Peoples Republic of South Devon

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The swanky Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week and you’ll be chuffed to hear there are plenty of film types over here flying the flag for the People’s Republic.

South West Screen - the film, television and digital media agency for the South West of England - is apparently involved in two key events.

They’ll be launching the Screenwriters’ Festival this Sunday (which is due to take place at Cheltenham Film Studios in June) and also co-hosting an international event on Monday, aiming to attract more investment in the regions.

Many South West filmmakers are also attending the festival to generate interest in their projects, including the estimable likes of Martin Kiszko and Joe Tunmer.

Representing the PRSD is Stuart Brennan, producer at Devon-based Burn Hand Film Productions Ltd.

He told South West Screen: ‘Cannes is the centre of the film world, and a huge opportunity for networking and promoting any projects.

‘This year we’ll be heading out to promote our new horror division British Phoenix Films and their first feature film The Lost.

‘We’ll also be promoting our upcoming feature Risen, about the life and times of Welsh World Champion boxer Howard Winstone.

‘We’re hoping we’ll sell The Lost to a number of countries for DVD release and also get people talking about Risen.’

All of which, we think you’ll agree, sounds Very Cool Indeed. And hey, howzabout seeing you all here next year?

Check out South West Screen for more details.

Posted by Thin White Duke

May 18th, 2006

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New clear policy

Putting aside the obvious object lesson in how power corrupts, what does the nuclear proliferation commitment the prime minister has signed us all up for mean - other than the increase in volatile waste material we can’t control, and avoiding any meaningful change in power consumption, and further marginalising the proto-industry of renewable energy?

Your answers please on a brick which we will bury in lead for more than a couple of lifetimes and hope it does nothing to affect the world - why would it?

At least Elliott Morely in the Guardian - who has always had a reputation as being quite sound (despite what I feel was a bit of a fish fudge) - came out against the PM’s decision. But then he was sacked just last week.

Posted by Cptn

May 18th, 2006

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