In this section you will find news articles relating to the television and film industry in Birmingham.
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SHORT FEST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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Tuesday, 22nd January
ShortFest, from March 27th-31st, invites you to spend a 5-day weekend with propeller TV, celebrating the best in short film from around the world. Promoted by propeller TV, your films will be available on Channel 195, online and in the cinema.
Propeller Red Carpet "60 second Flix" Competition
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Tuesday, 22nd January
For a chance to win one of three sets of Avid pro software all you have to do is make a one minute film - a "60 Second Flix" and send it to PROPELLER TV.
Harry Potter, Hippie Hippie Shake and St Trinian's take film production spending in the UK to £723 million in 2007
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Monday, 21st January
The amount of money spent on making films in the UK in 2007 including Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Sweeney Todd, Brideshead Revisited and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People totalled £723 million.
Producers' Forum member tops Egypt's box office
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Friday, 18th January
Award-winning Egyptian/British director and Forum member Khaled El Hagar (Women's Love, Room to Rent) has teamed up with director of photography Mohsen Nasr to bring Egypt's first 'true' musical for decades to the big screen.
Call for applicants to New Writers Scheme from the Met Film School
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Friday, 18th January
The Met Film School is offering a new Writers Training Scheme with the support of Skillset and the UK Film Council, and in association with Ealing Studios, Slingshot and PAL.
Straight 8s 2008 event - call for entries
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Thursday, 17th January
filmmakers anywhere - whether experienced or rookie - are invited to rise to straight 8’s challenge shoot a short film on a single cartridge of super 8mm
Have your say! 'Looking Forward' Event
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Wednesday, 16th January
Looking Forward is an opportunity for West Midlands-based employers working in the audio visual industry to find out about the range of skills and business support available to them.
LARRY JORDAN PRESENTS : PowerUP with Final Cut Studio!
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Wednesday, 16th January
Internationally-renowned expert Larry Jordan returns to England with three new supercharged PowerUP seminars. This concentrated, in-depth seminar series is guaranteed to improve your editing skills with practical, real-world knowledge you can use.
Skillset Training Course : How to create, develop, pitch and deliver interactive ideas
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Wednesday, 16th January
A new Skillset supported training course: 360Commissioning/Creating Multi-platform Ideas is being launched by Top TV in January.
B3 seeks to redefine the notion of ‘British Cinema’ and is looking for the next distinctive British feature film
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Tuesday, 15th January
So we’ve created a partnership between B3 Media, Film4, the Binger Filmlab and Skillset. We aim to fast forward the filmmaking process for people who are ready to make the leap to a full-length feature film for commercial release.