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London UK Film Focus (LUFF) 2010

The London UK Film Focus (LUFF) will return to the capital at the official venue of the BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT.

Now in its seventh year, the four-day export event will again provide a platform to celebrate and promote British films and talent to the international market. The strictly by-invitation-only event attracts 120 buyers from all world territories who come to see around 50 British titles.

In addition to the screenings of new British films represented by UK Sales Agents, we also have the Breakthrough strand. This exposes feature projects from emerging British film-makers seeking sales representation, and provides international buyers from across the globe the chance to monitor upcoming talent.

CRITERIA FOR SUBMITTING A PROJECT TO THE BREAKTHROUGH STRAND OF LUFF 2010

  1. Films must be full feature length and of theatrical nature and quality;
  2. Films must be ready for delivery by June 2010;
  3. Films must be predominantly British – for instance the film is set in the UK, characters are British or the subject matter informs the British experience, production and filming is based in the UK and/or cast, crew and/or producers come from the UK;
  4. As LUFF is a showcase for new films, priority will be given to those titles not seen at other festivals/markets.

SUBMITTING YOUR FILM

If you would like to submit your film to the Breakthrough strand please send your DVD to:

Chloe Laing, Business Development Administrator
Film London
Suite 6.10, The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JJ

Deadline for Breakthrough submissions: Friday 26 March 2010


Packages post (or courier) marked on or before the deadline will be accepted.

If you wish to have your film considered for the Breakthrough strand of the London UK Film Focus please send us:

  • a DVD copy of the film;
  • a synopsis and/or press kit;
  • your full contact details including: postal address, telephone number and email address.

Please let us know if your film will be shown at any other film festivals or markets before June 2010.

All submitted films will be viewed after Easter. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by the third week of April at the latest, normally by post or email. If your contact details change during this period please let us know so that we may update our records.

DVDs and application materials cannot be returned.

The panel's decision is final. It is the London UK Film Focus policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not being selected for the programme.

IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED

Selected titles will need to be supplied on a digi-beta format, subject to technical facilities and will incur a fee of £300. This fee provides each successful company with two full accreditations to LUFF, affording delegate access to:

  • All LUFF networking events;
  • The Delegates Centre at the BFI Southbank where you can meet sales agents and international buyers;
  • A list of sales agents attending LUFF 2010. Please note that as policy we do not provide a list of international buyers.  Breakthrough is intended for the purpose of finding a sales agent, not to sell a film directly to an international buyer.

If you would like further information please contact Helena Mackenzie: helena.mackenzie@filmlondon.org.uk.

The London UK Film Focus is funded and supported by Film London, the UK Film Council, the British Film Institute (BFI), Film Export UK, UK Trade & Investment and the London Development Agency. 

Creative Exchange & Skillset: RED Training 2010

Digital Imaging Technician Course

We are delighted to announce that we have received Skillset funding for our Digital Imaging Technician Course.

A RED Digital Imaging Technician is a new role and is an essential RED shoot crew member requiring expert knowledge of the system and the images it creates. A RED DIT on a digital shoot is responsible for the technical set up of the camera and also the safe keeping and processing of the digital data created. He/she is also the on set bridge between production and postproduction.

This course is designed primarily for camera crew and Directors of Photography but it will also be very useful for Directors, Producers and Editors who wish to expand their knowledge digital cinema production.

Course Fee £300+VAT 2 day duration – funding criteria must be met

Shoot Red

This is not a funded course, but will give you the opportunity to spend a day shooting with the RED camera, to benefit from this one day course you need to have experience of RED camera set-up.

Course Fee £250+VAT 1 day duration

www.derby.ac.uk/creative-exchange