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Submit your brush-stroke for Co-Op BYFA's crowd-animated Richard II

GET ‘ANIMATED’ BY ADDING FINISHING TOUCHES TO NEW MOVIE BY THE CO-OPERATIVE BRITISH YOUTH FILM ACADEMY A new movie by The Co-operative British Youth Film Academy is drawing on community creativity to add the finishing touches to its first ever animated feature. “Richard II” was shot during last year’s school summer holidays with The Co-operative British Youth Film Academy’s (BYFA) creative mi...

How to support the indie film & music companies who lost 1000s of DVDs/CDs in Enfield fire

As well as helping the countless small businesses and shops who've lost stock and suffered damage, buying digital downloads from any of the indie companies who've lost all their stock in the huge depot fire in Enfield would be a nice thing to do. It might mean the difference for some between surviving or closing as they try to manage cashflow in the weeks or months it will take for the insuranc...

Introducing a new social network for filmmakers

From ShoutFilm's Steven Waterfall: We are pleased to announce the launch of ShoutFILM, a social networking site tailored specifically for filmmakers of all ages and skill levels. Members can share their work and communicate with each other with ease. ShoutFILM is the based on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter and founded by filmmakers for filmmakers. ShoutFILM incluces: Free, ...

Bollocks To Poverty offering the job of a lifetime....

This in from Emma Carter about the latest project from our pals at Good Pilot, Chris Aldhous and Pete Hodgson, who we previously worked with on the HyPe Gallery, and who ditched the big corporate ad world soon after to focus on projects they believed in, including this provocatively-titled youth campaign for Action Aid. Bollocks To Poverty, the youth arm of international charity Action Aid, ar...

Save John Lennon's Cinema!

Woolton Cinema in Liverpool is an historical landmark which first opened to the public in 1927. It was frequented by John Lennon and was also the scene of some early Beatles' wooing of local ladies and features on the Magical Mystery Tour. It is loved by Liverpudlians, but it is in danger of bei ng lost through demolition, despite a community campaign in the city to save it. Ma...

Impact of Film Tourism Research Questionnaire

  Netribution readers are being asked to cooperate in research about the effect films and TV have on tourism decisions made by the general public The research is being carried out by the University of Nottingham and the findings will be used in a variety of ways and are available for all who want to see them.  Those taking part in the questionnaire are asked to list  th...

Map of Movies Made in Wales Could Boost Tourism

 The magic of the movies is set to create a million pound bonanza for North Wales. Tourism bosses have created a map showing the locations of films and television programmes shot in North Wales. The aim is to cash in on the phenomenal interest in the movie and television industries by attracting an extra 30,000 visitors to the region every year.

Film Opportunity for the Streetwise

Streetwise - Edinburgh’s high definition short film Scheme to capture 'the streets of Edinburgh' has been launched for hopeful filmmakers. Five films, drama or documentary, with the most imaginative response to the theme will be commissioned as part of the Streetwise Films initiative being run by the Pilton Video group.

Capital Deprived Teens Shoot Tartan Big Apple

Teenage filmmakers from two of Edinburgh's most deprived estates are set to take part in an arts project that will have them filming in New York during Tartan Week this April, when Americans with Scottish roots celebrate with parades and public events.

Island Publicans Barred in Cinema Battle

Film fans in Shetland islands, 200 miles north of Aberdeen, were dismayed when pub licensees there tried to stop the building of a new state-of-the-art cinema and music venue - Shetland's last commercial cinema went dark over 25 years ago.

Disability Challenge Remakes The Prisoner

A new film to be premiered at Cumbria's Tullie House on Thursday March 9th, presented a challenge in creative decision making for a group of people with disabilities. The Prisoner and the Ball of Evil is a short film which pays tribute to the 1970's cult TV hit The Prisoner.