NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFOR THE 11TH BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDSSUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER IN LONDONBIFA are proud to announce the following nominees and winners for this year’s awards:BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILMHungerIn BrugesMan on Wire++Slumdog MillionaireSomers TownBEST DIRECTORSponsored by The Creative PartnershipMark Herman – The Boy in the Striped PyjamasSteve McQueen –
Author: Husam "Sam" Asi
Trading Places Creatives in the Law
Two former arts and media professionals, Lynda Ashton who worked at the BBC and Kate Lambert who was in advertising at McCann Erickson, talk about the reasons they made the move and decided to re-train in law.The College of Law, the UK’s leading provider of professional legal education and training,
Project Involve(LA), An evening with a leading Hollywood mentor
The month starts with a workshop with Joans Checkel, one of the leading mentors in Hollywood. Her labs provide an opportunity to put a film on its feet prior to production. Directors, ...
Make a chalenging film competition
Can your film make a change?Ctrl.Alt.Shift challenges young filmmakers to tackle the issues of poverty and global injustice for the chance to work with Noel Clarke, Shynola and Saam FarahmandYouth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift is launching a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young filmmakers to work with some of the most inspiring, contemporary names
Project Involve, Los Angeles (October 2009)
Unfortunately, the head of Project Involve, the Great Francisco, fell ill and things slowed down on some fronts. The action, however, continued. I spent some time forming a...
Screen East Launches Digibytes for new filmmakers
Are you the next Tim Burton or Steven Spielberg?Want to make a short film? – Screen East Launches DigibytesThe search is on to find the region’s most innovative filmmaking talent to make a £10,000 short film as part of the DigiBytes and Digital Nation short film schemes.Regional Screen Agency, Screen
Mayor of London supports film in the Capital
Mayor of London pledges his support for film in the capitalBoris Johnson meets with key players from London’s production industry, announces plans to bring more film to all Londoners and welcomes pioneering legislation by London Councils and Transport for LondonMayor of London Boris Johnson today held his first meeting with
Stars line up for Amnesty International
Short film, book and exhibition for children mark60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsThis autumn Amnesty International joins forces with leading actors and world-renowned illustrators to bring to life the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) for a new generation of young children. A new book, a short film
Dinard film festival winners annouced
19th FESTIVAL DU FILM BRITANNIQUE DE DINARD AWARDS ANNOUNCED4th October 2008, Dinard. The winners of the 19th Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard were announced this evening at the end of the star studded weekend long festival.This year BOY A directed by John Crowley, written by Mark O’Rowe (based
Project Involve, Los Angeles (September 2008)
Project Involve kicked off on September 26, with the Film Forum, where many of Hollywood's movers and shakers come and talk to aspiring film makers. We were also given the opportunity ...
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