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First Light Movies judges from ‘The Secret of Moonacre’

‘The Secret of Moonacre’ is a magical film based on the book ‘The Little White Horse’ by Elizabeth Goudge. Out today the film stars Dakota Blue Richards and Juliet Stevenson, both of whom have judged the nominated entries for the upcoming Activison First Light Movies Awards. Find out more about the Awards and watch the nominated films here.

Top tips for young filmmakers

10 tips for young filmmakers from Irish filmmaker and critic Donal Foreman, check them out!

BBC Blast and BFI Future Film Festival

Taking place from 13th – 15th February the Future Film Festival will be made up of screenings, workshops, debates and an awards ceremony for 13-25 year olds.  And it’s all FREE!

Scriptwriting courses and books

The Script Factory are running a series of practical one-day workshops designed to help writers, developers and producers grapple with the specific story demands of their chosen genre. The season kicked of yesterday at BFI South Bank with an exhilarating journey into the world of the Thriller. Led by Angeli MacFarlane the course was packed with advice, analysis and practical tools for writer’s tackling the Thriller genre.

There are a few places left on the remaining genre days, check out the training pages on The Script Factory website for further details.

One gem of advice that I’ll be seeking out is filmmaking legend Alexander MacKendrick’s (dir. The Ladykillers – 1955, The Sweet Smell of Success – 1957) book On Filmmaking: An Introduction to the Craft of Filmmaking, essential reading for any budding filmmaker!

Thanks Paul – FLM Script Genius