The writer Victoria Pilkington-Miksa (class of 2010) has been commissioned by Slim Jim Films to turn her multi award-winning short, “Mosa”, into a feature. Ana Morena will direct. The budget will be around the Euro 1.5million mark. A South African/ German co-production is on the cards. Isaura Barbe-Brown is “Mosa” http://www.mosafilm.comhttp://www.slimjimfilms.com/indevelopment.html
Michael Madsen Kat Moon (class of 2011) is co-producing “Men Don’t Lie”. It shoots this April with Michael Madsen (“Reservoir Dogs”, “Kill Bill”) and Jean-Hughes Anglade (“Betty Blue”, “La Reine Margot”). Jane Spencer directs, and Lucy Shuttleworth, regular tutor on our programme, has scripted. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424859
Amy Ricker’s (class of 2010/11) feature production, “Island” with Natalie Press (“My Summer of Love”, & Oscar winning “Wasp”) opens at the Curzon Soho, London, on 25th April and goes wide that week. Her company, Finite Films, is also launching the TV show “Walk Like a Panther” starring Stephen Graham (“Snatch”, “This is England”) and…
Cecilia Frugiuele (class of 2009) is co-producing “Borrowed Time” through Parkville Pictures in partnership with Film London and BBC Films on the Microwave Scheme. Jules Bishop is directing. Production starts in April. Production still for “Borrowed Time” http://www.ceciliafrugiuele.com/about-parkville-pictures/
Brian de Vore (class of 2007) won an Award from the Visual Effect Society for Outstanding Effects on his pilot for the TV show, “The Mystery of the Full Moon”. “The Mystery of the Full Moon” http://www.vimeo.com/8405520
Personal Transformation – the internal journey – the character’s arc Each of these expressions touches on the “need” of a protagonist. They describe the steps that a character takes to progress towards (or regress away from) a better version of themselves. One of our key decisions as writers is how to engage with this aspect…