IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

This morning three Flemish film directors were interviewed in a TV-programme. They had made new wonderful films. Fien Troch, Eric Van Looy and Jan Verheyen are the ones. In Belgium they are famous. They talked about their films. In fact I also thought about the scriptwriters, the producers and other...

Some weeks ago I was a judge in the panel for the Dutch competition called NOVA. What a fantastic experience ! When I arrived in Roermond near the Dutch border I felt the odd man out. I was the only Belgian, let's say the only "foreigner". we have a different nationality, but we speak the ...

The main website should have the AMPS results up soon, but for those forum users who cannot wait, here they are. Several regular contributors appear on the prize list, congratulations. There were 64 entries. General 1st Place Willy Van der Linden Belgium "Will Ye Go to Flanders?" Document...

Last night we were in our clubhouse for the very last time in 22-23 years. I delivered a speech and showed some of the funniest films we have seen the last few years. It was also to create some laughter ... After the filmshow I took the banner "Focus 1960-2000" off the wall. That was a ver...

Stingman - your spelling is terrible ... and you know it. (':wink:') Dave Yes, Stingman, Dave is right ... your spelling is awful ! (Joking) But I know that my word choice is terrrible. I don't care at all. I think that more foreigners should do what I do ... writing messages for this forum. And al...

Newcastle ACA[/b] Well done, Billy. An example of positive thinking. I'm trying to give some more ideas. Perhaps they are not so good, but yes, maybe you are right : God loves a tryer. ° Give A5-flyers for distribution to shops that sell cameras. Give flyers to parents and grandparents who are film...

We have spoilt our children I agree with Brian and I understand Fraught. I am sure that I can find youngsters to contribute to FVM, but ... only if we can pay them for it. Thirty years ago we had two or three brass bands in our villages. They played music because they enjoyed it. They were not paid...

A sad story indeed. My story is short, Millennium, I lived in a small Suffolk village and ...ned c The end is very near now. 23rd September, the last day in our clubhouse !  Yes, I am still very sad, but I still have some fighting spirit". (I wonder if this is the right expression in English)....

The 9th Cotswold International Film & Video Festival, 2008, was the last one. For more news see its website http://www.cotswoldfilmvideofest.co.uk/ Dave I realize that organizing a film fesitval, even a local one, takes time, energy and courage. I understand that Lee wanted to retire. The last ...

Samuel What a surprise ! My clubmate Samuel on this forum ! I'm very pleased. In a few weeks we are going to the Guernsey Film Festival together. One more thing about the length of films. Samuel saw my Passchendaele film a few weeks ago. Now it is 15 minutes shorter and it is quite different, Samue...

Greg, any judge who says 15 minutes is too long before seeing a film has no right being a judge. I've forgotten to tell you something. I always work on my films for months and months. My storyboard is always a very long one. Sometimes more than 400 shots ! My clubmate Samuel, however, makes short f...

Greg, any judge who says 15 minutes is too long before seeing a film has no right being a judge. t. Always too long ! I was sure that you would give your opinion about length of films, Michael. You already did it some years ago. Of course, I agree with you because also my films are usually longer t...

Hi Willy Sad times indeed.... have you thought about using the internet to escalate this ?..... petitions etc... I am sure you have ... but your greedy mayor (who is put in position by the people!!) needs to be shown the door! good luck ... I`ve mentioned to Willy about making a film to discredit t...

In the mean time the Mayor has decided to give  33,000 euros each year to renovate the clubhouses of youth clubs. A very good initiative, but the older people like us must pay for it. On the roof of our own clubhouse trees are growing. We even think that the Mayor will pull down the whole building ...

I was absent on this forum the last few weeks because of several reasons. First I had to finish my film "On the Road to Passchendaele" which will be screened in ... Passendale on 27th September. I was in a hurry because I am a member of the judging panel in Holland next week. One of the ot...