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INDEXStraight 8 2025 World Premiere
3 months ago - Jim Read
Hey shooters,
The straight 8 World Premiere is coming up on Saturday 24 May at the BFI IMAX - a wild celebration of lo-fi ingenuity and cinematic bravery, all shot on a single roll of Super 8 with no post-production edits. It's always a mad, magical sell-out night, and this year several of your fellow shooters are up on the big, very big screen.
Huge shout out to the filmmakers whose work made the top 25 selections:
- bitter fruit by Kristin Duffy
- sign language by Max Mir and Matthew Poole
- your new home by Carlotta Beck Peccoz
Top 8 selections (which will be premiering at Cannes before the world premiere):
- immodest by Charly Faye and Robyn Faye – Charly’s a longtime shooter and a previous New Shoots: Actors Award winner. If you've come along to our events, you'll probably recognise both Charly and Robyn.
- the return of the screw by Cosmo Fletcher and Wolf Newton – made using the roll we gave away at our Wrap Party, kindly donated by the brilliant folks at straight8
- there will be another by Ben Slotover
Massive congrats to everyone involved - it’s no mean feat to complete the challenge on Super 8, and even more so to get selected. If you’re heading along, feel free to shout below - and if you've got questions about entering next year or shooting on film, this is a great place to ask.
Get more info and tickets here: https://shootingpeople.org/events/view/straight-8-2025-world-premiere-the-best-25-super-8-films-of-2025/
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3 months ago - Cosmo Fletcher
Hey Jim,
Thank you for the shout out, so proud and excited to have been part of this and made it to the top 8!
Just wanted to say that we actually won entry into the Straight 8 competition at the Shooting People wrap party - was there a roll of film as well??
Also Wolf is also a previous New Shoots Actors Award winner and Cosmo is a longtime Shooter too!
Massive thanks to Shooting People and Straight 8 for getting the ball rolling... now we're going to Cannes!
If any other Shooters are going to be in Cannes, do hit us up, we would love to meet up there.
Cosmo and Wolf x
Response from 3 months ago - Cosmo Fletcher SHOW
2 months, 3 weeks ago - Franz von Habsburg FBKS MSc
As the founder of the Brighton Film School and the MSc in Cinematography we started, I must applaud the continuation of the Straight 8 initiative which I got my students to enter as it is essential that film students start with film basics before moving on to digital and beyond. We also started them with an Arri BL and moved on to using the Caméflex S16/35 and then our S35mm Mitchell BNCR and a Moviecam before using digital so they had a full understanding of all the necessary skills of cinematography!
Response from 2 months, 3 weeks ago - Franz von Habsburg FBKS MSc SHOW
2 months, 3 weeks ago - Kristin Duffy
Thanks for the shout, Jim! I recommend
Straight 8 to anyone excited about picking up a camera and telling a story. SUCH a fun challenge.
Still not sure how Bitter Fruit turned out (the excitement of Straight 8 is real!), but I’ll get to find out with 24 other filmmakers/499 audience at the BFI IMAX - can’t wait
Response from 2 months, 3 weeks ago - Kristin Duffy SHOW
2 months, 2 weeks ago - cath le couteur
SHOOTERS IN CANNES! If you are there, then grab a last minute ticket to the Screening TONIGHT!
https://mailchi.mp/straight8/straight82025tickets?e=6d320dbb63
Tix available at the link above - PLUS how to get London Premiere tickets on Saturday, OR, be part of the global live stream.
That's all here too: https://mailchi.mp/straight8/straight82025tickets?e=6d320dbb63
SOOOO many Shooters made it into the top 8 - enormous congrats !!
Chrs
Cath
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Response from 2 months, 2 weeks ago - cath le couteur SHOW