Saturday 7th November 2009 (10am-5pm)
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Suite
£50 (£40 concessions)

From the traditionally structured TV and film stories that attempt to appeal to wide audiences (which [...]

Casting call from Matt and Vince of Rapid Pics:
Short spoof of those glamorous, stylised perfume adverts, filming on Monday 23rd November in Stoneleigh, near Coventry (West Midlands).
We require a MALE and FEMALE, both very attractive, to play opposite each other. No dialogue.
This will be a professional piece, and will make an excellent addition to your [...]

Hello there,
Film Forum’s next meet up will be on Tuesday 13th October at the Victoria Pub on John Bright Street in Birmingham from 6pm.
For those that haven’t been to a meet up yet, here’s what happens! We meet up each month to get people from all aspects of filmmaking in the Midlands together to chat [...]

Birmingham’s Flatpack Festival is set to arrive once again this coming March from the 23rd – 28th, this time seeking a helping hand behind the scenes!
The festival organisers are looking to appoint somebody in the role of ‘Festival Coordinator’, if you are thinking about applying be quick though as the deadline is 28th Sept 2009. Further information about how to [...]

FFWM member Gillian Stapleton has come forward to ask for help in the form of an Accountability Mentor for a script she is working on.
The genre is period drama/romance. The story is called The Singers and is set mainly in 1960. It is about a jazz singer and an aristocrat and their romantic involvement with each other.
The [...]

Dominic Took of Dead Time Productions is filming a feature in November and is looking for a sound engineer and a make up artist. Here’s the rest in Dominic’s words:
We’re looking for a sound engineer to work a sixteen day shoot. The engineer must have some portfolio work to show and have experience.
We’re also looking for [...]

Local filmmaker, Olly Jones of Better Feeling Films is looking for an actress in her early to late 20s for 5-6 days during August for their feature, Lost in the Headlights. Expenses and food will be provided. The film centers on a rock band who have to deal with the tragic loss of one of there [...]

Tony Wilkes is on the look out for an animator to work on some limited animation for 2  one minute scenes. As the budget is self funded the rate is £75/min of footage.
Here’s Tony’s explaination of the scenes:

A spaceship in space – there’s some narration about emotions, and different parts of the ship light up accordingly; and [...]

(via Sarah Arnesen & The Light House) Local filmmaker, Nerina Villa, has been commissioned by Screen West Midlands to make a short film and is looking for participants from the general public to be stars of her production. Nerina is an experienced documentary director who has made films for Channel 4 and regional ITV [...]

Oliver Jones of BetterFeelingFilms has put a call out for a DP and some one for sound for a feature film that he’s shooting over the summer. The film is a comedy drama that focuses on an up and coming faux rock band from Birmingham. It follows their trials and tribulations and their relationships with [...]