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ENCOUNTERS & SOHO SHORTS LAUNCH NEW MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
We are thrilled and excited to tell you that Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival has launched a new competitive festival strand for music videos presented in partnership with Soho Shorts. Encounters has always had a flexible approach to programming that responds to industry developments and the needs of different sectors. 2010 saw the introduction of … Continue reading
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The John Brabourne Awards are a stepping stone for up and coming talent, driven to further their careers in all aspects of the film, commercial television and cinema industries. They offer cash sums of up to £5,000 and seek to help those disadvantaged in some way, for example through lack of funds or set-backs due … Continue reading
The British Independent Film Festival taking place this Friday & Saturday at The Empire in Leicester Square. The festival has two fantastic shorts programmes: Friday shorts Programme at 8pm http://www.thefilmfestivalguild.com/#!friday-night-biff2013/cvr Take Me To Pitcairn dir. Julian McDonnell (55mins) The Driftwood dir. James Webber (11mins) The Runner dir. Michael O’Kelly (3mins) Rotkop dir. Jan & … Continue reading
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (17-22 September 2013, Bristol) is now taking bookings for its Student Campus – an exciting opportunity to attend screenings, workshops, talks with high profile industry guests and networking sessions at this year’s festival. Encounters is one of the world’s best-known showcases and meeting points for emerging talent and the … Continue reading
London Short Film Festival has created a new series of events. The first of which is: LSSF: MEET THE FILMMAKERS – Wednesday 24th April. A chance to look at the careers of 3 filmmakers who’ve had success in the London Short Film Festival; they will talk about how the Festival impacted on their work, and what they … Continue reading
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is one of the best-known international showcases and meeting points for emerging talent, and is the leading UK gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film and animation awards: the BAFTAs, Oscars®, European Film Awards and Cartoon d’Or. The festival presents a unique opportunity for industry and creatives to … Continue reading
It’s all change in 2013 for those stalwarts of the London film scene, straight 8. From Cannes to Edgar Wright and back, the filmmaking phenomenon, started in 1999, is building up to its first foray into feature filmmaking. In their own words: we are attempting to make the first straight 8 feature film, working with … Continue reading
Only a couple of months ago Vimeo launched a new initiative to help its contributors earn money. The video streaming site, which more than 85 million users, has introduced a virtual Tips Jar for its community to make donations to filmmakers. “Creators have asked us for quite some time to help them monetise their work, … Continue reading
RUSHES BRINGS THE CURTAIN DOWN ON THE RUSHES SOHO SHORTS FESTIVAL. LONDON: December 2012 The 14 year old festival, created by Joce Capper and her team at Rushes will go into retirement as Rushes focuses on continuing to grow its business within the VFX and post sectors. “We loved the Festival and has been an integral part … Continue reading
Thomas made his first short film at the age of 16 and was admitted three years later to the National Film School of Denmark, thus becoming their youngest student ever. He graduated in 1993 with his short Last Round garnering a nomination for a Student Academy Award. He was catapulted to international fame in 1998 when his … Continue reading
The 21st edition of Raindance Film Festival is calling for entries. The festival will take place in London from 25 September – 6 October, 2013. Raindance accepts shorts and features length work of any genre including fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, mockumentary and childrens’ films. All Feature Films need to be UK Premieres. The early deadline is 17 … Continue reading
