Northern Film School

Alumni

If you are a graduate of the Northern Film School and want to get in touch and tell us how you're getting on and what projects you have worked on or are working on, then please get in touch.

Alumni Production Scheme

The Alumni Production Scheme at the Northern Film School is run to give their graduates the opportunity to develop their professional portfolios. The Scheme is mentored and supported by a combination of industry professionals teaching within the school, and creatie practitioners in the UK, with resources available in house or hired on a project basis.

Support for the Alumni Production scheme can take different forms, for instance pairing graduates to pitch for projects from external clients, or alumni might develop a proposal in partnership with the Northern Film School to pitch for project funding from external agencies. Within the scheme, the Northern Film School becomes the executive producer, overseeing projects through development and production, through to their successful completion.

If you have a project and are looking for filmmakers to realise it, or if you are graduates with a proposal, please email J.Granville@leedsmet.ac.uk to discuss it further.

Opportunity to make a short promo film...

Beth Nicholls is running an innovative new art and creative enterprise retreat in the Yorkshire Dales, May 11-15th 2011. Combining creativity, enterprise and community, the Do What You Love retreat brings together emerging artists and outstanding successful creative entrepreneurs to give participants the tools and inspiration to do what they love, for life. (See www.dowhatyouloveforlife.com for more info)

Beth is looking for someone to make a short promotional film about the event, in return for a free place on the retreat (worth around £1000) including all meals, accommodation in a luxury eco-lodge, a three day art workshop and creative enterprise advice from people like Kanya King, founder of the MOBO Awards, and Matt Stinchcomb, European Director of Etsy.com, the world's biggest online handmade marketplace. This is a great opportunity for someone to get hands-on experience, while benefiting from a unique creative enterprise experience at the same time. Style is open to discussion and this is not just a standard corporate-type film! If any of your current or former students are interested please can you ask them to email me before April 16th.
beth@dowhatyouloveforlife.com

8th Brighton and 1st Leeds Filmmakers Coalition Film Challenge

Its a joint Challenge between the two cities with a free screening in both cities of all the films.
This is a 48 Hour challenge 'The Weekender FilmBender'
Starts Friday February 18th 7pm @The Pin Bar on Dock Street
Ends Sunday February 20th 8pm @The Pin Bar on Dock Street

Anyone can get involved and full rules and details will be available on the night.

We will arrange groups on the night if needed and personal projects are welcome.

It should be a highly achievable challenge thats going to be fun for everyone involved.

Email Adrian Worsfold adrian.worsfold@filmcoalition.co.uk for further information.

Calling All Alumni (09/12/2010)

TRIANGLE is a unique development opportunity aimed at fostering creative collaboration between feature film writers, directors and producers in the North of England. The scheme, a partnership of Screen Yorkshire, Vision + Media and Northern Film & Media with support from the Skillset Film Skills Fund, is open to all filmmakers based in Yorkshire and Humber, the North West and North East of England. Read On....

BBC Learning North West - Placement Scheme

The Brief
"We’re looking for a talented individual with motivation, creativity and drive to join the BBC Learning campaigns project manager in the North West on a short placement scheme in January or February 2011."

DEADLINE 18th November 2010.
More information....

FOR PITCHING NOW!!!!

FACTS: There is a budget for the whole project of £ 4,500. If you are interested in pitching please contact Jenny on J.Granville@leedsmet.ac.uk asap to discuss where the NFS might support you in order to make your pitch competitive.

THE BRIEF:
Northern Ballet is creating a new ballet, Cleopatra, which will premiere in Leeds in February 2011.

They would like to make a promotional film and trailer for the ballet to be featured on their website and in-house display screen; on the websites and screens for the venues where the ballet will be performed throughout 2011; on news websites and potentially on TV as part of an interview / preview feature.

As a touring company they are on the road a lot of the time and the dancers won't be back in Leeds until the week commencing 15th November, and then only for that week. However, they are holding a Cleopatra launch event at Sadler's Wells in London on Monday 15th November which will comprise talks from David Nixon (their artistic director and choreographer) and Claude Michel Schonberg who has created the music, along with two duets from the ballet being performed by their dancers. This would be an ideal time to capture some dance footage and perhaps get some interviews for VO. There is also the possibility that some further footage rehearsals and interviews with the dancers in the lead roles could be captured in Leeds later that week.

www.northernballet.com
Purpose-built headquarters in central Leeds with Phoenix Dance Theatre.
Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PA.
Tel: 0113 220 8000. Fax: 0113 220 8001.

The Film Coalition

The Film Coalition is venturing out from Brighton with its second free networking and resource group. Co-Run by Adrian Worsfold an alumni of the Northern Film School, The Leeds Filmmakers Coalition will help to encourage and nurture local filmmaking offering weekly meetings, free workshops, casting and crewing, film challenges and much more to help imporove your craft and help others in theirs.

We meet every 2nd/3rd/4th Monday of the month at 6.30pm in the Pin Bar on dock street and
every 1st Tuesday of the month with the West Yorkshire independent film network at 7pm in the Roast on 1 whitehall riverside

More information on facebook fan and group pages.
Search: Leeds Filmmakers Coalition
contact: Adrian Worsfold
Email: adrian.worsfold@filmcoalition.co.uk

Sundance for graduate's film
A film written and directed by a Leeds Met alumnus will be screened in one of the world's most respected film festivals.
Mohamed Al-Daradji, who graduated with an MA in cinematography from the Northern Film School, will see his film 'Son Of Babylon' shown as an entry in the 'World Cinema Dramatic Competition' as part of the Sundance Film Festival. The key annual international festival for independent cinema, takes place in Utah, USA from 21 - 31 January 2010.

Son Of Babylon unearths Iraq's hidden horrors as Al-Daradji takes his audience on a journey through Iraq in 2003, just after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is the second feature film from Mohamed Al-Daradji, following his debut Alhaam, a film that represented Iraq for the Oscar and Golden Globe Awards in 2007.
The film is one of only fourteen short-listed for the competition from thousands of entries from around the world.

Matt Grimwood screening Toshi at Bradford International Film Festival
A film produced by a Leeds Met graduate will be screened at this year's Bradford International Film Festival.
Matt Grimwood, who graduated from the Northern Film School in 2004 with a degree in Moving Image Production, has since forged a career in the film and television industry.
The film is focused around awkward loser Toshi, a socially-inept young Japanese businessman who finds himself in London with a group of older colleagues who ignore and exclude him at every turn. more...


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Support for the Alumni Production scheme can take different forms, for instance pairing graduates to pitch for projects from external clients, or alumni might develop a proposal in partnership with the Northern Film School to pitch for project funding from external agencies. Within the scheme, the Northern Film School becomes the executive producer, overseeing projects through development and production, through to their successful completion. If you have a project and are looking for filmmakers to realise it, or if you are graduates with a proposal, please email J.Granville@leedsmet.ac.uk to discuss it further. Opportunity to make a short promo film... Beth Nicholls is running an innovative new art and creative enterprise retreat in the Yorkshire Dales, May 11-15th 2011. Combining creativity, enterprise and community, the Do What You Love retreat brings together emerging artists and outstanding successful creative entrepreneurs to give participants the tools and inspiration to do what they love, for life. (See www.dowhatyouloveforlife.com for more info) Beth is looking for someone to make a short promotional film about the event, in return for a free place on the retreat (worth around £1000) including all meals, accommodation in a luxury eco-lodge, a three day art workshop and creative enterprise advice from people like Kanya King, founder of the MOBO Awards, and Matt Stinchcomb, European Director of Etsy.com, the world's biggest online handmade marketplace. This is a great opportunity for someone to get hands-on experience, while benefiting from a unique creative enterprise experience at the same time. Style is open to discussion and this is not just a standard corporate-type film! If any of your current or former students are interested please can you ask them to email me before April 16th. beth@dowhatyouloveforlife.com 8th Brighton and 1st Leeds Filmmakers Coalition Film Challenge Its a joint Challenge between the two cities with a free screening in both cities of all the films. This is a 48 Hour challenge 'The Weekender FilmBender' Starts Friday February 18th 7pm @The Pin Bar on Dock Street Ends Sunday February 20th 8pm @The Pin Bar on Dock Street Anyone can get involved and full rules and details will be available on the night. We will arrange groups on the night if needed and personal projects are welcome. It should be a highly achievable challenge thats going to be fun for everyone involved. Email Adrian Worsfold adrian.worsfold@filmcoalition.co.uk for further information. Calling All Alumni (09/12/2010) TRIANGLE is a unique development opportunity aimed at fostering creative collaboration between feature film writers, directors and producers in the North of England. The scheme, a partnership of Screen Yorkshire, Vision + Media and Northern Film & Media with support from the Skillset Film Skills Fund, is open to all filmmakers based in Yorkshire and Humber, the North West and North East of England. Read On.... BBC Learning North West - Placement Scheme The Brief "We’re looking for a talented individual with motivation, creativity and drive to join the BBC Learning campaigns project manager in the North West on a short placement scheme in January or February 2011." DEADLINE 18th November 2010. More information.... FOR PITCHING NOW!!!! FACTS: There is a budget for the whole project of £ 4,500. If you are interested in pitching please contact Jenny on J.Granville@leedsmet.ac.uk asap to discuss where the NFS might support you in order to make your pitch competitive. THE BRIEF: Northern Ballet is creating a new ballet, Cleopatra, which will premiere in Leeds in February 2011. They would like to make a promotional film and trailer for the ballet to be featured on their website and in-house display screen; on the websites and screens for the venues where the ballet will be performed throughout 2011; on news websites and potentially on TV as part of an interview / preview feature. As a touring company they are on the road a lot of the time and the dancers won't be back in Leeds until the week commencing 15th November, and then only for that week. However, they are holding a Cleopatra launch event at Sadler's Wells in London on Monday 15th November which will comprise talks from David Nixon (their artistic director and choreographer) and Claude Michel Schonberg who has created the music, along with two duets from the ballet being performed by their dancers. This would be an ideal time to capture some dance footage and perhaps get some interviews for VO. There is also the possibility that some further footage rehearsals and interviews with the dancers in the lead roles could be captured in Leeds later that week. www.northernballet.com Purpose-built headquarters in central Leeds with Phoenix Dance Theatre. Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PA. Tel: 0113 220 8000. Fax: 0113 220 8001. The Film Coalition The Film Coalition is venturing out from Brighton with its second free networking and resource group. Co-Run by Adrian Worsfold an alumni of the Northern Film School, The Leeds Filmmakers Coalition will help to encourage and nurture local filmmaking offering weekly meetings, free workshops, casting and crewing, film challenges and much more to help imporove your craft and help others in theirs. We meet every 2nd/3rd/4th Monday of the month at 6.30pm in the Pin Bar on dock street and every 1st Tuesday of the month with the West Yorkshire independent film network at 7pm in the Roast on 1 whitehall riverside More information on facebook fan and group pages. Search: Leeds Filmmakers Coalition contact: Adrian Worsfold Email: adrian.worsfold@filmcoalition.co.uk Sundance for graduate's film A film written and directed by a Leeds Met alumnus will be screened in one of the world's most respected film festivals. Mohamed Al-Daradji, who graduated with an MA in cinematography from the Northern Film School, will see his film 'Son Of Babylon' shown as an entry in the 'World Cinema Dramatic Competition' as part of the Sundance Film Festival. The key annual international festival for independent cinema, takes place in Utah, USA from 21 - 31 January 2010. Son Of Babylon unearths Iraq's hidden horrors as Al-Daradji takes his audience on a journey through Iraq in 2003, just after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is the second feature film from Mohamed Al-Daradji, following his debut Alhaam, a film that represented Iraq for the Oscar and Golden Globe Awards in 2007. The film is one of only fourteen short-listed for the competition from thousands of entries from around the world. Matt Grimwood screening Toshi at Bradford International Film Festival A film produced by a Leeds Met graduate will be screened at this year's Bradford International Film Festival. Matt Grimwood, who graduated from the Northern Film School in 2004 with a degree in Moving Image Production, has since forged a career in the film and television industry. The film is focused around awkward loser Toshi, a socially-inept young Japanese businessman who finds himself in London with a group of older colleagues who ignore and exclude him at every turn. more...