The regional and country finalists for The National Lottery Awards 2006 have just been announced, and some of the UK’s most innovative film projects will now be competing in a public vote against a wide range of Lottery funded initiatives to decide the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded projects.The National [...]

BBC New Music ShortsA new filmmaking initiative from the BBC21 July 2006. A new filmmaking initiative called BBC New Music Shorts was launched today. BBC Electric Proms, BBC Film Network and BBC New Talent are offering a challenge to new filmmakers to develop original and creative ideas around music filmmaking [...]

Weak culture body needs more muscleA lack of funding and resources are seriously undermining the London Cultural Consortium’s (LCC) potential to influence and promote arts, heritage and sports in the capital, a London Assembly report says today1.So far, the LCC has proved to be merely a ‘talking shop’, making little [...]

12-year-old British schoolgirl to play Lyra in adaptation of the first of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.Film set for November 16, 2007 release dateNew Line Cinema has officially greenlit production on The Golden Compass, the highly anticipated adaptation of the first of author Philip Pullman’s bestselling His Dark Materials [...]

Sounds interesting. What sort of films are you planning? Horror? fantasy?James [...]

slingshot challenges status quo with innovative new film-making ventureA new all-digital independent film production and distribution company has been formed to offer British film-makers the environment to make innovative and critically acclaimed pictures that would otherwise not make it to the big screen.Founded by Arvind Ethan David, Rachel Connors and [...]

Hmm! Interesting stuff!I feel as if the British Film Industry is struggling to get back on its feet..Thanks to the Government..They never helped the filmmakers themselves by offering support..! [...]

12 June 2006The importance of the film industry to the capital’s economy and the challenges faced by film makers will be investigated by the London Assembly on Tuesday 13 June.There is a major film production industry in and around London, which dominate the British film industry. London as a [...]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is voted best film adaptation of all time2nd June 2006 – The Book Marketing Society, in association with The Guardian, today announced the results of a national poll to find the best ever film adaptation. The winner, To Kill a Mockingbird by [...]