Screentest

Screentest Awards Announcement

screentestfest — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:30:36 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Uber Torso will be providing prizes for the award winners of Screentest Festival this year. The festival starts tomorrow! Let’s get ready.

Less Than 2 Weeks Away!!

screentestfest — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:35:09 +0000

We are only 10 days off for London’s very first year of hosting the Screentest National Student Film Festival. Tickets are now available to reserve online. We have weekend passes (£13) and day passes (£5) for purchase. Don’t miss out on pre-booking, as on the day prices will be slightly higher. A full listing of the films being screened and when they will be screened is available here. We have also announced those films who are nominated here.

With over 100 films submitted for this years festival, London’s first year hosting has exceeded all expectations. So everyone get ready, there’s only 10 days left!

Submissions Closed!

screentestfest — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:25:07 +0000

Submissions are now closed for 2011! A BIG thank you to everyone who has sent their short films for this years National Student Film Festival. We have had a record breaking response, totalling over 140 submissions from all over country.

Tickets will be available for purchase online Monday 14th February. We have also created a Facebook event for the festival if any of you would like to help spread the word to your friends, click here for that.

The festival will be upon us in a month’s time. Get ready!

Submissions Update

screentestfest — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:07:31 +0000

All submissions for the Screentest National Student Film Festival ’11 have been extended and now should be received by Friday the 4th of February. Time is running out so please send your submissions as soon as possible! Information regarding festival bookings will be available shortly.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us!

Happy New Year!

Screentest Festival is back and ready for your submissions!

screentestfest — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:48:22 +0000

Screentest, the UK’s national student film festival, is once again welcoming submissions from the student film makers around the country. This year the festival is leaving its home of the last six years in Bristol and heading down to London to see what the Big Smoke has to offer. The three day festival is filled with celebrity speakers, screening and workshops, but most importantly we need your short films.

To enter your piece download the submission form found here. There are categories determining the genre of your piece so please choose the most appropriate one. This year the festival will be held at Kings College London and Southbank University and promises to better than ever so make sure your film is a part of it!

MOFILM’s Rome Film Festival Competition

screentestfest — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:38:40 +0000

Independent filmmakers network Shooting People are currently supporting MOFILM’S Rome Film Festival competition. They’re looking for filmmakers to create engaging ads for one (or more) of 7 brands. These need not be dry or dull – the opposite in fact. They want to see creative and unique approach to the briefs.

For your efforts you have the chance of picking up a lot of goodies, including $82,000 worth of cash prizes, a car, a trip to one of two eco-tourism resorts in Australia and India, 5 Kodak Zi8 Digital Video Cameras, 5 Nokia technology packs and a round trip airfare for you and a guest to Rome plus 3 nights accommodation. In addition to this, any Shooting People member that enters automatically goes into a draw to win a high-def Canon 5D Mark II camera, regardless of whether you’re a medalist in any of the competition. Not a member? Fear not. Shooting People are offering free trial memberships during the competition. Just follow this url to claim it:

http://shootingpeople.org/mofilm/

Pitch Perfect Short Course in TV & Film Development

screentestfest — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:17:18 +0000

September 17 – 19 2010 Birkeck College London

Pitch Perfect is a unique film and television development course held over three days in central London. It was borne out of an industry need for emerging filmmakers to have a better understanding of the professional development process beyond simply originating ideas. At the end of the course, one filmmaker will be awarded a scholarship of £2000 development funding for their idea and be mentored by an industry professioanl.

Our course has been designed to teach you the steps involved in getting an idea from the page to the screen. It will take you through the creative and practical aspects of development and will culminate in a live pitching session in front of a panel of television and film industry professionals. Each participant on the course will develop a story idea over the three days and there will be an opportunity to read one another’s work and give feedback in a group workshop setting. The ideas can be for a feature, a short or for a telelviosn series. We are more interested in compelling stories than the format they take. The most promising ideas will be selected to take part in the live pitch for the development scholarship. The course is held at Birkbeck College, University of London, a world-class research and teaching institution.

Join us in September to shape your idea in the perfect pitch.

www.pitchperfectacademy.com

info@pitchperfectacademy.com

T: +44 (0)2081446903

Screentest are going to Beach Break!!

screentestfest — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:35:29 +0000

Next week Screentest will be screening a selection of films at the student music festival Beach Break taking place in South Wales from the 14th – 18th of June. We will be there Monday – Thursday in the Leaky Sheep which is the festival’s on site pub; 18.00 on Monday evening and 11.00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

We will be screening the winning films from the 2010 festival, the Best of 2009 and two Screentest Retrospective DVDs which include some of our favourite films from the last few years.

We will also be tweeting about our antics at the festival throughout the week, so follow us on Twitter if you want to see what we get up to.

Or if you are at the festival and fancy spending an hour drinking beer and watching films in a pub then come and find us at the Leaky Sheep.

We look forward to seeing you there

The Screentest Team.

Submissions Open – 3rd Babelgum Online Film Festival

screentestfest — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:32:09 +0000

In response to the success of its previous editions helmed by Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee, independent web and mobile video content platform Babelgum is pleased to announce its call for entries for the 3rd Babelgum Online Film Festival.

Official partners of BOFF3 are Shooting People , the world’s largest network of independent filmmakers. Joining forces, both organisations hope to to celebrate and reward the very best in international independent short filmmaking by providing exposure and cash awards of up to $6,000.

Deadline for uploads is 28 March, however, filmmakers can submit work from any year of production and there are no restrictions on whether the film has been previously distributed or entered into any offline or online film festival.

To find out more, visit Babelgum

Alternate copy for social media sites:

Facebook: Submissions open for 3rd Babelgum Online Film Festival. Get your film seen on a global scale + cash awards of up to $6,000. Read more

Twitter: Submissions open for 3rd Babelgum Online Film Festival. Cash awards of up to $6,000. + great non-restrictive guidelines Read more

And the Winners are…

screentestfest — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:15:30 +0000

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of Screentest 2010. See who won what here…

Best Film: Reaching Albion dir. Jon Scorer. Bournemouth University

Best Animation: Heartstrings dir. Rhiannon Evans. University of Wales

Best Documentary: Reaching Albion dir. Jon Scorer. Bournemouth University

Best Comedy: Foxes in the Underground dir. Daniel Nickson. University of Westminster

Best Drama: Smog dir. Clara Kraft Isono. London Film School

Best Music Video: Poughkeepsie Bound dir. Charlie MacGregor Bristol Univeristy

Best Thriller/Horror: Who’s Afriad of the Water Sprite? dir. William McGregor. University for the Creative Arts
Best Script: Foxes in the Underground dir. Daniel Nickson. Westminster University

Best Sound: Reaching Albion dir, Jon Scorer. Bournemouth Univeristy

Best Cinematography: Who’s Afraid of the Water Sprite? dir. Willaim McGregor. University for the Creative Arts

Best Acting: Smog dir. Clara Kraft Isono. London Film School

Technical Achievement Award: Who’s Afriad of the Water Sprite? dir. William McGregor. University for the Creative Arts

Film Society Achievement Award: Westminster University

Audience Choice Award: Heartstrings dir. Rhiannon Evan. University of Wales