Jonathan Sidwell, class of 2007

Media Production graduate Jonathan Sidwell, now a freelance assistant director, has already worked alongside household names from the fields of retail, sport and music.

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George Horne Update 2

At last George and I met in person at the recent “Meet the Graduates” event, and he brought me up to date with his life and work at Proof Studios in Leicester.

He recently gave an interview to Lire magazine about his #Laptoptag Vimeo project: Continue reading

Into the Wind Screening

From Electric Egg:

Electric Egg’s feature documentary Into the Wind will make its Lincoln premiere at a special screening on Friday 1st June at 7.30pm at the Lincoln Drill Hall. The film will be preceded by director Steven Hatton’s new award-winning short Heilig. The event offers the opportunity to see both films on the big screen!

Tickets for the event cost £6 or £4 for Lincoln Film Society Members. Contact Lincoln Drill Hall Box Office for tickets on 01522 873894 or at www.lincolndrillhall.com/. Continue reading

50 Kisses Competition

Here’s one for scriptwriters and film makers:

What is love to you? Write Film / Make Film / Distribute Film: a unique competition from The London Screenwriters’ Festival


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ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival

From Kadi Lokk: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Early Bird Deadline November 18th, 2012

Whether imagined or real, stories are created everyday, and the world is always in need of a good story. ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival continually searches for the most talented storytellers and cinematic visionaries who make their stories a reality.

ÉCU 2013 will take place in Paris from March 29th to the 31st 2013. www.ecufilmfestival.com. Continue reading

Degree Show 2012

The LSM undergraduate degree show this year is scheduled for June 1st, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All graduates welcome to drop in!


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Coming Up Talent Scheme

From Marcella Forster:

Coming Up is a Talent Scheme sponsored by Channel 4 and Touchpaper TV that provides emerging film makers with the opportunity to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network broadcast. The deadline for the 2013 round is July 2 2012.

Download full details (pdf file)

Guidelines

Sheffield Docfest 2012

From Matthew Baren

Sheffield Doc/Fest 13-17th June 2012 is the World’s most exciting documentary and digital media festival, conference and marketplace – attracting the biggest names in docs from the world over. If you have an interest in film and TV, festivals and event organisation or just want to meet new people, work in a fast paced environment, with a fun high-energy team, then we want you!

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Into the Wind UK TV Premiere

From Electric Egg:

We are very pleased to announce that Into the Wind will make its UK Broadcast Premiere on the Yesterday channel on Monday 2nd April at 9.00pm, and will then be repeated on Tuesday 3rd April at 7.10am, 12.30pm and 5.00pm. Freeview (Channel 12), Sky (Channel 537) and Virgin Media (Channel 203).

Into The Wind – TRAILER (A Documentary by Steven Hatton) from Electric Egg on Vimeo.

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Escape from Tibet

From Sarah Barrow: The Lincoln School of Media is delighted to announce that Visiting Professor Nick Gray has just published ‘Escape from Tibet’, the book version of his acclaimed, award-winning documentary film of the same name. An astonishing true record of endurance and of the triumph of the human spirit, it is told as a real-life adventure story.

The book includes a foreword from H.H. the Dalai Lama and its cover is designed by our own Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock.     Press Release

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