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Winners Announced 12 May 08Attachments AvailableCraft Awards Nomination List 2008Craft Awards Winners List 2008Previous Winners’ Awards historywinners by channelWINS BY PROGRAMMEBAFTA TV Craft Awards Running OrderThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards, held at [...]

Spam Idol 12 May 08Ever wondered what it feels like to be in the Movies? According to Symantec’s latest ‘The State of Spam’ monthly report, spammers are now posing as movie casting agents to obtain web users personal contact information and mailing addresses.The report also reveals [...]

UK FILMAKERS WIN £50,000 PRIZEDirector Jan Dunn and Producer Elaine Wickham took the grand prizeat the London Independent Film Festival over the weekend for theirfeature film RUBY BLUE which stars Bob Hoskins as a man accused byhis neighbors of being a pedophile. The Prize, sponsored by PrimeFocus London, secures [...]

The Department for Culture Media and Sport would like to invite applications for a board member of the UK Film Council.Time Commitment:1-2 days a monthLocation of MeetingsLondonRemunerationThe posts are unpaid. However, allowances of £209 per day may be claimed, plus travel and subsistence.Duration of AppointmentFour yearsType of AppointmentThis appointment is [...]

Critically-acclaimed “Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)” wins three out of nine awards at inaugural ‘Cinema Eye Honours’ Awards in New YorkNew York, US – March 20. 2008 – The inaugural ‘Cinema Eye Honours’ for Nonfiction Filmmaking were held last night at the IFC Centre Cinema in New York. Over 250 [...]

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and the UK Film Council (UKFC) today announced a substantial funding investment in the Festival over the next three years.The press conference at Filmhouse in Edinburgh was hosted by: UKFC CEO John Woodward, EIFF Chair John McCormick, Artistic Director Hannah McGill and Managing Director [...]

Britain’s top comedy writers are backing a new BBC College Of Comedy. The scheme (launching on Wednesday 12 March) will take six writers and train them over a year by attaching them to sitcoms and sketch shows, giving each a mentor for original work, and running a series of masterclasses [...]

CONNECTIONS COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING NEW TALENT INTO THE FILM AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY.Connections Communications Centre, the charity that uses film, TV media andleadership skills to give new opportunities to young people is celebrating their 25thanniversary. For the past 25 years Connections has supported excluded teenagersto emerging [...]