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I have been working on a short documentary (a family portrait) since last year and had a crowdfunding page up that introduced my contributors, the idea and storyli…

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Does anyone have any recommendations for approx 200 seat short film screening venues in London? We would love to put on a high quality screening for our Kickstarter backe…

Only 100 seats, but the Courthouse Hotel in Soho (opposite Liberty) is a nice screening space with a proper projectionist.

More we train ourself, more we get...

Hi everyone,

I'm a filmmaker based in the South West and have just launched this mailing list specifically for filmmakers and actors in the region. I hope it'll be a way to share…

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I need to get my short film 'A Stitch in Time' Subtitled in Spanish, does anyone know any companies who could do this for me? Also what work will I need to do in advance of su…

Hi Graham, what I've used previously for commercial videos was https://www.rev.com to get timecoded captions and have sent these directly to translators, who output it in the same…

I am looking for Caribbean films (based on filmmaker nationality or theme) for a Caribbean film event I am planning in Birmingham later this year. Please get in touch if you have …

Hi everyone,

I co-run the Forest Film Club. We host a monthly event called Short Film Thursdays which takes place at The Birds in Leytonstone on the last Thursday of every month.…

I have a comic puppet animation film just made "Escape from England" 6 mins. Theme: What if we were the refugees? You can view on https://vimeo.com/336310104. Ii would love to sho…

I am a new producer on a film that was shot in New Zealand, but i am based in London. Who should i tell officially in the UK that this has happened can i get any help or developme…

I would suggest though you find out which of your A list actors would be the biggest crowd puller because that will be what gets you funding. Then when you can say X has agreed to…

Dear Shooters.

I would really appreciate some constructive feedback for my short film ''Little Green Street''.

Thank you very much all of you in advance!

Kindest regards,

Alex…

Tom, Sergio and Ivo, thank you very much for your comments!! :)

Hello there everyone!

My name is Lucy, the producer at Counter Productions Films and I'm currently producing my final graduation film 'Nice to Meet You, Florence!' and principle …

The Weirdos and creatives will be putting on their first event of the year with the theme being on the environment and climate change. We will be showcasing films as well as havin…

The event will take place once a month. Ideally , I'm looking for a writer but others considered too.

The basics that you would need to do are:

Help me to:
Find a venue – privat…

Looking to build a team for the London Sci-Fi 48hr Film Competition coming up on the 13th April.

I'm a Director, I've had a lot of experience with this competition and I'm lookin…

HI Miren, the best place to find collaborators is by posting into Production > Get People. This will allow shooters to directly apply for the role and we can post the role into…

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I have a 25 min rough cut edit of a short documentary series, and I have an funding source who's willing to invest as long as I can convince him the documentary film 25-min series…

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Dear all out there,

I need to fix the subtitles document (SRT) into a more suitable format for VIMEO before release my short online abd also to embedd it into my in development …

Mark I am so sorry i just noticed your message now...thank you for your time and advice!

I've been doing some research into crowdfunding and trying to understand how to motivate people to support a campaign.

With my own (indiegogo campaign), so far it's only been my …

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I think in the early days of Kickstarter etc, getting a signed script or to spend a day on set (as part of the reward) was new and exciting to many non-filmmakers. Nowadays i…

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As a freelance videographer and photographer, music video production is something I would like to specialise in. However, it proves to be incredibly difficult!

Since gra…

Oops - back to the actual question ;-) Be a runner for anything, talk to camera and electrical depts, they might take a trainee for a video, then you're in the right place to net…

Hi All,

I've recently helped produce a short film which we're just tweaking in the edit at the moment (all very exciting).

After completion, the next step we'll be considering …

Thank you both for your answers - very informative!

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We're looking for ambitious local actors, actresses, production crew, film, camera, editor, make-up etc to form a local group. We are based in Essex near Lakeside (Dartford Crossi…

Which pubs out there screen short films and encourages filmmakers networking? Top 5 or 10? Thanks in advance guys and girls!!!

Hi everyone,
I co-run Forest Film Club. We have a monthly short film evening called Short Film Thursdays which is at The Birds in Leytonstone on the last Thursday of every month.…

I know I know everyone is asking for a producer for the upcoming Uncertain Kingdom on here...

But I can make a great cup of tea!

If you are producer with a few shorts under your…

Been off the short film circuit for a while. This is my first shooters post in forever.

Since my last short, it looks like festivals now want you to have a trailer to accompany …

Hi Nadaav, If you’re looking for people to work with, the most effective way of reaching other members is to list your project in the Production part of the site. You can do this …

Dear Shooters.

I have recently directed and produced a black & white comedy silent short film (7 minutes length) in which I am impersonating, as an actress, Charlie Chaplin's…

Thank you Glyn. I’ll drop you a message for the discount code.

Many thanks,

Alexandra!!!

I can spend days googling "short script contest" and find loads of international competitions but - considering they all come at a price (entry fee) - which are the ones you consi…