IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Thanks for the kind words, Stephen. Hey there, Dave. I appreciate the welcome. Right now I'm working on an animation project I wrote back in school. Now, whereas Life's Little Gaps was a family film, The Zoo certainly is not. -House "House" is not your real name I suppose. This message to...

Willy, another thought. What is it you object to about film school students having entries in n-c Festivals? Their level of experience, in both film making and life, will be well below yours. Their equipment will, in many cases, be identical to that of many n-c film makers. Their only advantage wil...

So, Willy, how much did it cost to make "Breendonk"? ned c Discussion Oh, Ned, I don't have any problems to tell you this. On the contrary even. I also love producing films. It's always a challenge. CvB, our national umbrella organization, has invited me for 16th May. They want me to talk...

So what does it cost to make a film? Some people will swear it costs almost nothing. Go on holiday, shoot footage, edit it and add music. Film. Others will speak of travel expenses, catering, prop and costume hire, crane hire, generator hire and so on. .[/i] Dave A difficult question, Dave. In my c...

Just a small point: [i. It has puzzled me why IAC set its face against film student entries. In theory if Spielberg made a film for fun and not for profit he could enter it in our competition, but a first term film school student could not! But Willy's main point remains valid. In countries where s...

I was not in Harrogate. Unfortunately ! Many friends told me that "Life's Little Gaps", the American film, was the best one. Maybe they are right. However, I've been told that it was made by a filmschool ! One creature makes films for money. He sells them. Awards at international festivals...

What is Willy on about with "the skin of the pig"? Is there something in the Belgian water that's affecting you Willy? I didn't have any negative intentions by saying this, Michael. On the contrary even. Just look at the picture of Billy on the left of his messages. The dog is wearing the...

Sorry Dave I can get exasperated at times. I've even got a fever since the day I came back from Harrogate!! I'll be fine next week though. Yes, indeed, the bulldog in the pig's skin on the left looks a bit like that, Billy. It looks very sad. Next week it will laugh again. Take courage. I don't mea...

I forgot to tell you that Paul Bagshaw was winner of the Mersey Ten Competion some months ago. As you know I had to judge the films. I am pleased that he has two **** awards. It proves in some way that he is a talented filmmaker. I feel more at ease. In the Preston competion he showed three films. T...

[quote="Ken Wilson The films were a mixed bag and I must say, many were not to my taste. Insects are not as fascinating to me as they obviously are to many film makers. Lots of bugs, Praying Mantis` eating their partners and large hairy spiders would not be my preferred choice of Sunday entert...

[quote="Ken Wilson The films were a mixed bag and I must say, many were not to my taste. Insects are not as fascinating to me as they obviously are to many film makers. Lots of bugs, Praying Mantis` eating their partners and large hairy spiders would not be my preferred choice of Sunday entert...

The trouble with judges` opinions is that they are just opinions. Just that! I think that judges are influenced by a lot of factors such as: do they know the entrant? Are they familiar with his/her work? That is just human nature -- after all when we go to the cinema we are influenced by who the di...

We sometimes forget that criticising is not a synonym for complaining or moaning.

What do you think about the way the results are published on the IAC website ? Fantastic, don't you think so ? Congratultions, webmaster !

In one of my previous messages I said that I would vote 4 times 'yes' because I had 4 films, but it seems that we can only vote once.

Just a word of warning about all this ... It is quite likely that some people who are not happy with their result will not be willing to say so in public. It sounds like being a poor sport. This means we cannot assume that the poll or the comments here represent every view. Dave Reports Belgian Fil...