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February 2008
Born of Hope in pre-production
Actors at Work production 'Born of Hope' is officially in pre-production with the first shoot scheduled for July in the Anglo-Saxon village of West Stow in Suffolk. For more news, check out the official website.
January 2008
CFN meeting have moved to the Snug Bar
Now fortnightly on Wednesdays at the Snug Bar on Lensfield Road, Cambridge.
November 2007
Cambridge Filmmaker's Networking Event
It will be held at the Boxtree on Napier street, taking place in late November.
Canapés, film quizzes and the chance to
win free drinks and prizes throughout the evening.
We see it as a chance for local area filmmakers to get their work seen by
members of the public and also a chance to meet other filmmakers and your
audience in an informal setting.
October 2007 ::: CFN is on the move :::
CFN meetings are moving to the Boxtree Bar, Napier Street
The first meeting to take place in the new venue will be on Tuesday 23rd October at 8pm and will be on alternate Tuesdays after that. Check out the upcoming meeting dates to your right >>>
April 2007 The Appointment is in post-production. Watch the trailer (wmv) here.
March 2007 One Little Step is finished. We're looking forward to a cast & crew screening in early April.
January 2007 We haven't been very good at keeping this section updated. We promise to try harder in the future, in the meantime, you can check out Emily's blog on One Little Step, a seaside musical currently in post-production.
March 2006 Great news! Into the Darkness is now complete and a cast & crew screening is scheduled for the end of March. Congratulations to all involved. More information can be found at www.actorsatworkproductions.com.
February 2006 Version 0.9 (formerly Heads Together) is now complete! A cast and crew screening is forthcoming. Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on the film.
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January 2006 The CFN are gearing up for the new year with a number of initiatives and projects. Development is underway for Born of Hope and final post production is taking place on Version 0.9, Into the Darkness and Black Box.
New to the CFN this year is the Writer's Group. Tim, a recent graduate of the MA in Screenwriting at the London College of Printing will be running this scheme for all those wishing to develop their writing skills. One to one script development sessions can be arranged with Tim (via 'timothy pickett 72 at hotmail dotcom'), which can then be followed by a group workshop if desired. This will allow scripts to reach their full potential before reaching production stage and is an initiative open to all our writers, regardless of experience. We aim to drive this group partly through entry to screenwriting competitions.
2005 was a highly productive year so here's to an equally productive 2006!
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October 2005 Great news for the autumn, we have an event coming up with the CFN and the UK Film Council. Friday 18th November, 5pm, APU, East Road, Cambridge.
The UK Film Council's Head of Exhibition & Distribution, Peter Buckingham, is coming to talk with CFN members and APU students about the importance of understanding the distribution process, knowing your audience and appreciating commercial viability. His presentation is renowned in the industry for being one of the best around, full of insightful pointers and taking his wealth of experience into account. Peter is an enthusiastic and vibrant speaker and this event is not to be missed!
Also, the production scheme is going well with Burning Love and Black Box moving into post production. Well done to all involved!
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May 2005 With the 3rd, 4th and 5th CFN short films well into production, this year has been a busy one so far…and it's about to get busier as we have two upcoming events scheduled for the summer and autumn months.
We anticipate a Q&A event with Simon Moorhead and Dave Mckean, producer and director of feature film,Mirrormask which is to be released in the UK in September. They will be talking CFN members through their progression from short film production into features, using clips from the unreleased film and from their shorts showreel. This promises to be an insightful event!
Later, in October we will be welcoming Peter Buckingham, Head of Distribution and Exhibition at the UK Film Council, to discuss the importance of commercial awareness in filmmaking. We are hosting this event in conjuction with the Cambridge Film Consortium.
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March 2005 The CFN production scheme is well under way with the first two shorts, Office Devils and Duck Feeder already in post production. A third, Heads Together, is now in the early stages of pre-production and we hope to shoot it this spring.
The productions are a great opportunity for all those in the CFN to work together on exciting projects and anyone interested in getting involved should email info at cambridgefilmmakers.co.uk.
We hope to continue production throughout the year and put together a DVD of the best CFN productions. Watch this space for announcements.....
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January 2005 The first 2005 productions, Duck Feeder and Office Devils have started production, shooting in January and February.
The follow up to the highly successful Q&A event with Stephen Fry and Gina Carter is underway and CFN administration is discussing details with more high profile members of the UK film industry. Watch this space for more details!
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April 2004 The CFN hosted Bright Young Things event on the 19th April was a resounding success, with tickets selling out in 3 days! Director Stephen Fry and producer Gina Carter spoke frankly about the making of the film covering aspects such as raising the finance, casting of unknown actors and the difficulties that they had to overcome. They also entertained the audience with anecdotes and I am sure that no one will forget the Peter O Toole story for a long time!
CFN members had the opportunity to talk with both Stephen and Gina in the bar after the event along with Laurie Heywood CEO of Screen East and chair of the event Atlantic Film Group producer Alan Harris.
The event was made possible with the support of the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse and Screen East and we hope it will be the first of many!
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March 2004 On the 19th April 2004, acclaimed filmmaker and actor Stephen Fry and successful UK producer Gina Carter (Revolution Films) will be visiting the Cambridge Filmmakers Network and other local filmmakers to discuss their 2003 production Bright Young Things. This will take place at 6:30pm on the evening of the 19th at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Cinema.
Bright Young Things will be screened prior to a chaired Q&A session with Stephen and Gina, when CFN members will have the opportunity to put their questions to them. Tickets are available for all Cambridge Filmmakers Network members and there will be a limited number of tickets for Sheffield Filmmakers Network members. Non CFN or SFN members will be able to obtain tickets direct from the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Box Office on 01223 504444.
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February 2004 The Cambridge Arts Picturehouse have agreed to support the Cambridge Filmmakers Network in kind by allowing us to use their meeting room for our regular meetings. This will allow us a private space, with screening facilities so that we can discuss ideas, scripts, projects and events freely.We very much appreciate the support of the Picturehouse and thank them for all their help with various aspects of the CFN's work.
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October 2003 The official launch of the new Cambridge Filmmakers Network! We have several plans for development, such as creating links with Cambridge University and APU film students as well as the many sixth form college films students, to enable us to expand the educational aspect of the network.
We have a link with a sister network in Sheffield and a Birmingham Filmmakers Network is to be launched later in the year, which will allow us to contact and collaborate with filmmakers across the country.
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