The British Council is launching a new UK-Nigeria screenwriting partnership programme at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) titled Script Junction.
The programme, which runs from now till November 2015, aims to help six Nigerian and six UK screenwriters develop their skills as well as foster cultural exchange between the film industries in the UK and Nigeria.
Programme partners are Eiff, the National Film and Television School (Nfts), Africa International Film Festival (Afriff) and Nigerian Film Institute (Nfi).
The workshops will kick off with a five-day module Eiff from June 19-23. A second five-day module will be held in Nigeria during Afriff in November. At Afriff, all 12 participants will also pitch their projects to an expert industry panel and get feedback on their work.
Designed to bring together screenwriters to explore, develop and create screenplays, the programme includes workshops, talks and mentoring delivered by industry professionals and visiting guest experts.
Script Junction is aimed at promising writers who are...
The programme, which runs from now till November 2015, aims to help six Nigerian and six UK screenwriters develop their skills as well as foster cultural exchange between the film industries in the UK and Nigeria.
Programme partners are Eiff, the National Film and Television School (Nfts), Africa International Film Festival (Afriff) and Nigerian Film Institute (Nfi).
The workshops will kick off with a five-day module Eiff from June 19-23. A second five-day module will be held in Nigeria during Afriff in November. At Afriff, all 12 participants will also pitch their projects to an expert industry panel and get feedback on their work.
Designed to bring together screenwriters to explore, develop and create screenplays, the programme includes workshops, talks and mentoring delivered by industry professionals and visiting guest experts.
Script Junction is aimed at promising writers who are...
- 6/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Lagos, Nigeria’s iRep, one of Africa’s few documentary-specific film festivals, has closed its fifth anniversary edition showing more than 40 films curated around themes and issues in Africa.
Executive director Femi Odugbemi said, “We have rekindled awareness of the power and possibilities of documentary to provoke debate, highlight issues, explicate human experiences and explore histories and cultures.”
The festival’s screenings included three films directed by Kim Longinotto: Love Is All, Salma and Rough Aunties.
Other programme highlights include Jean Marie-Teno’s Leaf In The Wind, Irene Loebell’s Life In Progress, Terry Davis’ Colors: Bangin’ in South Carolina, Uli Gaulke’s Comrades in Dreams, Michael Matheson Miller’s Poverty Inc., Dayo Balogun’s Project Rebranding Nollywood, and Ryan Mullins’ Chameleon.
In addition to screenings, the festival also included workshops, conferences and networking platforms. iRep also held a producers roundtable event to connect with each other and visiting industry experts.
Rob Ritchie, screenwriter...
Executive director Femi Odugbemi said, “We have rekindled awareness of the power and possibilities of documentary to provoke debate, highlight issues, explicate human experiences and explore histories and cultures.”
The festival’s screenings included three films directed by Kim Longinotto: Love Is All, Salma and Rough Aunties.
Other programme highlights include Jean Marie-Teno’s Leaf In The Wind, Irene Loebell’s Life In Progress, Terry Davis’ Colors: Bangin’ in South Carolina, Uli Gaulke’s Comrades in Dreams, Michael Matheson Miller’s Poverty Inc., Dayo Balogun’s Project Rebranding Nollywood, and Ryan Mullins’ Chameleon.
In addition to screenings, the festival also included workshops, conferences and networking platforms. iRep also held a producers roundtable event to connect with each other and visiting industry experts.
Rob Ritchie, screenwriter...
- 3/23/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Here's a bit of fun to warm the hearts of Doctor Who fans. Having read last week's interview with Sylvester McCoy, Rob Ritchie was kind enough to send us this pic of the great man recreating his most famous role (at least until the first Hobbit movie comes out) for a new imagining of the 1995 straight-to-video release Downtime...
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Original director Christopher Barry could not include The Doctor as a character for the original release due to rights issues, but this seems to be getting remedied now for a revised version of the tale, which featured the late Nicholas Courtney as The Brig, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield.
We're assured by Sylvester McCoy that the rather scruffy-looking table in the picture will end up CGI'd into the Tardis centre console, with suitable background dropped into where the green screen currently is.
Click the picture for full-size image
Original director Christopher Barry could not include The Doctor as a character for the original release due to rights issues, but this seems to be getting remedied now for a revised version of the tale, which featured the late Nicholas Courtney as The Brig, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield.
We're assured by Sylvester McCoy that the rather scruffy-looking table in the picture will end up CGI'd into the Tardis centre console, with suitable background dropped into where the green screen currently is.
- 3/16/2011
- Shadowlocked
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