy Hunger and women abusing their spouses and other family members in When the Shoe’s on the Other Foot created lively, painful discussions and tears.
On Friday night, after the showing of Ursula Rucker: Poet, directed by Michael J. Dennis there were samplings of the Carolina’s spoke word community. Local radio personality, Bigg B hosted a hip-hop open microphone into the late night. Saturday afternoon student productions included Seeing It in Color: Remembering the Canetuck Rosenwald School, directors Claudia Stack and Kyle Holt. Another youth production on Sunday was Mr. Bones directed by Nathan Ross Freeman, with student actors from the Winston-Salem (NC) Youth Arts Institute. The senior selection was the humorous, Gotta Dance by Dori Berinstein. The Saturday youth and senior screenings were free to the public. In total, nineteen films were shown.
Each January, a call for film and movie submissions is issued. Additional information can be located at www.blackartsalliance.org. The Black Arts Alliance can be contacted at
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or its president can be reached at
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and (910) 612-7832.
Rhonda Bellamy, President Black Arts Alliance Inc. Shadow Moss Court, Wilmington NC 28412-7638, United States of America
Call for Submissions
 Call for Submissions: Nigeria Entertainment International Film Festival and Awards
The festival is looking for documentary, short and feature film submissions in all genres and also music video submissions. The entries deadline is 22 March, 2009, while the submission deadline is April 28, 2009.
When: 27-31 May, 2009
Where: Tinapa Studios, Calabar, Nigeria, has launched its call for entries today.
Researchers Wanted
Researchers wanted for Barack Obama Documentary
 Ex-bfm Film Festival participant, Clive Grandison (Evergreen Man, 2007), is making documentary about President Barack Obama and needs your help. 100 Days in 100 Years (working title) is in post-production. It is a feature documentary inspired by the inauguration of President Barack Obama, to be screened in April/May to coincide with and celebrate the 100th day of the Obama administration.
The film will look at British people that travelled to America for the inauguration and ask why they went. The premise of the film suggests that a path was laid that accepted / allowed Barack Obama. It explores the idea of a path laid for a black prime minister of Britain by previous generations of black British leaders, personalities and icons.
This exploration will start 100 years back and chart; compare the African-American and black British experience over the last hundred years. The film is to inspire the idea that the world is an ‘ouster’ for all in it and we can do anything we put our minds too. We are currently seeking more researchers and roles for the various different departments in filmmaking.
If you are interested in being involved, please email:
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leaving your number and level of interest please.
SOHO SCREENWRITERS
The London Script Consultancy organize weekly seminars and workshops for writers, directors, and producers looking to develop scripts and learn the skills of professional screenwriting.
Each week we discuss a different aspect of screenwriting, followed by a script workshop.
Please bring your pitches/outlines/treatments and scripts for discussion.
Time: 7.15pm to 9.30pm
Date: Every Monday
Venue: The Bath House
Soho, L Dean St, Soho,
London, W1D 3TA.
Map: Soho
An Introduction to Factual Filmmaking
An Introduction to Factual Filmmaking with Ron McCullagh & Insight News TV
NEW COURSE
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2009
"The teaching was excellent, professional and direct and instilled my faith in ethical documentary filmmaking." Shelly Hopkins, previous Insight workshop participant
Introduction
Suitable for new filmmakers and beginners, this intensive 2-day workshop with Insight News TV introduces the tools and techniques essential to making broadcast quality News features.
Over the course of the weekend participants will learn how to make factual films using the most basic equipment: a digital camera, a microphone and a light. By the end of the workshop participants will be armed with the knowledge, confidence and practical experience required to single-handedly shoot a well-crafted twelve minute News feature. In addition participants will have gained an insight into the some of the realities of international journalism.
The workshop will be lead by Emmy and Rory Peck award-winner Ron McCullagh. During the final session of day two Ron will be joined by Emmy and Bafta award winning journalist Sorious Samura.
Course Aims
The workshops aims to:
Provide participants with the necessary skills to single-handedly shoot their own short films.
Increase confidence in the technical aspects of cameras, lighting, and sound.
Give a raw insight into guerrilla style camera work from award winning professionals with many years of experience of filming in adverse conditions.
Outline the basic requirements necessary to make broadcast quality films.
Course Outline
Day 1
The deconstruction of a selected film - insights into why shots were used, how sequences were filmed and what is required to make a twelve minute News feature to professional standard.
The Sony HVR-Z1E HDV camera - a detailed demonstration, from how to use the menus and the importance of timecodes, to the understanding of how to use the camera's functions to creative advantage.
Sound - a discussion on types of microphone, their proper uses, and monitoring levels.
Lighting - a discussion on how to use lights and gels to the best visual effects in factual filmmaking.
Day 2
Practical shooting - teams of three will put into practice the lessons from Day 1, followed by a detailed criticism of their work.
"The Interview" Theory and Practice - participants will be given advice on all aspects of interviewing, from the correct method of questioning to the rules of angles, lighting, and close-ups.
Final deconstruction - using their knowledge participants will deconstruct and criticize a twelve minute News feature.
Maximum participants: 12 -15
Fee: £350
Come and get practical at The London Film School
A Practical Introduction to Location Sound:
Recording and Mixing with Joel Cahen
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March 2009
NEW COURSE
Introduction
Recording quality sound when shooting on location is essential if time, money and hassle are to be saved in post production. It is therefore an area which cannot be compromised.
This new intensive weekend workshop is designed to introduce filmmakers to the fundamental techniques for recording and mixing sound for film, television, documentary and video.
Aimed at filmmakers who feels they would benefit from a theoretical and practical grounding in location sound techniques, Joel Cahen will teach participants how to achieve the most professional results using the equipment most widely-used in the industry today.
Course Outline
- The workshop will cover the following areas:
- What is sound? How does it behave in interior vs. exterior environments?
- Understanding the recording chain for sound recording on HDV and film: Equipment; Calibration.
- Types of microphones: For different genres; Radio Mics; Directional Mics; Stereo recording. Participants will handle the Schoeps MK5,Senneheiser 416, and the Radio Mic 2020.
- Planning sound recording in a shoot: Considering locations; Equipment (including the Nagra Hardisk recorder); Sound kit;
- Sound Recording: Recording techniques; Boom operating; Recording to camera; Noise; Protocol.
- Practical recording and listening exercises: Indoors, Outdoors, Troubleshooting.
Joel Cahen is an experienced location sound recordist who also works in post-production. He has worked on a variety of recent film productions, as well as sound for different media. As creative director for Newtoy, he also organizes unique art events such as the destructivist Scrap Club and the touring underwater sound gallery Wet Sounds.
Maximum participants: 10
Fee: £180.00
The Second Annual Kilburn Youth Film Festival
25 years or younger? Opportunity available
 The Kilburn Youth Film Festival will be bigger and better, with workshops and screenings, to give young filmmakers the opportunity to get exposure for their films and network with fellow filmmakers and industry professionals.
For questions or more information, please contact
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or call 020 7604 4620.
Sign up for Digital Media Workshop
 FREE Digital Media Workshops - sign up
Free, book your place at
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Come mash up, create and leave your mark. Learn and use new digital audio and visual techniques to create a digital portrait showing who you are as a citizen of London, with artists Larry Achiampong and Obinna Nwosu. Projects will be showcased at nearby Café Latiri.
When: Audio Taggin’, Saturday 21 February, 1–5pm
Visual Verbal Freestyln’, Saturday 28 February, 1–5pm
Showcase, Saturday 7 March, 1–5pm
Where: Iniva, Rivington Place, EC2A 3BA
Phone: 020 7729 9616
Web: www.iniva.org
Access Champion: Teresa Cisneros – Ledda,
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Related links
www.iniva.org/events/what_s_on/audio_taggin
www.dyh09.blogspot.com
Calling all businesses within Film Production/TV/Radio/Animation
Calling all businesses within Film Production/TV/Radio/Animation Industry!!
We have been approached by an online TV station looking for production companies capable of making short commissioned programmes for broadcast. The services are for an audience of all ages with particular emphasis between ages 18-35.
The areas to be considered are entertainment, infotainment, documentary, dramas, short stories and magazine format programmes.
If you would like us to recommend you or your company, can you call on 020 7241 7499 to arrange a meeting with one of our advisors?
As soon as possible, where you will be invited to bring along any presentation materials relating to your profile and proposal.
If you are interested in presenting we look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you, Elaine Barklem
The Innovatory / www.theinnovatory.com
Professional Screenwriter Course
Last Few Places Available
PROFESSIONAL SCREENWRITER COURSE
This intensive weekend will teach you all the essential tools you need to become a professional screenwriter
The London Script Consultancy's Professional Screenwriting course is aimed at writers wanting to kick-start their screenwriting career. With over five years experience training professional screenwriters, LSC's unique no-nonsense approach has gained accolades across the board.
"The best series of classes and seminars available in the UK"
Blake Snyder, Hollywood Screenwriter and No.1 best selling author of Save The Cat
"The course is without doubt the best 'one stop shop' for anyone seriously committed to writing for film""
David Lemon, Screenwriter of ''Faintheart' Film 4 & Vertigo Films.
We guarantee that if you do not feel this course makes a fundamental difference to your understanding of the craft of screenwriting we will 'Give You Your Money Back'. We are serious, if you're serious book this intensive weekend seminar now and jump-start your career in the film business. Learn the insider secrets of Hollywood and quick fix techniques to get your movie up and running. A MUST for all screenwriters, directors, and producers.
This intensive weekend course gives you the LSC step-by-step guide to developing a screenplay. Over two days you will learn the insider secrets of Tarantino, Callie Khouri and Joe Eszterhas to make your screenplay stand out from the crowd. You will master practical techniques that put you and your work in the top 10% of screenwriters in the world. Topics covered include:
- his Developing a unique high concept
- This Understanding plot structure
- This Hierarchy of characters
- This The mysteries of segments, sequences, and scenes
- This The subective Arc, the heart of your story
- This Plus important industry information on how to pitch and sell your script
£165 (10% discount for Members)
Maximum number of places: 25
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW AND CLAIM YOUR 10% DISCOUNT.
Time: 10:30am to 6:30pm
Date: Saturday 21– Sunday 22 February 2009
Venue: The Bath House
Address: Dean St, Soho, London, W1D
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Map: Soho
For Booking information, please call 0208 510 0674 or email
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. The course size is limited to provide a high level of personalized instruction and assistance. Please quote 'Members' when you claim your 10% discount.
"LSC really took my writing to the next level. After taking their weekend course I have since sold my comedy ''Euston, We Have A Problem' to Hammer and my script ''Cornered'' is to go into production in L.A. next month with Maze Films, with another commission from them on the way. So thanks LSC, you really helped me become a professional screenwriter."
Darrin Grimwood, Screenwriter
"Thanks for a great course this weekend. Frankly, it would be ridiculous to attempt to write a feature without knowing that stuff. You'd die in the water. So cheers for putting it across so well". Matt Smith, Director
"I recommend it with gusto, a tremendous step into the land of movie dreams for those who believe they have it within them to create the next worthwhile movie"
Jeffrey O'Kelly, Creator of 'Dr Snuggles'and Screenwriter of 'Tusk' and 'The Story of O II'
"An incredibly interesting, informative, and inspiring two days…done with such HEART and commitment…and scandalously cheap…I'll be recommending you to everyone."
Maryann Devally, Writer
"This course is an A-To-Z in Screenwriting, it provides you with everything you need to know to be a writer. I would recommend this course to everybody who takes seriously their career as a professional screenwriter."
Oksana Georghiou, Writer/Director
For more information, or to book now go to:
www.scriptconsultancy.com
London UK Film Focus
The London UK Film Focus (LUFF) will return to the capital from 29 June – 2 July 2009 at the official venue of the BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT.
Now in its sixth year, the four-day export event will again provide a platform to celebrate and promote British films and talent to the international market. The strictly by-invitation-only event attracts 120 buyers from all world territories who come to see around 50 British titles.
In addition to the screenings of new British films represented by UK Sales Agents, we also have the Breakthrough strand. This exposes feature projects from emerging British film-makers seeking sales representation, and provides international buyers from across the globe the chance to monitor upcoming talent.
CRITERIA FOR SUBMITTING A PROJECT TO THE BREAKTHROUGH STRAND OF LUFF 2009
1. Films must be full feature length of theatrical nature and quality
2. Films must be ready for delivery by June 2009.
3. Films must be predominantly British – for instance the film is set in the UK, characters are British or the subject matter informs the British experience, production and filming is based in the UK and/or cast, crew and/or producers come from the UK.
4. As LUFF is a showcase for new films, priority will be given to those titles not seen at other festivals/markets.
SUBMITTING YOUR FILM
If you would like to submit your film to the Breakthrough strand please send your DVD to:
Chloe Laing, Coordinator – International Film London, Suite 6.10, The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ
Deadline for Breakthrough submissions: 28 March 2009
Packages post (or courier) marked on or before the deadline will be accepted.
If you wish to have your film considered for the Breakthrough strand of the London UK Film Focus, please send us:
- a DVD copy of the film
- a synopsis and/or press kit
- your full contact details including: postal address, telephone number and email address.
Please let us know if your film will be shown at any other film festivals or markets before June 2009.
All applications are viewed in the first week of April. You will hear from us by the 3rd week of April at the latest, normally by post or email. If your contact details change during this period please let us know so that we may update our records.
DVDs and application materials cannot be returned. All successful companies will be notified in late April.
The panel’s decision is final. It is the London UK Film Focus policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not selected for the programme.
IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED
Selected titles will need to be supplied on digi-beta formats, subject to technical facilities and will incur a fee of £300. This fee provides each successful company with two full accreditations to LUFF, affording delegate access to:
- All LUFF networking events,
- The Delegates Centre at the BFI Southbank where you can meet sales agents and international buyers.
- A list of a list of sales agents attending LUFF 2009. Please note that as policy we do not provide a list of international buyers. Breakthrough is intended for the purpose of finding a sales agent not to sell a film directly to an international buyer.
If you would like further information please contact: Helena Mackenzie at
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The London UK Film Focus is funded and supported by Film London, the UK Film Council, the British Film Institute (BFI), Film Export UK, and the London Development Agency.
Actors! Actresses! Presenters! Musicians! We will edit your showreel
Actors! Actresses! Presenters! Musicians! We will edit your showreel *special offer*
We have a Colourtelly Editing and Production showreel special offer for all of you stars and stars in the making. From our in-house editing facility we can edit, update and or shoot from scratch actors' and TV Presenters' showreels. We also edit, record and update voice reels for radio presenters and voice-over artistes and produce EPKs for musicians.
Our highly professional production and editing team includes BBC trained staff, TV and radio presenters plus TV actors and coaches. Whether you have footage that needs to be edited or you want us to shoot your entire showreel or EPK in our studio or on location. We can rapidly and inexpensively provide you with a showreel on CD/DVD or streamed over the internet.
Also, we can reproduce as many copies of your showreel on DVD as required in whichever format. Special New Year Rate to edit your showreel is only £129 or we can shoot and edit your showreel for £299 for a two to three minute reel.
Special New Year rate to edit your voice reel is only £99 or we will record your voice reel for £199.
Available for a limited period only.
About Colourfultelly
Colourtelly has a digital edit suite and multi-camera portable production unit. We will put your reel on DVD or streamed media format. We can transfer footage from any format you bring in to us. Your showreel can include graphics, special effects, transitions, titles, colour and music. Our 24-hour around the clock production crew will make you look like a star.See some of our high quality work on the Colourtelly Website: www.colourtelly.tv.
To book or find out more about us and our full in-house capabilities.
Call the Colourfultelly team on 020 8368 2526 or email
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DIGITAL AND NEW MEDIA MARKETING COURSE
Course Details
Myspace, Facebook, Social Networking, Mobile & Website Content, Widgets, Online PR, Consumer Relationship Management...
Some you know, some you don't - but they're all now used as vital tools that individuals and companies use to help promote music, artists and brands. Find out the skills needed to make it big in one of the fastest growing sectors in the creative industries today...
Special Guest Speaker:
Mike Dowuona - Director of Digital Marketing at Virgin Records
Andrew Davis – Previously Myspace / BBC
3 Day (Evening) Course
Course Dates:
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
9th / 10th / 11th February 2009
6:30pm-9:30pm
Price: £99 / to book visit: www.cubedmedia.co.uk
Location:
Southbank University
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
103 Borough Road
London SE1 0AA
Nearest Tube: Elephant & Castle
NPA/EEFF PROJECT BASE
NPA/EEFF PROJECT BASE
Project Base is a week long film business skills program for producers. The program will use a combination of producer training, project development and network creation to develop managerial, development and strategic skills. This program is being supported by Skillset's Film Skills Fund.
Location: East London.
Course Dates: 20/04/09 – 24/04/09 (6pm onwards: networking)
Times: 10am – 5pm
Fee: £50
Project Base is a five day intensive program developed for producers who are moving from short films to producing their first feature film. It seeks to actively recruit from groups currently underrepresented in the UK film industry workforce particularly from BAME backgrounds.
Each day is facilitated by a producer and includes guest speakers from specialised areas of the industry: The course will conclude with an opportunity to pitch you project to a panel of industry experts followed by a networking event.
Topics covered are: Development and Contracts; Markets, Communities and Audience; Finance and Packaging; Digital Technologies and Distribution, The Art of Pitching and Negotiating
The course will be taking place as part of the East End Film Festival 2009 and will be delivered by the New Producers Alliance.
The training venue will be based in East London. Recruitment is by application only. Candidates should send a DVD show-reel of previous work, a CV, a completed diversity and monitoring form which can be downloaded from www.npa.org.uk/content and a one page synopsis of their feature film in development to: Project Base. The NPA Film Centre, 7.03 The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London. E1 6JJ.
Deadline: Deadline for all applications is 23/02/09. Successful applicants will be informed by 03/04/09 and will be required to pay a fee of fifty pounds prior to the commencement of the course. If application materials are to be returned please include an SAE. For further enquiries please contact
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Lovers Rock film audition
To all you funky movers out there, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to be a part of a Lovers Rock documentary
We are looking for fifteen male and female dancers who will dress up in 70/80’s attire for example flares, afro wig, curly perm, shoulder pads, blue eyeliner etc. Anything reminiscence of the 70’s/80’s dance dress. You will be background dancers in this Lovers Rock documentary directed by Menelik Shabazz. Alongside comedians such as Geoff Schumman, Curtis Walker, Robbie Gee and Tameka Empson to name a few.
Please call on a Tuesday or Wednesday on the landline or email
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by Tuesday 3 February at the latest to confirm your place. Please note only confirmed dancers will be admitted for the auditions.
When: Auditions are Wednesday 4 February, 1.00pm
Where: BFM, 5 Black Horse Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DS
Contact: 02085319199 / 07932869214
FeatureLab
Submission deadline 10am Friday 16th January 2009!
We've created a partnership between B3 Media, Film4, the Binger Filmlab and Skillset which aims to fast forward the filmmaking process for people who are ready to make the leap to a full-length feature film for commercial release.
We're particularly interested in writers, directors or writer/director teams, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds currently under-represented in film and TV. We're also looking for talent from radio, TV, theatre and visual arts. If you understand the building blocks of drama and narrative and have something different to say, then we want to hear from you.
If you submit your idea, we'll choose the ones to get hands-on support from some of the best film professionals around. Whether it's script development, production, marketing or distribution, we'll be covering all aspects of getting a feature film from idea to TV or the big screen.
To download the Guidelines and Application Form go to www.b3media.net
Terrence Higgins Trust launches Let's Get Tested
Terrence Higgins
Trust launches Let’s Get Tested - a new film competition for 15-25 year olds
Sexual health and HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), in partnership with Abbott, has launched an exciting new competition called Let’s Get Tested. The competition, which closes on February 28th, aims to highlight the importance of sexual health by asking young people aged
15 – 25 to make a short film about getting regularly tested for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The winner of the competition will receive £2,000 and the opportunity to work with a leading British director or producer to professionally make their film.
Gareth Davies at Terrence Higgins Trust said: “Young people represent only 12% of the population, but account for nearly half of all STIs diagnosed in GUM clinics across the UK in 2007. With that in mind it’s especially important that young people know the facts about HIV and sexual health. If you’re under 25 and want to have your say on Let’s Get Tested, we’d love to hear from you! “
Films can be made by a group of people or individually, using a video camera or a webcam. To enter simply visit www.letsgettested.org.uk to register and upload your film. Films will be uploaded onto YouTube at www.youtube.com/letsgettested where visitors to the site can watch and rate them. When the competition closes, an expert panel will review the films with the highest average score and ten finalists will be invited to a VIP reception where the winner will be announced.
To be eligible for the competition, films need to be factually accurate, not be offensive, respect copyright laws, and be made by UK residents aged between 15 and 25.
For more information and to submit your film visit www.letsgettested.org.uk.
TRIBECA All ACCESS Programme
TWO UK FILMMAKERS OFFERED UNIQUE CHANCE TO ACCESS ALL AREAS AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Deadline for applications: Monday, 12 January 2009
Full Application Guidelines available at: www.ukfilmcouncil. org.uk/taa
The UK Film Council and its US Office is offering two British directors from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities the chance to take part in six invaluable days of networking and relationship building opportunities at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (22 April – 3 May 2009).
The UK Film Council's Diversity Unit and US Office are sponsoring two UK directors to participate in the Tribeca All Access programme which will run from 20-25 April 2009. The successful directors will receive a fully paid place on the programme which comprises an intense six days of panels, meetings and networking opportunities with senior film industry executives as well as accreditation for the Tribeca Film Festival.
Tribeca All Access is a Tribeca Film Institute programme in its sixth year which supports the careers of directors who are seeking funding and exposure for new projects and are from under-represented communities in the film industry. The scheme is open to both established and emerging filmmakers with projects in development which can be of any budget and based on any subject matter or genre.
Participants also receive support during throughout the year through the TAA On Track programme which includes the use of digital filmmaking and editing equipment for films shot in the US, promotional support for completed films, Tribeca Film Institute hosted presentation screenings and educational panels and workshops.
Marcia Williams, Head of Diversity at the UK Film Council said: "The Tribeca All Access programme has become renowned as an excellent platform for emerging and established filmmakers to advance their careers. We're really pleased to be able to support the scheme this year and help two talented UK directors from minority ethnic backgrounds to advance their careers and gain exposure for their work."
Applicants are required to apply with either a completed feature-length screenplay for their narrative film project or a thorough proposal for their work-in-progress documentary project.
The Charles Pick Fellowship
British Creative Exchange Internships
The Charles Pick Fellowship is dedicated to the memory of the distinguished publisher and literary agent, Charles Pick, whose career began in 1933 and continued until shortly before his death in January 2000. He encouraged young writers at the start of their careers with introductions to other writers and practical and financial help. The Fellowship seeks to continue this spirit of encouragement by giving support to the work of a new and, as yet, unpublished writer of fictional or non-fictional prose. Its purpose is to give promising writers time to devote to the development of his/her talents. The Fellowship will be for six months, starting on 1 September. The award is £10,000.
Terms and Conditions
Applicants for the Fellowship must be writers of fictional or non-fictional prose in English who have not yet published a book (please note that for the purposes of this Fellowship non-fiction prose includes, for example, biography, memoir and travel writing, but not critical or historical monographs based on academic research). Applicants can be writers of any age and any nationality. The successful candidate will be selected by a distinguished panel of writers. There will be no interviews, and candidates will be judged on the quality and promise of their writing, the project they describe, and the strength of their referee's report. The Fellow will be a member of the School of Literature and Creative Writing and will be required to reside at the
University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. Shared office space and computer facilities will be made available for the Fellow in the School. During the residential period, the Fellow will be required to submit written work to a nominated mentor and take part in Creative Writing Research Seminars.
No teaching duties attach to the Fellowship.
Application Procedure
Completed application forms should be submitted together with a typescript of an original unpublished piece of fiction or non-fiction of not more than 2500 words (please include word count on first page), written in English. This must be a sample of the project applicants would undertake if awarded the Fellowship. The typescript should be a hard copy printed as a single-sided, double-spaced document. Please do not staple or otherwise bind the sheets of your typescript together. Handwritten work, Fax or email applications will not be accepted. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed application form and reference (see below). Do not include any additional documentation or materials. Work submitted cannot be returned to applicants.
Applications should be posted to:
Fellowship Administrator
The Charles Pick Fellowship,
School of Literature and Creative Writing
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
Application deadline: 31 January
Reference
All applicants must provide a reference from an editor, agent or accredited teacher of creative writing. The reference, on the official reference form, must be sent by the referee directly to The Charles Pick Fellowship at the above address. Please note that any application without a reference will not be considered, nor will any application be considered if the reference arrives after the deadline.
Training Opportunities
British Creative Exchange Internships
2008 sees the
British Creative Exchange (BCE) extending its reach beyond our annual
season to work with creative organisations in the UK to offer a series
of internship opportunities.
The British Creative Exchange recognises its responsibility to
be innovative, open doors to new talent and foster creativity across
the UK.
They aim to identify individuals through their programmed
projects, including websites and events around the UK and aim to hold
interviews and also provide information on other industry opportunities.
Selected persons will be placed within each of their Partners existing Internship programmes for either 4 – 12 weeks period.
For Full details and to Apply email interns@
britishcreactivexchange.com
Training & Skills
Film London actively supports training, skills and educational
provision throughout London. And have a number of Schemes running –
these are aimed at both organisations and individuals.
Schemes currently running for entry in over the next few months include:
Market Place
Skill set's New Entrant Training Scheme
for the Sales Sector is a six-month comprehensive work placement and
training scheme where six successful applicants will get the
opportunity to undertake a paid, six-month job placement supported by a
full six-month training course.
Delivered by Film London and Film Export UK, the scheme aims to
provide people starting out in the industry with the knowledge, skills
and experience needed to establish a successful career in film sales -
be it in acquisitions, business affairs, publicity and marketing, or a
sales role.
The six host companies chosen by Film London and Film Export UK to take part in Market Place are:
Bankside Films ,Focus Features , Goldcrest Films Independent , Handmade Films International , Odyssey Entertainment and The Salt Company.
If you wish to apply, download and complete the application form by logging on to www.filmlondon.org.uk click on Training and Skills. All applications to be return by 5pm, Thursday 13 November 2008 ensuring that you attach all the requested documents.
Film London's Film-makers' Festival Fund (FFF) aims to support the
development of film-makers and moving image artists' careers by
assisting them in promoting themselves and their short film projects at
primarily overseas festivals and markets. It provides:
1.Travel grants for attendance at one of the named overseas festivals where your short films have been selected for official competition (excluding Audience Awards).
2. A contribution towards the cost of striking a first 35mm film print
or production of a digital master where required by a festival for
screening: e.g. digital duping / mastering for USA festivals NTSC /
subtitling. (NB. 35mm print awards are conditional on awardees
attending the named festival in their application)
3. To apply download the guidance notes, application form and festivals list at www.filmlondon.org.ukDeadline for application will take place on a monthly basis, as follows: 11th November 2008, 16th December 2008, 13th January 2009, 17 th February 2009 and 17 th March 2009.
N.B. Decisions on awards will take place within 1 week of the monthly fund deadline date.
PULSE and Digital Nation
![Still from The Rain Horse - produced through PULSE PLUS 2008]( "Still from The Rain Horse - produced through PULSE PLUS 2008") PULSE was launched in 2002 in partnership with the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.
The ambition is to produce a new generation of film-makers who use
digital technology creatively to tell stories in groundbreaking ways.
The
PULSE scheme is open to new talent in the London region and offers
film-makers an opportunity to make digital shorts for a variety of
exhibition and distribution platforms.
At least 5 films will be commissioned this year. All genres are welcome, including drama, documentary and animation.
The
budget range is £4,000 - £12,000 depending on the nature of the
project. The running time should be between 1 and 15 minutes.
Digital Nation replaces PULSE PLUS for
writers and directors who are ready to make the leap into more
ambitious cinematic short films with a maximum production budget of
£18,000.
The application deadline for both schemes is 5pm Monday 10 November 2008.
to Apply download application at www.filmlondon.org.uk
North London Film Fund
A new initiative for for short filmmakers, with development and training for new and emerging talent.
New Pathways Tri Borough Film Fund
Applications are now being invited to the New Pathways Film Fund. The New Pathways Film Fund is a partnership between the London Boroughs Of Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham Applications are open from Friday 28th July 2008 Application Closing Date: 5pm Wednesday 17th September 2008 New Pathways is a production led intensive training programme for 15 new entrants to film from traditionally under represented groups designed to explore new and accessible filmmaking technology, alternative routes of exhibition and distribution and how to apply them to a short film production.
Applications are being invited from residents who live and / or work in the 3 partner boroughs. Participants to the scheme will be invited to pitch their script developed through the training scheme to a panel of judges who will award 6 film bursaries of £1500. A total of two bursaries will be awarded from each Borough. New Pathways 5 day intensive training programme will be delivered by the New Producers Alliance, an international training and support provider for film producers, screenwriters and directors. Training will take place at 3 Mills Studio, London's largest film and television studio based on the historic Three Mills Island in Bromley-by-Bow, east London.
Please Note: Applicants will need to commit to the 5 day Training Programme to be eligible for scheme. The Film Fund is looking for original and exciting stories told with a fresh individual voice that utilise locations from the three partner Boroughs and will embrace new technology and ways of distribution.
For Further Information and to apply to the New Pathways Film Fund please contact Stephanie Turnbull on 020 7364 7920 or email
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putting New Pathways in the subject line. Applications and Guidelines can be downloaded from www.hackney.gov.uk/x-film
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