One year after his short film The Tonto Woman was nominated for an Oscar, young British director Daniel Barber has been awarded more than a million pounds of UK Film Council money towards his first feature.His film, Harry Brown, is described as an urban Western, set in modern-day Britain, following

It was another successful night for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire as both the director and his film picked up the top awards at the British Academy Film Awards, at a lavish ceremony at the Royal Opera House.Hosted by a nervous Jonathan Ross, just two weeks after his return to the

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE FAVOURITE FOR OSCAR IN ALL NOMINATIONSSLUMDOG Millionaire is the early favourite for all 10 Oscar categories in which it has been nominated this year, according to Betfair customers. In the market for the biggest prize of all, Best Motion Picture, the rags-to-riches story is 1-2, with nearest

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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 –

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,

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

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 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

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