Good afternoon!
We’ve (once again) got a lot going on at BFI Future Film at the moment, so I’m here to give a little update to all of you wonderful readers.
First and foremost, our Step2TV bursary winners have started filming, and we’re looking forwards to seeing the work they produce. Hopefully it’ll be as good as some of the previous work the bursary scheme’s have produced. On the note of bursary schemes, keep an eye on that link, as we’ll soon be uploading our first documentary bursary films, including the hilariously brilliant Baroque’n’Roll.
Submissions are nearly closed for our 5th Future Film Festival, so if you’ve got a film to submit, get a wiggle on! Entries will not be accepted after the 31st October! The programme is slowly being assembled for the festival itself on the 11th & 12th February 2012, so put some crosses next to the dates in your diary – you won’t want to be anywhere else!
What else is new in Future Film land? We’ve got the We The Peoples Film Festival – Young Filmmakers for Development Day coming up on the 19th November (I know, I know, it’s at the same time as IDFA, but if you can’t afford the flights to Amsterdam, swing by the BFI instead!) The programme for that is looking impressive, with two new feature films and many youth-made shorts being screened. We checked out one of the features at this year’s London Film Festival and it was brilliant, beautiful and heartwarming, so if you can do, definitely come along!
Don’t forget we’re also currently running a Twitter competition, in which 12 lucky finalists get a chance to pitch to a panel of experts at Encounters’ Fresh Flix festival in November. The final winner, chosen by the panellists, will then get an all-expenses paid trip to a workshop with one of our partner Hubs in Europe! Exciting! Check out more information here.
‘Is that everything?’ I hear you ask, and I reply ‘NO!’ We’ve got more.
There’s two girls doing work experience with us at the moment, and they’ve been watching LFF Press Screenings and writing reviews on them, which we’ve in turn been posting online to our Future Film Facebook page! So head on over there to check them out. They’ve seen some fantastic films, from Coriolanus to Friend Request Pending.
Our Four Lions screening with the Chris Morris Q&A was fantastic, thank you for asking, and highlights will soon be posted on our Facebook. We’ve also got big things in the pipeline with IdeasTap, so keep an eye out, and we’ll update you as we’re allowed.
We’re also heading to the 2011 London Screenwriters Festival this weekend which we’re all rather excited about! The programme looks jam-packed with good stuff so we’ll be updating you with what we learnt over the weekend in a couple of weeks.
That’s pretty much all for now, so I’d like to say So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersen, Goodnight. Adieu, Adiue, to you and you and you.
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