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Press Release 04-21-08

UK Filmmakers win £50,000 prize

Director Jan Dunn and Producer Elaine Wickham took the grand prize at the London Independent Film Festival over the weekend for their feature film RUBY BLUE which stars Bob Hoskins as a man accused by his neighbors of being a pedophile. The Prize, sponsored by Prime Focus London, secures a significant portion of the of the post-production finance for Dunn and Wickham’s next feature. The two filmmakers from Ramsgate found critical acclaim two years ago for their self-financed debut film GYPO, and RUBY BLUE is their second film together.

UK director Julian Richards took the festival’s prize for Best Director for SUMMER SCARS -- his auto-biographically inspired portrayal of Welsh youth.  Gareth Roberts took the prize for Best International Feature for KILL KILL FASTER FASTER, and Simon Welsford won for Best Micro-Budget Feature with JETSAM.

Actor Bob Hoskins and Film London were each awarded the festival’s CHAMPION OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA award, which annually recognizes one celebrity and one organisation for outstanding service to the UK independent filmmaking community

Festival sponsors Prime Focus London, Motorola, and Archos were on hand for the awards ceremony with prizes for the winning filmmakers.

Hosted at several screening venues across London, including the BFI Southbank, and Curzon cinemas, the London Independent Film Festival screened over 90 films . The festival highlights the best in micro-budget filmmaking every April and has been called “A treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems. One of Europe's top indie film fests” by British Film Magazine, 2008.


Full information can be found on the festival website: www.londonindependent.org
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Click on the photos below for print quality press images of Bob Hoskins in RUBY BLUE

Click on the photos below for print quality press image of the RUBY BLUE team accepting the award from festival director Erich Schultz



Complete list of winners:
Best UK Feature. Jan Dunn for RUBY BLUE
Best Director: Julian Richards for SUMMER SCARS
Best International Feature: Gareth Roberts for KILL KILL FASTER FASTER
Best International Documentary: Carl Brown for 2nd VERSE
Best UK Documentary: Dean Puckett for ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Best Short Documentary: Darryn de la Soul for SO YOU SHALL REAP
Best No-Budget Feature: Simon Welsford for JETSAM
Best Screenplay: Tania Meneguzzi for BRINK
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Contact: Erich Schultz

London Independent Film Festival
London, UK

Studio 160
77 Beak st.
W1F 9DB
London, UK
Tel: +44 2081816757
Fax: +44 2081816757

Email: info@londonindependent.org
Web: http://www.londonindependent.org
 

 

 
Press Release 02-26-08

“A treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems. One of Europe's top indie film fests” British Film Magazine, 2008

The London Independent Film Festival is a premier event for micro-budget and no-budget films in the UK. LIFF 2008 offers a fantastic opportunity for indie filmmakers to showcase their achievements, with screenings reserved for first and second time filmmakers and for films that have been overlooked by other events. LIFF combines the best of UK low-budget films with inspirational micro-budget films from around the world, and mixes it up with relevant industry discussions and targeted social networking events. LIFF's audience is London's sizable independent filmmaking community. It's an indie film festival for indie filmmakers.

The festival runs April 14-19, 2008 at the National Film Theatre at the BFI Southbank, The Roxy Screen in Borough, and the Curzon Mayfair, Soho and Renoir. 

Representatives from several distributors and numerous sales and talent agents as well as many production companies attend the festival, as it annually hosts world premiers for a select number of high-profile indie films – including for 2008, Jan Dunn’s RUBY BLUE starring Bob Hoskins, and Gareth Robert's KILL KILL FASTER FASTER.

For complete information, see:

http://www.londonindependent.org

Awards will be presented in the categories of: Best UK Feature, Best Micro-Budget Feature, Best No-Budget Feature, Best UK Short, Best Int Short, Best Documentary, Best Female Director, Best LGBT Film, Best Sci-Fi / Horror film, as well as a Screenplay Competition and Special Awards for Achievement in Independent Filmmaking.

The combined value of all awards exceeds £50,000 in sponsorship prizes; top among them is a post-production deal for the prize winner's next picture from Prime Focus London, one of London's top post-production houses.

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Contact: Erich Schultz

London Independent Film Festival
London, UK

Studio 160
77 Beak st.
W1F 9DB
London, UK
Tel: +44 2081816757
Fax: +44 2081816757

Email: info@londonindependent.org
Web: http://www.londonindependent.org
 

 

 

 

 

 

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