IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Yes we just have to hope for the best and hope that by some miracle BIAFF can and will go ahead in October with a decent turnout. With all filming suspended indefinitely I worry about how many new films will be made this year and submitted to BIAFF 2021. I personally make around 6 or 7 new films per...

You can count on me to be there! I didn’t ask for a refund of the BIAFF tickets. Once the event is confirmed I’ll rebook my two nights at the Hilton Hotel. I’ll assume that my two 4 star films GOOD GIRL and PIECES will be shown on the Saturday. It’ll be great to meet each other again assuming it can...

Dave has presented an extremely persuasive case for UNICA 2021 to be held in Birmingham.
I am 100% in favour of this and I join in the plea for the IAC Council to reconsider their decision.

Thanks Tim! For the record that other film was TOPPY not POPPY which will go in for BIAFF 2021 as I didn’t finish it in time for this year. (POPPY may well be someone else’s imaginary friend!) My third entry for CEMRIAC was the three minute wordless film called THE TIFF which was given 3 stars at BI...

The CEMRIAC SPRING MOVIE FESTIVAL should have taken place in Derby today. Instead of it being cancelled, it went online this afternoon on Zoom conferencing, and I thought it all went splendidly. Well done to Simon Sumner for organising and hosting it, and a big thank-you to judge Paul Kittel. Paul h...

Sorry about your low ratings Michael. I’ve no doubt you’ll bounce back and your ratings will hopefully rise again in the future back to your former glory.
Not many people have fed back on here considering there was a record number of entries. Where is everybody?

Thanks guys

Congratulations Geoff on your Diamond award. Well done. I had 6 entries and the one I pinned most hopes on was my thriller GOOD GIRL. It’s been awarded 4 stars and the KPM prize. Another thriller, PIECES, was given 4 stars as well. My Woody Allen pastiche BLUE LADY got 3 stars as did BELIEF and THE ...

With the BIAFF results being sent out as from Monday, I thought I’d open this thread so that those of us who entered the competition can voice our thoughts and opinions when we’ve received our star ratings and judges’ comments. I was a first round judge again this year. Thank goodness the judging to...

It’s sad but inevitable that BIAFF 2020 has been postponed. At least we have the rescheduled BIAFF to look forward to - good to see that it’s pencilled in for October. I was a bit worried that Doubletree Hilton might refuse to refund my two nights’ booking fee as the invoice had indicated that the r...

Thanks Michael! And Tim!
I’ve just discovered that the adjective from avocation is avocational. There an entry for this word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocational
I defy anyone to better this!

Ah! I’ve usually been crediting the music I’ve used on end credits. Must stop doing that unless it’s specially composed or copyright-free anyway.

I’ll leave it to someone else to give you the definitive expert answer Roy, but what I understand is this. The IAC Licence totally covers us for most instances such as screenings of our films in private and in public such as in clubs, film competitions and festivals. However, uploading our films to ...

I've sent you a private email, Tim, explaining my reason for not naming the music library in question on this forum. In the past I've sometimes created my own music using Magix Music Maker software, eg. for DARK HORSE, and also I've asked musician friends to create scores for me for no payment, eg. ...

Well now, I'm actually going to answer my own question myself. I should have delved more into the information given on the IAC website before posing the question, as the answer lies therein: IAC has negotiated special arrangements with the various licensing bodies allowing the use of both Library mu...