New drama partnership launched

Coiners
Duchy Parade Films in partnership with Square Chapel, Centre

for the Arts and supported by Calderdale Council are proud to announce the launch

of their new partnership.
http://www.thelastcoinermovie.com/

The Coiners is a full-length drama feature set in 1770 and inspired by the tale of the Yorkshire Coiners. The production is a collaboration of industry professionals working with the community and is intended to be in pre-production in autumn of 2009.

If you’re interested in being involved in this please email or write to:

The Coiners, Maria Spadafora
at: maria@squarechapel.co.uk

Address: The Coiners, Maria Spadafora, Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, 10 Square Road, HALIFAX, HX1 1QG

Your name:

Email address:

Phone contact:

Postal Address:

Are you an actor?

Do you have an Equity number?

Are you interested in working
as crew? In what role/s?

Age:

Please tell us a little about
yourself, experience/interest:

If an actor, have you enclosed a photo?

If you send a photograph and wish it to be returned please include an SAE.

Have you voted yet?

Cinema logo by Stacay.

Go to the following site to view a new short film from Duchy.

http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/1632719444

It seems that adding a comment is what gives the film ratings and moves it up the popular system so log in, view, add your comment and help CINEMA make the shortlist. If your apart of the team that helped realise this short then you should be well pleased with yourself. Better still email the link to friends and all your Internet social networks so they can enjoy. A big thanks to Dave Long our Editor and three excellent Composers for coming through on getting this short ready for this Comp.

Exciting Production News

Duchy Parade Films has joined in partnership with Square Chapel Centre for the Arts in Halifax and Calderdale Council to pitch for the heritage based feature - The Last Coiner. Director Peter Kershaw said, "This is the exciting news a number of people have been waiting to hear we are finally in a position with our partners to go forward with our funding ambitions." The film is hoped to be produced using a mix of private and public funding. "Most excitingly it means we can look to shoot in Yorkshire" Peter added. To learn more about the production go to http://www.thelastcoinermovie.com/

screening

Pens and Lens
Showing Wilfred

As part of Cine Guernsey

26th June to 17th July 2008

With talk on 15th July at the greenhouse.

Wilfred screening

Tuesday 15th July - 7.00pm - 8.15pm: The director of “Wilfred”, Peter Kershaw will be visiting the greenhouse to talk about the film and the challenges of merging two distinct art forms - poetry and film. Free of charge but as places are limited to 40, booking is essential.

Cinema of Horror

New composer joins Cinema of Horror.

Malook Singh busy at work composing his funky score for Cinema.

Malook's new music track - Anja Ni Anja will be used for the film's final Bollywood scenes.

Drama gets screening

The short drama Wilfred will be screening for three weeks in the Channel Islands as part of a festival held on Guernsey. Set in 1918 during the last days of the First World War Wilfred creates a poetic vision of the final days of the poet Wilfred Owen's life. The festival Pen & Lens runs from 26th June 2008 for 3 weeks.

Metropolis

You can now catch the most recent programme from Duchy for the broadcaster VPRO at -

http://www.metropolistv.nl/?author=39

For those with good Dutch there is also an interview at the top of the page.

Cannes in a Van

Anyone at Cannes this year had the opportunity to see the horror film Bitten as Bitten was selected for screening by 'Cannes in a Van'. Watch this space for exciting news about where Bitten could be heading next.

Super 8 screening for 'The Lost Princess'

The drama "The Lost Princess" screened in competition at the Cambridge Super 8 film festival on Thursday 24 April, part of the 2008 programme. It's first festival screening. http://www.cambridge-super8.org/