Indie Filmmaking Discussion : May Miles Thomas, Olivia Gifford and Aimie Willemse

From last years 'Beyond Year Zero' Tartan Features Revue / Glasgow Fringe Film Festival this was part of the Q+A for Olivia's 'Far From the Apple Tree' and Aimie's short 'Echo' and hosted by Independent Filmmaking inspiration - May Miles Tho...

In 1993, inspired by the success of US indie features such as El Mariachi, Scottish Writer-Director Bruce Naughton was keen to make a straight to video feature that would also have enough commercial edge to make some money. Shot on grainy 16mm in a real Scottish council estate and with locals and friends making up the mi...

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DoP Laura Dinnett discusses her career with Simon Vickery.

The Q+A was from last years 'Beyond Year Zero' Tartan Features Revue / Glasgow Fringe Film festival which screened the successful independent feature Connect

Simon asks Laura about how she shot Connect, her background as a Camera Assista...

Review by (c) Kim Newman. Original review at his website HERE

I’ve mentioned before that in current horror cinema, being a youtuber is as much an invitation to get cursed and mangled as being an archaeologist on an expedition to a mummy’s tomb used to be in classic horror.  This is among the most elaborate exploration of...

Original review at SciFi Now - Words by Anton Bitel

"I see it, like all of Graham’s videos, as an art piece. It’s challenging people about what they think is real, and what they think is not real.”

This is how artist Erin (Annabel Logan) describes the online footage of her vlogger boyfriend Graham Hughes. Given that Graham...

Original Review over at Film Stories - .  Words (c) Film Stories

“Do you even know what’s real and what’s not anymore?”

“It’s on camera.”

“That doesn’t mean anything.”

Exploding a building costs an absolute fortune. Creating an entire CG world is jaw droppingly expensive. It takes a hell of a bank account to pay the sal...

Original review here at SlashFilm. Words by Rafael Motamayor.

Though not nearly as omnipresent as it was during the heyday of The Blair Witch Project, [REC] and the Paranormal Activity franchise, the found-footage sub-genre has never gone away. After all, it allows filmmakers without a huge budget to be inventive and go n...

Three for Free charity fundraiser.

Stream 'Wigilia', 'Teenage Superstars' and 'Big Gold Dream' for free over Christmas.

Three of our Scottish features are now available to stream for free over the festive period. If you enjoy them we'd very much appreciate if you please make a donation to one of the following charities who...

Original review at https://www.wickedhorror.com/horror-reviews/death-of-a-vlogger-frightfest-2019-review/. (c)Joey Keogh

Internet horror is big business right now, but for every Unfriended: Dark Web there’s a…Smiley. Death of a Vlogger, the third feature from Scottish writer-director (and star, editor, and producer — well...

Coming to a cinema near you...

CONNECT will be released in selected cinemas from 25th October, which will mark the start of a UK wide Q&A tour. 

For your chance to see CONNECT please check out our website for tickets to your nearest screening. 

www.connect-film.co.uk

25th-27th Oct - GFT, Glasgow (Q&A 25th Oct)

28th Oc...