Northwest Vision and Media, create the bigger picture
News Jan to March 2007
January to March 2007
Manchester Young
Media Talent Offered Cash
Teenagers interested in making media projects are being invited to
a free roadshow on Friday April 20 at Cornerhouse independent
cinema, Manchester.
Date Posted: 29th March
Northern
Cowboys and Loose Women
Former Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn appears on ITV’s Loose
Women to give a preview of NWV short Northern Cowboys.
Date posted: 22nd March
Alan's Passage
to India
Cumbria Film Officer, Alan Saywell, is to travel to India on March
26 to represent the Northwest at Frames, the hugely important
Mumbai trade festival.
Date posted: 22nd March
Mediabox
Northwest Roadshows
Northwest teenagers and youth organisations interested in the media
are being invited to free roadshows, to hear how they can claim
cash for their projects.
Date posted: 21st March
North West
Vision backs Big Chip Awards
For the first time, North West Vision is sponsoring a category at
the prestigious Big Chip Awards, in recognition of the
region’s Best Innovation.
Date posted: 21st March
Northwest
cinema gets extra support
NWV has offered a total
of over £300,000 worth of funding to some of the major
players in the region’s film industry
Date posted: 20th March
Filmed across the
Northwest
ITV's new three-part conspiracy thriller Mobile will have
viewers twitching everytime they hear a ringtone.
Date Posted: 19th March
Northwest's
mud on tour
THE latest feature film to come out of the Northwest, Under The
Mud, has begun its world tour – and its receiving rave
reviews.
Date posted: 13th March
Preston goes
Crunchy Nuts over commercials
North West Vision's Film Liaison Officer Lynda Banister, explains
why Lancashire is rapidly proving to be a filmmaker’s
paradise for commercials.
Date posted: 13th March
Bollywood
comes to the Northwest
Manchester played host to its first Bollywood production, and plans
are being made to encourage even more Indian production companies
into the region.
Date posted: 12th March
Manchester’s
Top TV Programme Makers unveil all
On the 14th March at the Lowry the Cultural Diversity Network North
(CDNN) will unveil its exciting new strategy.
Date posted: 8th March
1973
Stockport is Location of the Month
Stopford House, a striking seven-storey concrete office block, and
home to Stockport Council, has been chosen as Location of the Month
by North West Vision
Date Posted: 7th March
Young people from
Manchester win a Mini Oscar
Young people from Manchester scooped a top film award at the
star-studded First Light Movies Awards ceremony in London.
Date posted: 6th March
Crackdown on
film trading partnerships
Government changes to current tax schemes are expected to cause
huge financial losses for wealthy investors.
Date posted: 05th March
Digital
Departures takes off in style
Liverpool is rapidly being seen as Europe’s shining light for
micro-budget filmmaking, with over 500 would-be filmmakers
registering their interest in making movies in the city.
Date posted: 5th March
CEO
required for NEWCO
North West Vision and Media Training North West are seeking a new
CEO to lead NEWCO into the future.
Date Posted 5th March
Mark's Mission to
make Manchester movies
What started out as a passion for martial arts, has turned into a
full-time career as a filmmaker for 33-year-old Mark Strange
Date posted: 5th March
TV Freelances
Offered Grants
As the BBC prepares to
Move North, the region’s TV professionals are being urged to
apply for grants, to help them find future work in the
industry
Date posted: 27th February
Be Shameless in your bid to
write TV drama
Shameless creator Paul Abbot sent
out a strong message to budding new writers at this year's packed
media careers day in Manchester.
Date posted: 26th February
First A-Z of
Northwest Talent
The Northwest is to get its own Talent Year Book, with information
on the region’s most dynamic film professionals to be brought
together for the very first time.
Date posted: 23rd February
Digital Departures
Arrives In Liverpool
Liverpool is set to become Europe’s shining light for
micro-budget filmmaking with an ambitious plan to produce three
feature-length films in the city in the run up to the 2008 Capital
of Culture celebrations.
Date posted: 15th February
Manchester's blast
from the past has viewing figures soaring
Time travelling cop drama Life on Mars attracted 5.7 million
viewers (a 23.1% share) when series two hit screens across the UK
on Tuesday 13th February.
Date posted: 14th February
Northwest
young media talent to benefit
Northwest teenagers interested in the media are being urged to
apply to a new multi-million pound government scheme, which aims to
help them produce creative media projects.
Date posted: 6th February
Viewers
go Bonkers
North West Vision, the film, TV and digital media development
agency for the Northwest, has been encouraging its Film Officers to
go bonkers – and the tactic has paid off.
Date posted: 5th February
A computer generated future
BAFTA award-winning Red Vision (februarys facility of the
month) has been singled out for praise by the Royal Television
Society, and presented with a National Royal Television
Award.
Date posted: 5th February
Watch out! The
hurricanes coming!
Hurricane Films talk exclusively to North West Vision about their
ambitious new movie Under the Mud
Date
posted: 2nd February
The One Show
seeks regional suppliers
The BBC is looking to spend £2.3 million commissioning short
films via regional suppliers for The One Show.
Date Posted: 1st February
Capricorn Security go
online
Manchester security company Capricorn has launched a new website
designed mainly for incoming production companies to see the
services they offer.
Date Posted: 1st February
Final opportunity to
apply for 20 fantastic placements
Wednesday 31st January is the deadline for the Media Foundation
Placement Scheme – a chance for 20 individuals to participate
in a year long television training course supervised by industry
professionals.
Date Posted: 29th January
Digital
Futures Begins
A new training scheme, Digital Futures got off to a flying
start this month with two regional conferences in Manchester and
Blackburn
Date Posted: 26th January
Success for Life on Mars at
The Broadcast Awards 2007
Manchester based cop drama Life on Mars (Kudos Film and Television
for BBC Wales/BBC1) has won the Best New Programme Award at The
Broadcast Awards 2007.
Date Posted: 25th January
Films made by
Northwest young people nominated for First Light Movies
Awards
Three short films made by young people in Liverpool and Manchester
have been nominated for the First Light Movie Awards 2007
Date Posted: 23rd January
Liverpool
teenagers take leading role
A vibrant comedy film, written by Liverpool teenagers is to receive
its world premiere in the city on February 9 at the Philharmonic
Hall.
Date Posted: 23rd January
Pies Stop, Productions
Roll
North West Vision pays a visit to the Pie Factory on Salford Quays,
the first step towards the MediaCity:UK project.
Date posted: 23rd January
Liverpool Lilies are
a Success
THE new BBC1 drama, Lilies, started on Friday January 12,
attracting 5.3 million viewers at 9pm, taking it above the
channel’s slot average of 5 million.
Date Posted: 18th January
Salford
Move to go ahead
North West Vision has welcomed the government's announcement that
the BBC Move North will go ahead
Date posted: 18th January
Harry, Miss Potter
and Atonement push film production spending in the UK to £840
million in 2006
New UK Film Council statistics show inward investment film spend
increased by 83% to £570 million.
Date posted: 18th
January
Northern expansion for Arri
Rental Group
Arri Media, one of the UK's leading camera rental companies, is
setting up in Manchester to expand the facilities services on offer
to productions in the Northwest.
Date posted: 15th Janaury 2007
Film Focus Day
follow-up
North West Vision are inviting individuals to apply for a place at
next week's follow-up session to October's Film Focus Day.
Date posted: 15th January
So
you want to be a writer?
North West Vision supports emerging talent at the 14th Salford TV
conference.
Date posted: 9th January
Turn on TV in the
States
Manchester based production and facilities
company Turn On TV will be joining six other UK Indies on a visit
to the States this week as part of an international development
programme sponsored by North West Vision.
Date posted: 9th January
Screen
agency supports emerging talent at Salford TV
conference
North West Vision’s Talent Base Manager, Edward Pugh, will be
chairing a session at this year’s Television from the Nations
and Regions Conference at the Lowry Centre on Thursday 11th
January.
Date posted: 9th January
Lakes, Camera,
Action!
North West Vision's Cumbria Film Officer, Alan Saywell, explains
his work on the fantastic new feature film 'Miss Potter'.
Date Posted: 3rd January
