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This Sunday evening (25th), at the Curzon in Bloomsbury, there will be private premiere screenings of my well-received short film, titled INDWELLER. The film's run time is twenty-…

Thanks Jane. I'll upload the finished version in the next few days and send you the link.

I'm looking at BackersInfo they have a$75 option which would suit my campaign to raise funds to send my short film to festivals.

Does anyone have experience with them or other co…

The thing is though that a crowd funding campaign need not be exclusive to any singular platform. One might reach a percentage of a target budget on Kickstarter for example and th…

Hey guys!

I work as a freelance videographer, photographer, runner and production assistant looking to gain some more experience or work in the music video industry. Working in t…

Thank you all so much! your advice has been great.

This is my first campaign and after posting on instagram and facebook, and asking other crew/cast members to share, I'm at a loss as to what to do next.

Any good tips on running …

I'm wondering about the best resolution to upload my short film to FilmFreeway in.

The short was shot in 2.39:1 at a resolution of 2048 x 858

Now, FilmFreeway recommend these se…

Strictly speaking, nobody knows exactly what their back end workflow is, so you might want to play safe instead - and use slugs at 1280x720 as you know *everyone* can play that re…

Hi! Does anyone know a theatre which does table reading (hopefully for free) of material from screenwriters?

Thank you Toyah I will! By the way, the website that you have put in your message sends you to a completely different site... I did find the actual website: https://www.surroundgr…

Hi there,

My name is Dean I'm a portrait and unit stills photographer based in London.
You can check out my work at www.deanchapple.com. I'm experienced in live tv, commercial a…

Thanks Colm, will do!

with easy methods of submission. Thanks.

https://filmfreeway.com/ got a lot of good press simply for being less shitty than WAB was when it launched - maybe they'll pick up the slack?

Hello! I've just seen that the 48 Hour Film Project is happening in London the final weekend of October.

Sometimes it's just nice to have a chance to Get Things Done, so I though…

Hi Grisha

I can make it on Thursday night. Look forward to meeting some of you.

Thanks
Jane

Screen25 is an independent community cinema based in South Norwood, London.

https://www.screen25.com/

At our twice-weekly screenings, we show a short film before our feature fil…

Hi Stuart

Just finished a short film. Link below.

https://vimeo.com/286757452

Kind regards
Miro

Do you have Amazon Prime? Cast your vote for my short and I'll quid pro quo!!!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B07JCBX9NW/ref=atv_wtlp_wtl_0

Hi,

I'm a freelance editor and budding cinematographer looking to make quality shorts and possibly some friends. The London 48 hour film festival seems like a good place to do so…

Hi Geert,
I'll send you a private message - sounds fun!
Christain

Of course there's Google, but I wondered if SP has a list of recommended ones or something?

Thanks,
P.

I noticed Boobs and Blood too! I guess it does what it says on the tin...

Hi all,

I've recently finished a short film, and I'm planning on having a premiere screening in a pub theatre in Islington sometime in November for cast/crew/friends/family.

My …

Hello Sam - my short film 'Days' is 5 mins long and could be suitable for your evening! I made it after I lost my Dad (and developed an unhealthy obsession with Gazza)
https://vim…

You might have a script but you don’t know where it should go, maybe you’re struggling to get a Producer or maybe you want to produce it yourself but there’s a couple of aspects y…

Hi all,

Has anyone here applied for the upcoming Pitchbox festival yet? One of the criteria to enter your script is that the film should already be 'in development'. What does th…

In development usually means that there's a company attached/developing it. Not sure about PitchBox.

I am running a screening of short films at the Royal Society of Arts on the 24th September and am looking for content. If you have a short of any genre- documentary, drama, animat…

I know this is a dreaded funding question, but I've had a film accepted in to Hollyshorts which is only next month, but as you can imagine flights to the US are extortionate durin…

Yes, they help makers of short films, but not indi features! Go figure. I've just got into Busan IFF with a feature and can't find any support!

WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING TOGETHER A GROUP OF UNIQUE, CREATIVE AND COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT FORUM, TO GUIDE AND SHAPE THE PROGRAMME FOR OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THIS …

Hi I have just produced my first film that is in the final stages of post. I am looking at what are the best festivals to submit my film to. A colleague has suggested using a fest…

Thanks all. Some really useful stuff in the replies.

My thoughts are that what a festival consultant will do is take out the time and effort it takes to do the research on the fe…

You are a professional or just starting as a script editor, yet you are hungry for that original and quirky story that you can rarely find. Cops and hospitals can be fun settings …

Is this a creative way of saying you're not offering any money?

Hi, everyone,

Hopefully you’re reading this because a) you’re a filmmaker and b) you have a strong connection to the borough of Waltham Forest (Walthamstow, Chingford, Leyton, Le…

Tickets to the event are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forest-film-club-presents-waltham-forest-shorts-tickets-46550738512

I've been debating going to FEST - Training Ground in Portugal (http://site.fest.pt), a workshop/masterclass week with some great guest speakers. It's a good excuse for me to have…

I've never been either but as I wanted to go to Portugal for another reason, I've registered for the Training Ground sessions and expect to be at the Fest for the duration. I'm ho…

I’m running a short film event at the Leytonstone Festival in July. I’m currently looking for short films from people who live, work or filmed in Waltham Forest (Walthamstow, Leyt…

Hi Anton, yes good idea. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hello fellow shooters,

anybody knows when the full list of companies attending to Cannes 2018 will be out?
And where this can be found?

Thanks a lot!

C.

The Cannes screening schedule was announced today:

https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/the-screenings-guide-2018