If you are an Independent or aspiring film-maker and creative dreamer who wants to get a sense of what the film community is all about, then please start planning for a potential visit to next year’s London Independent Film Festival 2020. Once again it promises to be as exciting and involving as this year’s event, which took place at the Genesis Cinema in Mile End, East London.
Key highlights from this year’s Festival were as follows:
– Opening Night Party
– Closing Night Awards Ceremony and After Party.
– Networking every day.
6 Feature Films:
OPENING NIGHT GALA
Soundtrack To Sixteen (2019). By the Shakespeare Sisters
The Price For Silence (2018). Directed by Tony Germinario
Poised (2018) * LGBTQ Feature * Directed by Yiannis Alexiou and Robert Cairns
Pluck (2018) – Documentary. Directed by Lloyd Ross
Frontera (2018) Directed by Jake Thomas Armbruster
CLOSING NIGHT GALA
Dead Unicorns (2019) Directed by Ian Fielding
8 x Blocks of Short Films including:
1 x Horror Block
1 x LGBTQ Block
Grading Masterclass hosted by Twickenham Studios
Masterclass about grading and the collaboration between the Grader and the Director of Photography. With Jon Muschamp Director of Photography and Tom Cairns from Twickenham Studios.
Sound Masterclass hosted by RØDE Microphones
Hosted by RØDE Microphones brand manager and YouTuber Alex Theakston: ‘Professional Sound for Absolute Beginners’ – an total Beginners Crash-Course in Recording Audio for Film. Covering Microphone types, proper Microphone Techniques and common mistakes, and how to use the most important Audio Processing Tools to get your finished recordings sounding their absolute best.
Discussion with Casting Director Claire Bleasdale and Director Colin O’Toole on their 2018 BAFTA-winning Short Film COWBOY DAVE
Q&A with Casting Director Claire Bleasdale and Director Colin O’Toole who made the BAFTA-winning short film Cowboy Dave on the process of making the Film, Casting the Lead Character, and the way in which they brought the Script to life through their collaboration.
Discussion on the Representation of LGBTQ on Screen hosted by Helen Oakleigh
Q & A with Helen Oakleigh who is an Actor and Writer who has worked on countless shows which include Queer Representation including “Different For Girls” and “As We Are”. She has also performed live at a large number of Queer Venues with both Cabaret and Spoken Word.
Masterclass on writing a successful festival strategy hosted by Festival Formula
Discussion with Ian and Katie from Festival Formula about Festivals in general, Strategy, Budget and Submission materials.
Discussion on the Representation of Women On Screen Hosted by Helen Oakleigh
Helen is passionate about Equal Representation of all Genders on Screen. She has worked on hundreds of shows on Screen, Stage and Fadio and also works as a Spoken Word Artist with a Book of Poetry called Equality.
Pitch Panel
An opportunity for selected Film-Makers to pitch projects to the professionals who included Executive Producer Keith Potter, Producer Julie Baines, FrightFest’s Paul McEvoy, Sales Agent Billy Hurman, Screenwriter, Producer and Director Eric Blakeney, and LSFF’s Philip Ilson.
Challenge Trinity hosted by Directors UK in collaboration with ARRI
Film Screening and discussion with four Directors UK members who were chosen to shoot a movie in one day, in one uninterrupted shot. In partnership with ARRI, they were each equipped with a TRINITY, holding an ALEXA LF or ALEXA Mini with Signature Prime lenses, and teamed up with experienced, top-notch TRINITY operators. The selected winners and their films were: Diego Barraza – The Letter , Daphne Schmon + Emily Carlton – Exit To Stage, Martin Gooch – A Midwinter Night’s Dream & Luke Bradford – One.
As if all this wasn’t enough, there were some tasty prizes on offer for the winners at the Closing Night Awards:
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1 x grading for a 10 minute short film by Twickenham Studios
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1 x film stock and processing for a short film from KODAK
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3 x RODE Microphone packages
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1 x ticket for Directors UK festival in September
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Winning feature films reviewed by UK Film Review
Please get in touch via the LIFF website for more details on next year’s event via this link:
