The Producers’ Forum is holding an open networking session about creative collaboration between the different screen sectors.
More than ever, at this time of great economic challenge, the companies and organisations who are able to take a collaborative approach to projects and to exploit the potential of digital [...]

Thanks to everyone that turned up at the Victoria in Birmingham last night to meet fellow filmmakers and have a good old chit chat. It was good to meet some new faces and especially nice to see some returning forum members in what we think was probably the best meeting yet. The venue helped we [...]

US site Filmaka have opened entries for their “Hard Times” Competition  for 1-3 minute films.
The theme is ‘Hard Times’ and you could win funding to direct your feature film. The competition will be judged by filmmaking heavyweights including Werner Herzog, Zak Penn, Colin Firth, Paul Schrader, so the standard has been set high.
Each month on [...]

Screen West Midlands has announced the five submissions selected for this year’s Digishorts. Here’s what they have to say about them:
‘Ladies Loos’ – from filmmaker Nerina Villa and producer Angela Slater, this off-the-wall documentary aims to lift the lid (so to speak) on what really happens in the ladies’…
‘Studs’ – Simon Bovey, writer and director [...]

HUMTOO.com is a free marketplace where you can post video projects in need of music. Music makers can then pitch their musical interpretation of that project.
Simply by posting your short film (or part thereof) in search of music on HUMTOO.com, you could win £450 to finish your short film and the best music posted for [...]

4Talent has launched ‘Coming Up’ to provide emerging film-makers with the opportunity to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network broadcast.

Films must be bold and original with surprising ideas and strong voices and should demonstrate ambition, wit, urgency and fearless entertainment.
Up to eight eye-catching innovative, challenging films will be made into an half-hour [...]

Film Forum WM’s next meet-up is on Tuesday 24 March, starting at 6pm at The Victoria pub (behind the Alexandra Theatre, Brum, see map).
As a special bonus, you can stay for the Vic’s alternative Film and Music quiz, which starts between 8pm and 8:30pm!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
More event info here.
If you’re wondering how to spot us, we’ll have [...]