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All The Oscar 2010 Nominated Animated Shorts
Mar 14, 2010 12:00am
Filmspiration | Inspired Magazine...
Citroën DS3 Empire Awards 2010 Competition
Mar 12, 2010 2:24pm
Win two tickets to the 2010 Empire Awards and a night in a luxury London hotel with Citroën's DS3. Visit www.citroen.co.uk/empire-awards-2010/ to enter! Please note - other film magazines and cars are available. (But they're nowhere near as good as Empire and Citroën. Buy one of each...
"James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy"
Mar 11, 2010 4:34am
James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and...
Free ebook on building a creative career in the digital age
Mar 10, 2010 8:29am
For a limited time, the Fans Friends and Followers e-book will be available for free download. It has already sold thousands of copies. "Fans, Friends & Followers is divided into three sections: an opening essay that lays out some of the “new rules” for using digital tools to build a...
TV writers talk: Bill Lyons & Gwyneth Hughes
Mar 5, 2010 4:34am
"In this session, TV writers Bill Lyons (Emmerdale) and Gwyneth Hughes (Five Days) explain how their careers got started, how the relationship with commissioners and production companies works and reveal their tricks to creating characters audiences care about." (via Screen Yorkshire)...
WIF Foundation Film Finishing Fund
Mar 3, 2010 4:34am
The Women In Film Foundation’s Film Finishing Fund (WIFF FFF) supports films by, for or about women by providing cash grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind services. The new grant cycle is currently open and WIFF FFF is accepting submissions. Filmmakers who are eligible can find more information through...
Opening Weekend - 12/02/2010
Feb 12, 2010 4:12am
A Single ManTom Ford, co-writer/director interviewsInterviewColliderIndieWireFilmMaker*********************************************Astro BoyDavid Bowers, co-writer/director interviews:Japan Times ColliderSci-Fi Scanner*********************************************Battle for TerraAristomenis Tsirbas, co-writer/director interview:Terra TrailerMania*********************************************Percy Jackson and the Lightning ThiefCraig Titley, writer, interviews:Making OfLatino ReviewMr Media*********************************************PonyoHayao Miyazaki writer/director interviews:ColliderLA WeeklyCraveDaily TelegraphInterview with writer/director Hayao Miyazaki and director/producer John Lasseter*********************************************Valentine's DayKatherine Fugate, writer*********************************************The WolfmanAndrew Kevin Walker...
BlueCat create new Best UK Screenplay award
Feb 9, 2010 11:00pm
"On behalf of BlueCat Screenwriting’s goal to bring more exposure to UK screenwriters, I’m writing to cordially invite writers in your community to consider submitting a feature length screenplay to the 2010 BlueCat Screenplay Competition.This year, we have created two new awards for international screenwriters. The Cordelia Award...
20/20 conference: Playwriting/Pedagogy
Feb 6, 2010 11:06am
20 years of the Birmingham Playwriting MA/MPhil(B) 20 new plays by graduate playwrights 20 papers on...
New US shows on this week
Feb 1, 2010 6:00am
Mondays, E4, 10:00pmWednesdays, E4, 11:00pm************************************Tuesdays, ITV2, 9:00pmFridays, ITV2, 8:00pm************************************Tuesdays, Sky1, 9:00pmWednesdays, Sky 2, 9:00pm************************************Wednesdays, Fiver, 9:00pmFridays, Fiver, 8:00pm************************************Thursdays, Virgin1, 9:00pm************************************Fridays, Sky1, 9:00pmSaturdays, Sky2, 9:00pm...
Back Up Your Data Day
Feb 1, 2010 4:00am
It's the first of the month which means it's Back Up Your Data Day (although it should be done day-to-day!).We can also use this day to delete stuff we no longer need and defragment our hard drive(s) to keep our machine lean and clean, if you know what I mean.Windows...
The Day Job
Jan 31, 2010 3:46am
The Times:"I gave up the day job to become a scriptwriter""I am about to leave the security of having a full-time job and salary to give myself a shot at making a living from writing movies. I would love to sit in a cinema as the credits roll and see...
"What is This 1950? Women Are Missing as TV Creators"
Jan 30, 2010 4:14am
Women and Hollywood"While there are a fair amount of pilots about women, the story here is the lack of women who are writing and creating the shows. The only way I know about this is from a very disturbing email from a reader who sent me info that came from...
Akinator
Jan 29, 2010 5:11pm
"Hello, I am the renowned Akinator. I speak and understand all the languages of this world. You woke me up from a centuries-long sleep. However, this long rest did not affect my prodigious skills. I am capable of guessing who you are thinking about with a few questions. If I...
Preview: "The Good Wife"
Jan 24, 2010 9:25pm
"This is most definitely a year of surprises on the drama front as 'The Good Wife' might just be the best new hour and I sure didn't see it coming." The Futon Critic"THE GOOD WIFE is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who...
What the Papers Say: "Material Girl"
Jan 19, 2010 4:52am
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian "Right, that's the froth dealt with. Now to the espresso underneath. With a glass of Veuve Clicquot and a line of coke on the side. Because Material Girl (BBC1), an important new drama set in the world of fashion, takes on the altogether more profound...
Preview: "The Persuasionists"
Jan 12, 2010 4:02pm
"From the makers of the award-winning series, The Inbetweeners, and debut screenwriter, Jonathan Thake, comes new British sitcom, The Persuasionists. Renowned for ‘the slag of all snacks’ campaign for Pot Noodle, Jonathan Thake draws on his experience in the fast paced world of advertising for this six part series....
MiShorts
Jan 12, 2010 2:10am
"Film Fans – download and stream great films at up-to HD quality from our online library. New titles added daily. Filmmakers – upload your films with our cool MiEncode application and get them seen by a global audience. Commission paid on downloads."Link...
Ashes to Ashes picture exclusive
Jan 11, 2010 5:11am
This is a picture I took* of Ashes to Ashes co-creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah at the final read-through in December.*Took from Matthew Graham's Twitter page...
What the Papers Say: "The Day of the Triffids"
Dec 29, 2009 11:17pm
Brian Viner, The Independent "As for the passage of time blunting the impact of television, I watched the first episode of The Day of the Triffids with my children, expecting at least the youngest of them to be as spooked as I was when, at about the same age,...
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