SWS at Annecy: Friday final day.

by jbolhoven on 12-Jun-09 09:01

Usually traditionally quiet, the final day of Mifa was surprsingly busy with plenty of visitors to the stand, including Les Films, UTV, Famous House Animation, Illustration Studios and French national broadcaster TFI.

Nick Park and Dave Sproxton from Aardman also paid the stand a visit, chatted to some of the UK exhibitors and offered their support for a UK presence within Mifa.

 The market officially closes at 7pm today, after a very busy and productive 3-days.

SWS at Annecy: Busy is good.

by jbolhoven on 10-Jun-09 22:44

The first day of Mifa was a very busy one for the UK Animation stand, and the majority of stand space was booked for meetings throughout the day.

Among those visiting the UK exhibitors was CBBC; CBeebies; Nickeloden Germany; Gobelins School Paris; TV Loonland; Super RTL; Cake Entertainment; YLE International and Nexus Productions.

Meetings were carried out in 5, 10 or 15min slots which highlighted the importance of pitching technique and [the key word] preparation, preparation, preparation! In addition to the planned meetings, the stand enjoyed a steady stream of traffic throughout the day, helped also by it's great location in the heart of Mifa.

SWS at Annecy

by jbolhoven on 10-Jun-09 09:47

The UK delegation has arrived in Annecy. Mifa was a flurry of activity as companies put the finishing touches to their stands, including ours.

Despite reports of a quiet market, there were noticeably more stands than in previous years with many companies making a welcome return. UK Animation flyers were included in the delegate bags and our presence at Mifa has caused a lot of positive interest - RSVP's to the breakfast briefing on Thursday are now up to over 100.

Six of the UK companies attended a dinner hosted by the Media Content Forum France where they were introduced to key French & Korean businesses.

By midday on the first day, we’ve got the busiest stand at the Fair.

The UK delegation are having meetings with VIVI Films, Disney, TV Loonland and CBeebies today.

SWS Film Club 15th June

by SWS on 08-Jun-09 09:50

The next meeting of the South West Screen Film Club is on Monday 15th June.

Suggestions so far:
Last House on the Left
Star Trek
Looking for Eric

What do you want to see?

Maybe 'Looking for Eric'. Let us know your suggestions via the comments below.

Biking about Britain

by SWS on 04-Jun-09 08:00

Nick Hand was one of the winners at the Crossing the Void 09 pitch, and as he prepares for the big pitch in Liverpool at the b.TWEEN 09, he will be blogging to keep us up to date with his progress.

This summer I am planning to cycle over 5000 miles on roads around the coast of Britain, leaving home in Bristol on June 20th.

Being a graphic designer and photographer, I am interested in just how much can be done on a bicycle journey. And so I am planning to make and upload up to 50 short films along the way. I am interested in artisans; people who turn a passion into a business. I will interview and present portraits of the artisans who live on the coast of Britain.

South West Screen have been really supportive of the project, and I will keep the site posted of progress. Right now I'm on a fitness campaign, building a website and having a beautiful touring bike built (in Bristol) -just got to do the 5000 miles and make 50 films easy right?
Nick Hand.

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