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Original Post from Keiron Ellis
Most recent response from martin nicholson
IndieShooters.org - New Community Update

A huge thank you to everyone who’s signed up or shared messages of support for IndieShooters.org. It’s been genuinely encouraging to see how many people want to keep the spirit of…

1 response, most recent 1 week, 4 days ago.

...no one wanted it to end.
Now it won't, just change...
All the best ,
Mart

Original Post from cath le couteur
Most recent response from Ben Blaine
Thankyou Shooters

Dear all,

To everyone who has ever been part of Shooting People, Thankyou.

Shooters only ever existed for 27 years because people turned up. And turned up with ideas, graft…

1 response, most recent 1 week, 4 days ago.

Thank you for the adventures, the friendships, the support, the hope and for kicking the doors down x

Original Post from Jim Read
Most recent response from Caroline Bottomley
Final Bulletin Thoughts

Hey shooters,

I really, well and truly, can't believe I'm saying this but this is it. The final bulletin.

Working at SP for the past 4 years has been a dream - it reignited …

1 response, most recent 1 week, 4 days ago.

Jim, you are SUCH a fab person. Thank you for your lovely, friendly email conversations, I hope you're going onto another lovely job. Lets us all know if you're looking for one, m…

Original Post from Grace Moore
VR Film Project

Hi all,
I’m working on an R&D VR heist film and am currently looking for some crew and cast assistance for the project. I was just wondering if anyone on here has had any experie…

1 response, most recent 1 week, 6 days ago.

If you’d like to get in contact you can reach me at grace.moore@york.ac.uk

Original Post from martin nicholson
Most recent response from Alwyne Kennedy
IIndie shooters.org

...Can you tell me how you sign up?
I want to keep the vibe alive.

Martin

1 response, most recent 1 week, 6 days ago.

https://indieshooters.org/

Original Post from cath le couteur
Thankyou Colm McAuliffe

Folks, huge gratitude to Colm McAuliffe, our longtime helpdesk wizard, former Filmmakers Bulletin editor, and the man who has answered literally EVERY kind of Shooter query with …

2 weeks ago
Original Post from Jim Read
Most recent response from cath le couteur
Things to know about the SP website

Dear all,

A quick reminder on the website!

The site’s live until October 31st, so now’s the time to make those last connections and save anything you want to keep.

Want t…

2 responses, most recent 2 weeks, 1 day ago.

Alwyne hi, sorry.
Spoke with Stu and it's just not going to be possible (too big a job, requiring a whole new build etc).
Sorry though, I know it's a hassle that it's all indiv…

Original Post from TIANA LINDEN
Most recent response from Jim Read
Please help with the name of this short!

I'm desperate to find the name of a short that SP showed at their yearly networking event in Shoreditch. I think it was 2022/2023

It was a 'nature documentary' (or shots of na…

1 response, most recent 3 weeks, 1 day ago.

Hi Tiana - would it be The Leerie? Trawling through the archive and might fit the bill (believe! - terrible I don't remember - we screened it)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4…

Original Post from Keith Symons
Behind the scenes photography

Hey folks, available now!

Please reach out for behind the scenes photographic services and save my details for future collaborations.

Many thanks
Keith

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Keith Symo…

3 weeks, 6 days ago
Original Post from David Pearson
Documentaries wanted for London private screening

I am an award winning director putting a private cinema screening together to raise interest and coverage in short docs and have my own film and a director friend
(Emmy and Osca…

4 weeks, 1 day ago
Original Post from Benjamin Hart
Most recent response from DON CLOVIS JOYTO FILMS UK LTD
Looking for a killer Treatment/Pitchdeck for your Film or TV Series?

You can check out my previous work on the Secret Meeting website where I have helped others create successful pitches to production companies and funding institutions.

https://…

2 responses, most recent 1 month ago.

HI B sounds good

Original Post from Keith Symons
Available for stills photography - Short films, stills, low budget, behind the scenes, tv, theatre,…

Hey there SP community. I'm immediately available for photographic assignments. Short films, stills, low budget, behind the scenes, tv, theatre, music, videos, promos.

I docume…

1 response, most recent 1 month, 1 week ago.

Available late October.

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Keith Symons Photography
Unit Stills, Graduations, Portraiture, Real Estate, Sports & Events
www.keithsymonsphotography.com

https://www.link…

Original Post from DON CLOVIS JOYTO FILMS UK LTD
Im looking for Line producer, who can make also Budget sheet

nee line producer for script for feature film
+31 650814134 www.joytofilms.com

1 month, 1 week ago
Original Post from Jenny Lee
Most recent response from Tabitha Vermont-Spirite
Festival dilemna: Balancing Powerful Insights and Harmful Oversights

One of the films in this year’s I Will Tell International Film Festival carries an interesting tension: its insights on one theme were truly transformative, yet some remarks on an…

1 response, most recent 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

Oh Jenny, this is exactly the gnarly, beautiful mess that makes film worth bothering with, isn’t it?

Stories aren’t tidy pamphlets - they’re wild hedgerows full of brambles an…

Original Post from DON CLOVIS JOYTO FILMS UK LTD
Most recent response from Alwyne Kennedy
shooting peoples will stop

I received recently a note that after sooooooooooo many years, SHOOTING PEOPLES WILL STOPPED ????

1 response, most recent 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

You missed the email and the long thread regarding it? Here's the thread: https://shootingpeople.org/qna/q/sp-changes-endings-are-overrated-this-community-is-brilliant-x/

Original Post from Matthew Lawes-Wickwar
Most recent response from Syra Malik
Emerging Voices Film Foundation - short film fund open!

Emerging Voices Film Foundation Short Film Fund 2025 opens today!

The short film fund, now in its 9th year, is open to emerging filmmakers from underrepresented groups in the …

1 response, most recent 1 month, 3 weeks ago.

Hey Matthew, I am interested to apply plus could i get your contact details sent to my email address pls? Nytisihx@gmail.com. I am looking to network with producers cos I'm workin…

Original Post from Alwyne Kennedy
Swearing and film festivals.

I'll soon be shooting a short film, a dark comedy that has the F word a number of times. Do film festivals have a general policy when it comes to such language? Would I be excludi…

4 responses, most recent 2 months ago.

Thanks, Tina.

Original Post from James Sanger
Most recent response from Kilian Pettit
help needed making reels and videos content...

Hi there,

I’m an artist developer / record producer.

I’m looking for young visually savvy film makers who can help create reels and social media content.

I have a residen…

1 response, most recent 2 months ago.

Hi James,

Hope you are well. My name is Kilian Pettit, I am a filmmaker/videographer and musician from Ireland, based in London. I'd be interested in chatting to you regarding…

Original Post from Darren Roberts
Most recent response from Tina Walker
What to do as a writer if your film likely isn't getting released?

Hello

My name's Darren and I've found myself in a very frustrating position.

I wrote a film which was produced and completed, unfortunately due to a very long and complicate…

9 responses, most recent 2 months ago.

I’d be tempted to lean into the story of the film itself when talking to agents or producers. A finished project tied up by messy execs? Sadly, that’s a pretty familiar chapter in…

Original Post from Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
End Credits Generation? End Crawl

Probably my last post before SP slips into the mists of history and we slip amidst despair.
Finally posting a sardonic comedy short about what happens when Disney engulfs the Com…

2 responses, most recent 2 months, 1 week ago.

Hi, Howard,
That is so cool. Bless your heart and many thanks.
I can provide an XLSX, Word or PDF, whichever is most convenient for you.
All the best from Brixton.
Shiva

Original Post from Abayomi Oniyide
FILM PREMIERE

We’re screening our new action short film My Brother’s Keeper on Thursday 12th September at 8:30 pm at Rich Mix Cinema, Shoreditch!

The film tells the gripping story of two bro…

2 months, 1 week ago
Original Post from Tabitha Vermont-Spirite
Most recent response from Theo Angel
Lost in the fascist forest... looking for funding advice.

Hey shooters,

So I've been on a miraculous and unexpected (even for myself) adventure, which led me onto an exciting (but rather mad) idea for a documentary. I have some questi…

3 responses, most recent 2 months, 2 weeks ago.

if you have a public element to it say with SUTR you could get some funds from https://www.artcry.co.uk/ as they're all about politically urgent art

Original Post from Andy Hudson
Most recent response from George Wright
Add yourself to crew directories!

Hi everyone –

Just thought I’d share something I only clocked recently. I signed up to Screen Yorkshire’s crew directory ( https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/production-support/…

3 responses, most recent 2 months, 2 weeks ago.

Mines a bit of a shambles over in Norfolk, I just found not many people are listed and I've never been contacted through it.
https://www.norfolkscreen.co.uk/cast-and-crew-direct…

Original Post from Keith Symons
Where is the best place to find photographic work?

Hey folks, making the most of my SP membership while it's still active. Does anyone recommend a service or crew directory I can use to find units stills/photographic work?

I've…

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Original Post from cath le couteur
Most recent response from Laura Jane Sessions
SP Changes: Endings Are Overrated & This Community Is Brilliant X

Hi all, in case you missed our announcement about our closure later in the year, I’ve posted it here again below. Meanwhile, we’re cracking on with a very busy schedule. Hope to …

34 responses, most recent 2 months, 3 weeks ago.

I'm gutted to hear SP is closing its doors. I started in the industry 28 years ago and have been a SP member since the start. It's has been a resource, a jobs board and community.…