5th April 2009
ECHOES plays at the 11th Mecal Short film festival in Barcelona.
People trafficking drama Echoes was shown at this prestigeous festival in Barcelona which ran between March 27th - April 5th. Prestigious Polish Film director Jan Komasa sat on the selection committee. www.mecalbcn.org
23rd March 2009
Dermo Sluchaetsa goes to New York.
Short comedy Dermo Sluchaetsa will play in New York State as prt of the Onedotzero Advntures in Motion. onedotzero will be invading the brand new empac [experimental media + performing arts center] building in troy, new york state with an array of installations, live performances and screening programmes to celebrate the first adventures in motion festival to be held in the united states. onedotzero director shane walter will be joined by the artists for a presentation and q+a.
18th Jan 2009
Dog Desire and Echoes play at the London Short Film Festival.
13 Minute Comedy film Dog Desire has been officially selected for the Shooting People comedy award at the 2009 London Short Film Festival
Echoes was also selected to play in the drama category and received a special mention from the jury.
27th October 2008
ECHOES plays to a packed crowd at the 2008 NPA Awards.
People trafficking drama Echoes was nominated for a 2008 New Producers Alliance award and played to a packed audience at the ICA London.
Eminent film and TV producer Don Boyd sat on the panel along with Screenwriter Pat Silver, Talent Development Executive Adam Partridge, Executive Director for the UK film Council in the US Claire Chapman and Robbie Allen, a Development Executive for Scottish Screen.
3rd October 2008
Hidden from the Night Shortlisted for Channel 4 My Home Town competition
Three minute experimental documentary Hidden from the Night has been shortlisted for the Channel 4 My Home Town competition. From nearly sixty entries the film has made it to the last twelve and will be shown on the 4 Docs web site. Head of 4 Docs Rebecca Frankel said of all the entries, ‘This is one of the best responses we've ever had to a set theme, so thanks so much for working so hard.’
The film was well received by the 4docs guest reviewer and filmmaker Lee Kern – you can read his comments here.
23rd June 2008
Open Skies shown at Edinburgh Film Festival
Short drama Open Skies which I edited in 2007 played at the 2008 Edinburgh International film festival after being selected by Skillset as one of its representative works from the Screen Academy Network. The scheme is called Trailblazers and aims to highlight new talent coming from Screen Academies across the country. Open Skies played out to a packed audience of press and filmmakers in Edinburgh’s Cameo theatre.
May 2008
Dermo Sluchaetsa featured in Total Film
The May 2008 issue of Total Film lists Dermo Sluchaetsa amongst the best Online Short films currently available.
24th March 2008
Bollywood comes to Bournemouth!
A film that I both produced and edited caused quite a stir as it brought the music, colour and visual flair of Bollywood to Bournemouth.
Shake Up Bollywood aims to create a unique fusion of Asian traditional cinema, within a westernised storyline. It’s unique take on the clichéd ‘boy falls in love with girl’ plot, bringing a new colour and flavour, which will get the audience bouncing along to the Bollywood theme songs.
The story circles around Trent, a twenty something London lad working in a fruit and vegetable market stall, wearing his dignity in the form of a banana costume. Lusting after Holly, a young attractive sales girl working nearby, this fruitful tale breaks into song and dance at any opportunity!
The production has been described as ‘a quirky warm hearted musical feast for the eyes and ears’, and when completed will hopefully become a candidate at various film festivals.
14th March 2008
Pier Pressure Films win Media Innovation Award
A trilogy of ten minute films about the effect of peer pressure in Bournemouth, which I edited in 2007, garnered a prestigious Media Innovation Award from the Plymouth Media Partnership. White Lantern Film won the collaboration between business and young people category for Pier Pressure. The judges awarded them the prize for producing a well-made and well-executed piece which tackled subjects of direct concern to young people through their own experiences and stories. www.mediainnovationawards.com
26th Jan 2008
Open Skies Wins BBC Big Screen Award
Open Skies, directed by Rob Brown, recently won the BBC Big Screen Award for Best Drama.
Film Critic Mark Kermode, who judged the competition, described Open Skies as, "Handsomely composed and hauntingly simple. An effective use of light and colour to distinguish between time periods and mood tones adds to the resonant visual atmosphere. Lara Belmont's expressive face benefits the overall picture greatly."
In the short film a mother takes her boy to the beach and shows him beautiful things. At sunset, she falls asleep on the sand. When she opens her eyes her child is gone. Now everything which was once beautiful becomes threatening as she searches for her missing child. The film will be released to festivals throughout the year.
November 2007
White Lantern Film scoop top prize at Business Plan Challenge Awards
The Bournemouth Screen Academy, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, presented White Lantern Film with the top award in their annual competition for outstanding business acumen. With over 40 entries from regional businesses, the awards panel judged the White Lantern Film business plan to have all the ingredients, detail and strategy for a highly successful business.
Panel judges were drawn from a range of successful businesses and consultants including Dorset Business, Business Link, the Arts Institute at Bournemouth and the South West Regional Development Committee. Receiving the award, Director of White Lantern Film, Adam Neale commented: “this is an enormous honour for White Lantern Film, and we are very grateful to the Enterprise Pavilion for its continued support of the Business!”
Presenting the award, Matt Desmier, Enterprise Pavilion Manager, commented: “I’m delighted for the winners... It is vital for the South West that we nurture business development and urge businesses to set up and stay in the region... I am very proud that the Enterprise Pavilion continues to play a key role by nurturing and supporting new businesses...”.
The awards were hosted by BBC ‘The Apprentice’ winner, Tim Campbell and owner of RTL Games and Dragons’ Den contestant, Rachel Lowe. The awards were sponsored by the South West Regional Development Committee (SWRDC), Marketing Matters, Lee Fitzgerald Architects, Dorset Business and Poole, Bournemouth and East Dorset Borough Councils; all are keen supporters of building creative businesses for the region.
30th January 2007
Southampton based filmmaker Adam Neale, celebrates the life of a local legend.
Adam’s film 85, which is in the BAFTA ‘60 Seconds of Fame’ competition sees Grant Wickington, 88, playing the part of an old man celebrating his 85th Birthday and reflecting upon his past life and loves. The film features photos from Grant’s extraordinary life, such as the first sail boat he built, Grant racing in one of his home built hovercrafts, him flying in one of the few remaining Spitfires which he helped to restore, and doing a Parachute Jump when he was 80 years old!
Adam was the winner of a 2002 Meridian ‘Taped Up’ award for his film about Southampton’s Royal Pier and now he hopes to gain success with another film about a local legend.
The film will be featured on BBC South on Friday 2 February 2007.
Amongst other things, in 1946, Grant built a television set and received pictures from Alexandra Palace which was 75 miles from Hamble! In 1950 he built a saloon model three wheeled car to his own design, he built a hovercraft named ‘Guinea Pig’ and was a founder member of the Hovercraft Club of GB. In this craft he won the world’s first Hovercraft Grand Prix on Salisbury common. Altogether, he built 3 boats and 4 hovercrafts before getting interested in Microlights.
Grant took a week's hang gliding course when he was 63 and enjoyed every minute of it, so he designed and built his own microlight which he called the Redwing, and flew it at Popham until it was stolen in 1986.
Grant worked for British Aerospace in Hamble for 44 years, 30 of which he was as Foreman of a shop for Production Research. Whilst in the Aerospace Astronomical Group, Grant built a 15 foot diameter Astrodome for housing an 18 inch mirror telescope.
Now a retired great-grandfather Grant hasn’t calmed down a bit. He can usually be found around Hamble fixing something as a favour or in his shed designing his latest invention. Grant has had a life of taking Do-It-Yourself to extremes and can now add becoming a film star at 88 to his long list of life experiences.
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