We had a great day with our partners @LeCNC, @UniFrance and @ifru_london for New Waves 2023.
Thanks to everyone who took part and joined us to conclude the day with an #LFF networking reception.
Some thoughts. Eva Yates's thoughts on producer deferments are disingenuous. "When a producer is asking us to support their deferral or see the film collapse, ultimately we... respect their decision. However, we never propose or endorse deferrals". All UK funders support...
I’m delighted to be part of this year’s Film London backed Breaking the Glass Ceiling scheme, recognising and supporting future leaders in the U.K. tv and film industry. What a brilliant bunch of talents to share with and a fantastic team ⚡️
Film London’s Equal Access Network (EAN) is proud to announce the selected participants for the 2023 Breaking the Glass Ceiling programme, which launched this month in association with @bectu and with support from the @MayorofLondon.
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If you watched the final episode of This is Going to Hurt, then A) thank you, and B) here is a 🧵 of more behind the scenes facts:
1/17 - Our fake hospital was built in a former art college in Whitechapel. When we filmed the last scene, nearly all the set had been demolished:
@Broughton500@BBCRadio4 Series 5 has made my 2020. Please publish a complete track listing! Managed to uncover a list on your blog and create my own Spotify playlist. Need more!!!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mathieu Kassovitz's bold and groundbreaking La Haine, we'll be releasing a new 4K restoration in cinemas across the UK & Ireland from 29 May, with a Blu-ray to follow later this year.
Here's my radical thought on Indie Producers. We're artists, creatives & visionaries. We are driven by ideas & possibilities and the love of story - not by spreadsheets, organising and business. We want to make work that resonates, impacts & inspires, but we need help to do that
According to the @ProdRoundtable survey into the challenges facing UK indie producers, 82% of responders said their job had a negative effect on their mental health
Read the full report here: https://t.co/aNPl4ael0x
Our Opening Night Platform film is @SarahGavron’s ROCKS, which follows a teenager who finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother.
Starring Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, D'angelou Osei Kissiedu, and Shaneigha-Monik Greyson. #TIFF19 https://t.co/CX30eMno4e
✨FILMMAKERS!✨ We're so excited to announce that applications for our NETWORK Weekender are now open! This year, we're looking for non-binary and female identifying filmmakers to take part in our weekend long talent development programme. Apply now 🎉 https://t.co/KLHlg2CvG9
Where are all the female south Asian screenwriters? Naturally you are all still swimming against the current. Who's making exciting shorts? Who's got exciting spec scripts? Hot tips people.