Archive for November, 2009
Filmstock 11: Oil City Confidential
Having made his last two documentaries on The Sex Pistols and Joe Strummer, Julian Temple completes his trilogy on 70′s music, with a beautifully inventive look at British pub rock band Dr Feelgood. A band who burst onto the British music scene in the middle of 70′s, with their high-energy take on the Blues and R&B. Overlooked [...]
Filmstock: This One Goes to 11
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] You know the sinking, gut wrenching feeling you get when your favourite TV show up and quits at the height of its success, or that band you love and adore call it a day after just a couple of kick arse albums? Well that’s something I’d always presumed [...]
Filmstock 11: The Best of the Shorts
The Filmstock short weekend has become somewhat of an annual event in my life in recent years and whatever I had planned for my summer or winter (the festival moved dates during its lifetime), I always made sure these dates were free in my diary. However, after 2009, I’ll have a big hole in my [...]
Filmstock: Establishing a Film Festival
When you live in a town where the closest thing to independent cinema is Legally Blonde 2 you could be forgiven for upping sticks to London. Instead, Luton-based Justin Doherty and Neil Fox of Zero Balance decided to create their own film festival, Filmstock. How did you identify a gap? Justin: We lived in the [...]
Fly on the wall? I don’t want to fade into the background
After another late night of dancing to guilty pleasures in the Showroom bar I was grateful this morning for some kind of lie in. My plan was to book time in the videoteque and catch up on all the films I missed. High on my list were The Living Room of the Nation, the new [...]
Stitch, pitch and the a to z of Britdoc
Showroom Cinema. All Tomorrows parties edit masterclass with Nick Fenton. Truly inspiring. All Tomorrows parties New this year, The mighty Britdoc Bar Stitch and pitch with craftivists. I learnt how to knit again, first time in 20 years. I knitted and pitched, a moment of calm in a crazy festival The a to z chatshow [...]
Doc/Fest 09 – Attack of the 50 Foot Reels
In the third installment of our daily Doc/Fest gems, Super 8 legend Norwood Cheek takes us through the Attack of the 50 Foot Reels filmmaking challenge. . A Buzz Films Production
SotW: Cerrado Al Publico (Closed to the Public)
I got to give past guests Poet Zero the Short of the Week review treatment. Have a read and watch.
1000 shots of vodka at the bar right now
Yet another late night post. This time because my iPhone died again after only 12 hours of use. As well as having 4 pitch meetings and taking part in 10×10. I still am yet to watch a single film. Today I saw: Art docs at the chapel Sandwich and lack of chair crisis at the [...]
Doc/Fest 09 – The International Pitch
Sheffield Doc/Fest day two sees six filmmakers pitch for a £10k DFID funded opportunity to create a 10 minute short for the Community Channel. Greg Sanderson chairs a panel of judges including Executive Producer Jane Stephenson. . A Buzz Films Production
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