After receiving a raucous reception and the Directing Prize in the U.S. Competition at its Sundance premiere, Robert Eggers’s debut film The Witch has proven to be a far greater success than he could have ever anticipated. We spoke with him about how he got to this point, his route from a career in art and production design for fringe theatre, into making short films and finally financing a feature.
The esteemed Mark Cousins has provided his thoughts on the highest voted entries for March Film of the Month.
Spring is officially here, not that you can necessarily tell yet, and its the busiest time for production. Join SP (at 50% off until April 5th) to meet fantastic collaborators like those below, and get those productions rolling going forward into the summer. In case you are not familiar, Shooting People is the largest and best network for independent filmmakers in the UK, a 38,000 member community that is host to filmmaking events, opportunities, training and funds, in which 200+…
As the pre-screening credit roll and accompanying statement (“our credits tell the story”) boasts, graduates of the National Film & Television School’s filmmaking courses tend to go places. As well as all the cross discipline feature work they advertised recent graduates having been involved in, the prominence of their graduates in festival and award circuits seems to be hard to miss. At the recent BAFTA ceremony, both short film awards, live action and animated, were won by (female) NFTS graduates. (Nina…
Filmmakers, a great contest for you. Make super short films, and enter for free.
We have Louis Theroux’s thoughts to share on the December Film of the Month finalists. His takes below on three “charming and enjoyable films.” Louis noted his fondness for all three documentaries, “two in a gentler, more whimsical key, and then the more harrowing and darker story of displaced Syrians.” Louis Theroux’ extraordinary sounding feature film debut ‘My Scientology Movie‘ premiered at London Film Festival last October and should see a wider UK release soon. Find out more about Louis’…
On Friday, the London Short Film Festival rolls around for its thirteenth edition. With thirty-eight programmes of new British shorts, six dedicated documentary strands, four international shorts nights, as well as a host of unusual retrospectives, it looks to be the most packed, bumper edition of the UK’s largest showcase of short film yet. Firstly, our congratulations to the 100+ Shooting People members who have work included in the festival. Normally, we’d attempt to list our talent, but with so many individuals involved,…
SCREAM PITCH: Our annual round-up of the best horror projects in town. Yes. They’re back. And this time no one gets out alive. It’s SCREAM PITCH!!!! To read complete pitches and to contact any of the writers, please email andy@shootingpeople.org DRACULA IS OUT OF HIS BOX! By NICHOLAS HORWARD Genre: Comedy Length: 90 Author: Nicholas Horwood Logline: London, 1889. A group of Victorian vampire hunters do battle with the evil Count Dracula and his disfunctional family. THE NIGHTSHIFT By SEAN-PAUL…
Dear Shooters and ALL writer/directors in the UK, Jameson First Shot film competition for 2016 is now officially OPEN. We’ve been saying it for years and years… this is by far the best film competition out there and we’re determined to see UK-based filmmakers triumph. What to do?! Send in a stonking short script. Make it the very best you can. Get selected as one of three winners. Receive a phone call from Kevin Spacey! Answer that phone call, ok?…
Having finished directing one of the biggest films of the year, Suffragette (2015), which will open this year’s BFI London Film Festival, Sarah Gavron is coming on board as Film of the Month judge this October. Sarah is a versatile filmmaker, who has directed films from documentary to fiction, all of which have garnered her awards. This Little Life (2003) won a BAFTA; Brick Lane (2007) won both the Silver Hitchcock Award at the Dinard British Film Festival and C.I.C.A.E…