The Astronomer's Sun

Duchy is currently producing 'The Astronomer's Sun' a stop motion animation by new talented writer/director's, Simon Cartwright and Jessica Cope working with producer's, David Bunting and Peter M. Kershaw.

Part of 4mations Digital Shorts, 4Mations Digital Shorts is backed by UKFCs new cinema fund, channel 4 and 13 Strategic partners throughout the UK. For our region, Screen Yorkshire is the principle funding partner for 'The Astronomer's Sun' under the watchful eye of Exe. Producer, Tony Dixon.

Times

Cinema of Horror plays in the short programme on Fri. 12th June @ 10.30 Sat. 13th @ 11.00 and Sunday 14th @ 17.45. During National Media Museum's - Fantasy Weekend.

Cinema of Horror

Fantastic Films Weekend 2009 – first details!
From Friday 12 – Sunday 14 June 2009, it’s our eighth annual trawl through the vaults of new and classic sci-fi, horror and fantasy movies and television at NMM, in Bradford, UK.
Part of the short film programme - Cinema of Horror will be screening every day during the festival.

New Company

The world of animation has a new champion with the setting up of the social enterprise - Bunting & Regan Animation. Peter will be joining this exciting adventure as one of Bunting & Regan's company directors.

Game goes live

Coins and Nooses has now gone live.

Players and sponsors are invited to visit the:

http://www.thelastcoinermovie.com/ site and follow the menu buttons to play Coins and Nooses a brand new approach to film, gaming and sponsorship.

Screening at Picture House

On Wednesday 24th September at Hebden Bridge Picture House starting at 19.30 there will be an evening of films shot in and around the local area of Hebden.
A great deal of hard work and research has gone into putting this special evening of films together. Nick Wilding, the filmmaker behind the event, will be introducing and


giving an insight into the films which will include a short piece from the Counterfeiter Documentary shot locally by Duchy in 2007 on the Coiners. Nick's presentation will also include a specially filmed interview with Peter Kershaw about the up coming Coiners feature. By way of illustration of other history based dramas produced by Duchy there will be a short extract from Wilfred - the Wilfred Owen film. If your in the area or know people locally it will be a great evening of film entertainment.

Counterfeit History gets new screening

Counterfeit history - the half-hour documentary about the story of the Yorkshire Coiners produced by Duchy in 2007 will be screening as part of the Heritage opening at Hebden Bridge Picture House on Saturday 13th of Sept. 2008 at 11.00 and again at Noon.Afterward, the director Peter M. Kershaw will be available to speak with those interested in learning more about the feature production for the Coiners set to slate in 2009.For those in Hebden Bridge History Society there will be a special screening of the film in October as part of the Societies AGM and the general public can catch a short segment of the film at the history of the cinema in Hebden Bridge screening on 24th Sept. at the Picture House.

Screening

The Lost Princess

will

be screening as part of Co-op young film makers

on

October 9th at noon at NMM

Check out the festival website for great opportunities for young filmmakers.

Festival success

The Lost Princess hits the big screen again. This time it will be screening as part of the Co-operative Young Film Makers Festival held at the National Media Museum in Bradford on Thursday 9th October 2008 at 12.00 Noon, Screening One.

Expect some of the cast and crew to turn up for this public screening. The success of the film is a testament to the enthusiasm and talent of Goole's young people. While the Co-op film festival will be screening a specially edited version of the film, the end result only goes a small way towards demonstrating what fun the making process was.

The Lost Princess was funded by Heritage Lottery

and Goole Town Council working with Duchy Parade Films.

Fiona E Spiers, Regional Manager Yorkshire and the Humber Lottery

with Peter M. Kershaw from Duchy besides one of HLF's banners,

the top of which depicsts a scene from The Lost Princess.

New site going live

Last week on BBC Radio York we announced the launch of the new website for the Coiner project www.thelastcoinermovie.com Later the site will follow the development of the feature film but for now, the focus is on finance. However, the site also includes an innovative approach to film funding with a dramatic new game Coins & Nooses targeted at players and sponsors. The game has been devised and developed by Kooji Creative working with Duchy Parade Films and once wheeled out to the wider world is bound to cause a stir.