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Nine filmmakers/filmmaking teams were selected for development of their short film project ideas under the 2010 Digital Shorts scheme. The nine were whittled down to the final four which went into full production. You can find out more about the nine shortlisted projects below.
Small Talk - Matt Grinter (working with writer Dominic Rowe)
About Small Talk: Eva, a young mute girl, embarks on a fairytale quest across her council estate to regain her widowed father’s imagination.
About Matt: Matt is an award winner director in both film and theatre and a graduate from the Bournemouth Film School. His achievements include, being exhibited at the ‘Tate Gallery’ and the ‘Royal Academy’ 3, achieving best overall play at the ‘Lost One Act Play Festival’ and winning a Kodak award and a place on the UK Film Council’s single shot season. Matt also runs ‘edible thEATre’ with the writer of ‘Small Talk’ Dominic Rowe, they have just completed a tour with their most recent show ‘A Great Undertaking In Little America’. Matt is currently working on 2 shorts and developing his first feature.
Matt says ‘It means a great deal to me to be given the opportunity to develop a project I am hugely passionate about here in the South West.’
Games - Charlotte Crofts
About Games: Games is a cyber romance set on one transformative night in Bristol during an interactive games festival.
About Charlotte: Charlotte Crofts is a writer/director with an eye for detail. After graduating with commendation from the University of Bristol, MA in Film and TV, her first short, Wings, was an homage to Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire and was screened at Brief Encounters Film Festival. She then went on to write, produce and direct Bluebell, a disquieting drama in which Juliette returns to the bluebell woods where her daughter was conceived to confront painful memories of the past; screened in competition at numerous international festivals including Polaroid Newcomers Award at Rushes Soho Shorts, Los Angeles Short Film Festival, Palm Springs Festival of Shorts and Seagate Foyle Film Festival. Charlotte teaches filmmaking at the University of the West of England and she’s a member of the Digital Cultures Research Centre, based at the Pervasive Media Studio Bristol, researching the creative application of mobile technologies and locative media.
Charlotte says ‘It’s a wonderful opportunity to develop a project very close to my heart with the support of SW Screen, UK Film Council and the brilliant team they are bringing in to lead the development process: I feel privileged and challenged all at the same time! Roll on the selection panel...’
Dead Rabbits aka Ella (working title) - Dan Gitsham
About Dead Rabbits: A terrifying game of hide and seek and a father/daughter relationship pushed to the limit.
About Dan: Dan began film making at University where he studied Media Production. Since then he has written and directed 4 short films that have screened at numerous film festivals worldwide. His latest short film The Sack recently won the CURZON UNDER THE INFLUENCE AWARD for best Midnight Movie at the London Short Film Festival 2010. He is currently developing numerous shorts and features and has a great passion for horror, colliding narratives and absurdity.
Dan says ‘I am relishing the opportunity to be part of an already established scheme, meet like minded film makers and go through the development process to help put the heart back in to horror.’
Taxi for Sir Terence – William Garratt
About Taxi for Sir Terence: A businessman is forced to confront a casualty of his ruthless rise to the top.
About William: William Garratt is a freelance animator and film maker. He has worked for a number of clients including the BBC, Arte TV, AOL, BP and Publicis. His short films have been shown at festivals around the world and have been short-listed for, and sometimes won, several awards.
William says ‘Being selected has been a fantastic experience. I’ve already learned a lot about making short films, and have met some wonderful people.’
Little White Lies - Stuart Napier (Working with writer Jenny Davis)
About Little White Lies: Two brothers, one deaf and one mute. After a picnic with their estranged mother, they are left with a harrowing secret.
About Stuart: Stuart has been successfully working as a director and editor in television on productions for BBC and other major broadcasters. From documentaries and drama to music video, Stuart has contributed to a wealth of award winning programmes. Through his own company, 123 Media Stuart has produced, directed and self-shot numerous films.
Stuart says: ‘I now aspire to move into drama production and am excited at the opportunity South West Screen has given me developing a digital short. Working with creative people with a wealth of experience I believe it will be a challenging and rewarding experience.’
The One I Can't Have - Alex Richardson
About The One I Can't Have: Fresh out of prison and you're spying on your ex-girlfriend. She looks unhappy, so what do you do? Make her life better. In secret, of course.
About Alex: Alex Richardson is a young director with a passion for imaginative visual storytelling. His work has been screened nationally and internationally. Alex is a director of the Bristol-based production company Level Films, and the filmmaking charity Purple Field Productions. www.alexrichardson.co.uk
Alex says ‘This is a great opportunity for me, and I intend to make the most of it.’
I’ll Tell You - Rachel Tillotson
About I’ll Tell You: Lola romanticizes the intimate memories of two teenagers she once hung out with. Adamant she knows what love is she visits the teenagers’ baby, to tell it how its now deceased parents had something beautifully unique.
About Rachel: After a Dramatic Arts Degree at Bretton Hall College Rachel completed an MA in film direction at the Royal College of Art (’97); she’s made several shorts, winning numerous awards, including Clermont Ferrand, DepicT, an RTS and a BAFTA nomination. Rachel attended the Cinefondation residency in Paris (Cannes film festival) before going onto direct television programmes for a few years. She won a BAFTA (2002 BBC drama OFFSIDE) and an RTS (GIRLS IN LOVE). Since 2004 she’s been screenwriting her own feature ideas. In 2009 she was the directing mentee of David Yates (Harry Potter dir) on the Guiding Lights scheme.
Rachel says: ‘I am thrilled because I am very passionate about short films, this idea in particular. South West Screen are enormously supportive and it’s great to meet the other filmmakers.’
Jayne Chard is producing this project.
Skittles - Emma George
About Skittles: some things are worth fighting for.
About Emma: Emma George is a partner in Defacto Films, Totnes, which has won awards for both documentary and drama.
She has made three short films Six Foot Square, 2001, Torquay Tuesday, 2006 and Still Life, 2008.
Emma says 'Being chosen for Digital Shorts is the best thing in the world.
It's like the X Factor for misfits.'
Love at First Sight - Michael Davies
About Love at First Sight: Do you believe in love at first sight?
About Michael: MICHAEL DAVIES is an award winning writer, producer and director of drama and documentary, and has recently completed work on the BBC’s flagship children’s drama series Tracy Beaker Returns. Other projects include the critically acclaimed series Barnardo’s Children, the comedy drama-documentary The Welsh Great Escape, the BAFTA nominated series The War Behind The Wire, and the RTS award winning Oz & James Drink To Britain. His most recent short film What’s ’virgin’ mean?, has been selected for more than thirty festivals, winning several awards, and has had almost half a million hits on You Tube.
Michael says 'This is a great opportunity to make a film within an existing development and funding framework, rather than doing it all yourself. I'm keeping everything crossed!'
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