27 March 2012 - Information event, Brighton.  
iFeatures 2, funded by Creative England, BBC Films, BFi and Skillset is the follow up to the successful iFeatures low budget feature film scheme. The new scheme is even bigger than the first – organisers are offering emerging film talent the chance to develop their idea to full script, with the chance to make one of three feature films with budgets of £350K each.  The focus this year is films that reflect the English regions. Please go to www.ifeatures2.co.uk for more details.
On Tuesday, March 27, you can attend a special event in Brighton to find out more about the initiative and speak to the iFeatures2 team. It's a chance for people to ask us questions directly, and perhaps a chance for you to meet potential collaborators for your submission.  Tristan Goligher, the scheme's executive producer (and also producer of the low budget film Weekend) will be hosting the event.  Guests will include Tracy Brimm and Kate Myers, producers of Skeletons and the upcoming Grabbers.  Chris Moll, architect of iFeatures and Head Of Talent at Creative England, will also be on hand with other members of the talent team to talk about Creative England's future plans and to chat to filmmakers. 
Where: Basement Arts Centre
When: Tuesday, March 27th 2012; 2pm-6pm
To confirm your attendance, visit http://ifeaturesbrighton.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C 

Creative England has today opened two new schemes of Lottery funding, delegated from the BFI, to support the development of filmmaking talent in the English regions.

The Development Fund is open to individual writers, writer/directors and/or producers based in the English regions for the development of all types of feature films, including animation and documentary. Applications are also invited from writer/director/producer teams. Funding is available for the costs of developing a screenplay (or the equivalent for documentaries) such as research costs, writer’s fees, script editor/developer support and script readings.

The Film Networks Fund is open to networks and organisations whose work supports and promotes filmmaking activities in the English regions. Funding is available for a range of eligible activity including provision of editorial and technical support for emerging talent looking to produce work, delivery of networking, screening and industry speaker events and master classes, and provision of peer-to-peer support, mentoring, training and advice.

Read more and access the fund guidelines and application forms

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CREATIVE ENGLAND REBRAND – we want to work with you!

Could you create  our new look? 
Now that Creative England is fully up and running, we’re keen to shed our old, transitional branding and develop a whole new identity. 

We want a brand that really speaks to creative industry companies and talent all around the English regions, and we’re inviting SMEs specialising in branding and design to pitch for a £5k contract to deliver our new style.
 
If you’re interested, then email Martin Booth, Communications Coordinator at martin.booth@creativeengland.co.uk to request the full brief.

Deadline for initial proposals: Friday 9 December (midday)

Call for Submissions: Whirlygig Cinema seeks
16mm films for live film score event Making Tracks
11 November 2011 – London

Whirlygig Cinema is looking for films to show at Making Tracks, a regular
event that fuses a programme of short films with new scores performed live
by The Cabinet of Living Cinema. The next event will take place on Saturday
14th January 2012 at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green in East London and will form
part of London Short Film Festival.

Making Tracks brings together a diverse collection of filmmaking talent
including animation, music videos, abstract and experimental video. The
original soundtracks of these films are replaced or enhanced by new scores
and the event gives filmmakers, especially students, who have had problems
with music copyright the chance to show their work in public.

To tie in with the London Short Film Festival’s ‘celluloid film’ theme, Whirlygig
Cinema is collaborating with The Suitcase Cinema to screen 16mm films
using a 16mm projector. They are looking for films that already exist as a
16mm print, but also encourage filmmakers to create new films from old
print. A telecined version of the film for viewing on a computer is desirable
but not essential.

A digital projector will also be available, so films made digitally are welcome,
as are super 8 and 16mm films that have been telecined.
Films should be no longer than 12 minutes and contain little or no audio
dialogue. Voiceover narration is accepted, as long as it can be separated
from the rest of the soundtrack.

Entrants should download a submissions form at
files.whirlygigcinema.com/submissions-mt-jan2012.doc and send it
completed to katie@whirlygigcinema.com by Friday 9th December 2011.

New short film festival in India is looking for short films.

Fools' Paradise Productions
presents
FIRST INTERNATINAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
8th & 9th December 2011
time : 5:30 pm
venue : Panjab Kala Bhawan, Sector-16 (near rose garden), Chandigarh, INDIA

For more information and how to enter your films please go to their events page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194611450616941

Reaching for Gold is a competition for young people in the South East region to enter an idea for a product, service or other that will benefit other people. The best ideas will be selected and the teams will be paired up with business, voluntary and community sector mentors for a once in a lifetime opportunity. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30th November 2011. For more information please visit www.reachingforgold.org.uk.

Price: £325 (inc VAT)

Date: 9.30am - 5.30pm Sunday 9 October 2011 (DAY 1) & Monday 10 October 2011 (DAY 2), Sunday 23 October 2011 (DAY 1) & Monday 24 October 2011 (DAY 2), Sunday 6 November 2011 (DAY 1) & Monday 7 November 2011 (DAY 2) (places limited to 4 persons per course)

Location: Vintage Hair Lounge, Kimber House, 118 High Street, Southampton SO14 2AA

The Vintage Hair Styling for Camera course takes place in the salon premises of vintage hair specialists Vintage Hair Lounge.

With retro, vintage and burlesque hairstyles ever more in demand, this is the perfect opportunity to learn the history, techniques and styles to meet current trends.

This intensive short course is geared towards the freelance industry in particular but new entrants and returners will find the dressing skills and expert knowledge invaluable in their careers. 

For more information go to:   http://www.vintagehairlounge.com/courses.php?course=15

Screen South in association with Skillset, North Sea Screen Partnership, BFI, and Maidstone Studios presents an afternoon panel session of the truths, myths and realities of what ‘Development Hell’ (including the Finance jigsaw) is really all about! This is event is FREE but has a limited audience capacity so please book immediately!

This session is aimed at Producers, Directors and Writers who are serious about  further professional progression for themselves and their projects within the film industry.

What does it mean when they talk about development - What’s actually included in that? How and when does finance fit in? How do you know when the project is ready to go to market, who and where is the market? Where do I start, who do I need to help me? How do I know the value of what I have? You all know that this list of questions goes on and on … This session is designed to answer these and many other questions!


Date: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Time: 2pm – 5.30pm (followed by networking drinks)
Location: Maidstone Studios. Map Parking available on site.
Limited spaces please book immediately:

Register here

 
Jo Nolan (CEO of Screen South) will be moderator.

Current panellists include:

Pippa Cross - Producer
Previous experience includes: Head of Feature Film Development Granada Media, Manager of Factual Programmes and a member of the senior management group, TVS Television, Drama Manager, Features Manager, Granada Television
Films Include: Chalet Girl (currently no1 on ITunes), Bloody Sunday (1 BAFTA 4 nominations Berlin Golden Bear, 2 BIFA’s 3 nominations Sundance Audience award plus many other awards), Shooting Dogs (BAFTA and BIFA nominee), My Left Foot (2 Oscars, 3 nominations, 2 BAFTAs 3 nominations), The Field, Jack and Sarah, Girls’ Night Out, Rogue Trader, Longitude (TV), The House of Mirth, Ghost World, The Hole, Heartless.


Jane Wright - Producer
Jane Wright has almost 30 years experience in the feature film business, spanning distribution, production and financing. Much of that time has been spent at the BBC where she was Managing Director of BBC Films, Vice President of Co-Productions & Sales for BBC Worldwide Americas. BBC Films as Head of Business Development I for BBC Films specialising in raising co-production finance. Seconded to International film distributor The Sales Company as interim C.E.O. During this period she commissioned Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham and sold Danis Tanovic’s No Man's Land which went on to win the Academy Award Best Foreign Film. West Is West, the sequel to East Is East, Scott Hicks's The Boys Are Back and Stephen Poliakoff's Glorious 39. She developed a strong reputation for her work with independent producers in helping them to create and execute finance strategies for their films and in securing third party financing and distribution. Accordingly, she was honoured with a Women In Film Award in 2007 for being an "Unsung Hero".

Nicki Parfitt, - Partner Lee and Thompson (Media Law company)
Previous experience: Head of Legal and Business Affairs for Pearson Television Productions in continental Europe and Latin America. There Nicki developed expertise in setting up and managing long running drama serials and game shows in a number of different countries, including Scandinavia, Italy and Spain. 
 Head of Legal and Business affairs for Portman Entertainment Group established itself as a prominent packager, executive producer and sales agent of international feature films and television drama programming and enabled the financing, production and distribution of high profile UK and international productions and co-productions, including the feature films Saving Grace and Bloody Sunday.

Between the Lines Filmmaking Challenge
Aged 16-25 years and interested in filmmaking? If this answer is yes, then read on!To celebrate Ken Loach’s 75th birthday, the BFI, First Light, Film Club and Film Education are launching a competition for young creators, inspired by the work of Ken Loach.

From all time classics Kes, Land and Freedom and Sweet Sixteen to more recent releases such as The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Route Irish, Ken Loach’s films challenge and provoke audiences to think differently about the world we all live in. Between the Lines will pick up this challenge by charging entrants to champion alternative stories and characters that confront mainstream ideologies and kick at the heels of the establishment.

Filmmaking ChallengeThe Between the Lines Filmmaking Challenge is looking for talented filmmakers aged 16-25 years to submit short films up to 3 minutes in duration that tell new stories, give a voice to interesting characters and challenge audiences to think differently about the world we all live in.

For more information go to:

http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/news/between-the-lines-challenge/

DVMISSION 14th-16th October 2011 

The DVMISSION 48-Hour Film Challenge is now six years old. It’s grown to be an annual extravaganza
with over 250 amateur and professional filmmakers taking part every year.

This year’s challenge will be taking place from the 14th to 16th October 2011, This includes the
giltzy  + infamous Premier Night with film screening, awards ceremony and after party. The 2011
Premier will be held on Southparade Pier – Portsmouth UK.

The challenge is now open for applications. Please visit www.dvmission.co.uk to find out more and
see previous challenge films.

“If the idea of writing, storyboarding, filming, editing, adding sound and rendering a whole movie
in 48 hours sounds crazy, then you're right. This is an endurance test of both human and machine.”
Jinx Prowse MISSION Director (2010)

“DVMISSION is better than Christmas!”
Team Worcester Massive (2009)

“It’s the Sex Pistols meets the Oscars!”
Audience feedback (2008)

“It’s Rock n Roll film making”
Roy Hanney MISSION Producer (2007)

This years DVMISSION has been brought to you by ‘Master Media Ltd’ and the ‘Blue-Rooms AV
Skunkworks’.