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by Howard-Smith
Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:15 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF Results 2022
Replies: 72
Views: 35152

Re: BIAFF Results 2022

Go on Michael, spill the beans! What do you know?
I suspect you’re bluffing… unless you’ve hacked into the BIAFF organisers’ computers! 😂
by Howard-Smith
Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:58 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: How short is too short?
Replies: 3
Views: 4796

Re: How short is too short?

I think that a film less than a minute long is hardly worthwhile… though the shorter the running time the less appropriate it is to say that it’s a waste of time. 😂
by Howard-Smith
Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: UNICA
Replies: 19
Views: 14076

Re: UNICA

Suddenly I find that the forum has come out of hibernation! I don’t agree that the majority of filmmakers use other festivals as a stepping stone to get into the professional film industry. Yes, many do, but the hugely successful Birmingham Film Festival had around 900 entries, almost 30o of which w...
by Howard-Smith
Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:54 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: UNICA
Replies: 19
Views: 14076

Re: UNICA

I was lucky enough to have a film selected for UNICA about 4 years ago, ‘Like a Bullet’ starring the late Simon Hawkins. This was awarded 4 stars at BIAFF but it didn’t win anything at UNICA and received a pretty harsh review. Nevertheless it was an honour to have had it included in the UNICA progra...
by Howard-Smith
Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2022 Open For Entries
Replies: 1
Views: 4313

Re: Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2022 Open For Entries

Thanks for posting this, Paul. I’ll choose at least one of my recent films to put in.
by Howard-Smith
Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:16 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues
Replies: 7
Views: 6648

Re: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues

What a pity that most of us former subscribers to Movie Maker magazine disposed of them or lost them at some point. Somebody somewhere must have a complete set and maybe they would consider selling the collection. I’d love to read again all those Ivan Watson columns… and everything else. My first ed...
by Howard-Smith
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:46 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 51018

Re: BIAFF 2022

If BIAFF 2022 could be a live event for all who wish to attend AND also streamed live for all who wish to remain at home, we would have the best of both worlds. I maintain my view that it should definitely go ahead in Birmingham as a live event. I find it utterly depressing to envisage a future wher...
by Howard-Smith
Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 51018

Re: BIAFF 2022

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’d be gutted, devastated, if the live BIAFF event in Birmingham were to be cancelled and just held on Zoom again. It’s high time we got on with life and learned to live with the virus (as we have for years with the flu virus which can kill people) otherwis...
by Howard-Smith
Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:54 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues
Replies: 7
Views: 6648

Re: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues

Very kind of you Geoff but what I want is a collection of Movie Maker magazines which ran from the 1960s to the 1980s, the magazine that ran the Ten Best Competition.
by Howard-Smith
Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues
Replies: 7
Views: 6648

Re: Film & Video Maker Magazine - Back Issues

What I would personally love to obtain is as complete a collection as possible of Movie Maker magazine. My old copies regrettably were lost in a house move around 20 years ago.
by Howard-Smith
Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:00 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 51018

Re: BIAFF 2022

John, I’d be devastated if BIAFF 2022 as a live event in Birmingham was cancelled! Zoom events are a pale shadow of physical events. If you’re still a paid-up member of the IAC it’s puzzling as to why you’re not receiving FVM in the post. The most recent edition (which included my article ‘The Makin...
by Howard-Smith
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:18 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Kids appearing in your films
Replies: 5
Views: 5475

Re: Kids appearing in your films

Tim I’ve actually obtained the licences via Walsall Council as the child actors involved live in the Walsall area. I will email you more about this.
by Howard-Smith
Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:25 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Kids appearing in your films
Replies: 5
Views: 5475

Re: Kids appearing in your films

Tim, my comment regarding local council licences was in connection with using actors under 16 in my films. I’ve always had full parental permission of course and have always insisted that at least one parent is present throughout every moment of filming. But whether or not a licence for every filmin...
by Howard-Smith
Sun Nov 07, 2021 9:46 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Kids appearing in your films
Replies: 5
Views: 5475

Re: Kids appearing in your films

Yes I totally agree it is a sad state of affairs when school productions can’t be filmed and people are so paranoid about photography and filming taking place in public areas. Also there’s a grey area with regard to whether a licence from the local council is required for using actors under 16 in fi...
by Howard-Smith
Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Paul Kittel's Zoom evening
Replies: 8
Views: 6582

Re: Paul Kittel's Zoom evening

Here’s the link to Paul’s brilliant presentation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fUSJIf ... SCLll/view