Since 2007 the LIDF has worked to ensure that London is host to exciting, diverse, challenging and inspiring films from every corner of the world. The LIDF is committed to providing a platform for international documentaries and their directors. It does this by working with globally recognised partners and venues, such as the British Museum,…
Want to be a Director? Get some practice on the other side of the lens. ‘Acting for Directors’ is a practical introduction to acting for directors and directors-in-training. This course aims to give you a chance to experience the demands placed on actors, appreciate what a trained actor can contribute to the shaping of a…
Want to be a Director? Get some practice on the other side of the lens. ‘Acting for Directors’ is a practical introduction to acting for directors and directors-in-training. This course aims to give you a chance to experience the demands placed on actors, appreciate what a trained actor can contribute to the shaping of a…
This session will cover production management from the producers’ perspective – with basic production management principles, which can be applied both to short films and feature-length productions. Topics include: managing your budget/money financial management of documents pitfalls to look out for do you need a production accountant? do you need a production manager? the taxing…
2Weeks 2Make It is a music video competition pairing randomly drawn teams of West Midlands-based filmmakers and musical artists who then have exactly 2 weeks to shoot and edit a music video from scratch! Register by May 21st and stand the chance of winning a guaranteed £1000 budget to shoot a music video for a…
This two-day course will focus on how to guide actors to create the performances you want. It will offer an understanding into how actors work on a script to create character and the challenges they face when working on screen. We will specifically examine ways to keep a performance fresh, spontaneous and emotionally engaging. A…
An information packed workshop on how to connect with audiences and distribute films. The workshop will be held at Ealing Studios in London May 8-10, 2010 and will cover such topics as audience engagement, brand building, digital distribution and transmedia as a storytelling and marketing endeavor. This groundbreaking event is headed up by possibly the…
Welcome to Cam*Era 2010! From the 18th-20th of June a student film event of extraordinary proportions is coming to Cambridge! The Cambridge International Student Film Festival takes place in two weeks time and we invite you to join us for a celebration of student films from 21 countries across the globe! We’ve arranged a weekend…
Join us for our next 100 PRINTS: ‘from ideas to ipods’ – Financially Film Smart seminar. It will provide filmmakers who have a desire to continue to tell stories, an opportunity to develop additional skills to help maximise and monopolise on production budgets. This seminar focuses on the business of understanding every aspect of making…
Ideal for anyone interested in Directing for either Film or TV and delivered by Laurence Moody (described as being responsible for putting more British soap fans in front of their TVs than any other Director today with such top prime-time dramas under his belt as: CORONATION STREET, BERGERAC, TAGGART, SOLDIER SOLDIER and more recently, FOOTBALLERS’…
