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FILM Aminated Exeter:

Careers Event – The Pitch

Fri 17 Feb, 12:15pm, Exeter Phoenix, £8/7/6, 12+

Now, more than ever, animators and scriptwriters need to understand the market they are pitching to. A panel of experienced professionals will present a range of tips to impress developers and producers.

One-to-one sessions can be booked through the day.

For booking details go to www.animatedexeter.co.uk/

New Funds from Creative England

Two new funds to support development of regional Film making talent

Closing date 30th January 2012

Creative England has opened two new schemes of Lottery funding, delegated from the BFI, to support the development of filmmaking talent in the English regions.

The Development Fund

Open to individual writers, writer/directors and/or producers based in the English regions for the development of all types of feature films, including animation and documentary. Applications are also invited from writer/director/producer teams. Funding is available for the costs of developing a screenplay (or the equivalent for documentaries) such as research costs, writer’s fees, script editor/developer support and script readings.

The Film Networks Fund

Open to networks and organisations whose work supports and promotes filmmaking activities in the English regions. Funding is available for a range of eligible activity including provision of editorial and technical support for emerging talent looking to produce work, delivery of networking, screening and industry speaker events and master classes, and provision of peer-to-peer support.

READ MORE AND ACCRESS THE FUND GUIDLINES AND APPLICAITON FORMS HERE

Or for more info contact talent@creativeengland.co.uk

Opportunity

East End Film Festival- call out for film submissions

Submissions for the 2012 edition of East End Film Festival are open!

The East End Film Festival accepts all UK and International fictional, documentary, music, animation and experimental films of short or feature length.

All submissions must have been completed after January 2011.
Feature submissions must not have previously been released in the UK on any format.

This year, the festival has introduced a Submission fee.

Submission dates for your diary:
Submissions open - 28th November 2011
Earlybird deadline - 20th January 2012
Regular deadline - 24th February 2012
Late entry closure - 1st April 2012
Withoutabox members deadline - 15th April 2012

For more visit www.eastendfilmfestival.com/index.php?/submissions

Archiving help

Old cine and video wanted for Out of Archive project

As a part of South West Screen and Arts Council England’s Out of Archive, project Greg Browning and Cornerstone are making a documentary called A Day at the Pier and need your help.

Do you have any old movies of days out at the pier? Anything from 1930s black and white to 1990s Hi8.
If you can help, please email Greg on greg@silicon19.com

Working with South West Film and Television Archive Greg has already unearthed some fantastic gems, from Bournemouth beach in the 1930s to the hall of mirrors in Brighton in the 1970s. The exciting thing is that he's only just getting started.

To follow the project as it evolves, visit www.thepierproject.net.

A Day at the Pier is funded by South West Screen through the European Regional Development Fund as part of the Creative Industries iNet.