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Stingers 09 Commissions Announced
Wednesday 18th February, 2009
Northern Film & Media is proud to announce the successful applicants to this year's £80,000 Digital Short Film Scheme, Stingers 7. Stingers exists to give new and emerging writers, directors and producers - North East talent - the opportunity to realise their creative ideas and further develop their skills and experiences of filmmaking.
The successful applicants for this year's Stingers are:
Maxi Stingers
God and Lucy - Writer/Director Tom Marshall, producer Vita Nova
Real Must Have - Writer/Director John Allen, producer Vita Nova
Bookcruncher - Writer/Director Katja Robson/Magnus Dennison, producer Vita Nova
Mini Stingers
Ballerina Lullaby - Writer/Director Craig Rutherford, Producer Scruff Productions
How Far back does the sea go - Writer/Dircetor Susan Mahal, Producer Kavita Puri
Breath - Writer/Dircetor Gavin Williams, Producer Primate Productions Ltd
Blind Eye - Writer/Director Laura Degnan, Producer RS Productions
Low, Writer Melanie Hunter, Director Michelle Fox, Producer Shudderfilms
4Mations
Animator Bob Lee, Producer Lynchpin
Stingers 7 is the annual digital short Film Scheme from Northern Film & Media, run in partnership with the UK Film Council.
To freshen up the Stingers format this year's scheme will be run a little differently. There are now four separate strands to the scheme; Mini Stingers, Maxi Stingers, Digital Nation (formally Digital Shorts Plus) and 4mations.
Mini Stingers 7
Mini Stingers was open to new and emerging writers and directors. Each production will have total budget of £4,000 and the film must be under five minutes. You could apply with a drama, docu-drama, documentary or animation-based projects to this scheme.
Maxi Stingers 7
Maxi Stingers was open to writers who have a track record in the industry and have had at least one commission before. Directors should have a track record of short film making or have a similar experience in another medium (i.e. TV drama, documentary, commercials etc). Each production will have a total budget of £12,000 and be no more than ten minutes long. This scheme is drama only.
Digital Nation (formally Digital Shorts Plus)
Digital Nation invited applications from directors and writer/directors who are ready to make the leap to more ambitious cinematic short films. You may have made a Stinger or work of a similar level, for example you may have a broadcast credit in drama or documentary or you may be an established theatre writer or director. Digital Nation will provide you with the opportunity to join a nationwide talent pool and participate in an intensive tailored development process designed to hone your script and your voice as a filmmaker. At the end of this development process the UK Film Council will choose 12 films over 2 years, each to be made at a budget of approx £18, 000.
4mations
4mations Digital Shorts is a new animation strand of the Digital Shorts Scheme which has its own guidelines and deadline date. You can find more infomration on this element of the scheme by visiting the 4mations website.