Hard on the heels of our Friday night’s short film PHOENIX we have had the good news that that the director, Alice Seabright, has won this wonderful award, Alice was trained at the National Film and TV School and her film was completed as graduation piece and with help from THE BEACONSFIELD FILM SOCIETY. OurRead More
London’s cultural life has once again been enriched with 10 days of outstanding and diverse works from all over the world. We have seen record audiences and film makers from countries large and small offering work made with great skill, imagination and passion for scrutiny in competition by their peers. Over 300 works posed formidableRead More
The Venice International Film Festival is part of the Venice Biennale, founded by the city’s father’s in 1932 and claiming to be the world’s oldest. Film is one of many art-related activities including architecture, dance, music, cinema and a kid’s carnival, all of this drawing devotees from every part of the world. This writer hopesRead More
In addition to the new Dolby 7.1 Atmos sound system, the NFTS has installed a larger screen, new fitted carpets, tidied up the seats (adding new seat numbers) and improved the toilets. Ready to go with our Autumn/Winter season!
We are moving into the smaller Rose cinema on Saturday 17th August to make way for a very exciting upgrade. Dolby sound engineers and other contractors will move into our studio cinema in August/September to strip out the existing sound system and replace it with the very latest technology available from the world’s leading manufacturerRead More
One of Britain’s most iconic film studios will be the permanent production base for Netflix, the world’s major streaming service. Shepperton Studios, owned by Pinewood, was the location for such franchises as Harry Potter, The Omen, Alien and dozens of other films and TV shows over the years. It’s 14 sound stages will, from October,Read More
Increased attendances, with an interesting array of works from every part of the world, distinguished this year’s festival. By far the biggest film at the festival was ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, Director Quentin Tarantino shown here with stars Leonardo de Caprio, Bad Pitt and Margo Robbie. Awarded 9.7 out of 10 on theRead More
On the 20th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s passing a major exhibition at the London Design Museum in Kensington honours the work of this great director, photographer, writer and all round technical genius. Born 1928 in Manhattan he spend his last 40 years working and living near Elstree studio. The creator of 2001 – A SpaceRead More
We are proud to announce sponsorships for three young and talented students selected by the sponsorship committee of the NFTS. on our behalf. Gaining a good degree at the NFTS is a major steppingstone for a successful career and we wish them well. The NFTS supplies graduates to all department of film-making across the worldRead More
According to recent newspaper reports, ‘All A-listers head to the Venice Film Festival’ where, over the past few years, Venice has outshone Cannes by six Oscars to one. The Cannes event, on the other hand, is said to be struggling to live up to the glory days with a dull selection of movies and aRead More