“In preparing to play Stephen I met many people fighting ALS, and I met their families fighting alongside them. And the courage and the bravery and the spirit, this triumph of spirit that I witnessed, blew my mind. So I’m incredibly grateful to them.”
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There was tough competition for the Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category with the likes of Game of Thrones and House of Cards going against the equally successful Boardwalk Empire and Homeland. Unfortunately for all of these great shows however, Downton Abbey pipped them to the post.

Other notable winners include Orange is the New Black which earned awards both for the best ensemble performance in a comedy but also for actress Uzo Aduba who took the award for best female performance in a comedy.

Viola Davis beat the brilliant performance of Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black, as well as other favourites to claim the prize for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and the respective prize for best actor deservedly went to Kevin Spacey’s fantastic work as the ruthless Frank Underwood in the political thriller, House of Cards. If I could have things my way, I’d have struggled to separate both he and Peter Dinklage for the honour as the latter’s performance as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones makes him one of the most memorable characters of the ensemble drama.

Being the stunt fan that I am (I used to want to be a stuntwoman once upon a time and still get pangs of jealousy when I see the cool stuff they get up to on set), it’s great to see action performances getting recognised. This year the honours went to the stunt ensembles from Unbroken and Game of Thrones.

Below are the full list of nominees and award winners. Don’t forget to let me know your thoughts on who your SAG Award winners would be!

Performance by a cast in a motion picture

WINNER: “Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“The Theory of Everything”

Performance by a male actor in a leading role

Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”
WINNER: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler”
Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”

Performance by a female actor in a leading role

WINNER: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”

Performance by a female actor in a supporting role

WINNER: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”
Naomi Watts, “St. Vincent”

Performance by a male actor in a supporting role

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
WINNER: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Performance by an ensemble in a drama series

“Boardwalk Empire”
WINNER: “Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”

Performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

“The Big Bang Theory”
“Modern Family”
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
WINNER: “Orange Is the New Black”
“Veep”

Performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries

Adrien Brody, “Houdini”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge”
WINNER: Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart”
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo”

Performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries

Ellen Burstyn, “Flowers in the Attic”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman”
WINNER: Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge”
Julia Roberts, “The Normal Heart”
Cicely Tyson, “The Trip To Bountiful”

Performance by a male actor in a drama series

Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective”
WINNER: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Performance by a female actor in a drama series

Claire Danes, “Homeland”
WINNER: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Performance by a male actor in a comedy series

Ty Burrell, “Modern Family ”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
WINNER: William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”

Performance by a female actor in a comedy series

WINNER: Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture

“Fury”
“Get On Up”
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
WINNER: “Unbroken”
“X-Men: Days Of Future Past”

Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama series

“24: Live Another Day”
“Boardwalk Empire”
WINNER:“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“Sons Of Anarchy”
“The Walking Dead”

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As predicted, there are many contenders whose nominations echo those of the Golden Globes: Winners Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel, are joined by competition from The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Foxcatcher and Selma, all of whom have been nominated for either the BAFTAS or the Golden Globes in the best film categories. However new to this particular pack of standout films, is Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, and Whiplash, which also sees J.K. Simmons nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Credit: Daniel McFadden

Dominating the nominations for the 87^th annual Academy Awards are comedies, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Birdman, who both have 9 nominations to their names, the latter of which sees Golden Globe winner, Michael Keaton, up for Best Actor again. Sadly Ralph Fiennes misses out at a chance for an Oscar for that esteemed category but in his place are Steve Carrell for Foxcatcher, Bradley Cooper for American Sniper, along with Golden Globe winner Eddie Redmayne for his outstanding performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything and close rival Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in Imitation Game.

Steve Carrell, Foxcatcher. Credit: Scott Garfield

Eddie Redmayne is joined by co-star Felicity Jones who is nominated for Best Actress though sadly the film didn’t make it into the either the Best Director or Best Original Screenplay categories. Coming nail-bitingly close to sealing nominations in all five of the major categories is Birdman, narrowly missing out without a nomination in the run for Best Actress.

Michael Keaton, Birdman.

Finally, like with the BAFTAS, Marvel’s brilliantly made, Guardians of the Galaxy is only up for the same two awards of Best Make-up and Hair Styling, and Best Visual Effects. The lavish styling behind The Grand Budapest Hotel could be it’s biggest rival for the Make-up and Hair category and it’s going against it’s fellow Marvel brethren, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Captain America: Winter Soldier for Best VFX.

Credit: Me!

Below you’ll find all of this year’s outstanding Oscar nominations though as ever, it’s disheartening to see such a huge array of categories missing one very important role: the stills photographer! With the Oscars covering everything including acting, directing, writing, editing, make-up, costume and special effects, why is there still no category recognising the work of the photographers who capture those iconic moments that films are often remembered for? Even in the Key Art Awards, the photographer is often over looked, even if it’s their production still that makes it to the poster that goes on to win the award.

But anyway, that’s a rant for another blog….

Best Picture

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Best Actor

• Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
• Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
• Michael Keaton, Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

• Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
• Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert Duvall, The Judge
• Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
• Edward Norton, Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
• J. K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Laura Dern, Wild
• Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
• Emma Stone, Birdman
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Cinematography

• Birdman
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Ida
• Mr. Turner
• Unbroken

Best Director

• Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
• Richard Linklater, Boyhood
• Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Original Screenplay

• Boyhood
• Birdman
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Nightcrawler

Best Adapted Screenplay

• American Sniper
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Best Foreign Language Film

• Ida, Poland
• Leviathan, Russia
• Tangerines, Estonia
• Timbuktu, Mauritania
• Wild Tales, Argentina

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Original Score

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Mr. Turner
• The Theory of Everything

Best Costume Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner

Best Documentary Feature

• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Last Days in Vietnam
• Salt of the Earth
• Virunga

Best Documentary Short

• Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
• Joanna
• Our Curse
• The Reaper
• White Earth

Best Film Editing

• American Sniper
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Whiplash

Best Animated Feature

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Original Song

• “Lost Stars,” Begin Again
• “Grateful,” Beyond the Lights
• “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
• “Everything is Awesome,” The Lego Movie
• “Glory,” Selma

Best Production Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Mr. Turner

Best Animated Short Film

• The Bigger Picture
• The Dam Keeper
• Feast
• Me and My Moulton
• A Single Life

Best Live-Action Short Film

• Aya
• Boogaloo and Graham
• Butter Lamp
• Paraveneh
• The Phone Call

Best Sound Editing

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Interstellar
• Unbroken
• Whiplash

Best Visual Effects

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Interstellar
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

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As with the upcoming BAFTAS, Boyhood, saw 5 nominations from which it managed to secure 3 Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director with Richard Linklater, and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette.

As hoped by myself, the incredibly talented Eddie Redmayne beat fellow Brit, Benedict Cumberbatch to the Best Actor (Drama) award. That’s not to say I don’t at all have a total ‘thing’ for Benedict who is a great performer in his own right, it’s just that quite frankly, Eddie Redmayne blows me away and I doubt anyone can fail to be impressed by his performance in The Theory of Everything.

Credit: Liam Daniels

Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel took the award for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) though its star, Ralph Fiennes, unfortunately couldn’t beat Michael Keaton’s performance in Birdman for the award for Best Actor in that genre.

As for TV, The Affair took both the Best Actress (Ruth Wilson) and the Best Drama Series awards, beating my favourite shows of all time; Game of Thrones and House of Cards, though Kevin Spacey deservedly won Best Actor in a Drama for his outstanding performance in the latter, conquering a seven-time losing streak.

Again, my favourite nomination for the Best Comedy Series, Orange is the New Black, didn’t quite make the grade and was beaten my Amazon original, Transparent which is arguably raising the bar for programming with its sincere look at sexual identity. The show’s star, Jeffrey Tambor also took the award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical and dedicated his win to the transgender community.

Another winner to give an emotional speech and to steer the Twittersphere into talking about serious issues rather than what the ladies were wearing as seems to be the key topic of discussion these days, was Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt who took the award for Best Supporting Actress.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners below and let me know who your winners were! As ever, it will be interesting to see how BAFTAS winner will reflect those of the Golden Globe Awards!

Film:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Boyhood – WINNER
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – WINNER
Into the Woods
Pride
St Vincent

Best Director
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Ava DuVernay (Selma)
David Fincher (Gone Girl)
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood) – WINNER

Best Actress – Drama
Jennifer Aniston (Cake)
Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice) – WINNER
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Best Actor – Drama
Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
David Oyelowo (Selma)
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) – WINNER

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams (Big Eyes) – WINNER
Emily Blunt (Into The Woods)
Helen Mirren (The Hundred-Foot Journey)
Julianne Moore (Maps to the Stars)
Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie)

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Michael Keaton (Birdman) – WINNER
Bill Murray (St. Vincent)
Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice)
Christoph Waltz (Big Eyes)

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) – WINNER
Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall (The Judge)
Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Edward Norton (Birdman)
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
JK Simmons (Whiplash) – WINNER

Best Screenplay
Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Birdman) – WINNER
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)

Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem (Israel)
Ida (Poland/Denmark)
Leviathan (Russia) – WINNER
Tangerines (Estonia)

Best Animated Feature
Big Hero Six
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – WINNER
The Lego Movie

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game)
Jóhann Jóhannsson (Theory of Everything) – WINNER
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Gone Girl)
Antonio Sanchez (Birdman)
Hans Zimmer (Interstellar)

Best Original Song
Big Eyes (Big Eyes)
Glory (Selma) – WINNER
Mercy Is (Noah)
Opportunity (Annie)
Yellow Flicker Beat (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)

TV:

Best Drama Series
The Affair – WINNER
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards

Best Comedy Series
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent – WINNER

Best Miniseries or TV Movie
True Detective
Fargo – WINNER
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
The Missing

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
Julianna Marguiles (The Good Wife)
Ruth Wilson (The Affair) – WINNER
Robin Wright (House Of Cards)

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Clive Owen (The Knick)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) – WINNER
James Spader (The Blacklist)
Dominic West (The Affair)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham (Girls)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) – WINNER
Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis CK (Louie)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Ricky Gervais (Derek)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) – WINNER

Best Actor in a Limited Series
Martin Freeman (Fargo)
Woody Harrelson (True Detective)
Matthew McConaughey (True Detective)
Mark Ruffalo (The Normal Heart)
Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo) – WINNER

Best Actress in a Limited Series
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman) – WINNER
Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge)
Frances O’Connor (The Missing)
Allison Tolman (Fargo)

Best Supporting Actress
Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black)
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) – WINNER
Allison Janney (Mom)
Michelle Monaghan (True Detective)

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart”
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”
Colin Hanks, “Fargo”
Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge”
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”

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The Key Art Awards is entertainment’s most recognised competition for advertising and communications across every medium you can think of. Everything from the more obvious forms of advertising such as trailers and poster art/one-sheets, to creative social, TV spot and display campaigns – everything that goes into attracting an audience. Without the creative minds behind the marketing campaigns, cinema would not be as successful as it is today, and it’s great to see this side of the creative process recognised.

You can check out the huge list of award winners across all of the categories here:

http://www.keyartaward.com/

Being a unit stills photographer and keen studio shooter, I was most interested in the 46 winners of the printed medium – the poster art. There are so many great winners this year but Godzilla was slightly ahead of the pack, being recognised for 4 awards. Paying homage to the Japanese origins of the story, many of the posters for Godzilla chose to take a graphic approach over a photographic one and give the one-sheets a style one might expect to see in a manga. Manga is something I’m recently discovering an appreciation for though more for the artwork than the story, so perhaps this is why I particularly like the middle image, which won ‘Best Theatrical Festival One-Sheet.’

Following closely behind Godzilla is The Hunger Games with 3 entries into the awards, and with its ‘District Heroes’ campaign taking gold in the Theatrical Domestic One-Sheet category. I personally really love the images put out for the Hunger Games and in fact think the concept behind the entire campaign is nothing short of genius. Each series of the one-sheets acts as a propaganda campaign ostensibly created by the opposing sides of Snow’s Capitol and the rebellion, with the latter having Katniss Everdeen as their poster girl.  Making it into the 2014 Key Art Awards for print are propagandist posters seemingly created by Snow, whose penchant for manipulation and indoctrination come through in an unsettling way as he appears to hail the citizens of Panem’s compartmentalised districts. Whereas we are normally introduced to films by a poster, trailer or other form of media directly telling us about it; the campaign behind The Hunger Games franchise completely removes the fourth wall and as a result is much more successful in drawing us in (I know I was at least). Lionsgate’s creative campaign strategy doesn’t however limit itself to posters – check out the huge array of propagandist videos, websites and installations that really give the impression that the war going on in the films, isn’t entirely fictitious.

Despite feeling the need to back my fellow photographers, the rest of the stand-out posters for me are from graphic artists, though saying that, I must tip my metaphorical hat to Giles Keyte for his excellent shot of a contemplative Brad Pitt against a foreboding sky for Fury. Definitely a film on my to-watch list.

Though it’s been a while since I’ve been an avid watcher of The Simpsons, its recent advertising campaigns have been nothing if not viral, at least in the US anyway. Making it into the Key Art Awards for print are two posters for the show which have clear fine art influences; as if to imply that the Simpsons have a modicum of culture between them. The juxtaposition of the characters’ often simple and slapstick humour being advertising through fine art inspirations is actually quite effective, and the family’s instantly recognisable colours and signature features seem to be the only thing we need to see to know what’s being advertised. That’s when you know a cartoon is successful. That and the fact that FXX have recently paid $750 million for exclusive rights to all 552 episodes, which it brag about with the campaign hashtag; #everysimpsonsever.  Below are the two images that took silver for being the best  bus shelter artwork.

Still looking at graphic art is Concept Arts’ one-sheet for The Mule, which successfully makes my stomach knot and makes it clear that the film is nothing to do with the equine version of its title. My morbid curiosity has certainly been piqued with this one and Concept Arts get a silver award for it in the category of Theatrical Festival One-Sheet.

With the show being centred on a war between humanity and angels, it’s no surprise to see the one-sheets for Dominion putting a modern, and seemingly sinful twist on paintings that look like they could have been crafted by Leonardo Da Vinci. It’s great imagery like this that makes me want to subscribe to the Syfy channel.

Finally, though not winning an award, there’s no surprise that the poster for Nurse 3D has been listed as a finalist; despite its lack of originality, everyone knows sex sells, and besides, what’s not to love about a hot latex-clad nurse straddling a phallic object? Effective but playing it decidedly safe as far as creativity goes.

Into marketing or just curious about what it takes to promote film productions and TV shows? Don’t forget to check out the plethora of other categories HERE and let me know which creative idea stands out most to you!

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The Grand Budapest Hotel is the front runner of this year’s awards with 11 nominations, including Best Film and Ralph Fiennes for Best Actor. I personally love this movie.  Director Wes Anderson and cinematographer Robert Yeoman, both also up for nominations, have created, in my opinion, one of the most beautifully shot films of the year and I have my fingers crossed that it’s highly stylised execution will be met with as much appreciation as its excellent script writing and acting.

Photo Credit: Martin Scali

Falling just behind the Grand Budapest Hotel with 10 nominations is Birdman; a film I have not yet seen but is currently at the top of my to-watch list. The all-star cast includes Michael Keaton who is in tough competition for the Best Actor category, as well as co-stars Emma Stone and Edward Norton, who are up for Best Supporting Actress and Actor respectively.

In joint second place, again with 10 nominations, is The Theory of Everything which I absolutely cannot wait to see; partly because I worked briefly on it during pre-production camera tests, and partly because I am a great admirer of both Professor Stephen Hawking and the incredible acting of Eddie Redmayne who is quite deservedly up for Best Actor for his portrayal of the living legend himself.

As with the Golden Globe nominations, Eddie Redmayne is yet again vying for the Best Actor Award with Benedict Cumberbatch and his portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. The Imitation Game is nominated for 9 awards including Outstanding British Film.

Credit: Liam Daniels

Rounding off the Best Film category is Oscar favourite, Boyhood, with 5 nominations. Perhaps a disappointment with its film-makers but still, Richard Linklater is at least up for Best Director. Boyhood is being re-released to UK cinemas next week and I for one will be checking it out.

Other films up for awards include Whiplash; which sees nominations for JK Simmons for Best Supporting Actor; as well as entering into the running for awards in the directing, original screenplay, editing and sound categories.

Surprisingly, Interstellar and Gone Girl were towards the bottom of the list with them being nominated for just 4 and 2 awards respectively, though thankfully one of Gone Girl’s nominations is rightly for Rosamund Pike as Best Actress.

Sandwiched between Interstellar and Gone Girl, and another one on my to-watch list is Pride with just 3 nominations, including Imelda Staunton for Best Supporting Actress. Pride is based on the true story of the ‘Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners’ movement (LGSM) and is full of inspirational and feel-good vibes that begs the question of why the story hadn’t been brought to cinema faster.

Finally, I’m disappointed to see Guardians of the Galaxy only nominated for 2 awards though non-surprisingly it’s for its incredible hair and make-up and visual effects. If only there was a soundtrack category.

Credit: Me!

Check out the full list of nominations below and make sure you watch the winners announced on Sunday 8^th February with returning host, Stephen Fry!

Best Film

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• The Theory of Everything

Outstanding British Film

• ’71
• The Imitation Game
• Paddington
• Pride
• The Theory of Everything
• Under The Skin

Best Actor

• Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
• Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
• Michael Keaton – Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

• Amy Adams – Big Eyes
• Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore – Still Alice
• Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Supporting Actor

• Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
• Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
• Edward Norton – Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
• JK Simmons – Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

• Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
• Rene Russo – Nightcrawler
• Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
• Imelda Staunton – Pride
• Emma Stone – Birdman

Director

• Wes Anderson – Grand Budapest Hotel
• Damian Chazelle – Whiplash
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – Birdman
• Richard Linklater – Boyhood
• James Marsh – The Theory of Everything

Adapted Screenplay

• American Sniper – Jason Hall
• Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
• The Imitation Game – Graham Moore
• Paddington – Paul King
• The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten

Original Screenplay

• Birdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
• Boyhood – Richard Linklater
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
• Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy
• Whiplash – Damien Chazelle

Animated Film

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• The Lego Movie

Documentary

• 20 Feet from Stardom
• 20,000 Days on Earth
• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Virunga

Foreign Film

• Ida
• Leviathan
• The Lunchbox
• Trash
• Two Days, One Night

Cinematography

• Birdman – Emmanuel Lubezki
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman
• Ida – Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski
• Interstellar – Hoyte van Hoytema
• Mr Turner – Dick Pope

Costume Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Into the Woods
• Mr Turner
• The Theory of Everything

Editing

• Birdman – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Barney Pilling
• The Imitation Game – William Goldenberg
• Nightcrawler – John Gilroy
• The Theory of Everything – Jinx Godfrey
• Whiplash – Tom Cross

Make-Up and Hair

• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon
• Guardians of the Galaxy – Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
• Into the Woods – Peter Swords King, J Roy Helland
• Mr Turner – Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener
• The Theory of Everything – Jan Sewell

Music

• Birdman – Antonio Sanchez
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
• Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
• The Theory of Everything – Johann Johannsson
• Under the Skin – Mica Levi

Production Design

• Big Eyes – Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
• The Imitation Game – Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
• Interstellar – Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
• Mr Turner – Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts

Sound

• American Sniper – Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
• Birdman – Thomas Varga, Martin Hernandez, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A Montaño
• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak
• The Imitation Game – John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
• Whiplash – Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann

Visual Effects

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett
• Guardians of the Galaxy – Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas
• Aithadi
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R Christopher White
• Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley
• X-Men: Days of Future Past – Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer

British Short Animation

• The Bigger Picture – Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
• Monkey Love Experiments – Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
• My Dad – Marcus Armitage

British Short Film

• Boogaloo and Graham – Brian J Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
• Emotional Fusebox – Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
• The Karman Line – Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp
• Slap – Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
• Three Brothers -S Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

• Elaine Constantine (writer/director Northern Soul)
• Gregory Burke, Yann Demange (writer and director ’71)
• Hong Khaou (writer/director Lilting)
• Paul Katis, Andrew De Lotbiniere (director/producer and producer Kajaki: The True Story)
• Stephen Beresford, David Livingstone (writer and producer Pride)

Rising Star Award

• Gugu Mbatha-Raw
• Jack O’Connell
• Margot Robbie
• Miles Teller
• Shailene Woodley

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From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill find himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of desperate misfits – Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand – with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Only two days left until Marvel’s latest action movie hits the big screen! Guardians of the Galaxy has already been well received by critics, deeming it ‘Marvel’s riskiest but most surprising success yet’ (Matt Risley, Total Film).

As a huge fan of Marvel’s already established throng of super-hero blockbusters, I cannot wait to check out Guardians of the Galaxy. This time I have the added bonus of knowing I was a part of the process (albeit for one day)! Sadly, Marvel have only released two of my stills from the film (which you can check out HERE) but there are plenty to see from Jay Maidment (the awesome unit stills photographer behind this and many of Marvel’s other films) which you can find all over the official Facebook page for the movie as well as on IMDB. Alternatively, head on over to the official website for more goodies!

Book your tickets now – I know I am!

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Casting/Looking for Contributors for US TLC docu-series: ‘Crazy Love’

The producers of Untold Stories of the ER are now conducting an international search for stories of sexual mishaps that have ended up in the hospital!

We are seeking funny stories from folks in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Did you have an oopsie while making whoopie? Do you have a funny story about a sexual misadventure that landed you in the hospital, doctor’s office or clinic? Have you had an intimate misadventure that tops all others?

Do you have an outrageous story that you and your partner(s) love to share?

We want to hear your stories!

Looking for fun, lively couples 18+ who are dating, married, or broken up…

Compensation will be provided for selected stories!

Email Us: CastingFunnyStories6@gmail.com

Call Us: 1+818.563.4131 ext. 216 (Ask for Erica)

Crew Training Opportunities with BBC Academy

The BBC Academy is set to offer six new Creative Skillset-funded initiatives for TV freelancers in the UK creative industries.
Aimed at addressing key industry skills shortages, all of the initiatives will run over the next six months and funding is available for up to 90% of the course costs.
The courses are:

High End Craft Training
A series of five day studio courses for freelance craft practitioners in studio sound, studio lighting, studio camera craft and vision mixing.

Comedy Studio Craft Skills
A comprehensive training initiative that includes an intensive three day studio course for studio craft freelancers wanting to specialise in studio comedy productions.

The course will take place in Salford on the 28 to 31 March and deliver high end craft skills in directing, lighting and sound. The BBC Academy is partnering with Dock 10 in Media City to deliver this course. Dock 10 is also co-funding this initiative.

The New Story
A series of different courses in storytelling delivered at various locations across the UK. The courses will increase storytelling confidence and abilities, offer a set of golden rules relevant to any genre, and show how to put storytelling at the heart of the production.

Courses on offer include Introduction to Storytelling, Story Structuring for Factual Short Form, Story Structuring for Factual Long form, and Writing for TV. The Academy is partnering withDV Talent and the Indie Training Fund to help deliver these courses.

Creative Pop-Ups
A one day course for freelancers working in the creative industries or in creative roles across the UK.

The course gives an understanding of how creativity works, different creative styles and ways to maximise creativity and creative collaboration. There will also be an insight into creative leadership methods to influence, persuade and inspire others to believe in artistic ideas. This course will take place across the UK.

Factual Showrunner Live Events
This is a unique and intensive four day course targeted at first time potential freelance series producers or day producers of live factual. It will also be suitable for those who come from observational documentary series or fixed format backgrounds and who have not worked on live output. The course will take place in London and Wood Norton.

Two-Week Shadowing Development Programme
This will offer freelancers the chance to work in sought-after genres and departments across the industry. The Academy will be working in partnership with the Royal Television Societyto place 30 freelancers with production teams across the UK. Individuals will receive a fixed fee of £500 per week during their placement.

The courses are open to TV freelancers who are either:

• Employed in the creative industry on a fixed term contract of less than 364 days;
• In employment in the creative industry but able to prove that they have been given a date fortermination of employment and will become a freelancer;
• Unemployed but have previous professional experience working in the industry within the past two years.

Other eligibility criteria may apply for the different courses. To find out if you are eligible, learn more about the courses or register your interest, please contact the BBC Academy course co-ordination team:

Our advisors are available to help from 09:00-17:00 (Mon-Fri).

Email: bbcacademy@bbc.co.uk

Telephone: Tel: +44 (0)370 010 0264 Fax: +44 (0)370 010 0265

Address:

BBC Academy

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Room A16, BBC Wood Norton, Evesham,

Worcestershire WR11 4YB

Crew Development/Networking Opportunities with BAFTA Crew 2014

Last year, Creative England partnered with BAFTA and Creative Skillset to bring you the BAFTA crew masterclasses. Bringing you speakers such as Eve Stewart, Ben Davis, Anita Overland and Sean Bobbitt DOP of Oscar winning “12 Years a Slave”. This year the scheme is back, its bigger and is giving crew more opportunities to network and meet Feature HODS.

For more details and to apply please go to:

BAFTA Crew 2014 Info: http://www.bafta.org/about/supporting-talent/bafta-crew,3554,BA.html

BAFTA Crew 2014 FAQs: http://www.bafta.org/about/supporting-talent/bafta-crew-questions,3556,BA.html

http://www.bafta.org/about/supporting-talent/bafta-crew,3554,BA.html

Creative England Crew Night (Bristol)

Creative England Crew night – Thursday 13th March

Creative England are pleased to announce that the team will be returning to Brighton for one of their ever popular Crew Nights, on Thursday 13th March 2014 between 6-8pm.

As always it’s a great opportunity for your members to connect with other crew, production companies, facilities houses and filmmakers in your region as well as meeting the Production Services team. We are also delighted to announce that we will be joined by some of Creative England’s Film Team, so it’s also a great opportunity for them to hear about the Creative England film offer for Writers, Directors and Producers.

Our hosts for the night will be The Brighton Centre http://www.brightoncentre.co.uk/ and we will be supported by our Film Friendly partners Brighton and Hove City Council.

To book a place your members will need to visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-england-crew-night-presenting-the-film-team-brighton-thursday-13th-march-tickets-10510560369

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With images that span decades and reveal a glimpse inside some of the industry’s most recognisable films, this collection of work is a nice little piece of film history. Below are some of my favourite shots from the online exhibition, The Slate Show, however I encourage you to view the entire collection over at the SMPSP website HERE

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Casting Call: Actress for Music Video

We are looking for an actress for an MV shot in Scotland in March/April. The MV will be for a single broadcast in Fast East region. We are specifically look to having someone from a Caucasian/Oriental mixed race background. No foreign language required though. You will be fully paid and all expenses covered for the period of the shoot. Pay is from £100 per day depending on your experience and portfolio. The shoot will last 3 – 5 days in a few locations in the UK. Only people based in the UK may apply please. Please contact the producer directly: Eddie Liu:  se.film.production@gmail.com / 07403791959.  Please send your CV and 5 photos for consideration. Thanks!

Playing Range: 20-30
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: Asian

Shoot Date: 1st Mar 2014 – 30th Apr 2014
Shooting: Scotland, Great Britain
Production Company: S.E. Film Production
Genre: Music Video

Casting Call: Actress for Feature Film

“Sophia Lazzati”

Film synopsis:

Sophia has finally decided to leave her violent husband and has one last look around the family home on the day of moving, she is leaving most of her possessions behind because her sanity is more important now. Her teenage daughter is very quietly gathering her belongings; she is acutely aware of the tension in the house and is unsure where her loyalty lies. Filming Mostly at WEEKENDS. We see Sophia try and move on with her life and the complications that follow.

Character: Jenny Blossom

Jenny teaches Sophia and Tony’s daughter, Catherine and calls the parents in to discuss Catherine’s recent poor grades. She soon becomes aware of the parents’ marital problems and has to intervene on occasion to get them to focus. Additionally, Jenny has a persistent habit that really annoys Tony. Improvisation skills required. Auditions: Monday 10th March 2014 in Eastbourne. 1 day filming in October 2015 exact dates TBC. Filming Location: Eastbourne. Age: 35 – 40. Build: Slim to medium. Caucasian.

Pay: £150 per day

Apply via Shooting People: https://shootingpeople.org/production/work/cast/role/17748

Crew Call: Camera Operators for Glastonbury

I can not say too much about this project just yet but it is a high profile and artistic film involving weather, politics and music… the film already has exhibition in place for 2015 in a major London venue and at the Prague Quadrennial.

I am looking for a few creative camera people for a project filming between June 25-30th. A few requirements other than being creative, experienced and able to think on your feet and laterally… You also must have been to the Glastonbury Music Festival before, not be opposed to camping in a tent for a few days nor be put off by a bit of mud and randomness. I am looking for creative flair, people who enjoy the collaborative process and would be willing to engage with some pre-production brainstorming in the run up to filming.

Pay: £150 per day plus amazing Glastonbury access

Apply: contact@indivisionfilms.com

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Casting Calls: Male Aged 30-45 for Short Film

Warhol is an award winning dark comedic script with a run time of 15 minutes, during which it holds a mirror up to the celebrity obsessed world within which we live. How far will a person go, or allow themselves to be pushed in order to achieve their fifteen minutes of fame? ‘Warhol’ demonstrates how the media can influence, and in this case manipulate their audience, at times with disturbing consequences.

You will be working with an award winning script and a team that have worked on the following programmes. A Director, who has worked on everything from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves to Mr Selfridge. Craig Shaynak – You may know him from the hit show ‘Ray Donovan.’ Anil Desai – The Kumars (BBC) Stuart White Nichols – BBC Timothy David – HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Benjamin Crellin – Xena Warrior Princess and Young Hercules. Thomas Johnson – Art Director on the last four JLS Videos. And me… Adam, who’s written for The BBC, Buena Vista, ITV and others. We also have a genuine hollywood actor reading for the lead.

Character: Dave Dawson

Must be American or Canadian! Must! Age 30 – 45. Dave is a Howard Stern wannabe. Banned from broadcasting in America after a stunt backfired, Dave jumped the pond in search of a fresh start, forcing him to take a job at a small regional station in East Anglia where his right-wing, straight talking persona is more than the suburban town can handle. The lack of night owls, insomniacs and lovelorn housewives, means he is having trouble flexing his tabloid muscles.

Pay: £60 p/day

Shoot Date: 4th Nov 2013 – 6th Nov 2013

Production Company: http://www.dittoproductionslimited.com/_/Welcome.html

Apply: adam@dittoproductionslimited.com

Casting Calls: Young Cast Required for Moroccan Film

Thief

The film is a moving story about a homeless boy who desperately needs money to pay for his sick brothers operation. Miraculously he lands his dream job working as a bellhop at an international hotel, but someone steals his uniform which is vital for the job. The story follows Youseff and his friends as they search the souks of Marrakech in a desperate bid to try and get it back.

Shoot dates:  1st Dec 2013 – 18th Dec 2013

Pay: £380+ P/week (plus flights, accommodation & expenses)

Available Roles:

Youseff
Ernest, slim, caring for his brother, homeless, honest face

Adbel
Disabled, frail, honest, fighter, funny

Kaz
Hard, bully, muscular, frightening, intimidating

Rao
Kind, hard working, appears older than her years, attractive, loyal.

Nabil
Friendly, funny, not very fit, side kick character

To apply: currently applications are only being taken through Shooting People – https://shootingpeople.org/production/work/project/6484

Casting Calls: Male Actor for Short Film

Big Grail

A short scripted dark comedy with 2 actors. A married couple in a chauffer driven car find themselves stuck at a security checkpoint.. Both are business executives in the same multi-national company. A dispute ensues about issues as wide ranging as ecology, capitalism and marital infidelity drawing out themes around convenience, consumption, good taste and etiquette. This is an artists’ film commission produced for a contemporary art context, opening at a London gallery early 2014.

Character: Business Man (Lead)

Adult white male aged late 30s-50 yrs old. Must have British accent, indistinguishable not too posh. He is a senior brand manager within a multinational food technology corporation. Must have a professional look someone with confidence and authority. He is colleague and romantic interest to female lead. Role requires good comedic acting, with some serious elements. Verbal role with good facial acting acting and hand gestures. Not too caricature. 2 shooting days + 1 rehearsal day. Early Dec 2013.

Shooting dates: 4th Dec 2013 – 5th Dec 2013

Location: London

Pay rate: £175-£300 per day (negotiable), inc. agreed travel expenses

Apply: Alexandra Roche: ali.roche@spikeisland.org.uk

Acting Jobs: Drama Tutor Needed

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are looking to hire a part time Drama Tutor.

They are looking to employ an experienced Drama Tutor, they will be responsible for the design and delivery of a 21 week programme of weekly drama classes taking place on Friday mornings from January 2014 – May 2014 on site in HMP Perth.

Applicants should have a degree level education, skills in devising performance and experience of teaching/creative facilitation.

Part Time
Hourly Paid £21.61

You can find out more information about this vacancy and apply on: bit.ly/xnDnBy

Production Crew: Steady-Cam Operator

Stereotype

A teenage boy goes out into the night to avenge his brother death and finds himself in an unexpected situation that changes his life forever. It is a 10 minute film that is slick, fast based with a beautiful twist that will change the audiences mindset of street life.

We are looking for a newly qualified Steady cam operator that wants to work with a good quality team on high production value films. This job is an indie short however we do have more lucrative commercials that will offer better wages.

Pay: £100-175 p/day

Shooting Dates: 29th Nov 2013 – 2nd Dec 2013

Shooting Location: East England.

Apply: Contact via Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mcgibneybrothers

Production Crew: Multiple Positions for Filming in Morocco

Thief

The film is a moving story about a homeless boy who desperately needs money to pay for his sick brothers operation. Miraculously he lands his dream job working as a bellhop at an international hotel, but someone steals his uniform which is vital for the job. The story follows Youseff and his friends as they search the souks of Marrakech in a desperate bid to try and get it back.

Shoot dates:  1st Dec 2013 – 18th Dec 2013

Line Producer
We are looking for a line producer who has some experience working on location in Marrakech on a low budget

Pay: £500+ p/week plus flights, accommodation and expenses)

Casting Director
We are looking for someone with experience of casting a low budget film shooting in Marrakech. All the actors and extras need to be based in Morocco

Pay: £500+ p/week plus flights, accommodation and expenses)

Location Manager
We need someone who has a very good knowledge or ideally lives in Marrakech to help us find several key locations for our low budget film

Pay: £380+ p/week plus flights, accommodation and expenses)

Director of Photography
We are looking for a DOP who has some experience of shooting in Marrakesh. This is a low budget feature, filming on the streets over a short schedule. So the right individual needs to be fast and able to work in restrictive places with actors only going for a few takes. We need someone who has experience and can help us get deals using either the Alexa or Canon C300.

Pay: £380+ p/week plus flights, accommodation and expenses)

To apply: currently applications are only being taken through Shooting People – https://shootingpeople.org/production/work/project/6484

Production Crew: Motion graphics Designer

I am looking for an after effects editor to come on board a high profile museum project. I’d love you to bring your creative flare and offer ideas rather than need to be told exactly what to do. The final film will be 10-15 mins in length and projected large over a series of nights for an emersive installation but will stand alone as a short film as well. I’d like to hear from anyone who thinks this appeals to them. The rough budget we had in mind was £300 per day.

For more info and to apply: contact@indivisionfilms.com

Production Crew: Director and Co-Producer

Full Marx

A budding London-based director and co-producer to jointly apply with this short for London Calling production awards (filmlondon.org.uk/londoncalling):… Karl Marx and Groucho Marx materialise in old haunts in London, but in the present-day. Finding common ground, they determine to be more successful this time around. They head for the Soho pub where Karl once got a break, sure they’ll be listened to there, in the current economic climate. apply to: barry@desertratfeatures.com

Director:

Someone to bring flair and vision to the script. The funding is intended to support the next generation of filmmakers and so an applicant needs to be ‘breaking good’ but not so experienced as to invalidate the application.

Pay: £200 p/day approx

Producer:

A co-producer who knows how to make every penny count. The proviso stated under ‘Director’ also applies here.

Pay: £200 p/day approx

Shoot dates: 14th Feb 2014 – 14th Feb 2014

Location: London

Media Jobs: ICA Manager

The ICA are looking to hire a Development Manager to join their development team.

The role requires the ability to work across the Development Team and be involved in all aspects of funding activities. Thy will be able to collaboratively devise an innovative grants fundraising strategy to support the ICA’s creative programme.

Full time position
London
salary range £26,000 – £30,000 (depending on experience)

Closing date for applications: Sunday 20 October 2013.

To find out more and to apply take a look at: bit.ly/1gaz3BT

Media Jobs: Distribution Manager

LUX is looking to hire a Distribution Manager for their international artists’ film and video distribution service.

Their main responsibilities would be to manage the film bookings for the LUX distribution service, providing an efficient and friendly service for exhibitors, buyers and artists and working closely with the Collections Manager to fulfil orders in a timely and well-organised manner.

– Deadline for applications: 28 October 2013 5pm
– Wage: £25,000 pa (pro rata 0.8) plus 5% pension contribution
– Working Hours: Part time (4 days a week). 10am-6pm with 1 hour lunch break. evening and weekend work will be required, with time off in lieu.
– Holidays: 25 days per year pro-rata (5 compulsory days (pro rata) must be taken during the office closure at Christmas) with an increase of 1 day per year worked up to a maximum of 30 days.
– Contract: Permanent (with six month probation period)

To find out more and to apply, please head to: bit.ly/qq88A9

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