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

Oscar-nominated screenwriter chooses winner of South West Screenwriting CompetitionTuesday 16 October 2007, Bristol, UKOscar-nominated screenwriter Bill Nicholson (‘Gladiator’, ‘Shadowlands’, ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’) today announced Patrick Evans as the winner of South West Screen’s ‘Screenwriter Development Competition’.129 budding writers from the South West of England region submitted screenplays for the

Young filmmakers hail the death of cinema and DVDTomorrow's filmmakers predict a shift to online film distributionLondon, 10 July: New research released today by Vividas, the provider of full-screen video streaming technology, finds that 83 per cent of the next generation of filmmakers expect most film distribution to be online.

Search Is On For UK's Slam Champion 22 May 07Theatre Royal Stratford East from 27th of June – 1st of JulyTheatre Royal Stratford East is looking for the hottest Spoken Word artists to take part in this year’s UK Slam Championship. So if you have what