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Meet Mike Figgis on us…
Wed, 3 Dec 2008
The extraordinarily energetic Brit filmmaker, Mike Figgis, is giving an exclusive 3-day masterclass in London in February where he’ll be deconstructing film narrative - and we have one pass for the event to give away.
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Christmas starts here…
Wed, 3 Dec 2008
Got a filmmaker in your life but stuck for Christmas prezzie inspiration for them? Look no further than The Script Factory for the gift of Membership. Priced just £50, Membership gives your beloved free tickets for selected Script Factory Masterclasses & Previews, seats at occasional Members-Only Events and exclusive industry preview screenings, priority booking and up to 10% off Script Factory Training, plus a range of other special offers. It also, naturally, comes gift-wrapped in Script Factory pink ribbon and is guaranteed to be far better received than the squished satsuma at the bottom of their stocking.
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Attention Brighton-based Script Factory friends
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Our colleagues over at Metrodome have set aside two pairs of preview screening tickets to the British Independent Film Award (BIFA)-nominated Three Miles North of Molkom showing this Sunday 30 November at the Duke of York Cinema, Brighton.
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Happy Birthday Shooting People!
Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Birthday kisses to our partners over at Shooting People who reach the grand old age of 10 this coming Saturday. Originally set up as a bedroom project by the hugely energetic Jess Search & Cath Le Couter, SP has grown to be a massive part of the UK’s filmmaking landscape – and we’re so delighted it’s there!
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See Mike Hodges at the ICA
Wed, 19 Nov 2008
News of an excellent chance to catch up with the work of one of the grand old men of Brit cinema, as a celebratory season gets underway at London’s ICA. We have special prices for Script Factory readers AND some comp tickets to win. Mike Hodges, famed for Get Carter among several other classics, will be on stage to introduce his ‘other’ masterpiece – the rarely seen psychological thriller Black Rainbow - and to talk about his career in movies. Following that, Hodges’ cult 70’s Sci-Fi gem The Terminal Man, based on a novel by the late Michael Crichton, and never released in the UK, has an exclusive screening.
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Terence Davies goodies on offer
Wed, 22 Oct 2008
As we head down to BFI Southbank for our London Film Fest events, and prepare to spend much of November there with our BFI-supported Genre Season, the BFI itself has made us a lovely offer to coincide with their release of Terence Davies' extraordinary Of Time and the City.
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