3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE

The Man Whose Mind Exploded is a documentary about Drako Zarharzar. He remembers working with Salvador Dali, but he doesn't remember yesterday. ​ It's written and directed by Toby Amies and we were lucky enough to speak to him about his experiences and time spent with Drako. Toby says: "Funny, charming, exotic, and oblivious to others, at 76 he lives “completely in the now” following brain damage...

Dummy Jim is a beautiful and profound documentary adaptation of James Duthie's self-published book - "I Cycled Into The Arctic Circle". We talk to the writer/director about his organic style of film making and the 12 year journey of discovery he's been through to bring us Dummy Jim. Tour dates around Scotland 6th - 18th July are at: http://tour.dummyjim.com For news of the Secret Showing in Glasgo...

Britflicks bumped into Russell Would (Producer), James Pearcey (Producer) and Evrim Ersoy (Writer/Director), three quarters of Ne'er Do Well Films in Nice Airport on the way back from their first Cannes Film Festival... here is their story of how it went. Their website is http://neerdowellfilms.co.uk/n/ Also news of their film Abdullah - http://twitchfilm.com/2014/05/eerie-first-teaser-for-cabbie-...

Alex Walker - writer/director of The Fossil talks us through his career path to The Fossil and the challenges of making the film itself. The trailer and synopsis is available at http://www.vivaverve.com/dvd/fossil Intro/Outro music:
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Dominic Carver, screenwriter and script reader shares his thoughts on the creativity and craft of screenwriting. For more from Dominic see http://www.thescriptwriter.co.uk & http://doms-world.blogspot.co.uk Intro/Outro music:
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Britflicks talks to James Webber Writer/Director of Driftwood and Frightfest regular talks about the advantages of index cards as an aid to writing a feature script, working with Kill List's Neil Maskell and non-linear storytelling. Driftwood is available to buy on iTunes now. Intro/Outro music:
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Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die, Rise Of The Foot Soldier) talks about his crime caper movie Plastic and gives tons of advice to the aspiring film maker. Intro/Outro music:
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Director Julian Richards talks to Britflicks about the 10th anniversary release of his shock mockumentary The Last Horror Movie. He also reflects on the benefits of a university film education and shares his experiences and lessons learnt to date. The 10th Anniversary re-issue of The Last Horror Movie will be released on DVD in the UK by Soda Pictures on May 5th, 2014. Extras will include a commen...

Mark Blackman talks candidly about his path to becoming a film maker, what got him hooked and through the processes he relies on, offers numerous pieces of advice for aspiring writers and directors alike. You can watch his films here http://jokerspack.com Intro/Outro music:
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Paul Fletcher talks about the creation of a film festival and offer tips on getting your short films accepted. Submit your short film to the Walthamstow International Film Festival by 30 April 2014. Criteria and other details are at http://www.walthamstowinternationalfilmfestival.com/about.php The Walthamstow International Film Festival presents its 5th annual festival of cinema shorts in Walthams...

Simon Aitken (Dir. Blood + Roses, 2010) is making a romance anthology. He's doing it one short film at a time. Here he talks about his unique approach to accruing a feature length film project and shares lessons learnt To lend your support to his next chapter see https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/modern-love-phase-2 Blood + Roses is available at http://www.bloodandrosesmovie.com/index.html Intro/...

Scottish actor Bryan Larkin talks about his starring role in Outpost III, preparing for such a physical job, Russian accents, his approaches to acting and fighting with an MMA champion. Outpost III DVD is out March 31 2014 and includes The Making of Outpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Outpost-III-Rise-Spetsnaz-DVD/dp/B00E8DG7SE/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389193155&sr=8-2-sp...

The Borderlands is on general release from March 28 2014 and out on DVD April 7 2014. This podcast was originally released for Frightfest 2013 where The Borderlands enjoyed repeat sellout screenings. Find out about screening near you and how to organise a screening near you at https://www.ourscreen.com/theborderlands Intro/Outro music:
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Writer and star of Svengali, Jonny Owen is joined by his co-star Vicky McClure (This Is England, Line Of Duty) to talk about the web series that mushroomed into a feature length movie, developing the script with Henry Normal, leaving behind your working class origins for the big smoke, music, bands and how they got the likes of Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake, Alan McGhee, Max Rushden. Michael Smiley...

Harry MacQueen is best known for his acting working. He's appeared in Eastenders and American indie films like Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (2008). Here he talks to Britflicks about his feature film directorial debut Hinterland and his experiences shooting a film for just £10,000. The trailer for Hinterland is at https://vimeo.com/87481041 Intro/Outro music:
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Tony Drury talks about how a life writing documentation for corporate finance deals led to novel writing, and how that has led him into the world of film. He also offers advice to film makers about how to approach investors with your film projects. Tony Drury has three film projects in development: Aura - http://23-films.com/ (writer Jane Foster and producer Shirani Le Mercier) Flash of Lightning...

Dan Palmer, the writer and star of the new hit horror/comedy Stalled talks about writing for confined spaces, zombies and so much more. Stalled is out on Blu Ray and DVD from 24 February 2014 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalled-DVD-Dan-Palmer/dp/B00GGK7U5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392987901&sr=8-1&keywords=stalled More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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COMMON PEOPLE weaves together six stories and over thirty characters to present a dramatic, humorous and sometimes magical tale of romance, crisis and adventure on one of London’s luscious commons. I talk to co-directors Kerry Skinner & Stewart Alexander about the challenges of making and selling a micro budget film. http://www.commonpeoplethemovie.com/ More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com...

Steven Russell talks to Britflicks Stuart Wright about his 's4 London' event - London's monthly short film screening and Q&A night at the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel... He's adding feature films to his programming and your the ones who will choose what he exhibits. https://www.facebook.com/s4london https://twitter.com/S4London More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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Making a film that uses New York City? Then Nick Carr is the person to call. He's a movie location scout, specialising in the city that never sleeps. Here he talks about the challenges of his work and demystifies how us non-NYC residents might be imagining a city in our movies that is informed by it's rich film history rather than the reality of the place. Regardless, if it's needed in NYC, he wil...

Manchester based screenwriter Peter Spencer talks to Britflicks about his latest feature film The Last British Execution and the interesting funding regime that got it made - The Co-operative British Youth Film Academy (http://britishyouthfilmacademy.com/our-films). A release date for The Last British Execution is TBC More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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Paul Hyett speaks to Stuart Wright about his experiences in the UK film industry and in particular making his debut feature film The Seasoning House. Out Now on Blu ray and DVD http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasoning-House-Blu-ray-Rosie-Day/dp/B00D7D3P3G/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1388760474&sr=1-2&keywords=the+seasoning+house More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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Documentary film maker Dominic Wade talks about his latest film docoBANKSY. A story of how his interest in BANKSY art on the streets led to much much more. Could he even be BANKSY? Who knows? Who is he? One thing for sure is he's a biographer of BANKSY. More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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Jaywick Escapes is the third project of Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie. Together they are 'Somewhere', a multi-disciplinary, non-profit creative organisation. They produce ambitious, innovative and challenging projects spanning film, the web, installation, live events and public art. You can access all their projects, as well as buy the DVD Jaywick EscapesPope & Guthrie's past and current work, at ht...

Dougie Brimson shares some stories about time on film sets with Martin Kemp making Top Dog. Plus he talks about novel writing vs screenwriting. For more on Dougie see his website http://www.dougiebrimson.com/ More from Britflicks see www.britflicks.com Intro/Outro music:
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