Ben Pickering

Film director, producer, author, single father, ex... Films: Two Days In The Smoke, Welcome to Curiosity and Election Night COMING SOON. Books: Freiheit OUT NOW

[Ben Pickering @BenPickeringUK]

@by_Kernow absolutely disgusted by your PR1 service this morning. You left a 12 year old boy stranded at your park and ride because his bus pass didn’t read on your reader (yet was clearly valid by sight). If you offer services for children your staff should show a duty of care.

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@Bookishcrick Oh no!!!!! Ffs! 🙏

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@russandchips Done 💯

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Improve the diagnosis of secondary breast cancer - sign the Petition! https://t.co/aRzz6WRLi6 via @UKChange

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@LeeTrewhela Good luck with what comes next Lee!

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@makeyoubillions @Seedrs @CuriosityMovie It was the first. And it wasn’t a con. It failed to make money but it wasn’t a con - the film was made, it punched well above its budget and is available for all to see on Amazon Prime. So can we stop calling it a con? We’re talking to Seedrs about shut down to avail Loss Relief

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@makeyoubillions @Seedrs @CuriosityMovie 4. It pains me that this project falls into the 6/10 but I hope it won’t deter investors seeking to diversify their portfolio and make films happen when they wouldn’t otherwise. By all means inbox me if you wish to discuss this matter further about how to avail of Loss Relief 🙏

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@makeyoubillions @Seedrs @CuriosityMovie 3. I’m very proud of Seedrs for having hosted the world’s first equity investor funded feature film. It was very brave of them and of the investors. Unfortunately 6 out of 10 films fail to recoup any of their budget, 2 wash their face and 2 make a handsome profit.

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@makeyoubillions @Seedrs @CuriosityMovie 2. Either way, given my family lost £69,000 on this venture, I took zero pay and we were totally screwed by a distributor, I do feel the pain of any investor who is out of pocket. However that is why this investment qualified for SEIS, which should almost wipeout any loss.

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@makeyoubillions @Seedrs @CuriosityMovie Hi. As you’ll be aware if you an investor, there is a discussion board where these issues can be raised. Not aware that you have raised any there and are an actual investor or if you’ve just had a bad experience with Seedrs and are just more globally annoyed?

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@colinmcfarlane So sorry to read this 😔🙏

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@JBrokenshire @GSTTnhs So sorry to hear this James. You’ve been very brave and open with everyone about what you’re going through. Thoughts with you and your family 🙏

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Stoked to have TWO projects in @FilmarketHub’s UK Online Pitchbox, @J_Langridge’s HOSTAGE and @RachelWarrenACT’s LET IT GO, pitching to Universal, Film4, Studio Canal and Lionsgate to name just a few!

And Neil Monaghan’s THE TANK as a semi-finalist too!

There goes June 🤣

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Our new book is out now!
Available on line from all good book stores x

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@russandchips Spy, Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only are in my top ten too. But know what you mean. I dragged my grandmother to the cinema four times to see Daylights. That and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service are probably the reason I make films!

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@russandchips It’s probably him. He was my 8th birthday cake 🤣🤣🤣 Lazenby second. Thereafter torn, all had good days and bad...

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@russandchips Top two for me... Kick in the balls when he said he wasn’t going to GoldenEye but they had fucked him about good and proper by then...

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@russandchips The kids thought something terrible had happened. I told them it had...

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@PS5StockAlertUK Gone in the fifteen seconds I took to get to the checkout page. Disgusting