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Trading Places Creatives in the Law
Two former arts and media professionals, Lynda Ashton who worked at the BBC and Kate Lambert who was in advertising at McCann Erickson, talk about the reasons they made the move and…
Husam Sam Asi
Husam Sam Asi is a film journalist, TV producer and neuroscientist. He founded UKScreen in 1999, produced and presented BBC Cinematic on BBC Arabic, and was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and a Golden Globe voter until 2022. He is the founder of Resala Productions. More at husamasi.com.
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Project Involve(LA), An evening with a leading Hollywood mentor
The month starts with a workshop with Joans Checkel, one of the leading mentors in Hollywood. Her labs provide an opportunity to put a film on its feet prior to production.
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Make a chalenging film competition
Can your film make a change?Ctrl.Alt.Shift challenges young filmmakers to tackle the issues of poverty and global injustice for the chance to work with Noel Clarke, Shynola and Saam FarahmandYouth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift…
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Project Involve, Los Angeles (October 2009)
Unfortunately, the head of Project Involve, the Great Francisco, fell ill and things slowed down on some fronts. The action, however, continued. I spent some time forming a...
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Screen East Launches Digibytes for new filmmakers
Are you the next Tim Burton or Steven Spielberg?Want to make a short film? – Screen East Launches DigibytesThe search is on to find the region’s most innovative filmmaking talent to make…
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Mayor of London supports film in the Capital
Mayor of London pledges his support for film in the capitalBoris Johnson meets with key players from London’s production industry, announces plans to bring more film to all Londoners and welcomes pioneering…
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Stars line up for Amnesty International
Short film, book and exhibition for children mark60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsThis autumn Amnesty International joins forces with leading actors and world-renowned illustrators to bring to life the Universal…
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Dinard film festival winners annouced
19th FESTIVAL DU FILM BRITANNIQUE DE DINARD AWARDS ANNOUNCED4th October 2008, Dinard. The winners of the 19th Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard were announced this evening at the end of the…
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Project Involve, Los Angeles (September 2008)
Project Involve kicked off on September 26, with the Film Forum, where many of Hollywood's movers and shakers come and talk to aspiring film makers. We were also given the opportunity ...
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SCREEN EAST LAUNCHES DIGIBYTES
SCREEN EAST LAUNCHES DIGIBYTESThe search is on to find the region’s most innovative filmmaking talent to make a short film as part of the DigiBytes and Digital Nation short film schemes.Are you…