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“Character driven stories, grounded by authenticity” – we catch up with Paul Holbrook

Laura Bayton in Hungry Joe (Shunk Films)

Bristolian filmmaker Paul Holbrook has been gaining steady recognition for his work over the past year. We caught up with Paul to talk about his work and what’s on the cards for 2021.

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Christopher Walken confirmed for Stephen Merchant’s The Offenders, currently filming in Bristol

Stephen Merchant

It has been confirmed that Oscar and BAFTA-winning Hollywood actor Christopher Walken is among the cast of Stephen Merchant’s The Offenders, which is currently filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and locations across Bristol, with assistance from Bristol Film Office.

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BBC NHU expands to LA

BBC Natural History Unit

BBC Studios has announced plans to hire personnel to be based in Los Angeles for its world-renowned Natural History Unit, based in Bristol City of Film, in order to offer around the clock service to their growing number of US buyers.

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4 Bristol companies backed by C4’s Emerging Indies Fund

Emerging Indies Fund 2020

Four Bristol companies – Indefinite Films, Drummer TV, Blak Wave and Proper Job – have been named as recipients of Channel 4’s new Emerging Indies Fund.

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Carnival: beaming a Bristol institution across the world

Carnival Film Poster

As Bristol director Stuart Napier’s short film Carnival travels to international festivals, we hear from Stuart about making the film against the backdrop of Bristol’s world-renowned St Paul’s Carnival.

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UNESCO Film Cities Film Education and Media Literacy Forum 2020

UNESCO Cities of Film

On 26 November, UNESCO Cities of Film from around the world came together to deliver an online forum to discusminds.s film education and media literacy. The event was an opportunity to share knowledge and good practice and help each other to use the power of the moving image as a key tool to inspire and empower young minds.

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75 Years of UNESCO

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees reflects on the importance of the city of Bristol’s relationship with UNESCO, on the anniversary of its creation in 1945. Originally published on the Mayor’s blogsite, thebristolmayor.com.

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Depict 2020 selection now live

Depict 2020

This year’s Depict selection  is now live! With over 1,360 submissions from over 80 different countries, Watershed’s super short filmmaking competition as part of Encounters  Film Festival has had an incredibly exciting and diverse pool of talent to whittle down.

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Encounters Digital Festival underway

Encounters Digital Festival

Encounters Short Film Festival, the UK’s leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival based here in Bristol, is back with its Digital edition for 2020 (18 September – 11 October).

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New website launched to connect 18 UNESCO Cities of Film

UNESCO Cities of Film

Bristol City of Film has led the design and development of the new multilingual Cities of Film website (citiesoffilm.org) showcases the work taking place between the cities and aims to enhance international collaboration.

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We the Curious unveils new Big Screen on Bristol’s Millennium Square

Big Screen on Bristol's Millennium Square

We The Curious is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Big Screen on Millennium Square, to enhance viewing experience for Bristol public and provide a valuable platform for local filmmakers, animators and documentary makers.

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Light at the End of the Tunnel: Beyond Lockdown

Light at the End of the Tunnel: Beyond Lockdown

The TV industry needs to appeal to broader audiences, says the panel of the latest RTS West of England event, “Light at the End of the Tunnel: Beyond Lockdown” (24 June 2020).