Thursday, 4 September 2008

NewsReel 05.09.08

Raindance
Tom Tagholm of Channel 4 Creative Services, who won Best Film and Best UK Short at last year’s Raindance for his ‘A Bout De Truffe’ film, has been charged with the task of creating the trailer for this year’s festival. ‘So I Fell in Love with a Zombie’ brings together the two genres of horror and romance with humorous results. Starring Nathalie Cox and stand up comic Brett Goldstein, the film was shot on a small budget provided by festival sponsors Diesel, but Tagholm was happy working under those conditions, saying, ‘It was a little more of a hustle than usual. It was more like a short film shoot than a commercial - we shot near my flat and used that as a base, and there was lots of zombie make-up crap everywhere. But with that comes a good spirit within the cast and crew and it all came together well, despite no luxuries and a very rainy British summer to contend with.’

The festival runs from October 1st to 12th and the trailer can be viewed by clicking here.

Quick on the Draw
Draw Pictures have hired a number of new reps, including a dedicated music video rep on both sides of the Atlantic.

From the 6th of October their new Head of Music Videos & Content in the UK will be Laura Lewis. Laura joins Draw from Sony/BMG where she worked in the video department for many years, bringing an invaluable blend of experience and label insight with her.

In the US, Laure Scott joins with immediate effect. She will take over as New Music Video Rep and will handle all US based requests for any of Draw’s directors.

Kinsale Sharks
The shortlisted work for the 46th Kinsale Shark Awards is now on their website. The festival will be held in the picturesque Irish coastal town of Kinsale next weekend 11th to 13th September. Bookings are still open and can be made via the website.

Short and Sweet
Short and Sweet (London’s only weekly short film evening) will be held at the usual time and place next week:

MONDAY: Cafe 1001, 91 Brick Lane
TUESDAY: AKA Bar, 18 west central street

Films start at 7.30pm both nights and entry is FREE.

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