Pylons Galore! Obstruct Classic Film Remake
The Hebridean island of Barra looks set to miss out on the remake of the Ealing film classic Whisky Galore! shot there 60 years ago.
to the aretifistic whale vet who can't sleep right now
Liverpool - UK Screen Boom City
Liverpool's film and television industry continues to boom
New figures show 2005 was busiest year on record
38 percent increase in production enquiries compared to 2004
Canterbury film graduate wins world distribution
A media production graduate from Canterbury Christ Church University has won a national film award and a worldwide distribution deal for his short film.
Scottish Screen Swallowed Creatively
Scotland's screen agency has come out in support of a proposal that will see it become part of a much larger creative arts agency, Creative Scotland, while its unique screen archive, including of some of the earliest films made in Britain, will transfer to Scotland's National Library.
Sony's Z1E 'Unbelievable' at Minus Thirty
Canadian Copyright Row MP Under Hacker Attack
Canadian MP Sam Bulte has been accused of taking campaign contributions from the copyright industries and supporting laws serving industry interests. The attack has come from Canadian fileswappers, who accuse the MP of potentially misleading her consitutuents during an all-candidates meeting.
Getting Plastered is Not All Right
A film about a hedonistic teenage night out, highlighting alcohol-related problems,directed by Hollywood actor Ian Hart, premieres in Liverpool.
First Renault French Film Festival set to run in March
The biggest and starriest showcase of French cinema ever seen will be presented around the UK during March 2006 - in both independent and multiplex cinemas.
an uncomfortable passage
7:30am
Active. My right foot stamping down upon the brake, both hands gripping the steering wheel and yanking it clockwise, dragging my Maestro across the empty road and careering through the open gate into Park Royal Studio. Cringe, as something mechanical at the fore of the motor emits a loud, grating bark and my mouth stretches into a grimace as I wait for something catastrophic to happen. Meanwhile the motor trundles on, rattling its way across the car park and spluttering to a halt mere inches from a spanking new BMW.