For Film’s Sake (FFS), the advocacy organisation behind the female-focused film lab Attagirl, has joined with Sydney Film Festival (SFF) to announce two new prizes and an incubator program aimed at supporting filmmakers of diverse backgrounds. Source: For Film's Sake and Sydney Film Festival partner on prizes, incubator program - IF Magazine … [Read more...]
U.K. Studio Boom “White Hot” Despite a Year of Lockdowns
Hollywood tentpoles and high-end TV are driving production activity to record heights: "This bottleneck was built because of COVID-19." Source: U.K. Studio Boom “White Hot” Despite a Year of Lockdowns – The Hollywood Reporter … [Read more...]
India, U.K. Discuss Co-Production at Cannes Virtual India Pavilion
While India does not have its usual physical pavilion at the Cannes market this year, due to pandemic travel restrictions, and Bollywood stars aren’t setting the red carpet on fire, the business of cinema continues to be discussed at the virtual India pavilion. At a lively session on Thursday, moderated by Vikramjit Roy, head of India’s Film … [Read more...]
The stars who agreed to help celebrate Elstree’s cinema history – and the one who didn’t
This week, memory lane takes us back 25 years to when the British Film Institute decided that 200 film plaques should be erected around the UK and they would be free, so I applied and received 20. This was in recognition of the unique film history of Elstree and Borehamwood. Source: The stars who agreed to help celebrate Elstree's cinema history - … [Read more...]
‘Increasing dismay’ of deaf film-makers over control of BSL broadcasting trust
A group of deaf film-makers say they are “increasingly dismayed” by a charity’s failure to ensure it is run by users of British Sign Language (BSL), even though it spends about £2 million every year commissioning television programmes in BSL. Source: ‘Increasing dismay’ of deaf film-makers over control of BSL broadcasting trust – Disability News … [Read more...]
A journey down the A23 and into film production
Rising film producer Yaw Basoah is a South Londoner with long-term memories of Brixton. Simone Richardson spoke to him about films, art and the importance of life outside work Source: A journey down the A23 and into film production | Brixton Blog … [Read more...]
