Well done WALK TALL (again) for picking up another award!!

This time at Sarnia Shorts:

http://sarniashorts.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/sarnia-shorts-2012-and-the-winners-are/

Sarnia Shorts 2012: and the winners are…!

POSTED BY WYNTER TYSON ⋅ OCTOBER 14, 2012 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT

Best Youth Entry: Revenge – Ellie Lawlor & Mike Davis

Best Student Entry: New With Tags – Matthew Nesbeth

Best Use of Sound: New With Tags – Matthew Nesbeth

Best Mini: Make Your Money Grow – Josh Fletcher

Best Script: 8 Ball – Mark Brennan, Carl Austin & Geoff Harmer – Pork Chop Pictures

Best Direction: Clown vs Society – Brindusa Ioana Nastasa

Best Use of Camera: Alaunda Ruiz de Azua – Dicen (They Say)

Best Use of Editing: Room – Fernando Franco

Best Animation: Eso Te Pasa Por Barroco – Pable Serrano Rosillo

Best Non-Fiction: Walk Tall – Kate Sullivan

Best Fiction: Matar A Un Nino – Cesar & Jose Esteban Alenda

Best International Entry: Matar A Un Nino – Cesar & Jose Esteban Alenda

Best UK Entry: Buon Giorno Sayonara – Karen Hope

Best Guernsey Entrant: to be announced at the Winner’s Show on Sunday 21st October

Best Film 2012: to be announced at the Winner’s Show on Sunday 21st October

EASTERN EDGE FILM FUND FILMS The Holiday and Jimmy Will Play are both competing in October's "Shooting People" Film of the Month competition. Only 10 days left to vote in the FIRST ROUND. Top 5 films go through to the FINAL ROUND.

Eastern Edge films have been doing rather well in the last few months - with STILL LIFE becoming a finalist in August, and WALK TALL being a finalist in SEPTEMBER. Oscar-winning film director, Danny Boyle is currently reviewing the top 3 films and will choose an overall winner. Finger's crossed for WALK TALL!

We would like to make it three months in a row for Eastern Edge films, so please do watch and vote for  JIMMY WILL PLAY and THE HOLIDAY now (only paid-up Shooting People members can vote).

WATCH AND VOTE HERE:

https://shootingpeople.org/filmofthemonth/leaderboard

JIMMY WILL PLAY (dir. Mawaan Rizwan)

Footie-fanatic Jimmy really wants a pair of pricey football boots. But can he persuade his mum to buy them? Director: Mawaan Rizwan Producer: Selina Osei Funded by the Eastern Edge Film Fund

THE HOLIDAY (dir. Ida Akesson)

Banter around the burger van is always animated - especially with Ken griping on about his nagging wife and kids. But not all is as it seems...

TWO GREAT FUNNY SHORT FILMS!!

WATCH AND VOTE HERE:

https://shootingpeople.org/filmofthemonth/leaderboard

Interesting podcast about pitching projects:

http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/2012/09/pitching-your-project-to-execs-producers-and-agents.html

How do you get the most from your pitching opportunities? In this Podcast, the lovely Signe and Bob from the Great American Pitchfest share their massive pitching experience with us all – we can also reveal that while they are over here promoting their new feature film, Below Zero, starring Edward Furlong, they will also be heading up and running the all new pitching sessions at the festival – announcing the Great British Pitchfest at the The London Screenwriters’’ Festival! Fanfare!

What does this mean?

• You get to choose from 11 separate pitching sessions, each 90 minutes long
• You get to choose who you pitch to in the room
• You get more pitches than at previous festivals
• We are flying in top executives, agents and producers from Hollywood

If you want to pitch at the festival, you will need to sign up pretty soon as tickets are selling faster than ever and we do expect to sell out this year. Get £30 off with the code LSFNEWS.

Listen to the Podcast below…

Download the MP3 file here for your iPod