Northwest Vision and Media, create the bigger picture
News July - September 2007
July to September 2007
Beatles Movie Magic
Across the
Universe, a groundbreaking movie musical set to the background
of 33 classic Beatles songs, made it’s Liverpool debut last
Thursday (September 27) after being shot across the city.
Date Posted: 28th September
The Eagle Has
Landed
Liverpool Director, Solon
Papadopoulos, has landed a CINE Golden Eagle Award for the science
and history series Warplane.
Date Posted: 27th September
Trainee Factuals Researcher Wanted
The Media Foundation Placement Scheme is looking for a new Trainee
Factuals Researcher to work at Granada Factuals North and Tonight
with Trevor McDonald.
Date Posted: 27th September
Big
Broadcasting Break for Northwest
People
Some of the biggest names
in TV have joined forces to offer twenty 16-22-year-olds from the
Northwest the chance to take their first steps on the career
ladder.
Date Posted: 26th September
ICE 07, 29 Nov - 02 Dec
2007
The first festival of its kind in the
UK, Ice 2007 is a multi-disciplinary event celebrating Icelandic
culture in all its forms, and promises lots of fun for
everyone.
Date Posted: 24th September
National Schools Film Week is Coming to the
Northwest
15th – 19th October 2007.
Local school children from the Northwest will be amongst 1/4
million young people going to the cinema free of charge throughout
the UK during National Schools Film Week!
Date Posted: 24th September
Cannes,
Venice, Edinburgh… And Now Bacup
In October 2007, Bacup will be at the centre of a brand new
celebration of all things cinematic. The Bacup Film Festival will
showcase a series of short films by independent film makers from
across the UK for one weekend only.
Date Posted: 24th September
Bollywood Comes to
Cumbria
Cumbria has been chosen
to play a starring role in the multi-billion-pound Bollywood film
industry, with what is hoped to be the first in a long line of
Indian films currently being shot on location across the
Lakes.
Date Posted: 21st September
Project Manager - Northern Routes
We are seeking a highly motivated and confident individual with
relevant experience to work as central project manager for Northern
Routes, a brand new training initiative which brings together
Northwest Vision and Media, Northern Film & Media and Screen
Yorkshire.
Date Posted: 21st September
Free
Tickets For a Special Screening of New Beatles
Movie
Across the Universe, a
groundbreaking movie musical set to the background of 33 classic
Beatles songs, is set to make it’s Liverpool debut on
Thursday September 27 – after being shot across the
city.
Date Posted: 20th September
Ffilmic Film
Festival presented by Arts
Connection
The film festival
takes place from Friday 26th - Sunday 28th October 2007. The
festival is full of feature films, shorts, talks and
workshops.
Date Posted: 20th September
Chorley
on Film Screening
The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
is pleased to announce Chorley on Film, a part of its
programme to make this fascinating collection available to the
public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 13th September
Small Media Companies Get a Boost from
Masterclasses
Success can be hard
work. But for small media businesses and entrepreneurs in the
Northwest it just got easier, because they’re being offered a
group of free workshops to learn some tricks of the trade.
Date Posted: 13th September
Doves Tales 2 premiere in
Liverpool
The Dove Tales 2 film
premiere will be held on Tuesday 18 September at The Playhouse
Theatre, Williamson Square, Liverpool.
Date Posted: 12th September
Independent Television Companies
Wanted
Applications are invited from independent television companies from
the Nations and Regions for the highly acclaimed Researcher
Development Programme (RDP).
Date Posted: 12th September
Caught
on Camera
Ever fancied being a
filmmaker, but not sure where to start? Well here’s the
answer! In an exclusive competition being organised by the
region’s screen agency, 18-24-year-old mobile phone users are
being encouraged to get creative - and get caught on camera.
Date Posted: 11th September
Kendal Premieres and
Personalities
As the countdown to
the UK’s biggest mountain film festival continues, more news
is coming through about special premieres and people at the event.
The festival has also announced their Adventure Film Academy.
Date Posted: 11th September
TV & Video producers needed for third series of Volunteer
Films
Media Trust Productions are
appealing directly to filmmakers wanting to give their time and
skills to charity, as part of a series of short films to be
broadcast on Community Channel. Date Posted: 11th
September
Clapperboard Youth Project – Awards
Ceremony
You are invited to attend the forthcoming Clapperboard Awards
Ceremony in association with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
Service.
Date Posted: 11th September
Northwest Nurtures Hot Media Talent
Young
Cumbrian editor Mark McKenny knows a thing or two about being
Shameless. His big break came through an innovative
Northwest Vision and Media training scheme last autumn, that placed
him as a trainee editing assistant on the major Manchester
drama.
Date Posted: 5th September
West Cheshire on Film
Screening
The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
is pleased to announce West Cheshire on Film, a part of
its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the
public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 4th September
Berlinale Talent Campus - 9th to 14th February 2008 -
Applications now open!
This
coming February the global film industry will descend upon Berlin
for the Berlinale Talent Campus as part of the 58th Berlin
International Film Festival.
Date Posted: 4th September
Think-Shoot-Distribute
2007
The Times BFI London Film
Festival, supported by Skillset and Film London, is looking for 25
talented and experienced filmmakers, seeking to develop their
feature film career, to take part in Think-Shoot-Distribute.
Date Posted: 4th September
BAFTA Call for entries: Short Film and Short
Animation
The British Academy of
Film and Television Arts is now accepting entries for the Short
Film and Short Animation Awards. The deadline for entries is
Wednesday 31 October 2007.
Date Posted: 4th September
High Hopes of TV Success
When First Take opened its doors to arts organisations across the
Northwest, it specialised in video and production training for
community groups. But there was always a bigger picture waiting in
the wings.
Date Posted: 3rd September
Want to Get Into Media? Recruiting Now For
Industry Placements
Wherever your interests may lie, Cheshire residents who want to
carve out a career in TV are to be offered exclusive, FREE training
to help them take their first steps up the industry ladder.
Date Posted: 31st August
Cumbria’s Hidden Gem
There
is no denying that Lord and Lady Inglewood’s ancestral home,
is also their castle. But it’s also a fantastic filming
location!
Date Posted: 31st August
Keep Your Competitive
Edge
Train the region’s
workforce - support an industry placement.
Date Posted: 31st August
WFA
Courses
Due to ongoing enquiries
WFA has extended the deadlines for courses running from Sept
2007.
Date Posted: 31st August
Scripts Wanted for Production in South
Cumbria
Shoreline Films is inviting screenwriters to submit their scripts
to be produced and financed by the company as part of its next
slate of films.
Date Posted: 31st August
Urban
Screens Manchester Conference 11-12 October
07
Discover the potential and possibilities of outdoor urban screens
at this ground-breaking conference in Manchester.
Date Posted: 31st August
British
Animation Awards: Call For
Entries
British Animation Awards
2008, the bi-annual event that brings together all the many and
varied sectors of the animation industry together, is gearing up,
and entry forms will shortly be available on our website.
Date Posted: 29th August
Prestigious Short Filmmaking Schemes on
Offer
Two prestigious short
filmmaking schemes have been announced by Northwest Vision and
Media, which works on behalf of the region’s TV, film, radio
and digital content industries.
Date Posted: 24th August
Cheshire’s Film Officer Off to New
Mexico
Cheshire and Warrington
Film Officer, Emma Welland, will be flying to New Mexico and
joining colleagues from across the world later this month, after
being invited to attend the prestigious Cineposium International
Conference.
Date Posted: 24th August
Marketing’s
Three-Point-Turn
Entrepreneurs
hoping to take advantage of Manchester’s media renaissance
are being invited to a series of free workshops, designed to help
make the most of their business, by getting their marketing just
right.
Date Posted: 23rd August
Lancashire Youth Offered Cash for Creative
Ideas
Lancashire teenagers interested in making media projects are being
invited to a special free presentation on September 26 at Preston
College, to learn how to turn their creative ideas into cash.
Date Posted: 22nd August
Writing
Award Winning Short Films
One of
the country’s most eminent screenwriting gurus, Phil Parker,
is to give two FREE workshops in the region, in his bid to inspire
Northwest filmmaking talent.
Date Posted: 21st August
Manchester Filmmaker Joins Prestigious Line
Up
Boot Polish, a short film by Aneel Ahmad, has been
selected for the prestigious Short Film Awards at the bfm
International Film Festival.
Date Posted: 21st August
Subsidised Places at Broadcast Commissioning
Conference
Broadcast’s
Commissioning Conference 2007 returns to Manchester on November
22nd, with Northwest Vision and Media offering 20 subsidised places
for Northwest media companies.
Date Posted: 20th August
Trainees
Wanted for Bollywood Production in
Cumbria
Bollywood blockbuster Mr Bhatti on Chutti is being filmed
in Cumbria and we are offering you the unique chance to experience
the shoot.
Date Posted: 20th August
Berlin Mobile Exchange
Five young Northwest movie makers are to fly to Berlin later this
month, to take part in a unique film making project – using
mobile phones.
Date Posted: 20th August
Sparkle in Liverpool
Hot new
British film, Sparkle, has been given a special cast and crew
premiere in Liverpool – the city in which it was made.
Date Posted: 17th August
Your Screen
... Your Story
The Media
Foundation Placement Scheme (MFPS) is looking to produce two 10
minute documentaries from within the Northwest region. The
resulting documentaries will then feature on the newly created ITV
Local Granada broadband TV service!
Date Posted: 15th August
Development
Pot of Gold to Whisk Up New Content
Magic
There's just two weeks left
to apply to take part in the region’s first multi platform
strategy lab, and qualify for part of a development pot of gold
worth between £5,000-£15,000.
Date Posted: 15th August
Liverpool is
Star of New DVD
To mark Liverpool's 800th birthday, and the Year of Heritage 2007,
the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
has commissioned a unique DVD of compelling archive film footage,
telling the story of an extraordinary city in the turbulent times
of the twentieth century.
Date Posted: 15th August
Radar
Festival: Call for Submissions
The festival is in its second year and is all about giving aspiring
directors the chance to work with some of the best talent in the
music industry.
Date Posted: 15th August
Got Infectious Ideas? Movie Mogul
Fund
Movie Mogul Fund is a
democratic and merit based script production competition for
microbudget movies. A virtual film studio with a unique twist
– the selection power is entirely in the hands of the
websites members.
Date Posted: 15th August
Family Friendly Film Festival - 10 days of film-tastic family
fun!!
The Family Friendly Film
Festival is back and bigger than ever! After its phenomenally
successful launch last year, the Family Friendly Film Festival will
return for ten jam-packed days of screenings, workshops and events
to entertain all the family.
Date Posted: 15th August
New Opportunities For Script
Development
A host of new initiatives and free workshops for script writers and
story editors is being funded by Northwest Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 10th August
Ability. It’s all We're Interested
in.
The Northwest of England is
home to some exceptionally talented people. Here at Northwest
Vision and Media we recognise this and have teamed up with ITV to
launch one of our ‘Enabling Talent’ programmes at the
Discover Media event on 20th and 21st August 2007.
Date Posted: 9th August
We’re
not in Kansas anymore,
Toto…
…we’ve
followed the yellow brick road to Manchester’s Cornerhouse
for a series of special screenings including The Wizard Of Oz, to
celebrate Pride, Manchester’s annual festival celebrating
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life.
Date Posted: 8th August
Digital Departures Announce Filmmaking
Finalists
Six Northwest movie
making teams have been named as finalists in the prestigious
Digital Departures micro budget filmmaking scheme.
Date Posted: 7th August
Lancashire
Enjoys Medieval
Times
Richard Timson is every inch a Knight in Shining
Armour. Dressed in medieval attire and in full command of his
trusty steed, he parades around the arena at Camelot Theme Park, in
Lancashire, and has his audience enthralled, watching his every
move.
Date Posted: 7th August
Media Company Master Classes for
Northwest
Entrepreneurs across
the Northwest are being invited to a series of free, exclusive
master classes.
Date Posted: 6th August
60 Seconds
To Save The Earth Video Contest
Live Earth was just the beginning. Now it’s your turn.
Current TV have recently launched a contest in conjunction with the
Alliance for Climate Protection to produce 60 Seconds to Save The
Earth video slots.
Date Posted: 6th August
New Fund for Cinemas Announced
The UK Film Council has revealed the imminent publication of the
Capital and Access Fund for Cinemas, designed to assist regional
and national cinema operators to undertake and/or complete capital
projects.
Date Posted: 3rd August
Hundreds Apply For First TV
Apprenticeships
Nearly 300
Northwest young people have applied for one of 20 TV
apprenticeships – the first of their kind to be offered
anywhere in the UK.
Date Posted: 2nd August
Acclaim for
Academy
The region’s first
Digital Academy has been held in Manchester, with some participants
now in talks with independent production companies to develop their
ideas.
Date Posted: 2nd August
The
Northwest is Alive with the Sound of
Music!
Richard Bodgers always
knew he wanted to be a composer. From the age of nine. It’s
not every kid who can claim that. But Richard can.
Date Posted: 1st August
Police Station Makes Perfect
Location
Questions will no doubt be asked, and statements requested, when
news of this month’s Location of the Month is revealed.
Date Posted: 1st August
A First for
Producers
More than 50 of the
Northwest’s leading TV and digital media producers have
attended the launch of a unique multi platform strategy lab, which
is set to pioneer a whole new way of working.
Date Posted: 24th July
Alchemy
Conjures a New Mix of Media
Content
Northwest TV and digital
media producers are being offered the chance to take part in a
unique multi platform strategy lab, pioneering a whole new way of
working.
Date Posted: 23rd July
The book 'T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity' is now available as a free downloadable eBook!
Got The
Phone Factor?
Do you have the
Phone Factor? Have you got what it takes to make movies? Then you
could become one of 10 Northwest filmmakers to be offered exclusive
training and £250 in production costs.
Date Posted: 13th July
Liverpool’s Likely
Lads
Two Liverpool lads
are to star in a Granada TV documentary, which charts their amazing
journey to the big screen - in a community-made feature film which
took five years to make.
Date Posted: 13th July
Flix
Are The One
For fifteen years,
Manchester editors, Leo Casserly and Nigel Senior, have counted
Postman Pat and Rupert the Bear among their closest pals. But now
they’re playing with the big boys!
Date Posted: 13th July
Last Call
For Exposures Film Festival
The
deadline for entries into the 14th UK student film festival is
looming! Do you think you have what it takes? Submissions need to
be in by Tuesday 31st July.
Date Posted: 12th July
The FourDocs Mediabox
Competition
Aged between 13 and
19 years old and want to make a FourDoc? Or know someone who is and
who does? You/they could win £500 to make it over the
summer!
Date Posted: 12th July
Let Them
Eat Cake, Says Antony
Well done to Coronation Street star, Antony Cotton, who has been
named as ITV1’s new tea-time chat show host.
Date Posted: 11th July
‘Provoked’ Screening in Ashton for RAIS
Academy
Critically acclaimed film
Provoked is being screened at the Ashton Hippodrome as part of the
Ashes 2 project. The RAIS Academy is showing the film on Monday
23rd July at 11am, and all are welcome.
Date Posted: 11th July
Kendal Mountain Film
Festival
This autumn, Kendal, on
the edge of the English Lake District, will host one of the most
prestigious Mountain Festivals in the world - an extravaganza of
films, books, art and photography, debates, presentations, film
making, entertainment, humour and drama.
Date Posted: 10th July
Bean
There, Done That!
There
isn’t much that Southport director, producer and writer,
Adrian Bean, hasn’t done, during his 26-year career. But
while he still has huge plans for the future, he’s determined
that from now on he’ll be staying much closer to home.
Date Posted: 4th July
Chester Charms Film and TV
Producers
The historic, medieval
city of Chester has always been a firm favourite with tourists, but
now it’s starting to catch the attention of a whole new army
of fans - film and TV producers.
Date Posted: 4th July
Producer Training Scheme from Ipso Facto
Films
In a bid to contribute to a
sustainable film industry in the UK, North East/London based
production company Ipso Facto Films, have devised an innovative
producer training scheme.
Date Posted: 3rd July
Northwest
Indies Could Crack the International
Market
Northwest independent TV
companies are being encouraged to think big – and attempt to
crack the international market by applying for a place on a
prestigious programme of networking and development.
Date Posted: 3rd July
Your Chance to Shine in TV
Wherever your interests may lie, Cheshire residents who want to
carve out a career in TV are to be offered exclusive, FREE training
to help them take their first steps up the industry ladder.
Date Posted: 2nd July
