Directors include Bifa winners Jason Wingard and Carol Salter.
The Uncertain Kingdom, the £200,000 short film initiative aiming to provide a portrait of the contemporary UK, has unveiled the 20 films on its slate.
Actors participating in the projects include Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Mark Addy (Game Of Thrones), Steve Evets (Apostasy), Hugh Dennis (Fleabag), Andy Hamilton (What We Did On Our Holiday), Ruth Madeley (Years & Years) and Laurie Davidson (Cats).
Screen can also reveal an exclusive first look at one of the titles, Hope Dickson Leach’s Strong Is Better Than Angry, above.
Each film is receiving £10,000. The finance is privately raised.
The Uncertain Kingdom, the £200,000 short film initiative aiming to provide a portrait of the contemporary UK, has unveiled the 20 films on its slate.
Actors participating in the projects include Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Mark Addy (Game Of Thrones), Steve Evets (Apostasy), Hugh Dennis (Fleabag), Andy Hamilton (What We Did On Our Holiday), Ruth Madeley (Years & Years) and Laurie Davidson (Cats).
Screen can also reveal an exclusive first look at one of the titles, Hope Dickson Leach’s Strong Is Better Than Angry, above.
Each film is receiving £10,000. The finance is privately raised.
- 11/18/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Verve Pictures to distribute completed films at the end of the year.
The £200,000 short films initiative The Uncertain Kingdom, launched in December 2018, has finalised the 20 directors who will each receive £10,000 to finance a short film project.
Joining the previously announced Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) are the Oscar-winning Orlando Von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), International Emmy winner Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered) and Bifa winner Carol Salter (Almost Heaven).
Also on the roster are four former Screen Stars of Tomorrow: actor/writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, writer/director Rubika Shah, and producers Helen Simmons and Yaw Basoah.
The full list of project teams can be found below.
The £200,000 short films initiative The Uncertain Kingdom, launched in December 2018, has finalised the 20 directors who will each receive £10,000 to finance a short film project.
Joining the previously announced Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) are the Oscar-winning Orlando Von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), International Emmy winner Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered) and Bifa winner Carol Salter (Almost Heaven).
Also on the roster are four former Screen Stars of Tomorrow: actor/writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, writer/director Rubika Shah, and producers Helen Simmons and Yaw Basoah.
The full list of project teams can be found below.
- 5/31/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Opportunities available for new and emerging filmmakers, and pitching sessions among programme.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has announced the line-up for this year’s Industry Programme, which will run for nine days from June 16-24, as well as Eiff’s Talent Development Programmes.
The programme will include workshops, practical sessions, talent labs and one-to-one meetings with industry experts, all of which will take place at the Eiff Delegate Centre at the Traverse Theatre.
Programme highlights include two sessions hosted by the BFI Net.Work looking at opportunities available for new and emerging filmmakers across the UK, offering tips from execs and filmmakers on how to make the best short film on a short film budget.
Script consultant David Pope will deliver a pitching workshop with advice on how to develop confidence and how to tailor a pitch for an audience, followed by the chance for filmmakers to pitch to a panel of industry experts.
Prs...
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has announced the line-up for this year’s Industry Programme, which will run for nine days from June 16-24, as well as Eiff’s Talent Development Programmes.
The programme will include workshops, practical sessions, talent labs and one-to-one meetings with industry experts, all of which will take place at the Eiff Delegate Centre at the Traverse Theatre.
Programme highlights include two sessions hosted by the BFI Net.Work looking at opportunities available for new and emerging filmmakers across the UK, offering tips from execs and filmmakers on how to make the best short film on a short film budget.
Script consultant David Pope will deliver a pitching workshop with advice on how to develop confidence and how to tailor a pitch for an audience, followed by the chance for filmmakers to pitch to a panel of industry experts.
Prs...
- 5/20/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Come get your Q on starting this Friday! The Ninth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 24-28 at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 28 films – 13 features (seven narratives and six documentaries) and 15 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of Lgbtq people and to celebrate queer culture.
The 2016 QFest St. Louis begins on Sunday, April 24, and runs through Thursday, April 28. Tickets are on sale now for all shows. Cost is $12 each or $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current IDs. All screenings will be held at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre, located at 1002 Hi Pointe Place, directly behind the Hi-Pointe Theatre. Advance sales...
The 2016 QFest St. Louis begins on Sunday, April 24, and runs through Thursday, April 28. Tickets are on sale now for all shows. Cost is $12 each or $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current IDs. All screenings will be held at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre, located at 1002 Hi Pointe Place, directly behind the Hi-Pointe Theatre. Advance sales...
- 4/20/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s almost time to get your Q on, St. Louis!! The Ninth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented byCinema St. Louis, runs April 24-28th at The Hi-Pointe Backlot (1002 Hi Pointe Place)
The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of films from filmmakers that represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.
All screenings at the Hi-Pointe Backlot, 1002 Hi Pointe Place, St. Louis, Mo 63117. Individual tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current photo IDs.
Advance tickets may be purchased at the Hi-Pointe Backlot box office or website. For more info, visit the Cinema St. Louis site Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.
The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of films from filmmakers that represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.
All screenings at the Hi-Pointe Backlot, 1002 Hi Pointe Place, St. Louis, Mo 63117. Individual tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current photo IDs.
Advance tickets may be purchased at the Hi-Pointe Backlot box office or website. For more info, visit the Cinema St. Louis site Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.
- 3/29/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Online film competitions have become a prime source of new talent. Film makers, who in previous years would had few options to have their work seen and judged, have an instant audience of millions.
Bombay Sapphire’s Imagination Series has produced some fine work, and takes its hook from Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher whose screenplay provides a direction for each film.
With the same sparse script filmmakers are invited to let their imaginations run wild and the diversity of visions is exactly what the organisers were hoping for.
We spoke to Fletcher last year before the winning entries were announced and we’ve included some of the entries below (the rest can be found here) to show the variety of winning shorts. Room 8, in particular, is a masterpiece.
HeyUGuys: Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. We actually spoke about a year ago when the first...
Bombay Sapphire’s Imagination Series has produced some fine work, and takes its hook from Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher whose screenplay provides a direction for each film.
With the same sparse script filmmakers are invited to let their imaginations run wild and the diversity of visions is exactly what the organisers were hoping for.
We spoke to Fletcher last year before the winning entries were announced and we’ve included some of the entries below (the rest can be found here) to show the variety of winning shorts. Room 8, in particular, is a masterpiece.
HeyUGuys: Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. We actually spoke about a year ago when the first...
- 10/2/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When the stars of the squared circle try their hand at cinema, the results can be mixed
They may have made their names by dressing up in spandex and pretending to hit other men, but professional wrestlers are some of the most engaging performers in the entertainment world.
Some of the industry's biggest stars have made the transition from the squared-circle to the silver screen, with varying degrees of success – and quality.
Here are five of the most memorable films starring professional wrestlers – can you think of any others? Let us know in the thread below.
1. Mr Nanny
It's odd to think that a man who looked constantly sunburnt and sported a bleached Fu Manchu moustache could be such a hit with the kids, but Hulk Hogan was a huge star in the 80s and 90s, when Hulkmania ran wild across the globe.
Hogan's film credits read like an essay in naffness: Suburban Commando,...
They may have made their names by dressing up in spandex and pretending to hit other men, but professional wrestlers are some of the most engaging performers in the entertainment world.
Some of the industry's biggest stars have made the transition from the squared-circle to the silver screen, with varying degrees of success – and quality.
Here are five of the most memorable films starring professional wrestlers – can you think of any others? Let us know in the thread below.
1. Mr Nanny
It's odd to think that a man who looked constantly sunburnt and sported a bleached Fu Manchu moustache could be such a hit with the kids, but Hulk Hogan was a huge star in the 80s and 90s, when Hulkmania ran wild across the globe.
Hogan's film credits read like an essay in naffness: Suburban Commando,...
- 7/10/2013
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
Cinema's best contraptions for taking a trip through time
This wee's Clip joint is by Luke Ibbetson; follow him on Twitter here.
Proving that there's more to time travel than four semi-naked guys in a hot-tub, here's a selection of cinema's very best time machines.
1. The DeLorean DMC12 – Back to the Future
In the original script Marty was supposed to travel back to 1955 in a refrigerator, but that was deemed too risky for impressionable younger viewers. The alternative choice, the DeLorean, was inspired; if you're going to travel in time, it's best to best look good doing it.
Reading on mobile? Watch on YouTube
2. The Time Sled – The Time Machine
The 1960 adaptation of Hg Wells' novel is a hauntingly bleak parable about man's self-destructive nature. The machine itself helped inspire the steampunk aesthetic. Check out the time lapse sequence below which helped bag the Oscar for special effects.
Reading on mobile?...
This wee's Clip joint is by Luke Ibbetson; follow him on Twitter here.
Proving that there's more to time travel than four semi-naked guys in a hot-tub, here's a selection of cinema's very best time machines.
1. The DeLorean DMC12 – Back to the Future
In the original script Marty was supposed to travel back to 1955 in a refrigerator, but that was deemed too risky for impressionable younger viewers. The alternative choice, the DeLorean, was inspired; if you're going to travel in time, it's best to best look good doing it.
Reading on mobile? Watch on YouTube
2. The Time Sled – The Time Machine
The 1960 adaptation of Hg Wells' novel is a hauntingly bleak parable about man's self-destructive nature. The machine itself helped inspire the steampunk aesthetic. Check out the time lapse sequence below which helped bag the Oscar for special effects.
Reading on mobile?...
- 6/6/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Five of the best film appearances from everybody's favourite outmoded audio format
Cassettes represent a very specific window in history, having only been of widespread popularity for about 25 years, from the 70s to late 90s. They are wrapped up in nostalgia. Film depictions of cassette tapes and their decks have been surprisingly diverse. Here's a few of the most memorable highlights – can you think of any more?
Wayne's World
Wayne, Garth and co. singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody in the car to open the legendary 90s slacker bromance. No explanation needed.
Reading on mobile? Watch the clip on YouTube
High Fidelity
It wasn't easy to pick just one clip from this film (the Walking on Sunshine 'Monday tape' scene was a close second), but ultimately the record store owner Rob (John Cusack)'s summary of the very important and complex art of compiling a mix tapes made the cut.
Reading on mobile?...
Cassettes represent a very specific window in history, having only been of widespread popularity for about 25 years, from the 70s to late 90s. They are wrapped up in nostalgia. Film depictions of cassette tapes and their decks have been surprisingly diverse. Here's a few of the most memorable highlights – can you think of any more?
Wayne's World
Wayne, Garth and co. singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody in the car to open the legendary 90s slacker bromance. No explanation needed.
Reading on mobile? Watch the clip on YouTube
High Fidelity
It wasn't easy to pick just one clip from this film (the Walking on Sunshine 'Monday tape' scene was a close second), but ultimately the record store owner Rob (John Cusack)'s summary of the very important and complex art of compiling a mix tapes made the cut.
Reading on mobile?...
- 5/29/2013
- by Paul Frankl
- The Guardian - Film News
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