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Hey Guys,
What are your Expectations from a Film Festival.
We are really interested in knowing about this and we'd much appreciate it if you shared your experiences with film fes…

Hey John. Thanks for taking the time to look into our question. Useful info. While it's true not every festival will afford that I can see where you're coming from.

Sorry, I'm posting this again out of sheer desperation.. I'm looking for a pub in London that I could film in at minimal cost for a day and a half or so. Very grateful for suggest…

There is The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell which is great with a bit of a rocky vibe and The Captain Cook in Fulham which is a little more up market/gastro pub type feel to it.

Bot…

Does anyone remember Quatermass and the Pit. Well I’ve got a great modern variation but would love to join up with another writer. franz@imperialfilmproductions.com

Our new Cinema equipment is stolen in London including Camera and Cine lenses kits:

RED Epic Dragon M Cine Camera (S.no- M02642), Mini Mag side SSD, RED LCD touchscreen (S.no: 73…

Thanks Alwyne for the info.

My film Little Shit is playing on Saturday 3rd March at 3:10pm (Shorts Session 5).
There's a Q&A after the film and it would be great to say hello to any SP members attending…

That would be great Helen, thanks. It also won Best British Short Film at the London Short Film Festival.
www.littleshitfilm.com

Camera insurance recommendations? Thanks

Highly recommend essex insurance - v easy to use and cheap
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Preferably with own kit. Locations around Manchester, Blackburn, Leeds, Clitheroe and the Pendle moors. 40 min short, being made as a calling card for funded feature. Looking for …

Hi Steve,

Best place to post a call out like this is through the 'Production' > 'Get People' part of the site. Then it will be listed in the directory on the site and can be p…

Hi Shooters,

At our SHORT CUTS Launch Party earlier this month, we were lucky enough to be joined by Producer and SP member Manon Ardisson who has seen huge success with the brea…

Hello Shooters - thanks to all of you who posted in your questions for Manon. You can now find her answers to your questions over on the blog http://bit.ly/2sI2ISi

Hey! I'm Freddie, a sound mixer and designer based in London. I am currently looking for new films to mix, and would offer my services at a very reasonable rate, as I am currently…

Hi Freddie, I'll need some sound mixing for a film I just shot over the next month or so. Please get in touch at igor.mijavec02@gmail.com and we can discuss further if you're inte…

Are are you a talent agent who might be able to give me some friendly confidential advice about A-LIST for a project I'm involved in?

Or do you know one who could help?

Please g…

Hi Paddy. That's not my issue.
I'm sure it's a common question that comes up here though..! Thanks for taking the time to input
:)

Equally interested in scripts for Arab movie market

Hi Lawrence. I would be interested in doing this project. I am an experienced writer, with eight screenplay commissions in the last two years. I've written a number of historical …

HA HA HA! In England you used to have this thing called sarcasm, no?

Grow up. Have your balls even dropped?

Hi,

I'm looking to work with script writers with a view to making a short film.

As an idea I thought it might be nice to expand on the middle scene of my showreel which you can…

I have a super 8 camera and about 5 minutes worth of stock which is all paid for including the digital scanning, didn't get to use it on a music video recently as the camera was s…

HI Abi, I saw your recent post - sounds really exciting - I'm an actor and would definitely be up for collaborating. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,
Louise

We will fund films above $5m (equiv in £) - we work with a private finance fund, who require at least 30% in cash. We are able to bring in the 30% cash to films that meet the agen…

Hi, does time period matter with the action? As in does it have to be set in modern times, or can it be set a few decades ago etc? Thanks

The context is that this is a short doc about a group which creates social events for a marginalised community. One person in six interviews is drinking wine. The guidance in thi…

Some scholars do think drinking wine can make you look stupid:
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"Across five studies, we find that in the absence o…

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My day job is in web design and I've recently started running a DIY web design class to teach people how to set up a website for themselves using WordPress, with an emphasis on de…

In the last two weeks I submitted several shorts and two features to two hundred global film festivals. Though screeners have been placed on-line for selection purposes, the final…

I'm a Cinematographer looking to meet Directors and Producers.
Would anyone be up for meeting (London based) for an informal chat?
Just to throw some ideas out there and get some …

I'm not a director, more of a DOP/generalist type, but you had me at beer. If you fancy chatting, give me a tinkle. Always keen to be doing things and meeting new people.

kamikaz…

Hey Guys,

What are your Expectations as a Filmmaker from a Film Festival.

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A Tennessee Darkness is an independent horror film production which will be filmed in both London, United Kingdom and Tennessee, USA.

Set in the industrial-smoky …