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#202: Fri. 22nd Nov 2024
11 days until our Wrap Party, Writing Masterclass & More
#201: Thu. 31st Oct 2024
Screenwriting Opportunities, Halloween Releases, Offers & More
#200: Wed. 2nd Oct 2024
Screenwriting Masterclass, Awards Extension & More
#199: Fri. 6th Sep 2024
Upcoming Networking, Masterclasses, Actors Shortlist & More
#198: Tue. 6th Aug 2024
JIJO Masterclass recording, Filmmakers Award, Oppportunities & More
#197: Wed. 3rd Jul 2024
Networking event w/ JIJO, Filmmakers Awards + more
#195: Fri. 3rd May 2024
Actors Awards, Low-Budget Filmmaking Panel, Funds & More
#194: Wed. 27th Mar 2024
Final Draft Drop, Quick Amazon Vouchers for Editors, Oscars + more
#193: Tue. 5th Mar 2024
Free Night Shoot Masterclass, Funding Support + more...
#192: Thu. 1st Feb 2024
LSFF Round Up, Filmmakers Awards & More
???? November at SP ????
Screenwriting with Purpose
Hear from BBC Writers Head of Talent Development Jess Loveland, as well as writer Lydia Yeoman (‘Curfew’, ‘After Dark’), and writer/director Joy Wilkinson (‘7 Keys’) at SP’s next FREE event: New Shoots: Screenwriting with Purpose - Opportunities and Insights .
Got a screenplay idea but unsure how to get it made?
26 NOV / 7PM / ONLINE / FREE
Thinking about joining the SP community? Bundle in 2 months membership for just £5.95 and start your membership ????
SP ???? ‘Pumpkin Guts’
Love low-budget filmmaking tricks? Check out Shooter Bryan M. Ferguson’s epic Halloween horror short ‘Pumpkin Guts’ - see the film here and read how they did it on Fangoria ????
“Six long, hot as hell nights, a skeleton crew of 5 people, $800 cash and a fuck ton of hard graft. We were like a motley crew pulling a graveyard shift on something wild while the city slept. It was exhausting but we pulled it off.” - Bryan M. Ferguson
Hear more from the SP community on how to make indie horrors on the SP blog.
Find other filmmakers who are into scaring audiences silly on SP ???? 2 months membership for just £5.95.
OFFER ENDS 1 NOV ????
Thank you Nikon ????
That’s a wrap on this year’s New Shoots: Filmmakers Awards, and what an amazing year it’s been! Thank you to all the talented filmmakers who shared their shorts with SP, and an enormous thanks to SP’s fantastic partners at Nikon. This year’s winner walks away with an exceptional Nikon Z 8 mirrorless camera and a 35mm f/1.8 prime lens, supporting them to bring their filmmaking projects to life with top notch kit. Hear how the previous winners, Yemi Adegbulu and Simon Ball, have been putting their Nikon gears to work over on the SP blog.
“As a doc filmmaker, the Nikon Z 9 is a game-changer for me. I’m particularly in awe of the advanced autofocus features – subtle moments of emotion are tack-sharp and the clarity and smoothness is SO good. Also completely love how compatible it is for a wide range of lenses, whether I’m doing more cinematic setups or grabbing observational.” - Yemi Adegbulu, New Shoots: Filmmakers Award Winner 2023
GO MEMBERS
- SP members Xenia Glen and Antosh Wojcik’s debut feature documentary ‘The Memory Boom’ uses decayed 16mm archive footage to depict the inner workings of a person’s brain affected by dementia. With Screen Daily calling it 'a daring way of challenging the current norms of standard, industrial cinema' ????
- 10 shooters have films screening at the prestigious Leeds International Film Festival, spanning shorts, features, drama and docs. The programme runs from the 1st to 17th November - check it out.
GO LOOK
- An egotistical director, apathetic actors, and a first assistant director doing his best to hold it all together - sounds a little too familiar? ‘The Franchise’ is a spoof of life behind the scenes of a Marvel-style blockbuster ????
- Criterion Collection is turning 40 and to celebrate they’re having a 4K UHD and Blu-ray SALE ???? throughout November at retailers like HMV and Amazon.
- Applying to the BFI Network’s Early Development Fund? Throughout November you can participate in a brilliant series of talks from the likes of BFI Talent Execs and producers like Oliver Kassman (Love Lies Bleeding) designed to help you with your application.
GO GET
- BFI NETWORK England: Early Development Fund | Deadline 19 November
- Doc Soc RAD Fund | Deadline Rolling
- BFI Discovery Fund | Deadline 6 December
GO SUBMIT
- Sheffield Doc/Fest | Early Bird Deadline November 29
- British Urban Film Festival | Deadline November 30
- Open City Documentary Festival | Deadline December 13
