LensHeads Film School

The LensHeads film “Ceum air ais agus Ceum air Adhart” has been nominated in the FilmG Awards 2012 for

• Best script
• Best production
• Best film

The FilmG Awards Ceremony will be held at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow on 9 March 2012.

Do you know anyone aged 16-25 years and interested in filmmaking?

To celebrate Ken Loach’s 75th birthday, the BFI, First Light, Film Club and Film Education are launching a competition for young creators, inspired by the work of Ken Loach.

We are looking for talented filmmakers aged 16-25 years to submit short films up to 3 minutes in duration that tell new stories, give a voice to interesting characters and challenge audiences to think differently about the world we all live in.

The 10 best entries will be invited to a celebratory event at the BFI Southbank in November where the winning filmmakers will be announced.

Two runners up will receive 6 months subscription to Love Film.

The winning filmmaker will receive:
• The opportunity to be part of a special academy programme at the BFI Future Film Festival February 2012;
• Mentoring and career advice from a film industry professional;
• Their film published online by the BFI and First Light.

For more information, and to enter, click here.

Deadline for entries: 5pm Monday 10th October 2011

Loach Q&A

To help you along with your entries the BFI have arranged an online Q&A session with the acclaimed director. They are welcoming all questions, be they specialist, general or even philosophical. Imagine chatting to Loach: what would you ask him?

Submitting your questions:

• YouTube: Leave a comment here.
Twitter: Tweet your question including the tag #BFIquestion

Deadline for questions: 1pm Wednesday 14 September 2011

We are currently applying for funding to run the Lensheads films schools after the summer holidays. If our funding application is successful then the first film school will commence on the 3rd August 2011 for two weeks.

If you are interested in taking part in the film school, them please complete and submit the form at this link;

Click here to apply

We will get back to you as soon as we can.

The LensHeads film school from North Lanarkshire have produced their short film STRINGS ATTACHED and have been nominated for a prestigious FIRST LIGHT AWARD.

‘Strings Attached’ tells the story of Johnny and his wife. Did he remember it’s her birthday? Buy her a present, collect her from the airport, make her happy; Johnny needs to get it right. He needs to do it all in a hurry, but has he bought her present with no strings attached?

As part of the ‘Best Drama’ category, the group will be judged by Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale), Nathan Stewart Jarrett (MisFits) and Claudia Winkleman (Film 2011) against three other films from Somerset, Scotland and Belfast.

Hosted by Nick Grimshaw, the ceremony will be attended by a mix of film industry luminaries and celebrities who will present the awards across a range of categories including ‘Best Animation’, ‘Best Drama’, and ‘Best Original Music’. This year’s event will take place at ODEON, Leicester Square, London on the afternoon of Tuesday 15^th March.

Nick Grimshaw said “I’m really looking forward to presenting the First Light Awards in March. It promises to be a great event plus I get to watch some really cool films and meet some great people.”

FIRST LIGHT helps young people from all backgrounds to develop their skills, talent, creativity, confidence and entrepreneurial capabilities. The organization provides opportunities for young people to work with industry professionals on high quality, youth led digital media projects.

Two of Lensheads’ films have been shortlisted for the Discovery Youth Screen Award. Both Missing You and Strings Attached will be screened on Sunday 31st October, along with the other shortlisted films, at 3pm at DCA as part of the Discovery Film Festival.

The final Discovery Youth Screen Award will go to the film that wins the audience vote on the day. The winner of the award on the day receives the accolade of being the best film made by under 18s across the whole of Scotland.

There will also be two additional awards given this year – the Edinburgh Skillset Screen and Media Academy Award for Scriptwriting and a Youth Film and The Dundee Rep Theatre Prize for Acting in a Youth Film. These will be judged by representatives from The Dundee Rep Theatre and Edinburgh Skillset Screen and Media Academy.