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Wednesday 22 June 2011

Weekly Bulletin 22/06/11

PLEASE NOTE - I've set up a mailing list which you can subscribe to via the blog (http://filmmakerscoalition.blogspot.com/). If you want to receive the weekly bulletin by e-mail then just enter your e-mail address into the box on the top right of the page.

The old Facebook Group is due to be archived soon so we will no longer be able to message members via Facebook. All future bulletins will therefore be sent via the mailing list so please do sign up if you want to continue to receive them.

Otherwise you can keep up with BFC developments via the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BrightonFilmmakersCoalition).

1. CASTING AND CREWING:

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2. LOCATIONS:

- Theatre location

3. PROPS:

- Gazebo

4. WORKSHOPS:

- Workshop information

5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- MovieBar
- West Hill Kino Club - 'LINT the Movie' screening
- The Space
- O' Dusky Beauty of Mine

6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- Film Challenge information

7. WEBSITE UPDATES:

-

8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

- Dolls


Keep an eye out on the website for extra news and information:

We now also have a Facebook Fanpage for you to 'like':

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1. CASTING/CREWING:


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2. LOCATIONS:

- Thomas Everchild is looking for a theatre location that he can use for free for a film project. If you have any suggestions please e-mail bfc@filmcoalition.co.uk
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3. PROPS:

- Andy Nicholls is looking for a garden gazebo he can borrow for a day or two for a film project. If you have one or know anyone who does please e-mail bfc@filmcoalition.co.uk

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4. WORKSHOPS:

 -If you would like to propose holding a workshop for the BFC please contact the workshops coordinator Elena Saorin.

Email: Elena.Saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- The next MovieBar will take place on Monday 4th July, 8pm at the Cornerstone. I'll be posting a full line-up of the films on the website shortly www.moviebar.co.uk

- Steve Aylett's documentary film on Jeff Lint 'LINT the Movie' is screening at Kino Club on Sunday June 26th. Tickets are now available from Daves Comics on Sydney St and Resident Records on Kensington Gardens for 5 pounds. Find out more here https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Hill-Kino-Club/192076120817478

- Oscar winning film editor Chris Dickens and BBC Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt will be guests at The Space on Thursday 7th July. Find out more at http://www.thespace.uk.com/

- Tom Kelly has entered his short film O' Dusky Beauty of Mine into Shooting People's Film of the Month competition for June. If you're on Shooting People you can watch and 'like' the film by following the link below:

http://shootingpeople.org/watch/99165/O%27Dusky_Beauty_Of_Mine




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6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- The next Film Challenge will be going ahead in mid-July. Check back here for full details shortly. If you are interested in helping out or have any ideas for future challenges please e-mail Jason Davison at subthing@hotmail.com



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7. WEBSITE UPDATES:
- Don't forget we have Fan Page on facebook with more news and updates than you get with the standard group so please click 'like' on the page

- Blogs, Articles, Tutorials !! If anyone would like to write blogs or small articles on relevant filmmaking topics then please get in touch. We would love to start getting members more involved with generating online content when the new website is up and running. The kind of thing we are looking for is perhaps a small article on some of the best websites for scriptwriting information and advice or an article on how to use crowd funding sites. New articles and blogs will be linked here. If you are interested please contact.
Email: chris.regan[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

- Elena Saorin is looking for funding for her short film Dolls. You can check out her rather pretty website and contribute at www.dollsfilm.com



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You can also add new information directly onto our website or Fanpage walls.

If I have missed any news or details or I made a mistake, please email me so I can correct it!


Tuesday 14 June 2011

Weekly Bulletin 14/06/11

PLEASE NOTE - I've set up a mailing list which you can subscribe to via the blog (http://filmmakerscoalition.blogspot.com/). If you want to receive the weekly bulletin by e-mail then just enter your e-mail address into the box on the top right of the page.

The old Facebook Group is due to be archived soon so we will no longer be able to message members via Facebook. All future bulletins will therefore be sent via the mailing list so please do sign up if you want to continue to receive them.

Otherwise you can keep up with BFC developments via the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BrightonFilmmakersCoalition).

1. CASTING AND CREWING:

- Cast and extras needed
- Post-production effects help needed
- Extras needed for Elstree shoot

2. LOCATIONS:

-

3. PROPS:

-

4. WORKSHOPS:

- Workshop information

5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- MovieBar postscript and July...
- Countdown to Zero - documentary screening at Duke of Yorks
- West Hill Kino Club - 'LINT the Movie' screening
- The Space
- O' Dusky Beauty of Mine
- Billboard premiere

6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- Film Challenge information

7. WEBSITE UPDATES:

-

8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

- Video Co-Pilot
- Dolls


Keep an eye out on the website for extra news and information:

We now also have a Facebook Fanpage for you to 'like':

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1. CASTING/CREWING:

- Bonnie Blue and Christoph Meukel are looking for two Japanese actors, a male and a female, in their early twenties for a short film being shot at Brighton Film School. E-mail bonnieblue00@gmail.com for more details.

- Nathan Cook is looking for help with some post-production effects shots on his last short. E-mail nathancook99@hotmail.com for more details.

Nathan is also looking for stand-up comedians to participate in his next film project.

- We need approximately 200 extras for our latest film which is shooting from June 18th until July 20th. Filming at Elstree. Expenses paid, needing a variety of looks, from barmaids, lap dancers and funeral goers to football hooligans and Russian bodyguards. Please send CV/Bio to mark@manoho.com. More about the film here https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Georges-Day-The-Movie/167719549915525

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2. LOCATIONS:
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3. PROPS:
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4. WORKSHOPS:

 -If you would like to propose holding a workshop for the BFC please contact the workshops coordinator Elena Saorin.

Email: Elena.Saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- The rundown of last months MovieBar is here http://www.moviebar.co.uk/2011/06/moviebar-june-2011-postscript.html 

The next MovieBar will take place on Monday 4th July, 8pm at the Cornerstone.

- Documentary 'Countdown to Zero' is screening at Duke of Yorks on Tuesday 21st of June, more details here http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Duke_Of_Yorks/film/Countdown_To_Zero_Satellite_Q_A/

- Steve Aylett's documentary film on Jeff Lint 'LINT the Movie' is screening at Kino Club on Sunday June 26th. Tickets are now available from Daves Comics on Sydney St and Resident Records on Kensington Gardens for 5 pounds. Find out more here https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Hill-Kino-Club/192076120817478

- Oscar winning film editor Chris Dickens and BBC Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt will be guests at The Space on Thursday 7th July. Find out more at http://www.thespace.uk.com/

- Tom Kelly has entered his short film O' Dusky Beauty of Mine into Shooting People's Film of the Month competition for June. If you're on Shooting People you can watch and 'like' the film by following the link below:

http://shootingpeople.org/watch/99165/O%27Dusky_Beauty_Of_Mine

- Jamie Patteron's second feature Billboard will be premiering at the Komedia on 16th June. You can buy tickets on the Komedia website http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/shows/126516132/events and you can see the trailer for the film here http://vimeo.com/24376483

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6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- We are looking to run the next Film Challenge in July. If you are interested in helping out or have any ideas for future challenges please e-mail Jason Davison at subthing@hotmail.com



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7. WEBSITE UPDATES:
- Don't forget we have Fan Page on facebook with more news and updates than you get with the standard group so please click 'like' on the page

- Blogs, Articles, Tutorials !! If anyone would like to write blogs or small articles on relevant filmmaking topics then please get in touch. We would love to start getting members more involved with generating online content when the new website is up and running. The kind of thing we are looking for is perhaps a small article on some of the best websites for scriptwriting information and advice or an article on how to use crowd funding sites. New articles and blogs will be linked here. If you are interested please contact.
Email: chris.regan[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

http://www.videocopilot.net/ has been recommended as an excellent source of tutorial videos for After Effects.
- Elena Saorin is looking for funding for her short film Dolls. You can check out her rather pretty website and contribute at www.dollsfilm.com



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You can also add new information directly onto our website or Fanpage walls.

If I have missed any news or details or I made a mistake, please email me so I can correct it!


Wednesday 8 June 2011

Weekly Bulletin 07/06/11

PLEASE NOTE - I've set up a mailing list which you can subscribe to via the blog (http://filmmakerscoalition.blogspot.com/). If you want to receive the weekly bulletin by e-mail then just enter your e-mail address into the box on the top right of the page.

The old Facebook Group is due to be archived soon so we will no longer be able to message members via Facebook. All future bulletins will therefore be sent via the mailing list so please do sign up if you want to continue to receive them.

Otherwise you can keep up with BFC developments via the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BrightonFilmmakersCoalition).

1. CASTING AND CREWING:

-

2. LOCATIONS:

-

3. PROPS:

-

4. WORKSHOPS:

- Workshop information

5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- The Space
- O' Dusky Beauty of Mine
- Screening of Daisies (Fundraising event for Savage Witches)
- Billboard premiere

6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- Film Challenge information

7. WEBSITE UPDATES:

-

8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

- Dolls


Keep an eye out on the website for extra news and information:

We now also have a Facebook Fanpage for you to 'like':

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1. CASTING/CREWING:
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2. LOCATIONS:
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3. PROPS:
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4. WORKSHOPS:

 -If you would like to propose holding a workshop for the BFC please contact the workshops coordinator Elena Saorin.

Email: Elena.Saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- Oscar winning film editor Chris Dickens and BBC Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt will be guests at The Space on Thursday 7th July. Find out more at http://www.thespace.uk.com/

- Tom Kelly has entered his short film O' Dusky Beauty of Mine into Shooting People's Film of the Month competition for June. If you're on Shooting People you can watch and 'like' the film by following the link below:

http://shootingpeople.org/watch/99165/O%27Dusky_Beauty_Of_Mine

- To help raise money for his film Savage Witches (www.savagewitches.co.uk) Daniel Fawcett is screening Daisies (Sedmikrásky) at the Caroline of Brunswick, with music from Fiona Bevan. The screening takes place this Saturday 11th June at 7pm. You can find out more on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112732618811853).

- Jamie Patteron's second feature Billboard will be premiering at the Komedia on 16th June. You can buy tickets on the Komedia website http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/shows/126516132/events and you can see the trailer for the film here http://vimeo.com/24376483

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6. FILM CHALLENGES:

- We are looking to run the next Film Challenge in July. If you are interested in helping out or have any ideas for future challenges please e-mail Jason Davison at subthing@hotmail.com



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7. WEBSITE UPDATES:

- Don't forget we have Fan Page on facebook with more news and updates than you get with the standard group so please click 'like' on the page

- Blogs, Articles, Tutorials !! If anyone would like to write blogs or small articles on relevant filmmaking topics then please get in touch. We would love to start getting members more involved with generating online content when the new website is up and running. The kind of thing we are looking for is perhaps a small article on some of the best websites for scriptwriting information and advice or an article on how to use crowd funding sites. New articles and blogs will be linked here. If you are interested please contact.
Email: chris.regan[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:

- Elena Saorin is looking for funding for her short film Dolls. You can check out her rather pretty website and contribute at www.dollsfilm.com



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If you can't attend our meetings every Sunday, please email us any info before Tuesday morning in order to be included in that weeks' Bulletin to: bfc[at]filmcoalition.co.uk

You can also add new information directly onto our website or Fanpage walls.

If I have missed any news or details or I made a mistake, please email me so I can correct it!


Tim.Pieraccini[at]filmcoalition.co.uk - Resources Coordinator

Friday 3 June 2011

Weekly Bulletin 03/06/11

Sorry this is a bit late - Jason Davison and myself (Chris Regan) have taken over running the Coalition as of last Sunday so there may be a few delays while we get our heads around how things work. For the next few weeks at least everything should proceed as normal, with the usual Sunday meetings taking place every week at the Marwood at 6pm and weekly bulletins hopefully going out on time. We'll be in touch about further developments shortly.

1. CASTING AND CREWING:

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2. LOCATIONS:

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3. PROPS:

-

4. WORKSHOPS:

-

5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:
- MovieBar
- Sussex Skate Fest

6. FILM CHALLENGES:

-

7. WEBSITE UPDATES:

-

8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:
- Elena Saorin's film 'Dolls'
- Crowd funding 'Sunrise'
- Goodbye and Good Luck to Adrian, Emma and Jill!



Keep an eye out on the website for extra news and information:

We now also have a Facebook Fanpage for you to 'like':

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1. CASTING/CREWING:
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2. LOCATIONS:
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3. PROPS:
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4. WORKSHOPS:


If you would like to propose holding a workshop for the BFC please contact the workshops coordinator Elena Saorin.
Email: Elena.Saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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5. FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS AND SCREENINGS:

- MovieBar - Monday 6th June, 8pm, The Cornerstone Pub
We have a great selection of short films to screen this month with a few filmmakers coming along to talk about their work. You can check out the full line-up here. There will also be a quiz all about dinosaurs!

- Sussex Skate Fest - Saturday 11th June 12-8pm
Trevor Blackman is looking for bands/performers to take part in Sussex Skate Fest next weekend in an effort to raise money for a permanent ice rink. Visit www.sussexiceskatingclub.co.uk for more information or e-mail Trevor at trevdiscoi@hotmail.com

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6. FILM CHALLENGES:

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7. WEBSITE UPDATES:
- Don't forget we have Fan Page on facebook with more news and updates than you get with the standard group so please click 'like' on the page

- Blogs, Articles, Tutorials !! If anyone would like to write blogs or small articles on relevant filmmaking topics then please get in touch. We would love to start getting members more involved with generating online content when the new website is up and running. The kind of thing we are looking for is perhaps a small article on some of the best websites for scriptwriting information and advice or an article on how to use crowd funding sites. New articles and blogs will be linked here. If you are interested please contact.
Email: chris.regan[at]filmcoalition.co.uk


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8. GENERAL INFO & NEW PEOPLE:
- Elena Saorin is looking for funding for her short film Dolls. You can check out her rather pretty website and contribute at www.dollsfilm.com where you can also see the trailer:
- Partho Sen-Gupta is also lookign for funding for his film and has raised $21,000 out of $35,000
- I would also like to take this opportunity to say good bye to Adrian, Emma and Jill who did a fantastic job over the last few years shaping the Brighton Filmmakers Coalition into what it is today. We wish them all the best of luck with their future endeavors!



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If you can't attend our meetings every Sunday, please email us any info before Tuesday morning in order to be included in that weeks' Bulletin to: bfc[at]filmcoalition.co.uk

You can also add new information directly onto our website or Fanpage walls.

If I have missed any news or details or I made a mistake, please email me so I can correct it!


chris.regan[at]filmcoalition.co.uk - Co-Head
Elena.Saorin[at]filmcoalition.co.uk - Workshop Coordinator
Tim.Pieraccini[at]filmcoalition.co.uk - Resources Coordinator