UK FILMS AT Autumn Film Festivals
September saw life starting to return to a form of normality with in-person and hybrid events taking place at Venice, Toronto and San...
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FILM INDUSTRY NEWS
Lauren Goddard
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Can the UK meet the increased demand for content?
Due to limited entertainment choices during lockdown, audiences increased their TV and film viewing across all platforms last year - most...
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Lauren Goddard
- Aug 27, 2021
- 3 min
Channel 4: the public service provider facing privatisation, again.
For over four decades, Channel 4 has been a publicly owned but commercially funded public service broadcaster. As laid out on the...
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Nigel Morgan
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Paul Holbrook's 'Hollow' Hits The Festival Circuit
Not content with clobbering the short film festival circuit with the one-two punch of recent hits Shiney and Hungry Joe, Paul Holbrook's...
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Lauren Goddard
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Five Unique Ways to Experience Cinema This Summer
The great British summer is upon us and with that, comes the increasingly popular outdoor cinematic experiences. Pop-up cinemas and...
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Lauren Goddard
- Jun 4, 2021
- 6 min
The Future of Cinema: The Post-Covid Theatrical Experience
Coronavirus restrictions have seen cinemas around the world close their doors during lockdowns and many have had to close for good. As...
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Nigel Morgan
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Academy Awards 2021 Short Film Nominees: Documentary
The documentary short subject tackles some of the most earth-shattering events of our past or present. This nominees of this category are...
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Nigel Morgan
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Academy Awards 2021 Short Film Nominees: Live Action
As we reach the cusp of this year's Academy Awards, we wait with bated breath to find out which films will walk away with the accolades....
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Nigel Morgan
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Academy Awards 2021 Short Film Nominees: Animation
The category for animated short film often showcases some of the biggest creative swings of the Oscars and this year is no exception....
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Lauren Goddard
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Record Numbers at Virtual Festivals and What it Means for the Filmmaker
Virtual Film Festivals Receiving Record Attendance Numbers Unless there is a global pandemic, there’s usually a film festival going on...
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Nigel Morgan
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Hungry Joe Arrives on Alter & Short of the Week
After an incredibly successful festival run, including Best Short Film of 2020 at the British Urban Film Festival and being selected as...
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Nigel Morgan
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
New Trailer for Horror Short 'Hungry Joe' Now Online
The Shunk Films duo of Sam Dawe and Paul Holbrook have stepped into the horror world with their new film Hungry Joe. Their latest short...
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Nigel Morgan
- May 30, 2019
- 1 min
'Ophelia' Now on Amazon Prime
Director Jamie Sims' Ophelia, is now available on Amazon Prime Video
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Nigel Morgan
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min
Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
The live action shorts category is consistently awash with filmmakers pushing the boundaries of their abilities.
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Nigel Morgan
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min
Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts
Check out our highlights of this year's nominees for best documentary short
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Nigel Morgan
- Jan 24, 2018
- 2 min
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
That's right folks, it's Oscar time! Take a sneak peek at the nominations for Short Animated Film.
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Nigel Morgan
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min
'Bus Stop' Now Online
Now available on our app as part of our featured line up is the charmingly romantic short film Bus Stop from writer/director Jamie Sims.
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Nigel Morgan
- Aug 3, 2017
- 1 min
'Ophelia's Sam Underwood Takes on The Edinburgh Fringe
Late July saw the New York premiere of Sam Underwood’s new play Losing Days, a harrowing and hilarious journey of a man losing his mind and
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Nigel Morgan
- Jul 19, 2017
- 2 min
'Ophelia' Director Goes From Screen To Stage
Jamie Sims, the man at the helm of modern Shakespearian short film Ophelia, is taking to the stage as the director of a new show....
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Nigel Morgan
- Jul 18, 2017
- 2 min
'Ophelia's Sam Underwood Wins Best Actor at Soho Film Festival
he team at Initiative 26 were all smiles at the conclusion of the 8th Soho International Film Festival in New York on 21st June.
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Nigel Morgan
- Apr 24, 2017
- 1 min
Trailer for 'Cell' Drops
Holbrook re-teams with Sascha May Productions to tell the story of a prisoner of war who wakes up in a Nazi prison cell to discover he’s the
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Nigel Morgan
- Dec 19, 2016
- 2 min
Code 8 Feature Film Smashes Crowdfunding Target
Robbie and Stephen Amell established the Indiegogo campaign on 23rd March 2016 to fund the feature length version of their short film
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