"War, Love, God & Madness is Lost in La Mancha for adults. The woes that filmmakers usually experience really do pale in comparison to what this production went through." Just a day after reading in Variety about the UK's Human Film - previously profiled on Netribution - getting their Iraqi-set and shot feature film Ahlaam a release in Iraq, comes the news that the much…

Over the years I've been lucky enough to visit most of the main film festivals in the UK. By far my favourite experience was the Hull Short Film Festival, back in 2003, where I saw some truely mind-expanding films from Oscar-winning master Virgil Widrich, participated in some lively debates and panels, ate great food at the unique Hitchcocks restaurant (the first person to book for each night c…

(Thanks to Bill Friend from Raindance): Who Shot Darth Vader? Kelvin Pike did. And that's not all he shot... Kodak Masterclass with Kelvin Pike hosted by Raindance Film Festival For this Spring 2008 edition of the Raindance Kodak Masterclasses we welcome veteran cameraman Kelvin Pike BSC whose work includes 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back…

Chris 'Guerilla Film Superstar' Jones has his Oscar 2009-hopeful short Gone Fishing premiering at BAFTA Saturday night, accompanied with a full day's masterclass about the making of the Bill Paterson starer. Billed as Jaws for Kids, Gone Fishing was put into production after financiers told Chris they loved his feature film script, Rocket Boy, but would only let him helm it if he had some awar…

Raindance Film Club is great way to see a free movie that you won't find in your neighborhood cinema and have a free beer on Cobra. This month's feature is Exhibit A, winner of the Best UK Feature award at the Raindance Film Festival's closing gala. Exhibit A is a dark family drama that unfolds from the unique perspective of a young girl's camcorder. This film has not yet been d…