Movie making
in Nottinghamshire
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More star names
from the movie world could be coming to Nottinghamshire following
the launch of a new film group.
is the name given
to the new regional agency designed to support the development of
the film and media industry in the East Midlands.
It brings together
agencies like the East Midlands Screen Commission and Media Training
Consortium with the hope that red tape will be cut and more films
will be produced.
Commenting on
the launch of the organisation, it's chairman, Ian Squires, said:
"It will bring about change and make things happen."
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| Mark Williams
in a scene from the soon to be released Anita and Me |
In the past
few years the East Midlands has been best known for bringing on
the talents of the Nottingham film director Shane Meadows.
His film Twenty
Four Seven, starring Bob Hoskins, became a major box office
hit.
EM Media's chief
executive, Ken Hay, says the success of Meadows shows the importance
of Nottinghamshire as a film centre.
However, he
doesn't want to develop multi-Shane Meadows, he'd prefer to bring
on directors with their own individual talents.
"Our hope
is we can produce more films from within the region."
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| Nottingham's
very own Shane Meadows |
That could be
a tall order because Nottinghamshire's done quite well in the past
months.
Before the end
of the year two movies filmed here - Anita
and Me and Once Upon A Time In The Midlands - will
go on general release.
The decision
to film these two films in the county brought £6 million to
the region.
It's this kind
of spin-off which is so attractive to the people behind EM Media.
They've already
secured £500,000 in lottery funding to distribute to up and
coming filmmakers and hope to attract more Bollywood productions
to the area.
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| Movie making
in Nottinghamshire. On the set of Once Upon A Time In The Midlands |
As well as making
films, EM Media hope to demystify the whole process of movie-making
to make it easier for people to get involved in all aspects of the
industry, either as directors, actors or just paying customers.
The first development
from the group will be a film by up and coming local director Chris
Cook. He's already worked in television and made short films.
His first major
feature will be called One For The Road and should be released
towards the end of this year or early next.
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