The Long and The Short of It

The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) is looking for participants for The Long and The Short of It. For the first time the LLGFF, with support from Skillset, is offering a programme of three talent development workshops for 20 selected LGBT film-makers seeking to move from short to feature film-making. The programme will be held during the LLGFF on 2 April. The sessions will be led by top industry professionals. For programme information, and to find out how to apply, go to the official website. The closing date for applications is 5pm, 17 March 2008. If you'd like any more details please email llgfftraining@bfi.org.uk.

Monster Mash

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - New submission information

Submissions are open for the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Shorts, features, animation, documentary and music video that will be no older than 12 months by June 2008 are eligible. You can download the relevant forms and regulations from our site or you can submit your film via the online submissions service withoutabox.com.

The deadline for all features, animation and shorts is 18 February 2008. For Mirrorball the deadline is 2 April 2008.

Register free with Film UK - Additional Promotion for your Film

If your film is a British production completed between 31 July 2007 and 31 May 2008, and is live action, fiction short or feature, then please register with Film UK when you submit your film. Yes, this means completing an additional form but it's a FREE promotional opportunity for your film. The keystones of Film UK are The Guide to British Film, a directory of all the fiction films made in the UK in the last 12 months, and during the Festival, the Film UK section of the Videotheque where as many of the films in the Guide as we can get our hands on are available to view on VHS or DVD.

www.edfilmfest.org.uk/submissions

Edinburgh Int Film Festival

88 Lothian Road

Edinburgh

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62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival 18-29th June 2008

SLEEPLESS IN PECKHAM - The South East London Film Collective 48 Hour Film Project

SLEEPLESS IN PECKHAM
The South East London Film Collective 48 Hour Film Project

One weekend. One Location. One screenplay. Three films.

Three groups of South East London Film Collective filmmakers will shoot three short films in just 48 hours!

The films, interpreted from one script written by the SELF Collective writer's guild, will be shot and edited at BarStory and The Sassoon Gallery in Peckham between 4pm on Friday 25th and 4pm on Sunday 27th January.

At 7pm on the Sunday evening, the event will culminate with the screening of the finished films followed by an after-party with live music, a bar and bonfire in the Sassoon Gallery.

Established last November, the SELF Collective supports local low-to-no-budget film productions in the spirit of collaboration, cooperation and self-sufficiency.

This event aims to bring together an emerging network of filmmakers from all backgrounds and levels of experience to work creatively together.

Those interested in joining the collective are encouraged to come and see us in action throughout the weekend, and meet us in an informal setting at the screening and after-party on Sunday.

More information can be found at www.selfcollective.org

B3 ‘supercharges’ revolutionary feature film development project for Film4

B3 seeks to redefine the notion of ‘British Cinema’ and is looking for the next distinctive British feature film.

So we’ve created a partnership between B3 Media, Film4, the Binger Filmlab and Skillset. We aim to fast forward the filmmaking process for people who are ready to make the leap to a full-length feature film for commercial release. Not everyone will get that far but we’ll help you give it your best shot.

We’re particularly interested in writers, directors or writer/director teams, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds currently under-represented in film and TV. We’re also looking for talent from radio, TV, theatre and visual arts. If you understand the building blocks of drama and narrative and have something different to say, then we want to hear from you.

If you submit your idea, we’ll choose the ones to get hands-on support from some of the best film professionals around. Whether it’s script development, production, marketing or distribution, we’ll be covering all aspects of getting a feature film from idea to TV or the big screen.

For further information check out our website: www.b3media.net

But you’ll need to be quick. The deadline for applications is Monday 4 February 2008.

Realtime Movie in Borough Market

Film?
Performance art?
You be the judge at Borough Market on 30 November

Beautiful South - The Horror! The Horror! - Thursday night

Explore your dark side at our quarterly night of short films and discussion for emerging film-making talent. Our first session of the evening is for first-time film-makers from the local area. In session two we showcase the most innovative and creative shorts from new film-makers. Inspired by Dracula, our panel of experts will be taking a look at the horror genre and will offer you support and advice.

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Beautiful South - The Horror! The Horror!

BFI | Southbank | Beautiful South - The Horror! The Horror!: "Beautiful South - The Horror! The Horror! Explore your dark side at our quarterly night of short films and discussion for emerging film-making talent. Our first session of the evening is for first-time film-makers from the local area. In session two we showcase the most innovative and creative shorts from new film-makers. Inspired by Dracula, our panel of experts will be taking a look at the horror genre and will offer you support and advice."

The Film and Video Workshop - Animation Bursary

The Film and Video Workshop - adult and youth courses, projects in video - Animation Bursary: "The Film and Video Workshop in partnership with the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation are happy to offer 3 up-and-coming animators bursaries up to the value of £1500 each, to make their own animated films in 2008"

Phoenix Digital: Call for digital art works for new exhibition programme

Early in 2008, PHOENIX will begin its digital art exhibition programme - Phoenix Digital. The project will seek to utilise the public spaces available within the Phoenix to present an ongoing exhibition of digital film/artwork to represent both established and emerging talent from the East Midlands and beyond.

Please send a CD or DVD including up to 5 video samples or JPEG images of your work along with a statement and artists CV. Please send your package to PHOENIX (digital submissions PXE101), 21 Upper Brown Street, Leicester LE1 5TE

Please also feel free to email the following address for any further information - digital@phoenix.org.uk

For more information about the PHOENIX please visit our website - www.phoenix.org.uk