As I said in my blurb for last year’s National Film and Television School Graduate Showcase, the high level of production design afforded by the school to its students is remarkable. It gives these young filmmakers, many of whom are experienced directors by the time they enter their studies, the grounding to take their filmmaking to new heights, an aspect that always makes these showcases so exciting is you’re getting to see exciting, prodigious creatives expand their ideas onto a larger canvas. This year’s event, which is supported by the BBC, takes place in London at the BFI Southbank from February 19th – 22nd, and from having a look at the work being presented, we can safely say it’s bumper year. With that in mind, we’ve tried once again to narrow down the work on display into a helpful starter guide, aiming to navigate you through...
- 2/19/2024
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
A Screenwriting Professor Experiences a Kafkaesque Descent in Harry Sherriff’s ‘Jeremy: A Nightmare’
The joy of seeing a promising young filmmaker grow and grow with each new project is one of the great privileges we get here at Dn. Director Harry Sherriff is one of those filmmakers, someone who we first featured for his craft-building exercise of making a film every month for a whole year, then more recently with his ambitious self-aware dark comedy Harry is Not Okay, and now Jeremy: A Nightmare, his brilliant and most assured work to date. Jeremy is a screenwriting professor whose world starts to fold in when someone who looks exactly like him turns up to potentially take his job. It’s dark, high-concept, strange and utterly compelling and Dn is delighted to premiere Jeremy: A Nightmare alongside an extensive conversation with Sherriff, where he talks through his development as a filmmaker at the Nfts, the joys of creative overlapping with his crew, and the vision...
- 1/16/2024
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Creative England has chosen 20 new non-London films for production through its inaugural iShorts programme.
The entry level shorts initiative is aimed at film-makers outside of London who have some experience in self-funded shorts or student films, have written an unproduced screenplay, or have produced work that has not yet attracted financial support from within the industry.
Each project receives £5,000 ($8,400) towards its production budget and ongoing support. They have also received production and development training from Creative Skillset.
Film-makers have been chosen from all over the country, including Exeter, Gateshead and Brighton, with projects that include comedy, horror, magical realism, sci-fi and road movies.
Creative England head of film Chris Moll said: “Over 350 applications went through a rigorous process of assessment that included interviews and workshops at our Talent Centres in Sheffield and Brighton. For the talent we are supporting, we hope this will be a pivotal moment in their filmmaking careers.”
iShorts is supported...
The entry level shorts initiative is aimed at film-makers outside of London who have some experience in self-funded shorts or student films, have written an unproduced screenplay, or have produced work that has not yet attracted financial support from within the industry.
Each project receives £5,000 ($8,400) towards its production budget and ongoing support. They have also received production and development training from Creative Skillset.
Film-makers have been chosen from all over the country, including Exeter, Gateshead and Brighton, with projects that include comedy, horror, magical realism, sci-fi and road movies.
Creative England head of film Chris Moll said: “Over 350 applications went through a rigorous process of assessment that included interviews and workshops at our Talent Centres in Sheffield and Brighton. For the talent we are supporting, we hope this will be a pivotal moment in their filmmaking careers.”
iShorts is supported...
- 4/30/2014
- ScreenDaily
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