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Propeller TV screens remakes of modern classics filmed by local students
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Wednesday, 27th February
ShortFest- Propeller TV’s first stay-at-home film festival - will give viewers a chance to enjoy original short film from around the world.
Local Shorts Film Club seeks entries for its Super Eclectic Mix Night
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Wednesday, 27th February
Showcasing more than 120 short films on the big screen at the Library Theatre over the past year, Local Shorts is a unique film club, screening short films from across the West Midlands.
Opportunity for writers to develop the skills required for a successful screen adaptation
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Wednesday, 27th February
Books, short stories and even graphic novels have provided precious source material for the very best in television and film. But how do writers transform material from one medium to another?
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL ARTS TEAM COMMISSIONS AWARD WINNING FILM
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Tuesday, 26th February
October 2007 saw Handsworth Park come alive with the filming of JOY, a short film shot in one take on spectacular 35mm Cinemascope. All the cast were from Birmingham and this was their first experience of this kind of production.
Moves 08 Filmmaking Lab
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Tuesday, 26th February
moves festival explores choreographed movement in screen-based work andreturns for the fourth year in the UK, 22-26 April 2008, with a special focus on the interaction of choreographed movement and sound inscreen-based work.
Life's a pitch from EM Media
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Tuesday, 26th February
EM Media’s Talent Network has teamed up with De Montfort University to present Life’s a Pitch, a speed-pitching event for regional writers and producers.
The Place of British Film with Roger Shannon
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Tuesday, 26th February
Roger Shannon is a BAFTA award-winning Executive Producer and an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He will be speaking on 4th March at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk Campus, Lancashire.
We Are Together - in cinemas from 7th March 2008
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Monday, 25th February
March 7th sees the much-anticipated cinematic release of what is set to be this year's most heart-warming documentary. Filmed over three years, We Are Together tells the remarkable and moving story of a group of AIDS orphans from South Africa.
Magic Light Pictures and Skillset announce the 2008 placement scheme for emerging producers
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Monday, 25th February
UK training body Skillset and production company Magic Light Pictures have launched the Producer Placement Programme, which will put eight up-and-coming producers into a varied series of work placements in key areas of the British Film Industry.
3D rocks the future
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Monday, 25th February
To ensure that the UK film industry is at the forefront of the 3D revolution, the UK Film Council has organised an expert masterclass for hundreds of filmmakers to give them the lowdown on the latest 3D technology which will transform movie-making.