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Screen South Information Day
If you haven’t already – make sure you register for our information day next Wednesday, 18th November at OFVM Film Oxford – there are still a few places left.The Info day is a great opportunity to find out what we support, how to apply for funding, meet the Screen South team and get some expert advice on your project.
If you are thinking of applying to our RIFE Open fund we recommend that you attend an information day, and it is now a prerequisite of applying that you have had a 121 with a relevant Screen South executive about your project before submitting your application. The deadline for applying to the final Production and Development Large Award round of the financial year is December 16th – so don’t delay in coming to discuss your project.
The day will be hosted by our Industry & Community Network Partner: OFVM Film Oxford. They run a host of production and training programmes and are your first stop for Filmmaking know-how in Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire.
We will also be joined by Luke Savage from Skillset who will be talking about what they can offer in the way of training support.
In a departure from previous Info days we are pre-booking 121s which are available with the following:
Chris Chandler - Screen South Joint Interim CEO
David Castro - Screen South Co-Head of Production, Development & Training
Anthony Alleyne - Screen South Board Member & Award Winning Filmmaker
Luke Savage - Skillset South East Development Manager
Gary Shenton - OFVM Production DevelopmentIf you would like to attend please e-mail info@screensouth.org with a short paragraph about your project (25-50 words), along with a one page CV/biog about yourself and details of the kind of support you are looking for. Please also indicate who you would like a 121 with and we will try and accommodate you.
Screen South Digital Shorts Scheme 2009-10 – Call for Applications
Screen South is delighted to announce that Digital Shorts 2009-10 is open for entries. Our production and skills development programme, run in partnership with the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund, champions emerging filmmaking talent and aims to create and support strong filmmaking teams that have the ability to make films that will entertain, inspire and challenge an audience.
For more information go to: Screen South Website
Screen South RIFE Open fund (Small) 1st October 2009
The RIFE Open Fund is suitable for Development, Production, Training and Travel bursaries. You can apply to the RIFE Open Fund for Small Awards of up to £500 on a monthly basis and for Large Awards of over £500 on a quarterly basis. These awards operate on a strict deadline basis. Deadline dates are available in the guidelines.
For further information go to: Rife Open Fund
Screen South RIFE Open Fund (Large) 16 December 2009
The RIFE Open Fund is suitable for Development, Production, Training and Travel bursaries. You can apply to the RIFE Open Fund for Small Awards of up to £500 on a monthly basis and for Large Awards of over £500 on a quarterly basis. These awards operate on a strict deadline basis. Deadline dates are available in the guidelines.
For further information go to: Rife Open Fund
BBC Blast and BAFTA Screen-Skills TV Craft Bursary
News release 01/09/2009The new TV Craft bursary scheme from BBC Blast and BAFTA is aimed at encouraging new writing, music and production talent.
As part of Screen-Skills, 8 young people (16-19 year olds) will win a £3000 bursary and 6 months with industry professionals to create their own new piece of TV gold. 4 of the 8 winners will be nominated for a Screen-Skills award and get to walk to red carpet at the BAFTA TV Craft awards 2010. They will also get guidance from a BAFTA award-winning mentor.
There are 4 categories: Scriptwriter, Director of Photography, Editor and (Musical) Composer. To enter, you need to submit a short film (under 5 mins) about ANYTHING you like, showcasing your skill in one of these areas to bbc.co.uk/blast/screenskills. The scheme is now open for applications and closes on 30th September.
For further information click on the eflyer below.
Screen South Opportunities
The Regional Screen Agency for the South East of England
has opportunities at it Folkestone officeCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER -PART TIME MATERNITY COVER
Salary £53,000 - £58,000 pro rata
Closing date: Thursday 28 May 2009
Interviews will be held on: 05 June 2009
Job description download (PDF)HEAD OF PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING - MATERNITY COVER
Salary £30,000 - £34,000
Closing date: 01 June 2009
Interviews will be held on: TBC
Job description download (PDF)For job specification or further information please see our website www.screensouth.org or contact Vanessa Cook
Please apply by e mail sending current CV and letter of motivation to vanessa.cook@screensouth.org
For further details on the above please contact
Vanessa Cook
Operations and Finance Manager
Screen South
The Wedge
75 - 81 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JRT: 01303 259 777 F: 01303 259 786
www.screensouth.org
Screen South are an equal opportunities employer and have achieved Investors in people status.
Screen South Information Day
**FREE EVENT**
Tuesday 19th May, BrightonScreen South will be joined by Jamie Wyld, from Brighton Industry Network partners Lighthouse, and the day will feature a special presentation by Paul Ashton-Jones, Development Manager at the BBC Writers Room. In addition, we will be discussing the Real World Documentary Scheme, currently open to applications, which will be accompanied by a screening of Kat Mansoor's A Vida Politica.
The day will be lead by Screen South CEO Jo Nolan and Head of Production & Development Miranda Robinson.
In addition Alison Dilnutt (Screen South Education and Audience Development Executive) will be talking about Exhibition and Archive funding opportunities, and Daniel Freear (Screen South Youth Projects and Education coordinator) will be outlining the Mediabox fund, currently open for applications.
Information Days give an insight into what Screen South do, the RIFE Open Fund process, along with information on other schemes and fundingcavailable. They also provide the best opportunity to have an informal
one to one session with a Screen South executive - now a prerequisite if you are looking to submit an application for funding.
Please remember to book your one to one when you arrive.
To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your
project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.org.
PLACES ARE LIMITED - REGISTER NOW !!!
When you register, venue details and a programme will be emailed to you
a few days before the event.
Screen South Information Day
**FREE EVENT** DIGITAL FILM ARCHIVE FUND
Tuesday 5th May 2009
The Digital Film Archive Fund is open to organizations and individuals seeking support for projects involving archive film. Awards of up to £30,000 can be applied for.
Screen South will be joined by Frank Gray from Screen Archive South East and David Lee from Wessex Film & Sound Archive, our Regional Archive partners. The day will be led by Screen South CEO Jo Nolan.
This information day is specifically dedicated to the Digital Film Archive Fund, which aims to increase public access to archive film through innovative and exciting projects. This information day has been arranged to give an insight into the criteria for DFAF, our regional priorities for the fund and to give potential applicants examples of successful projects already given the green light. The day will also provide the best opportunity to have an informal one to one session with a Screen South executive and an archive expert in the afternoon. Please remember to book your one to one when you arrive.
We advise those who wish to apply to DFAF attend an information day. It is essential to have a one to one with a Screen South executive to be eligible for the fund.
To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your archive project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.org.
This event will take place at:
Wessex Film and Sound Archive,
Hampshire Record Office,
Sussex Street,
Winchester SO23 8TH
11.30am start for presentation and screening
PLACES ARE LIMITED - REGISTER NOW !!!
Screen South Information Day
**FREE EVENT**
Thursday 12th March, PortsmouthThe day will be lead by Screen South Head of Production Development and Training Miranda Robinson and will feature Information on the 2009/10 RIFE Open Fund and forthcoming schemes Real World and Docu Regio.
Information Days give an insight into what Screen South do, the RIFE Open Fund process, along with information on other schemes and funding available. They also provide the best opportunity to have an informal one to one session with a Screen South executive.
We encourage people in the region who are looking to apply for funding to attend an information day.
Please note that the next deadline for the RIFE Large Awards is 1st April.
To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.org.
When you register, more details will be emailed to you a few days before the event.
*Please state in your email if you would like to have a one-to-one on the day*
SCREEN SOUTH BURSARIES
for LA TRADE MISSION 2008
Screen South is leading a Trade Mission to Los Angeles for Film Companies and Talent from the South East of England. The Trade Mission will coincide with the American Film Market and the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival, 5th – 12th November 2008.
Screen South will be awarding bursaries of up to £1050 to selected applicants with feature projects that are “US Market Ready”. To find out more about this unique opportunity please refer the guidelines or visit www.screensouth.org.
Deadline for application: Noon, Tuesday 22nd July
The Regional Screen Agency for the South East of England Seeks aMEDIABOX & YOUTH PROJECTS CO-ORDINATOR PART TIME (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
£18,000 - £22,000 Pro Rata depending on experience
For job specification, application form or further information please see Screen South website or contact Vanessa Cook.Please send completed application form, current CV and letter of motivation stating where your saw the position advertised to vanessa.cook@screensouth.org or
Screen South
The Wedge
75 - 81 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JRT: 01303 259 777 F: 01303 259 786
www.screensouth.orgClosing date: 18 April 2008
Interviews to be held on: 28 April 2008Screen South are an equal opportunities employer
British Filmmakers set to maximise European Co-production opportunities with Cine Euro Training Programme
Screen South and Skillset, in partnership with Cine Regio and Film Export UK, are delighted to announce the launch of the Cine-Euro Co-Production Training Programme. The programme has received further support from Edinburgh International Film Festival, Lee & Thompson Lawyer Firm, Sarajevo International Film Festival, Screen International and Pinewood Studios. Cine-Euro is a 9 month programme which will aim to assist 8 UK producers to develop, market, finance and enable European Partnership for European Co-Productions. The programme will receive full support from The Cine–Regio network as well as training support from Film Export UK, the association of sales companies with UK offices. The programme will include attendance at The Edinburgh International Film Festival and two further European International Film Festivals, to be instructed by the Cine-Regio Network.
Starting in June 2008 and running over 9 months, Cine Euro will comprise a comprehensive training programme consisting of 12 events over the following 9 months. One to one surgeries will take place throughout the programme at regular intervals with award winning producer Pippa Cross (Shooting Dogs, My Left Foot), to include both development and business co-production advice specific to the producers’ needs. Two initial training seminars will be held at Pinewood Studios in June and will focus on the business of co-productions. This will be followed by attendance of Edinburgh International Film Festival where the 8 producers will be introduced to four members of Cine-Regio who will be able to advise on the regional funds available in their country.
The programme will be officially launched at an evening event to be held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. E-mentors, British producers with experience of co-productions, will be partnered to each producer to give guidance for the remainder of the programme. In August 2008, the UK producers will be taken to the Sarajevo International Film Festival as part of CineLink. A further networking session will be held at the London International Film Festival. In September 2008, Film Export UK will deliver two further training seminars supported by UK Sales Agents who will assist in delivering training about Marketing, Sales and ‘Closing The Deal’, a virtual co-production deal with the support of the law firm, Lee & Thompson, who are one of the sponsors of the programme. The Producers will be taken to the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 where they will meet with financiers alongside their new European Production partners.
Important Note: The Cine-Euro programme is open to applicants from all over the UK.
Jo Nolan, CEO, Screen South:" Screen South is very pleased to be working with a fantastic group of partners to deliver this innovative programme for Producers from all over the UK. I am looking forward to seeing a diverse group of feature projects launched to the international market place and some realistic new international business opportunities develop as a result."
Janine Marmot, Director of Film, Skillset: "It’s crucial that emerging UK talent is introduced to the international market at an early stage in their careers. And it is essential that producers are able to navigate their way through the complexities of co-productions. The Cine-Euro programme provides an excellent opportunity to do this, and I’m delighted that Skillset is able to support the initiative."
Charlotte Appelgren, Secretary General, Cine Regio, Sweden comments: "We at Cine-Regio, would like to encourage interregional and cross-border co-operation. This includes stimulating artistic, creative and technical exchange throughout Europe. This new training initiative developed by Screen South is a unique opportunity to strengthening the co-development and co-production of films between regions, promote the film sector and establish new international friendships and contacts"
Charlie Bloye, Chief Executive , Film Export UK "International sales and distribution companies were thinking globally and acting locally long before the motto was coined, so this initiative seems long overdue. Making connections between filmmakers is a valuable precursor to connecting with audiences in our continent and beyond."
Full guidelines and applications will be available on the Screen South
Website, www.screensouth.org
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 17th April, 5PM.
Screen South seek new Board membersScreen South is seeking two new Board members to assist in the development of the South East Regional Screen Agency as we move into 2008.
We would like to hear from people with an interest in the Film and Television industry and also have some experience at Board level.
If you would like to be considered for this position please send a letter outlining your interest with your CV / Biog to Jo Nolan, Chief Executive Officer, Screen South, The Wedge, 75 - 81 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JR.
Deadline: 12 noon Wednesday 06 February 2008
Digital Shorts 2007/08: Entries Now Invited!
Screen South, in partnership with the UK Film Council, is delighted to announce that they are now welcoming entries for the Digital Shorts Scheme 2007/08. This year budding filmmakers may apply in the following categories:Close Up, Animation Close Up, High Budget Long Shot and Low Budget Long Shot.
Visit www.screensouth.org to download guidelines and application form.
Screen South will be hosting 3 more Digital Shorts Roadshow Events to provide information about the scheme:
Newport ( Isle of Wight ): 24th Sept
Brighton: 25th Sept
Slough: 16th OctIf you'd like to attend please e-mail info@screensouth.org to book as places are limited. Please do not hesitate to contact the Screen South Office if you have any queries.
Digital Shorts Roadshows 2007Screen South will be hosting 4 Digital Shorts Roadshow Events to provide information on the Screen South/UK Film Council’s Digital Shorts Scheme 2007/8. The events will be helpful to anyone wanting to apply. Previous work will be shown followed by Q&A sessions with Screen South’s Executive Producer for Digital Shorts, Miranda Robinson and previous Digital Shorts Filmmakers.
Dates are as follows:
Oxford: 17th September (Afternoon)
Isle of Wight: 24th September
Brighton: 25th September (Morning)
Slough: 16th October (Afternoon)Attendance is FREE but please contact info@screensouth.org to book a place as some venues have limited availabily. Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. Guidelines for the Digital Shorts Scheme 2007/8 will be available on the Screen South website from 3rd September 2007*.
The deadline for applications this year will be October 19th 2007*.*Screen South reserve the right to amend these dates
The Screen South Database is now live!
Have you registered yet?Whether LOCATIONS, CREW OR FACILITIES, by registering your details on the Screen South database you will be expanding your potential opportunities locally and globally, as Screen South handles enquiries for production companies from all over the world.
Click here to register your details - it will only take you 10 mins and it's FREE!
For telephone enquiries please contact the Screen South Film Commission office on: 01753 656 412
INFORMATION DAY
Monday 14th May 2007
Venue to be confirmed
We have a n e xciting programme coming up at our next information day on Monday 14th May in Brighton . This is a FREE event but the number of places is limited. As it stands there are a few places left so if you'd like to find out more about how Screen South can support you or if you'd like to have a one to one about a future project then this event is not to be missed!
We will be joined on the day by Rachael Duke, Film Fund Manager at Skillset who will take part in a Q&A and also be on hand in the afternoon for a series of one to ones. In addition Paul Ashton Jones, Development Manager at BBC Writers Room will also join us.
If you would like to attend please register your details by e-mailing info@screensouth.org or contact the Screen South office on 01303 259777.
SCREEN SOUTH AT CANNES
This year at the Cannes Film Festival 2007 Screen South will be one of the sponsors at the UK Film Centre in the International Village .
Screen South will be available for on site support, advice and guidance between the 16th and 24th May 2007. You can reach us at the UK Film Centre desk.
Screen South is also compiling a creative skills file of South East talent containing regional Production Companies, Producers, Directors & Writers.
To be included in this, please email the following by Friday 27th April to info@screensouth.org
Name:
Company:
Project Title:
Dates at Cannes :
Cannes Contact details:
Regional Contact Details:
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE?
WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE
Screen South is supporting this one day conference on Thursday 8 March from 8.30am to 5.30pm at the University of Sussex Conference Centre, Brighton.
Register online at: www.womeninmedia.co.uk
This conference will examine the future of media industries and women’s role in maintaining the UK ’s media power. This is an inclusive event for male and female freelancers, employees, students, business owners, educators and media evangelists - all welcome to join the debate!
Full Speaker list and programme available at: www.womeninmedia.co.uk
Leading Film and TV Producer Verity Lambert
Joins Screen South Board Of Directors
Verity Lambert, OBE, chief executive of production company Cinema Verity Ltd, has joined the board of the UK Film Council's South of England regional screen agency, Screen South . One of the UK's best known and most successful producers, Verity recently made JONATHAN CREEK (series 2-4) along with the critically acclaimed LOVE SOUP (series 1), both for the BBC.
' Verity and I go back a long way in film and TV drama and it's a great pleasure to welcome her on board’ says Screen South chairman Graham Benson. ‘The breadth of her unique experience, her wisdom and guidance, will be invaluable as Screen South 's influence in the region grows stronger. She joins a fantastic team both in the boardroom and the front office!'
Verity was the original producer of the DR WHO sci-fi drama series, from 1963-1965, and produced numerous critically acclaimed films for TV including, amongst others, THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT (Dir. Jack Gold), Jack Rosenthal’s THE KNOWLEDGE (Dir. Bob Brooks) and LAST SUMMER (Dir. Stephen Frears) along with award winning theatrical release CRY IN THE DARK (Dir. Fred Schepisi).
‘I am delighted to be joining the Board of Screen South . I am most impressed by the breadth and diversity of their work’ says Verity, adding ‘I am keen to support the work generally and am particularly interested in strands that encourage young people’s involvement, and hope that with my past and current experience I can be useful and helpful as well as keeping up with and understanding their interests.’
Verity has also spent time as Head of Production at EMI Films, CEO of Euston Films and was Controller of Drama at Thames TV. She chaired the BFI Production Board from 1981 to 1982.
‘Verity Lambert’s experience in both current and seminal TV & Film production will prove very useful in supporting and informing the region’s strategy in those areas’ says Screen South CEO Jo Nolan ‘I very much look forward to working with Verity, she will be a real asset in our aim to develop opportunities for our companies and communities here in the South East’
Screen South jointly secures ‘Training Pools’ fund
Screen South, in partnership with South East Media Network (SEMN), Wired Sussex and Skillset, secured a new training fund worth £225,000, from SEEDA. The funding programme will be project managed by SEMN, who led the bid, on behalf of the digital content sector. The training sessions will be designed and delivered by Screen South and Wired Sussex. Skillset will provide advice on programme evaluation and quality assurance. The programme will cover skills for product and market innovation and will be aimed at developers and producers across the South East, in film, television, online and interactive content, games and all other digital content sectors.
The training project will be funded by SEEDA through its Training Pools initiative. Each partner will be a member of the Project Advisory Group, which will meet regularly.
‘Screen South is delighted to be working with SEMN, Wired Sussex and Skillset on this interactive training programme’ says Screen South CEO Jo Nolan. ‘It’s a great opportunity for film and television companies to really get to know their counterparts in games and other digital interactive companies as well as learn about new business models and new markets’
The period from February to May 2007 inclusive will be devoted to the marketing and recruitment of participating companies with the training programme itself starting in June 2007 and running for 12 months.
The training programme will be delivered through seminars, masterclasses, intelligence exchange sessions, a peer-to-peer mentoring partnership programme and industry events. The seminars will be designed to impart knowledge; the masterclasses to develop underlying skills; the intelligence exchange sessions and mentoring programme to share industry know-how and promote partnership development; and, the industry events to impart inspiration.
The programme will be open to both freelancers and companies. Subject to fair access to each event, companies may send more than one employee to each training session and different employees to different sessions as suits their business requirements. If an average of 3 employees from each companies engages in the programme in some way then between 90 and 120 employees will participate. Subject to available space, the seminars and industry events will be open to anyone in the industry located in the South East.
This project has received funding from SEEDA.
SCREEN SOUTH
The Regional Screen Agency for the South east
of England has opportunities at both its officesHeadquarters - Folkestone
YOUTH PROJECTS CO-ORDINATOR PART TIME
£11,000 - £13,000 Pro Rata Depending on experience
Up to 28 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract
A Media Box Supported RoleRECEPTION AND ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
£11,000 - £13,000 Depending on experience
Film Commission - Pinewood StudiosFILM COMMISSION ASSISTANT
£13,500 - £16,000 Depending on experienceFor job specification, application form or further information please see our website
www.screensouth.org or contact Vanessa Cook.Please send completed application form, current CV and letter of motivation to vanessa.cook@screensouth.org or
Screen South
The Wedge
75 - 81 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JRT: 01303 259 777 F: 01303 259 786
www.screensouth.orgClosing date for all positions: 15 February 2007
Interviews for all positions will be held week commencing: 19 February 2007
Women in Film and Television launch Workline
in conjunction with Skillset and the UK Film Council
Women in Film and Television has launched Workline, a new confidential employment advice website and helpline, supported by Skillset and the UK Film Council.
The free, confidential, nationwide service is available to anyone working in the UK film and television industry, including employees, employers, full and part-time workers and those who are self-employed
To contact the website or service, please contact: www.workline.org.uk or e-mail help@workline.org.uk or call 0870 850 7147.
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PYGMALION PLUS 2007
PYGMALION PLUS 2007 is now inviting nominations and applications from writers/creative teams and producers/script editors.
Pygmalion Plus is a European project development programme, part-funded by the MEDIA programme of the European Union. It is unique in providing specialised development, within a single programme, of live-action, animation and cross-platform projects for CHILD and FAMILY AUDIENCES for
Feature Film
TV Series
Interactive Media
Pygmalion Plus will select 12 projects from professional writers/creative teams for development in the programme. 4 producers/script editors are also selected as team support members to develop their skills. Participants work with a mentoring team of writers, director, actors and other specialist support. Working language is English. The programme includes:
Two residential Labs - June 16-24 ( Germany ) and October 16-21 ( Amsterdam )
Five months internet support
Networking and consultation with invited UK and European producers and broadcasters
Participation in Cinekid International events during the 2nd Lab
Production companies are invited to nominate writers/creative teams and producers/script editors to participate in the programme. Potential participants can also apply directly to Pygmalion Plus.Application deadline: 15 March 2007
For further information contact: Jenny Thompsonjennythompson@pallabs.org
Tel: 0207 240 8040
Or visit www.pygmalionplus.org
SCREEN SOUTH and UK FILM COUNCIL
PRESENT DIGITAL SHORTS PLUS
Screen South are looking to award one director, based in the Screen South Region, £20,000 to make a short film. £15,000 will be cash and the remaining £5,000 will be an in-kind post-production deal at Molinare based in Soho (www.molinare.co.uk)
Screen South are looking for a director who can demonstrate that they are working towards their first feature film with a short film script ready (maximum 20 minutes) to go into production – they will have directed at least one accomplished film and have developed at least one feature idea to treatment stage. Screen South want to find a director to help support with their feature film career and the short film submitted must reflect this – ie. Screen South are looking for a film which will help with the larger picture of the director’s career.
Please read Eligibility Criteria on the guidelines.
Application Deadline: 3pm, Monday 15th January 2007
Production period: April 1st 2007 – December 30th 2007
Delivery of film: 31st March 2008
Digital Shorts Plus is a director-led short film scheme and ONLY directors may apply. A producer or production company must be attached.
For further information please go to www.screensouth.org or telephone 01303 259777 for guidelines, application form and diversity form.
SCREEN SOUTH in conjunction with BAFTA
in conjunction with The Isle Of Wight Film Network Present
Sreen South Information Day in Newport , Isle of Wight
followed by BAFTA screening of The History Boys
TUESDAY 10th OCTOBER 2006
Screen South will be hosting its first information Day on the island. The afternoon event (scheduled from 1 pm to 5 pm) will be an opportunity to gain an insight into Screen South , the RIFE Lottery funding process, other schemes and funding available to filmmakers, as well as a chance to have a one to one session to discuss your project with Screen South staff.
Screen South would like to encourage filmmakers on the island who are hoping to apply for funding to attend the day.
To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.org.
Venue details and a full schedule will be emailed to you shortly before the event.
The event will be followed by a rare chance to attend a BAFTA preview screening of Nicholas Hytner's THE HISTORY BOYS at Newport 's Cineworld cinema.
Tickets for this event will be subject to availability and special conditions will apply - please contact Screen South.
Screen South Headquarters on the move
Screen South are moving offices. Please note that the office will be closed from Wednesday 27th July and re-open on Tuesday 1st August at 2 p.m.
The new offices will be situated at:The Wedge
75-81 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JRPlease note that our telephone and fax contact details will also change. They will be:
01303 259777 (phone)
01303 259786 (fax)
Digital Shorts 2006 - Entries now invited!
Deadline Wednesday 19 July 2006, 5pm.
Screen South and the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund are pleased to announce the launch of the Digital Shorts Scheme 2006 for the South East of England.
This year, Screen South and the UK Film Council's New Cinema fund will be commissioning 21 films from the South East of England for the Digital Shorts Scheme. The Digital Shorts must be no longer than 9 minutes including credits. All films must be shot digitally.
Digital Shorts 2006 will be run in three strands “Long Shots,” “Close Ups,” and “One Minute Wonders” totalling 21 commissioned short films:
The Digital Shorts Scheme will be managed and supported by a Screen South Executive team. The role of this team will be to ensure that filmmakers get the best possible guidance and advice throughout the Digital Shorts process.
One Minute Wonders will be produced by Final Cut. This strand is only open to applications from Directors & Writers as Final Cut will be the producer on each short. There are separate guidelines, applications forms and a timetable for this strand. Tel: 01273-201364 or email admin@finalcut.gb.com for more information.
Full guidelines and application forms for the Long Shots and Close Ups are now available on our website, www.screensouth.org.
Digital Shorts Workshop
Thursday 6th July - Hastings and
Monday 10th July - Portsmouth
Screen South and the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund are pleased to announce the launch of the Digital Shorts Scheme 2006 for the South East of England.
Screen South will be running two digital shorts workshops for people interested in applying for the Digital Shorts scheme on
Thursday 6th July in Hastings
Monday 10th July in Portsmouth
If you wish to register for the event please email info@screensouth.org stating your name and which day you wish to attend. Venue details and an agenda will be emailed to you a week before the event.We look forward to seeing you there!
Digital Shorts Application Deadline Wednesday 19 July 2006, 5pm.
For more details and application forms please see the Screen South website www.screensouth.org
ARE YOU GOING TO THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2006?
If so Screen South would like to hear from you.
Screen South will be attending the festival from 18th May to 26th May.
If you are attending, Screen South is compiling a “Contacts and Projects” file for the festival and would like to invite you to contribute. You may do so by replying to the questions below and sending a one-page outline on your project. This file will be used to point people in your direction at the festival, should anyone wish to contact you.
PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND RETURN TO
info@screensouth.org BY FRIDAY 12th MAY.
Please complete questions 1 - 9 which will be included in our “Contacts & Projects” file.
Name:
Role (producer/director/writer…):
Company Name:
UK contact details (tel,email):
Cannes contact details (tel,email):
Dates you are in Cannes:
What is your main objective in Cannes?
Are you taking part in any events or screenings that you would like Screen South to promote?
Please attach a one-page outline on your project
DEADLINE 12th May to info@screensouth.org
JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH SCREEN SOUTH
Screen South the Regional Screen Agency for the South East of England seeksHead of Development and Training
and
Audience Development and Education Executive (Part Time)Deadline 26 April 2006
Interviews 09 or 10 May 2006
See website www.screensouth.org for more information
Cannes Attendance 2006
Screen South will be awarding a total of 8 people travel bursaries of £250 to attend the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Would all individuals and organisations wishing to apply please complete the Cannes Application Form, one for each person applying, and submit it by 12 noon on the 17th March 2006. All short-listed applicants will be expected to attend a Cannes Induction Day on Monday 27th March, where interviews will also take place. The Cannes Bursary will be a cash award to assist with your Cannes expenses. Those who receive the bursary will be eligible for on-site market support & guidance and pre-market training.
For the application form please go to Screen South's website.
Screen South, Spice Factory and Lighthouse’s Cineville present SPIN-OFF
Saturday 26th November, 2pm-5pm at Sussex Arts Club.
£2 full £1.50 concessionsThis is a networking event aimed at writers, directors and producers.
The event will start with a discussion by the Brighton based Vicious Circle Writing Group, who will be talking about their collaboration as writers and how to approach the development of scripts with your peer writers.
A pitching competition will then be held to give writers and directors a chance to pitch their feature ideas in one minute to a panel of film industry experts. The best pitch, voted by the panel, will win an ‘Intensive Introduction to Screenwriting’ course at Lighthouse for 2006. Producers are welcome to join the audience as you may just find the next best movie idea being pitched. Networking drinks in the bar afterwards.
Vicious Circle 2pm-3pm. Pitching 3pm-4pm. Networking 4pm-5pm.
To take part in the pitching competition, please register by e-mailing info@spicefactory.co.uk
d-media: THE DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE
Convergence is a reality: how to thrive in the ‘converged’ world
Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd December 2005 ,The Grand Hotel, Brighton
Why should you attend this regional conference?
d-media will provide the ideal discussion forum for current success or war stories from creative content companies, cutting-edge thinkers and key decision makers in digital media, film, television, games, music, e-publishing and mobile content providers, allowing you to come together for two days of discussion and debate, defining challenges and reaching potential solutions. What business opportunities will the d-media conference help you to create?
At d-media you can speak with the financiers, meet the decision makers and develop your business plan. Relax with the best in the business and meet the undiscovered talent with the killer format, programme, movie, application or hit song. Play on the ‘digital fairground’ and enjoy two days of challenging yourself to become a digital media success story. Meet the people who matter to your continued business success.For more information please visit: www.d-media.org.uk
For booking: www.intellectuk.org (under events Dec 05)
Or book a place at early bird rates by e-mailing; tina.gallagher@intellectuk.org
SCREEN SOUTH IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION FOR DIGITAL SHORTS 2005This year we had almost 200 projects submitted for the Digital Shorts Scheme. 30 shortlisted applicants were selected to re-present their projects after completing a two-day development workshop with industry expert Carl Schoenfeld and one-to-one mentoring sessions with Pippa Brill, Alex Finbow and animation experts Wrench & Franks, of these, 20 applicants were then selected to pitch their re-presented material to Screen South and a panel of industry professionals.
After much careful consideration, we're pleased to announce the final selected projects who will go into production.
LONG SHOTS 5-10 MINS:
Tug
1890 fairytale in which a criminal turned "deck hand" grimly discovers that the truth will always surface; even if it's not what you're fishing for.Writer Heather Dixon, Director David Ward, Producer Adam Coop
The Space Between Us
What is happiness? What lies in the space between us? And how do we measure it? A film about love and how to catch it when it comesWriter & Director Magalia Charrier, Producer TBC
Rug
Charles has one last carpet to sell. But it's old and it's worn and it has an annoying habit of lifting off the ground.Writer Ewan Kilgour, Director Graham Page, Producer Hank Starrs
Flat-Packed Fantasies
What evil lurks at the heart of your local self-build furniture emporium? Flat-packed fantasies is a darkly comic dystopian sci-fi.Writer & Director Mark Currie, Producer Rachel Wang
A Quiet Drink
Two brothers, both fighting to stay sober. One slipping. The other helps in the only way he knows how - threatening to have a quiet drink.Writer & Director Mark Gillis, Producer Heike Bachelier
CLOSE UPS 1-3 MINS:Picnic
A young couple sit on Portsmouth seafront attempting a "picnic." This is a drama that invites you to question your preconceptions - from format to content.Writer & Director Sean Van Hales, Producer Rebecca Callas
Dreamer
A short urban love story about beauty and self-belief, told through the eyes of an outsider.Writer & Director Tessa Lewin, Producer Madeleine Mullett
Blood & Chips
It's a heatwave in Medway and in a local chip shop racial tension boils over with surprising conclusions.Writer & Director Ryan Phillips, Producer Matthew Cornett
Fish Can't Fly
In a high-rise flat, a pet fish with a suicidal death-wish edges towards a fatal drop, as an audience below endeavour to save its life.Writer & Director Richard Murphy, Producer Scott Horsfield
Ten Thousand Pictures of You
"Surreal, animated story about the destructive power of obsessive love. A rollercoaster ride into, out of, through and around a myriad of pictures in Sarah's fractured mind."Writer & Director Robin King, Producer Denise Hoey
The aim of the Digital Shorts Scheme is to support creativity, innovation, new talent and "cutting edge" filmmaking, we feel we've certainly covered this criteria with the above selection.
Speed Pitching Event, sponsored by Screen South
Thursday, October 13th 6pm- 8pmBAFTA, The Gallery,195 Piccadilly, London W.1 9LN (nearest tube: Piccadilly)
Invicta Writers Group invite you to join us for an exciting speed networking event, which is open to all screen writers from the Screen South region.
This is a unique opportunity for screen writers based in the Screen South region to meet face to face with fund holders based in London (UK Film Council, BBC Films, RedBus, Future Films, First Foot Films and others). A chance to network and pitch projects to commissioners and find potential development partners.
Please RSVP to confirm a place as numbers are limited.
To book email Charlotte Wontner: Hopscotchfilms@aol.com
Screen South Bursaries for LA Trade Mission 2005
Screen South is leading a Trade Mission for Film Companies and talent from the South East of England. The Trade Mission is will coincide with the American Film Market and the Los Angels. Film Festival 2005, 2nd – 9th November 2004.
The Trade Mission will have two key aims:
Promote established South East’s Film Production Companies and Facilities to the American Studio’s key decision makers. Introduce new talent: writers, directors and producers to the American market. Allowing them to both promote their current work and to gain some insight that may assist with future their projects.
Prior to the visit the group will receive focussed training in Sales and Marketing with project development assistance from Screen South’s Film specialists who have had successful experience with the US market.
Screen South are planning a programme which will combine business opportunities with orientation and awareness sessions in partnership with LA based companies and organisations. However the real focus is on participants creating, meeting and pitching opportunities with the US market.
The Mission is targeted at participants who have viable feature projects which may have a particular interest to the American market.
The Cost of the mission for each participant £900. This will include Flights, Accommodation, car hire.
Screen South has up to 10 bursaries available of £600.
The deadline for application is Friday 16th September. 2005
Short listed applicants will be invited to attend an orientation session on: Thurs 22nd September 2005
To Apply, please download and fill in the application form and include the following:
No more than 1 A4 page describing why you need to go to LA
A copy of your script/project
Short synopsis of you feature/project
A Finance Plan
A showreel of previous work
CV/filmography, background information on key personnel
Diversity form
Proof of address (recent utility bill)
One passport photo
DOWNLOAD:
Trade_Mission_Guidelines.doc (26k)
Trade_Mission_Application_form.doc (96k)
For further information please contact:Jo Nolan
Chief Executive
Screen South
Jo.Nolan@screensouth.org
Tel: 01303 298222
Screen South information day
18th October
High WycombeInformation Days give you an insight into Screen South, the RIFE Open Fund process, other schemes and funding available to you as well as a chance to take part in a workshop with an industry professional. You also get a chance to have a one to one session to discuss your project with Screen South staff at an early stage.
Screen South encourages people in the region who are hoping to apply for funding to attend an information day.
To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.org
If you do register, more details will be emailed to you the week before.
When you apply, you will not be guaranteed a panel interview if you have not attended a Screen South information Day. Please contact the office if you need this clarified.
Screen South sponsored event at this years Folkestone Literary Festival
Saturday 24 September 2005
12.30pm
Oscar Winner Andrea Arnold / Wasp
Presented by Screen South
Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Wasp tells the story of 23 year-old single mum Zoe who nearly risks everything for a date. It has won over 30 international awards including the Sundance Short Film Prize.
After the screening, there will be a question and answer session with the Dartford born writer/director and production team members.
The Leas Club, Folkestone
Price: £5/4
To book call 01303 258594
Followed by an introduction by Chris Knowles to Kent Screen and a networking event hosted by Kent Screen.
For more information about the Folkestone Literary Festival please contact the festival office on 01303 258594 or visit the website www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk
SCREEN SOUTH APPOINTS JO NOLAN AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVEScreen South today announced the appointment of Jo Nolan as the new Chief Executive. Jo takes over running the regional screen agency for the South of England from Gina Fegan.Graham Benson, Chair of Screen South announced: "Gina has done a brilliant job launching and then running Screen South. I'm confident that Jo will imaginatively and creatively continue to build on these firm foundations. She has the unanimous support of the Board."
Jo has been Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Regional Development and Production at Screen South since November 2004. Prior to this she was Head of Regional Development and Skills for the agency. Jo's background includes producing and company management across a wide spectrum of film, media and arts; including theatre, publishing; design and training both nationally and internationally. She has also worked in project and event management from comic art galleries to corporates and local authorities. Jo has extensive experience in independent film production, having worked in most roles from Art Department to first AD and Producing. She has delivered over 50 productions including features, award winning shorts, corporate videos and music promos, including the first interactive music DVD for acclaimed band "Orbital" which won international industry acclaim. Jo studied for her BA Hons Expressive Arts in Brighton and PG Dip /MA in New Media & Film in Birmingham.
"I'm thrilled to be leading Screen South at an exciting time" said Jo. "We are now beginning to see the effects of three years work empowering filmmakers to deliver excellence from the region. New filmmakers from the South East are really achieving. As well as supporting Andrea Arnold's Oscar success we now have two films made by regionally supported filmmakers, Jan Dunn and Tom Clay, celebrating their British feature premieres at Edinburgh International Film Festival next month."Since joining Screen South, Jo has set up Screen South's Good Foundations, an innovative feature producer led development programme, which is now in its third phase and has led several international market trade and talent missions. "Programmes like these are a chance to extend the successful work Gina and I had started in terms of networking, increasing opportunities for employment in film and pathways into the industry. By setting up projects like Ready 2 Go and Good Foundations, we are ensuring filmmakers across our region are market ready and viable."
As Film Coordinator with the Kent International Film Festival, Jo managed the Coastal Cinemas and Kent Filmmakers Networks, helping filmmakers develop projects and supporting local screenings. "I scratched the surface and found a fantastic wealth of filmmaking talent in the region, which is a vibrant and exciting place to work" she said. Jo was responsible for bringing inspirational filmmakers like Andrea Arnold - who won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short this year for her film WASP - to work with local schools. "I see great value in bringing really good professional filmmakers into the community to raise people's aspirations and skills" Jo said. She is passionate about increasing opportunities for young people to get involved in film.
Jo has an excellent knowledge of and understanding of film related issues within the industry and the South East of England. "The Screen South region is a rich resource with world class studios at Pinewood, Shepperton and Maidstone as well as wonderful landscapes for location filming. There's a wealth of talented filmmakers and skilled crew here. I want them to feel confident they can make a success in the industry from their regional base, and maximise opportunities with national and international partners. At a time when the film industry is going through some significant changes, it would be fantastic if we can encourage a thriving culture of small businesses and freelancers creating content across traditional and new platforms: TV, the web, SMS or games, but who are also making important feature films that will become part of our film heritage. Gina Fegan has done a great job establishing Screen South; our job now is to consolidate her work by nurturing and brokering opportunities for those unique voices that will make the next, Nil By Mouth,, Dog Soldiers, Cold Mountain, Billy Elliot or Harry Potter."
Screen South will continue to work closely with Gina Fegan, who is leaving to take up a new role as Chief Executive of the South East Media Network, the SEEDA supported sector group for the digital content industries in the South East.
Funded by the UK FILM COUNCIL's Regional Investment Fund, Screen South's mission is to develop a dynamic environment in which film and media culture can flourish through the Government Office of the South East region (Kent, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, East and West Sussex and the Isle of Wight).
Screen South information day
9 August, Hastings
Information Days give you an insight into Screen South, the RIFE Open Fund process, other schemes and funding available to you as well as a chance to take part in a workshop with an industry professional. You also get a chance to have a one to one session to discuss your project with Screen South staff at an early stage.Screen South encourages people in the region who are hoping to apply for funding to attend an information day.To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.orgIf you do register, more details will be emailed to you the week before.When you apply, you will not be guaranteed a panel interview if you have not attended a Screen South information Day. Please contact the office if you need this clarified.
DIGITAL SHORTS 2005
DEADLINE MONDAY 27 JUNE 5PM
If you would like help with your application to the Digital Short Scheme please contact David White at City Eye (contact number and address is located on the general information page) to make an appointment for a one to one consultation.Screen South and the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund are pleased to announce the launch of the Digital Shorts Scheme 2005 for the South East of England.Screen South and the UK Film Council’s New Cinema fund will be commissioning 10 films from the South East of England for the Digital Shorts Scheme. The Digital Shorts must be no longer than 10 minutes including credits. All films must be shot digitally. The Screen South Digital Shorts will run in two strands both of which can include Drama, Documentary and Animation.Long Shots 5 x five to ten minutes shorts with a cash budget of £7,250 each
Close Ups 5 x one to three minute shorts with a cash budget of £2,250 eachThe total cash budget awards above will be actual production spend. No Digital Short film may exceed a cash budget of £10,000 for Long Shots and £3,000 for Close Ups. Further support from in-kind assistance is permitted subject to prior approval.If you wish to apply to the Digital Shorts Scheme please read the attached guidelines thoroughly and complete the attached application form and diversity statement. Please post these to:
Digital Shorts 2005, Shearway Business park, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4RHWe cannot except late applications so please ensure your application arrives in the office by 5pm Monday 27 June. Missing paperwork could delay the process of your application PLEASE READ THE CHECKLIST on your application form before you post it.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:Ricci-Lee Berry
Information Manager
Screen South
Shearway Business Park
Shearway Road
Folkestone
Kent CT19 4RH
Tel 01303 298222
Fax 01303 298227DOWNLOADS (Word Docs)
Project_Diversity_Statement.doc (86k)
Digital_Shorts_Guidelines_05.doc (168k)
DS_application_form.doc (155k)
Screen South information day
21 June 2005 - in ChathamInformation Days give you an insight into Screen South, the RIFE Open Fund process, other schemes and funding available to you as well as a chance to take part in a workshop with an industry professional. You also get a chance to have a one to one session to discuss your project with Screen South staff at an early stage.Screen South encourages people in the region who are hoping to apply for funding to attend an information day.To register free of charge, please submit 25 words or less about your project/ideas, along with contact details to: info@screensouth.orgIf you do register, more details will be emailed to you the week before.When you apply, you will not be guaranteed a panel interview if you have not attended a Screen South information Day. Please contact the office if you need this clarified.
SCREEN SOUTH SHORTS SESSION
VENUE:
City Eye
Swaythling Neighbourhood Centre,
Rear of 200 Burgess Road,
Swaythling
Southampton
SO16 3AY
DATE:
Wednesday 4 May 2005
TIME:
4.00pm till 7pmAn opportunity to get the latest news about short schemes both regionally and nationally and to find out what the selection panel and commissioners are really looking for.
In particular there will be discussion opportunities for the following schemes: Digital Shorts, Digital Shorts Plus and Cinema Extreme. This session will be relevant to first timers and also those who have successfully completed Digital Shorts and higher level projects.
The session is free of charge.
For more information please email info@screensouth.org if you would like to attend.
Screen South Rolling Deadline:
New Guidelines and application forms now available to download from Screen South's website.
Screen South operate a rolling deadline for its RIFE (Regional Investment Fund for England) Open Fund which includes Small Awards (up to £500) and Large Awards (over £500). Please see our guidelines for dates of funding panels.Please bear in mind that it can take up to 6 weeks to assess and process your application for a RIFE Open Fund Small Award, and up to 10 weeks for a Large Award.As funding is not available retrospectively, we recommend that you submit your application to Screen South as soon as possible in order to be included in the next panel. If applying to attend a training course, it is best to apply for funding at the same time. If you are not accepted on the course, your application can be withdrawn.Specific strands and programs will have their own separate funding deadlines in the Screen South calendar, which will be advised as appropriate.
For moreinformation go to: http://www.screensouth.org/pages/funding/funding_intro.html
FINAL CUT – 2005
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL: CALL FOR FILMSThis is a general call for submissions to Final Cut's screening events in the 2005 Brighton Festival. Last year, they showcased over 50 new shorts at different venues around the city and this year they aim to be even bigger. All screenings include their successful new Trailer Trash section of teasers for new and soon-to-be-completed shorts plus film-inspired VJ sets from top Brighton video artists.If you would like to submit a film and/or teaser, please visit the Final Cut website for a submission form. The deadline for receipt of films and associated materials is Friday, April 15th but don't send screeners: all they want is a screening-quality DVD or miniDV. Films not selected for the festival will automatically be considered for inclusion in one of their regular monthly events.Final Cut website: www.finalcut.gb.com
Submissions are now being accepted for The Smirnoff Experience Reel Talent Award.Created by The Hospital in Covent Garden, this outstanding award provides a truly unique opportunity for aspiring filmmakers. Free to enter, the competition is for 3 prizes worth more than £10,000 each. The deadline for submissions is 22 April 2005. Full entry rules and an application form can be found on www.reeltalentaward.co.ukScreenplays must have a genuine musical heartbeat and be clearly original in demonstrating how music shapes and inspires the story. This is not a call for pop videos or literal interpretations of well-known songs, but a challenge to represent the character of music through vision and storytelling. Naturally, only the most innovative and emotive will be selected.Three teams of writer/directors and producer will be invited to attend an intensive residential script development course run by leading filmmakers' organization The Script Factory, before being granted £8,500 each to produce a 5-minute film.One-to-one mentoring by established writers, directors and composers as well as use of The Hospital's studios and other production facilities will all form part of the prize. Award winning production house Intrepido will also provide support throughout the programme. The three short films will premiere at VIP events at The Hospital in Covent Garden and be offered international distribution agreements. One winning film will also be entered into a series of prestigious international film festivals.The Smirnoff Experience Reel Talent Award partners include The Script Factory, The Independent on Sunday, Intrepido and Shorts International.
SKILLSET has launched a new film website for everyone working or wanting to work in the UK film industrywww.skillset.org/film is a one stop shop for all information on getting in and getting on in film careers. Covering all aspects of film from development through to exhibition, the site reveals the realities of working in the film industry, including:
• 5,000 film and media courses searchable online.
• 40 revealing interviews with leading industry professionals and company heads.
• Job descriptions and career paths for over 200 film jobs.
• A storyboard guide to the filmmaking process called ‘The Business – Understanding filmmaking.’
• Careers advice and guidance, including support for film freelancers.
• The latest bursaries and funding available.
• Facts and figures giving an up to date picture of working life in film.
