London Film Academy on Location in Algarve

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

Did you know that LFA's Joint-Principals and founders are women? Meet Anna MacDonald and Daisy Gili...

(Photo taken November 2012 at our graduation and LFA's 10th anniversary).

LFA NEWS: We are getting ready to host...

KINOTEKA STUDIO 2013: WORKSHOPS FOR WRITERS/DIRECTORS
as part of the 11th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival

For 3 days next week 10 lucky filmmakers will be participating in practical writing and directing workshops at LFA with a host of fantastic mentors including:

Agnieszka Holland (Director, 'Europa, Europa', 'The Secret Garden', 'The Killing', 'The Wire')
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002140/

Michael Radford (Director, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', 'The Merchant of Venice')
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705535/

Jan Harlan (Producer, 'The Shining', 'Eyes Wide Shut', 'Full Metal Jacket')
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363214/

Richard Kwietniowski (Director, 'Love and Death on Long Island, 'Owning Mahowny')
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477193/

The lucky ten are...
Agnieszka Woszczyńska
Aleksandra Niemczyk
Ben Soper
Daniel Marshall
Filip Syczynski
Jan Matuszynski
Karen Hope
Katie Roberts
Leonardo Machado
Sarah Galvao

We can't wait to welcome all of these fantastic industry professionals under one roof!

GREAT OPPORTUNITY...
The IMDb Script to Screen Award 2013

Submit your screenplay for a short film (under 10 minutes) for the chance to win either £5,000 cash or £4,000 cash plus over £1,000 of mentoring to make your film over the summer.

The winning film will screen at the 2013 Bath Film Festival (14 - 24 Nov) and will have help to get it screened at other film festivals round the UK.

More info and how to submit:
http://bathfilmfestival.org.uk/award/script-to-screen-award/

Good luck!

The IMDb Script to Screen Award 2013 The idea behind the award is simple: anyone who wants to submits a script for a short film (10 minutes or under). These are read by the fine Creative Writing folk at Bath Spa University and whittled down to the top 5.

Lights, camera, ACTION!

KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival's first ever nationwide short filmmaking competition is open now...

'Frantic Films' challenges filmmakers across the UK to create their own short inspired by the films of Roman Polanski - a chance to win £1000 of filming equipment or a filmmaking course at the London Film Academy!

Fancy your chances as a director? Check out http://kinoteka.org.uk/competition for further details.

Submission deadline 1 March - good luck!

Competition - Kinoteka 2013 The 11th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival and the Polish Cultural Institute are proud to announce the launch of a national short filmmaking competition inspired by the work of Roman Polanski. The award is proudly sponsored by the Project London Films, a distributor of Polish films in UK and Ireland.

GRADUATE SUCCESS: Omar Robert Hamilton film nominated for Tiger Awards for Short Film at at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013

Congratulations to LFA Filmmaking Diploma graduate, Omar Robert Hamilton, on his latest short film 'Though I Know the River is Dry' (Egypt-Palestine-UK), which was nominated for the Tiger Awards for Short Film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013!

Watch the trailer here: http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/films/though-i-know-the-river-is-dry/

Find out more about our Filmmaking Diploma here:
http://www.londonfilmacademy.com/lfa-courses/show-course.asp?id=16&course=Filmmaking+Diploma++&page_id=63

Though I Know the River Is Dry - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR Caught between his brother's past and his child's future, one man's choice triggers catastrophe for his whole family.He has returned to Palestine. On his journey through the country he relives the trauma of his past and the choice...

KINOTEKA STUDIO 2013: WORKSHOPS FOR WRITERS/DIRECTORS 11-13 March 2013
FREE to selected participants!

An intensive 3-day programme aimed at writer-directors who wish to move from short film to feature film, or who have already made their first low-budget feature film. Ten selected participants will have the opportunity to develop their skill in story development, pitching & directing actors through practical lectures, workshops and master classes with industry professionals including: Jan Harlan, David Pope, Agnieszka Holland, Wojciech Marczewski, Krzysztof Zanussi and other prominent industry professionals.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4pm on Monday 18 February 2013.

http://londonfilmacademy.com/news-and-events/events-view.asp?id=297
And
http://kinoteka.org.uk/workshop/kinoteka-studio-2013-workshops-for-writersdirectors/

COME ALONG...
LFA Screenwriting Diploma Graduation

Date: 31 January & 1 February 2013
Location: London Film Academy

Our Screenwriting Diploma graduating students will be presenting a selection of their work from short film, television and feature film scripts. To be performed by professional actors on Thursday 31 January and Friday 1 February from 2pm – 6pm.

You’re invited to come and listen to some or all of these readings and to hear what the students made of the course.

BOOKING
To book your slot please email Lyndsey Gherardi with you name, date and time slot you’d like to join us - [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 73867711 ext. 230

FILMMAKING DIPLOMA
HALF-SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARIES DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Deadline: 4 February 2013.
Filmmaking Diploma:
http://www.londonfilmacademy.com/lfa-courses/show-course.asp?id=16&course=Filmmaking+Diploma++&page_id=63

Our financial assistance in the form of Scholarships and Bursaries, has been set up to promote cultural and social diversity within LFA and is available for our Filmmaking Diploma course only. These Scholarships and Bursaries are available to students whom the LFA consider to have demonstrated a high standard of work and work ethic through their supporting materials and interview, and whose financial circumstances would otherwise not permit attendance on the course. If you are applying for a Scholarship or a Bursary you must show a credible need for financial assistance through documentation and include a Personal Statement explaining reasons why you would like our financial assistance.

LFA Scholarship
There is one half-scholarship available per Filmmaking Diploma intake (e.g. the LFA Scholarship award for September 2011 intake amounted to £9,250 therefore a Scholarship student paid £9,250).

LFA Bursary
There are a few Bursary placements per Filmmaking Diploma intake available (e.g. the LFA Bursary award for September 2011 intake amounted to £5,000, therefore a Bursary student paid £13,500). LFA Bursaries are given on merit and at LFA's discretion. Students from outside of the EU (requiring Tier 4 visa to study in the UK) are not eligible for LFA Bursaries, however they are eligible for LFA half-scholarship.

For further information please contact our Admissions Coordinator Lyndsey Gherardi on +44 (0) 207 3867711 or email [email protected]

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR 18-25 year olds...

Made your first short film and have ideas for a feature, but no finance?

First Light is looking for young filmmakers, or teams of young people to take part in a course which will help them find funding for their films. We have partnered with the Flatpack Festival and Creative Skillset to run a film financing course for young people during March which will provide all the tools needed to help get film projects off the ground.

The 4 day residential course will provide an insight into how to go about finding finance for film projects and also offers fantastic networking opportunities. Taught by experienced filmmakers, trainees will access practical workshops, talks and screenings. The course will:

• Develop knowledge concerning the different models of film financing
• Understand the link between finance and distribution
• Find out about new and innovative funding models
• Learn how to make use of digital technologies to identify audiences and raise funds pre and post production
• Improve skills in writing finance proposals and pitching documents

This opportunity is targeted towards 18-25 year olds.

Find out more and download an application form from the website: http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/talent/show-me-the-money/

Deadline for applications is 8th Feb.

Show Me The Money We are looking for teams of writers, directors and producers from across the UK who have made their first short and are looking for finance for a feature.

GRADUATE SUCCESS
Filmmaking Diploma graduates John Paul Lancaster and Carolina Luna work on BBC4 documentary 'Lost Kingdoms of South America', scheduled to air on BBC4, Monday 28 January (TONIGHT) at 21.00.

The four part series explores some of the richest and most vibrant histories in the world, revealing fascinating stories of complex and sophisticated civilisations that existed for up to a millennium before their fall to the Incas and the Spanish in the middle ages... Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/05/lost-kingdoms-of-south-america.html

John Paul comments, "We've been working on a lot of documentaries as local producers for other production companies this year but are hopefully going to start producing some of our own stuff this year, I'll keep you posted on any developments!".

We look forward to hearing what they get up to next!

Lost Kingdoms Of South America Presented by archaeologist Dr Jago Cooper, BBC Four reveals the extraordinary history of some of South America’s ancient civilizations, exploring spectacular ruins and investigating the myths and legends that surround these mysterious kingdoms.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY...

Global Grand Challenges short film competition 2013

There is just over two weeks remaining for you or your students to enter the Royal Academy of Engineering's short film competition, and a chance to win £5,000.

The competition runs in conjunction with the Global Grand Challenges Summit - highlighting the importance of engineering.

The summit is a major initiative by the national academies of engineering in the UK, the US and China, designed to bring together leading international innovators and young people to explore new approaches to solving some of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

The competition calls for creative 18-27 year-olds in the UK to produce a film of up to two minutes long, highlighting the importance of engineering and how engineers can tackle global grand challenges in areas that will be discussed at the summit, including: sustainability, enriching life, growth, resilience, health.

Short films using all production techniques from drama, experimental and documentary to animation, artist film and hybrid work are encouraged and films can be shot by a crew or even just with a mobile phone. They can be serious or amusing, but must be thought provoking.

The winner of the short film competition will receive a prize of £5,000, which will be presented at the Global Grand Challenges Summit in London, UK on 12 and 13 March 2013. The winner's film will also be shown at the event, hosting some of the world's best known innovators, alongside films by the winners of the US and Chinese Academies' short film competitions.

Full details and competition rules:
www.raeng.org.uk/international/pdf/filmcompetition_terms.pdf

This competition is open to UK Residents only, if you are a US resident please click here: http://www.nae.edu/?id=65183

Please email the International Team if you have any queries: http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/contact/contact.htm?a=international&d=default&s

FILMMAKING DIPLOMA
HALF-SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARIES DEADLINE EXTENDED!

New Deadline: 4 February 2013.
Filmmaking Diploma:
http://www.londonfilmacademy.com/lfa-courses/show-course.asp?id=16&course=Filmmaking+Diploma++&page_id=63

Our financial assistance in the form of Scholarships and Bursaries, has been set up to promote cultural and social diversity within LFA and is available for our Filmmaking Diploma course only. These Scholarships and Bursaries are available to students whom the LFA consider to have demonstrated a high standard of work and work ethic through their supporting materials and interview, and whose financial circumstances would otherwise not permit attendance on the course. If you are applying for a Scholarship or a Bursary you must show a credible need for financial assistance through documentation and include a Personal Statement explaining reasons why you would like our financial assistance.

LFA Scholarship
There is one half-scholarship available per Filmmaking Diploma intake (e.g. the LFA Scholarship award for September 2011 intake amounted to £9,250 therefore a Scholarship student paid £9,250).

LFA Bursary
There are a few Bursary placements per Filmmaking Diploma intake available (e.g. the LFA Bursary award for September 2011 intake amounted to £5,000, therefore a Bursary student paid £13,500). LFA Bursaries are given on merit and at LFA's discretion. Students from outside of the EU (requiring Tier 4 visa to study in the UK) are not eligible for LFA Bursaries, however they are eligible for LFA half-scholarship.

For further information please contact our Admissions Coordinator Lyndsey Gherardi on +44 (0) 207 3867711 or email [email protected]