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SWS posted on the blog: Edinburgh Film Festival on 03-Jul-09 12:42
Five producers/directors received bursaries to help cover their costs of attending EIFF this year. The emphasis of the Festival was on nurturning new talent. Sasha Collington was one of the five. She's about to graduate from the London Film School. Read her account of the Festival.
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Emma_Chappel posted an article: Annecy Animation Festival on 03-Jul-09 12:07
SWS, with UKTI, supported 20 animators from across the UK to attend Annecy, the world's biggest animated film festival, in France last month. They tell us how they got on.
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SWS posted an article: New studios in Bristol on 02-Jul-09 17:13
New state-of-the-art video and recording studios are opening in Bristol. Symphonic Studios is the exciting new development from former BBC engineer, Louis Sherman. 9th July (6 - 9 p.m.)
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Emma_Chappel posted an article: Little Theatre Cinema on 02-Jul-09 16:27
Do you yearn for the cinema of the 1950's? B movies, fag smoke clogging the projector beam, standing for the Queen at the end? No? Tough! It's back! 17th - 23rd July
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Becky_B posted an article: mycornwall.tv launched on 02-Jul-09 12:37
Today sees the launch sees the launch of mycornwall.tv, Cornwall's own television station on the internet.
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Becky_B posted an article: Laurel and Hardy's Comedy Mayhem on 02-Jul-09 11:39
Sanjeev Bhaskar hosts a film and music celebration of a Laurel and Hardy landmark in Bristol on 9 September 2009.
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Becky_B posted an article: Power Up with Final Cut Studio on 02-Jul-09 11:05
Presented by world-renowned expert and author Larry Jordan, this fast-paced, full-day training seminar is full of tips, tricks, and techniques for getting the most out of Apple Final Cut Studio.
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Becky_B posted an article: Media Sandbox wraps up on 02-Jul-09 10:24
June was the last ‘official month’ of this years’ Media Sandbox scheme, a development programme which has enabled companies to research emerging possibilities in interactive, digital media, create new ideas and deliver innovation to the market. Since March, the six commissions have been researching the opportunities posed by multi-platform technologies and are now ready to share their research.
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Becky_B posted an article: Shank Screening plus Q&A on 01-Jul-09 16:41
Simon Pearce, the 21-year-old Kingswood-born director of the Bristol-based new film Shank will be at Watershed on Sat 18 July at 8.30pm for an exclusive preview of his film followed by a Q&A with its Bristol cast and crew.
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Becky_B posted an article: Natural England short film project on 01-Jul-09 15:46
What will our environmental future be like? Natural England is seeking expressions of interest from film makers who would like to illustrate through short films, four scenarios of life in 2060 and capture reactions to them.
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