CONNECTIONS COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING NEW TALENT INTO THE FILM AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY.Connections Communications Centre, the charity that uses film, TV media andleadership skills to give new opportunities to young people is celebrating their 25thanniversary. For the past 25 years Connections has supported excluded teenagersto emerging

Five of the biggest names in British cinema are donating their services and expertise to offer an upcoming talented director the opportunity to make their first professional short film with the new John Brabourne Big 5 Award.Created by the trade charity of the UK film and TV industry, the CTBF,

The Sixth Of May is a thrilling political conspiracy drama centred around the Dutch government and fraudulent Americans. From controversial director Theo Van Gogh, murdered on the streets of Amsterdam for his portrayal of abused Muslim women in 2004, comes this gripping drama.On 6 May 2002 extreme right wing Dutch

Last night Bafta’s award ceremony from the Royal Opera was full of glamour and stars and not short of surprises.As expected, Atonement was named Best Film. But in spite of 14 nominations, it took home only one other prize for the Production Design.Surprisingly, La Vie En Rose, Edith Piaf biopic,

First Winners Announced in Monthly Awards SchemeICEWHOLE.COM has just announced the first winners in the monthly awards scheme for November 2007, as decided by their Independent Judging Panel.Nadia Attia wins 400 in the Best Film Award category,for a film under five minutes with her short film TEASE. Nadia, who

London Independent Film Festival: Call for EntriesLIFF 2008 offers a fantastic opportunity for UK filmmakers to showcase their achievements in independent filmmaking. LIFF combines the best of UK low-budget films with inspirational micro-budget films from around the world, and mixes it up with relevant industry discussions and social networking. It's

Ffresh 2008: Forging relationships with industry and recognising fresh talentIt might start on Valentine's Day but budding film makers in the back row of the cinema at Ffresh 2008 will have more on their mind than affairs of the heart.While audience members at the student moving image festival of Wales

World’s best documentary film maker introduces free screeningThe director of the world’s best documentary film is to visit Glasgow next week for a special free screening of his most celebrated work.Arunas Matelis’s remarkable documentary, ‘Before Flying Back to the Earth’ topped the list of the 50 best documentaries