IMDb Script to Screen Award 2017 press Release
Press Release for the 2017 IMDb Script to Screen Award final in Bath on 14 June
Author Archives: Jon Bolton
Holly’s TED Talk about F-Rated
Why does it matter who tells the stories we see on screen? Holly’s very personal experience illustrates why the person who tells the story – and who the story is about – makes a difference. You know Holly Tarquini as the Executive Director of FilmBath (which used to be called Bath Film Festival). This is […]
Winner of the 2016 IMDb New Filmmaker Award
By Riley Madincea who won the 2016 IMDb New Filmmaker Award for Help! I’m Trapped in a Movie Winning the IMDb New Filmmaker Award has been the absolute jewel and crown of making my first film. As someone who never went to film school and never made a film before, to take a crowd-funded project to […]
Extra ways to enjoy cinema at Bath Film Festival 2016
Bath Film Festival’s ever-popular screening programme will be accompanied this year by three extra attractions – a comedy celebration of Bath in celluloid being staged in collaboration with the city’s much loved Natural Theatre Company, a visit from a Finnish duo who are revolutionising how film locations can be celebrated, FanGirl Quest, and two events […]
F-Rated films get 50% share of preview-packed programme
Bath Film Festival expects to become the first in the UK, and possibly the world, to give equal attention to male and female filmmakers when it presents its 26th annual programme of new and classic cinema screenings and related events at venues across the city from November 3 to 13. The festival is already in […]
Help BFF bring more outdoor and pop up screenings to you
Can you give us £5, or indeed £5000 – pretty please? As you know, the festival is expensive to run. We want to bring you more outdoor movies and more pop up screenings. We have launched a crowdfunding campaign with a target of £5,000, particularly for an inflatable screen – like this. Once we have […]
Winner of the 2016 IMDb Script to Screen Award
My jaw hit the floor as I entered the Komedia. It was a proper, beautiful, professional awards ceremony.
The Story of Two Photographs
By finalist Natalie Ekberg (far left, above) Bath is a beautiful city and any opportunity to visit is a good one, but none of them could possibly top our reason for being there on 9 June 2016. Being one of the ‘final five’ writers nominated for the IMDb Script to Screen Award 2016, would no […]
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again’
By John Metcalfe (far right above) whose script, Bicycle, which he co-wrote with Edward Hicks, was a finalist for the 2016 IMDB Script to Screen Award. The old adage: ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again’ could have been written with me in mind. Having written my first spec script at the age […]
F-Rating resources: press, partners, films
The F-Rating launched at Bath Film Festival in 2014 and has been building momentum ever since. Here are just some of the articles, videos, radio interviews and partners of the rating. For more information, contact Holly Tarquini hello@bathfilmfestival.org.uk The F-Rating on Wikipedia From 2016 In The Irish Examiner Holly Tarquini on TodayFM From 2015 Holly […]
Finance Trustee/Company Financial Director
Deadline for applicaitons: June 3rd Our wonderful Finance Trustee, Sophie Arden, is leaving the festival after 6 years of loyal work for the board. We are therefore looking for a new Finance Trustee/Company Financial Director. This is an unpaid role. About Bath Film… Production of an annual film festival in Bath for over 25 years – […]
We’ll help make your good script GREAT
Former Head of International at Sky Pictures, Capitol Films Development Executive and Paramount Pictures story editor, Valencia Haynes is offering feedback on the your scripts. Valencia is offering to read your script and give you feedback before officially submitting to the 2016 IMDb Script to Screen Award for evaluation and selection. The purpose of this […]