Screen West Midlands Channel

Faintheart Trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:20:55 GMT

Watch the official trailer for forthcoming movie Faintheart, winner of the MySpace Movie Mashup competition and co-financed by Screen WM.

Faintheart ‘Heart Map’ goes live! – Vote for the West Midlands!

Faintheart, the world's first user generated film and co-financed by Screen West Midlands will be released in a groundbreaking way, being screened simultaneously for one day only, in 150 cinemas and on MySpace on Tuesday 27th January. The DVD will then follow on Monday 2nd February.
At the core of this innovative plan is the MySpace ‘Heart Map’ which will decide the locations of the 150 free screenings. The application enables users to enter their postcode on the ‘Heart Map’ which makes the heart visibly grow in that location on the map. The 150 places with the biggest hearts will be selected for the free screenings.

You can vote by visiting: www.myspace.com/faintheartthemovie

Clubbed - film trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:28:20 GMT

CLUBBED
“Within an inch of your life”

Writer: Geoff Thompson (Romans 12:20, Brown Paper Bag, Bouncer)
Director: Neil Thompson (Taxi!, My Stigmata Hurts)
Producers: Neil Thompson and Martin Carr (The Human Body, Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise)

Cast List:    Louis    Colin Salmon (The Bank Job, Match Point, Die Another Day)
    Danny    Mel Raido (Long Time Dead, He Kills Coppers-tv)
    Ron    Shaun Parkes (The Mummy Returns, Notes on a Scandal)
    Sparky    Scot Williams (Backbeat, Tempesta)
    Angela    Maxine Peake (Shameless, See No Evil: The Moors Murders)

CLUBBED is a feature film based in the Midlands, filmed on location in Birmingham and co-financed by regional screen agency Screen West Midlands. It opens across cinemas on January 16th 2009 and is already receiving critical acclaim, including a standing ovation at the recent Dinard British film festival in France, and has been nominated for the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards.

The film is set in 1980s clubland, and inspired by BAFTA award winning Coventry author Geoff Thompson’s Sunday Times best-selling autobiography "Watch My Back"

Ahead of CLUBBED’s eagerly anticipated cinema release on January 16th, Birmingham will be hosting the national premiere for the film on January 13th.

Deaffest 2008

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:34:27 GMT

Deaffest, the UK’s only Deaf-led Film and Television Festival which celebrates the talents of Deaf filmmakers and media artists, returns on Friday 28 - Sunday 30 Nov 2008 at Light House Media Centre. The weekend of festivities will include screenings of films produced by UK and International Deaf filmmakers, Young Deaffest which showcases work produced by young Deaf filmmakers, a conference looking at pitching for short film funding and ideas for a new Deaf TV channel, and plenty of networking opportunities and social events.

Deaffest 2008 will be the tenth festival to be held in Wolverhampton since 1998. Deaffest aims to nurture new talent in the Deaf community and showcase the work of Deaf filmmakers and producers to a wider audience.
Visit the Programme page for a detailed programme of the weekend.

Admission to the festival is free apart from the Saturday night gala event. Tickets for this event are now on sale, priced at £12.50, from Light House Box Office and by visiting www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Interview - Tom Loosemore, Head of 4iP

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:44:39 GMT

Tom Loosemore, Head of 4iP gives an overview of 4iP in an interview recorded at the regional launch of 4iP at the Hello Digital Festival in Birmingam on Friday 24th October.

Content:

1. What is Tom Loosemore looking forward to most about 4iP?

2. What are the 5 key areas Tom has outlined for 4iP?

For more information about 4iP please visit: www.4iP.org.uk

Interview - C4's Stuart Cosgrove on 4iP

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:44:38 GMT

Interview with Stuart Cosgrove, Director of Nations and Regions at Channel 4. Recorded at the regional launch of 4iP at the Hello Digital festival in Birmingham on Friday 24th October.

Content

1. What is 4iP?

For more information about 4iP, please visit: www.4iP.org.uk

Digishorts interview: The Gloaming

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:44:36 GMT

In the first of a series of filmmaker Q&A sessions to launch the new digishorts scheme, writer/director team John Bradburn and Andy Paton discuss the making of their 2008 digishort 'The Gloaming'.

Filmed at Staffordshire Gatehouse Theatre in October as part of the digishorts roadshows.

Flip Animation Festival 6th-8th Nov.

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:40:00 GMT

This year Flip is back to back with the University of Wolverhampton's CGames Conference, also hosted by Light House between 3 - 5 November. So if you are interested in games and gaming get along to this event.

Other highlights include: multiaward winning animator, Osbert Parker, in conversation and explaining how he does those cut ups; award winning games development company Ninja Theory; an Animated Doctor Who theme, including screenings and talks; Irish kids cartoon specialists, Boulder Media, who will be talking about and showing some of their award winning titles. All this, as well as exhibitions, workshops and screenings.

Flip Animation Festival 6th-8th Nov.

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:16:35 GMT

The Mandrake Root - movie trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:34:00 GMT

The Mandrake Root is the Renaissance comedy hit of 1518, written by Niccolò Machiavelli and adapted and directed by award winning theatre director Malachi Bogdanov. Co-financed by Screen WM, The Mandrake Root has been nominated for Best Drama 2008 Royal Television Society Awards Midland.

The film can be purchased as a download or on DVD from: http://www.europeandrama.net

The Children - movie trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:53 GMT

The Children is an original and relatively up-market chiller-horror spun out of the premise: “what if your children turned on you?” The story is set within the grounds of one large family house on the edge of a remote forest during the Christmas holidays.

Co-financed by Screen WM, the film is shot in Cookhill in Worcestershire and Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. The production featured 39% West Midlands crew as well as 4 trainees.

Screen WM's Trainee scheme

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:19:38 GMT

The Production Placement Scheme was launched in Autumn 2007. The scheme provides on-the-job work experience for those looking to get into the industry. Placements offer paid employment, usually for the duration of a shoot (5 weeks on average) and are on the films we invest in, shooting in the region. Placements are usually available in the following departments: Art, Camera, Costume, Direction, Production Office, Editing/Post-production, Hair & Make-up, and Sound.

For more information please contact Amy Newbery on 0121 265 7120 or e-mail amy.newbery@screenwm.co.uk

Horrorfest trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:19:35 GMT

As part of the Hello Digital Festival and for one night only, Propeller TV, Europe’s biggest short film TV channel will be screening five shortlisted films of ten minutes or less from this year's entries to Horrorfest, Propeller TV's short horror film competition.
The screenings will take place at the Electric Cinema, Birmingham on October 23rd and will be immediately followed by an industry Q&A with film-makers and special guests.
Tickets are available from The Electric box-office on 0121 643 7879 or online at www.theelectric.co.uk.

For more information on Horrorfest, please visit: www.propellertv.co.uk

Special People movie trailer

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:08:40 GMT

GUIDANCE WARNING: Please be aware that this trailer contains some strong language

Special People, co-financed by Screen WM, premiered at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival where it charmed both audiences and critics.

It went on to win the best film audience award at Britspotting Film Festival in Berlin and open the London Disability Film Festival in February 2008 with a gala screening at BFI Southbank

Special People is released in UK cinemas on November 21st through Guerilla Films.

Interview with Justin Edgar

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:19:37 GMT

Interview with Justin Edgar from 104 Films about his forthcoming film Special People as well as the importance of diversity.

“Few films successfully negotiate the tricky expansion from short to feature but Special People is a happy exception. Justin Edgar's adaptation of his 12 minute 2005 short builds on the original material without diluting any of its sharp humour and also provides a deeper sense of the characters and their lives. The story of a film-maker working with a group of disabled teenager is used to create a well-observed tale with a big heart. The result is very likeable. This is a very disciplined piece of work with the kind of trim running time that leaves audiences wanting more”
Screen International.

4iP Pre-launch: Suzie Norton

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:54:55 GMT

Suzie Norton, CEO at Screen WM, describes the partnership with Channel 4 and internal restructuring of Screen WM. Recorded on 22nd July 2008.

Faintheart Teaser

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:09:37 GMT

Official teaser trailer for Faintheart, winner of the MySpace Movie Mashup competition and co-financed by Screen WM.

4iP pre-launch: Jason Hall

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:09:36 GMT

Jason Hall, Head of Innovation at Screen WM, explains the application process for 4iP and Screen WM's own Digital Media Fund. Recorded on 22nd July 2008.

Screen WM promo

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:09:34 GMT

Screen WM is the regional agency which supports, promotes and develops a sustainable and thriving screen media sector in the West Midlands. Take a look at some of our achievements in film development and production over the last few years...

Auto Da Fe

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:08:52 GMT

Screen WM's 2005 digishorts:

What happens when two Brummies get lost in the French countryside on the trail of mysterious ancient rock paintings apparently depicting spaceships abducting the locals? Birmingham filmmaker Steve Rainbow sets out to tell us in this stylishly comic romp, featuring top acting talents Simon Lowe and Dominic Coleman.

www.104films.com

African Brummie

channel@screenwm.co.uk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:07:15 GMT

Screen WM's 2005 digishorts:

A heartfelt documentary from Birmingham director David King. David's usual field is drama, but this proposal for an honest look at his own experiences growing up in Birmingham with an African father and English mother impressed the panel so much they gave him the commission. The result is a touching film that nonetheless never loses its sense of humour.