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Cheap bespoke Web TV training for young people

Posted in News on the Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Chew TV are offering up to ten individuals the chance of joining their Content Crew on an exclusive bespoke training course at the Independent Cinema Office (ICO) in London. A pretty good thing for any media enthusiast to have on their CV!

The course is running on Wednesday 29th July 2009, 10am-4pm at BFI Southbank, London and the training will provide young people with;

•   An understanding of how film programmers operate, including programming of Web TV Channels like Chew TV
•   An introduction into the programming of films - how films reach the screen etc
•   Different approaches to programming films
•   Careers advice
•   Exercises and discussions
•   Guest speakers from companies such as First Light, BFI, BBC Film network etc

Please RSVP by Friday 3rd July 2009.

The cost of the training is £25, if you are interested or would like more information please contact Kate: kate@chewtv.com

Encounters Short Film Competition 2009

Posted in News on the Thursday, April 16, 2009

Now in its 15th year, Encounters Short Film Festival (17 - 22 November 2009) has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. This celebrated event is the largest festival of its kind in the UK, showcasing over 300 new international short films each year.

Submissions deadline: Tuesday 30 June 2009.

In an attempt to go green and reduce the amount of DVD's submitted, Encounters sponsored by yousendit.com now offers the opportunity to upload your film and save £5 of the submission fee.

Key Dates • Call for submissions opens 01 April 2009  Digital submissions powered by yousenit.com • Call for submissions closes 30 June 2009  • Filmmakers will be notified end of August • Programme announced end of September  • Accreditation opens end of September  • 17 -22 November Encounters Festival

Encounters accepts films of every genre less than 30 minutes: animation, drama, documentary, experimental and music video and does NOT have a premiere policy but does now have a submission fee. All films submitted to the festival are entered into the HP Digital Viewing library offering more than 1000 films for on demand viewing available to all delegates' buyers, distributors, programmers and press throughout the festival.

See the submissions guidelines for more information on the awards up for grabs, submission criteria and how to enter your film.

WIN A PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM REVIEW!

Posted in News on the Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Chew TV get important people in the media industry to judge the competition- judges so far have been: Michael Weise himself, Mark Leaver SW Screen and Kent Upshon from Twofour Productions.

Have a look on the online shop to see what’s on offer!

http://shop.mwp.com/

To review a film just click on have your say/review icon underneath the film you have watched. Remember to give it a catchy title and the all important star rating.

The top three films will be short-listed and judged each month by someone experienced within the Film Industry. So if you think you are a budding Film Critic, submit your review and have a go!

Submit Your Films

Posted in News on the Tuesday, March 04, 2008

How to make it easier for us to put your work on Chew TV

Sign up and Log in to Chew TV from the homepage www.chewtv.com which only takes a couple of minutes and you’re ready to upload!

Please do not use copyright material you do not have permission to use. We cannot show any work that infringes on copyright laws.

For files less than 100mb, you can submit your content online. We can accept files of types: .flv, .mpg, .wma, .avi, .mp4, .mpeg, .mov. For films above 100mb you can simply send them in as a data disk, DVD or DV Tape.

Although data disks will speed up the process if your film is selected for Chew TV. Our postal address is;

Chew TV Submissions

Mount Wise House

Cumberland Road

Plymouth

PL1 4GL

Click the link to access the printable submission form for postal submissions http://www.chewtv.com/postalform.aspx

If you have any problems using Chew TV or just want to find out more give Kate a shout at admin@chewtv.com

The Chew TV Team

BBC Blast makes its way to Truro...

Posted in News on the Thursday, July 02, 2009

The BBC Blast Advance Tour vehicle is going to be on Lemon Quay, Truro this Saturday (4th July) offering free taster workshops in radio, music, gaming and film aimed at 13-19yr olds and an advance preview of BBC Blast.

The truck is open 10am – 3pm and the workshops are completely free. Please let all your networks know about this great opportunity for young people to get creative!

Mediabox teams up with Your Game

Posted in News on the Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Mediabox, in association with Your Game, is offering twenty disadvantaged 16-19 year-olds (and up to 25 years-old if they have learning difficulties and/or disabilities) the chance to attend an all expenses paid filmmaking workshop at either the Your Game event in Hull (28th July) or London (20th August).

After the training Mediabox will provide all participants with £500 and the support of an industry mentor, to make a film exploring why sport is important to them.

To enter visit: http://www.media-box.co.uk/yourgame

Guardian Films Internship

Posted in News on the Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Check this out; The Scott Trust, owner of Guardian Media Group plc, is pleased to offer an internship with Guardian Films.

The aim of the internship is to offer training in video production to applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds - a group recognised as being under-represented in media (as provided for under Section 37 of the Race Relations Act 1976).

The one year internship offers a bursary of £12,000 together with formal training in shooting and editing documentary, a dedicated mentor and hands-on experience in all aspects of documentary and current affairs production for broadcast, video for the web production and multimedia on-line projects. This is an internship and we cannot guarantee that this will lead to employment.

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2009. To apply click here.

Win a free ticket to the Relentless Boardmasters

Posted in News on the Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Just thought I'd let you all know that the deadline for Relentless Boardmasters/ Hollaboxx competition is MIDNIGHT TONIGHT and NO ONE HAS ENTERED YET!!!

All you have to do is submit a 90 second short film about Cornwall and you could win a free press ticket working* with Chew TV at the famous surf/ music festival.

Get submitting people. If we only get one entry it will be the default winner!

http://www.chewtv.com/chewblog/Blog.aspx?Page=1#382

Cheers

Max

*By working we mean interviewing bands, hanging out backstage and generally having an awesome time.

Chew TV films broadcast on Glastonbury Big Screen!

Posted in News on the Friday, June 26, 2009

Keen Chew TV user, 'Hexjibber', has been getting his awesome animations screened on Chew TV for a while now and this weekend he's unexpectedly getting his masterpieces broadcast on the Glastonbury Big Screen as well BBC Village Screens in 16 main cities across the UK.

The Village Screen is a project which will provide a platform for the best new creative talent in the UK. It’s the result of a unique collaboration between London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Cultural Olympiad, the nation's creative agencies, RELAYS and the BBC.

The screen will be used to showcase the work of some of the best new film making talent to over 177,000 people who have gathered for the world-famous music festival in Somerset.

BBC Big Screens, such as the one at Glastonbury, are being rolled out across the UK in time for the Olympics in 2012, when it is expected they will form a focus for communities to come together and watch the Games. Bristol and Swindon are among the cities in the South West to already boast big screens.

At Glastonbury, there will be two 25m square digital screens, back- to- back, which will broadcast a mix of short films, archive footage, gaming sessions, classic pop and highlights of the BBC's coverage of the Festival from 10.00am to 3.00am every day.

Getting your work used by the world famous BBC is a typical example of the opportunities created by submitting your content to Chew TV, so please submit now!

Job Vacancy with Suited and Booted CIC

Posted in News on the Friday, June 26, 2009

Suited and Booted Studios CIC have a position for a creative, dynamic, highly motivated person with a knowledge of the facilitated and educational media sector to focus on developing and delivering this area of our work. This will include supporting and co-ordinating Club Flix, a young peoples film group.

You will need to be self-motivated, have great communication and IT skills, be flexible and able to see the wider impact of the work of this sector within the region. You must also have the ability to work creatively and hold basic skills in a wide range of media and moving image.

You will need to have knowledge of production and a commitment to using digital media as a tool for development and education and be able to engage and motivate people.

For a full job description and application form please contact Helen Putler at Suited and Booted Studios CIC on 01225 338294 / mail@suitedandbooted.org

Application deadline: 1pm on 23^rd July

Interviews held on: Friday 7^th August

Chew TV at the NASS Festival!

Posted in News on the Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Being a part of the Content Crew has it’s benefits and hopefully Dylan Spicer and a few others will be filming/ interviewing/ generally mingling with N.E.R.D, CKY, Tinchy Stryder and a load of other stars!

The Relentless Boardmasters’ sister festival is on 10th, 11th and 12th July at the Royal Bath and west Showground and the confirmed acts so far are; N.E.R.D, CKY, Zane Lowe, Lethal Bizzle, Tinchy Stryder, The Scratch Perverts, The Nextmen, Jaguar Skillz + LOADS MORE

NASS is also the UK’s premiere action sports festival so there’s going to be loads of skating, BMX’ing, MotoX etc going on as well as the world class music.

Please check their site for more info or to buy tickets, http://www.relentlessnass.com/

IdeasTap

Posted in News on the Monday, June 22, 2009

Offering inspiration, practical advice and links to the creative industry. You can access funding, promote your skills, meet new people and take part in live creative briefs as well as search for new work and opportunities.

http://www.ideastap.com

ENCOUNTERS YOUNG PEOPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL

Posted in News on the Thursday, June 18, 2009

Encounters International Short Film Festival is developing ideas to include a Young People's Film Festival into their programme. The idea has stemmed from concerns voiced by young people that they do not get enough opportunities to screen their work in cinema and festival settings. With this in-mind Encounters wish to develop an event focused on Young People and the work they produce.

The two-day festival will take place in November 2009 and will be coordinated by a steering group of young people from the Bristol and Bath area, who will hopefully be encouraged to work towards Arts Awards and will work with professional mentors giving them valuable work experience and transferable skills.

This dynamic festival will aim to showcase, support and ultimately celebrate young people's filmmaking. The connection with Encounters will give the young people's work competitive scope, recognition and allow their voices to be heard by a mainstream audience. It will also give them access to some up and coming filmmaking talent and industry professionals.

Encounters are seeking young people between 16-19 who would like to take part in a discussion facilitated by Liz Harkman from Encounters and Clare Simmons from Filton College to dicuss the purpose and shape of the festival for a funding application. This core goup will then have the opportunity to be part of the festival steering committee from September onwards if funding is successful.

Please go along and have your say!

VENUE: Bristol Foyer, Victoria St, Bristol, BS1 6DT at 4.00pm on Thursday 25th June and will last no more that two hours - juice and biscuits provided. Please confirm attendence to liz.harkman@encounters-festival.org.uk

Chew TV is looking for young, emerging talent!

Posted in News on the Monday, June 15, 2009

Are you interested in working in the creative industries?

Do you want to work on exciting projects with prolific clients?

Do you have a creative spark that stands out from the rest?

If so, Chew TV would like to hear from you now. Chew TV is currently building a database of young, emerging talented individuals in the following areas of work;

Animation, Illustration, 2D Design, 3D Design, Web/CSS Design, Editing, DVD Creation, Camera Operation and Music.

We are also looking for enthusiastic young practitioners to get involved in running workshops in various areas including film and mobile video.

Chew TV is a fast expanding online TV Channel run by and for young people so if you think this is for you, and you enjoy working on creative projects and have good communication skills please contact Dan@chewtv.com for more information.

SHOWCOMOTION YOUNG PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL

Posted in News on the Thursday, June 11, 2009

The 11th Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival unveils a packed programme of films, fun and activities from 25 June to 9 Julyat the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS FAMILY GALA
Festival organisers have announced that the family gala at this year’sShowcomotion Young People’s Film Festival is a preview screening of the summer blockbuster Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs. This much anticipated animation screens at the festival on Sunday 28 June and follows the adventures of kids’ favourites Scrat, the mammoths Manny and Ellie and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger.

UNICEF UK AWARDS
Nominations have been announced for the prestigious UNICEF UK AWARDS, the only human rights film awards specifically for films for young people. 20 short films on the theme of young people’s rights have been nominated for two Jury Awards and one Audience Award. The Jury Award winners will be selected by local young people from Firth Park Community Arts College, NSPCC Sheffield Young People’s Centre, Tapton School and Sheffield Young Writers’ Workshop.

For more information on the festival go toShowcomotion

Open weekend

Posted in News on the Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Those places you enjoy going to that are normally closed over the the weekends will open for one weekend only…So what is it that you like to do?

Is it swimming, street art, dancing? Twofour comms have recently started a campaign with the National Youth Agency to find out what young people between the ages of 11 – 19 want to do with their weekends, what is on offer in their area and what activities they would like to see.To do this we have created a massive social network campaign to direct young people to a survey.

We are using Facebook, Bebo and Twitter to drive young people to our own social network which over the next month will be filled with exciting content.We need to get as many young people as possible to fill in this survey, by doing so you could win an ipod touch!!

Just go to these websites and fill out the survey:

Website / Social network: www.openweekends.co.uk <http://www.openweekends.co.uk/>

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/OPEN/94393427325

Befriend Us on Bebo: http://www.bebo.com/OpenW10Copy and paste the links into an email and spread the word to your friends too!!

WRITE A SCRIPT ON 'TABOO' Deadline 31st July

Posted in News on the Monday, June 08, 2009

Have you ever written down a dirty word, just to make it lose its power? How about 20 000 words?

Where have our taboos gone? Are they only shovelled deeper and into darker caves as we enter second lives and virtual worlds, or did we let them breath some air?

We want your hidden thoughts, views on things you or some would not usually touch. Take us to the fields of your black sheep. Or do it not, because it’s taboo.

Every country has its closet of secrets, the caves or archives of issues preferred to be kept away from the daily discussions. What was banned in the past is now accepted…And a taboo in the East might just be a pride in the West or vice versa.

The theme this year is......... "TABOO”!

NISI MASA launches the 8^th European Script Contest! If you are between 18 and 28 years old and live in one of the 19 countries of the network, you can write a short script (20 000 characters) about “TABOO” until the 31^st of July 2009.

12 winners will be awarded a full scholarship for European Short Pitch, an intensive scriptwriting and pitching workshop, divided in two sessions. Read more about rules and regulations (available in English, Estonian, Finnish, French and Romanian) in the attachments.

More infos about the Script Contest (scriptwriting guidelines and rules & regulations in many other languages, as well as an FAQ and an entry form for scripts) available soon.

For any questions please contact contest@nisimasa.com

SyncShare

Posted in News on the Tuesday, June 02, 2009

SyncShare is a website that brings together tracks from the best unsigned bands and artists, for filmmakers to use as soundtracks to their projects. And what's more, all the music featured on SyncShare can be instantly downloaded at whatever price suits the filmmakers' budget!

At a glance the concept may sound crazy, but don't let that put you off. Founding members Seb and Oscar explain...

"After spending a number of years touring in various unsigned bands, we began to realise how difficult it is to get your music heard. MySpace is great to a certain point, but there's so much content that it's almost impossible to differentiate yourself from everyone else."

Seb Berrios, along with Oscar Bloomfield-Crowe, an experienced composer for film and media, devised SyncShare as a platform where filmmakers can access original and authentic soundtracks for their work, while artists gain exposure through having their music featured in films.

"The term 'unsigned music' often carries a certain stigma, but these are bands of the same quality that you'd hear on any commercial radio station, the only difference is that they're waiting for the right opportunity that could launch them to the next level."

So why would they offer such great music and not demand a fee?

..."We are aware that every filmmaker is working to a different budget. An educational project may allow a few hundred pounds for the music, whereas a student project is often produced on a shoestring. We wanted to make the service available to everyone."

"These are all bands that are just keen to get their music out there, and any money involved is a bonus."

The site is now up and is receiving a high degree of interest from both the independent film and music industries. Check it out for yourself at... www.syncshare.co.uk

Talks of Twitter TV!

Posted in News on the Tuesday, June 02, 2009

According to our friends at C21Media the concept of 'social TV' has been buzzing around recently and Biggest Loser producer Reveille has teamed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners to develop the concept, which distributor ShineReveille International claims will be the first show to use Twitter to direct the action.

The ‘Twitterverse’ was awash with excitement at the prospect of a Twitter TV show, even prompting Ashton Kutcher, winner of the race to have one million Twitter followers, to tweet that he would quit Twitter if the story were true.

Still, the Tweetmania that is now plagued through mainstream media points towards potentially huge demand for social TV. With the tie-up between CNN and Facebook for US president Barack Obama's inauguration speech being recognised as a watershed moment in the trend towards the integration of social networks and television.

MTV have even said recently that it was drawing on Facebook and Twitter for a new US show fronted by Alexa Chung. And in the US, digital technology company SplashCast recently relaunched its Social TV application for Facebook, alerting users to new episodes of their favourite shows and allowing them to watch them via Hulu within their Facebook profiles. This month the company said it would be making this the focus of its operations.

Then there's Watchitoo, which launched a couple of weeks ago in private beta - a service that enables users to connect up with friends and chat with one another around YouTube videos and other media. Of course YouTube has its own social tools and is stepping up its use of these.

Not so long ago, Hulu marked its first birthday with the introduction of Hulu Friends, a service enabling users to share their viewing across Facebook and other sites, while Joost went for a full-blown implementation of Facebook Connect and apparently signed up 80,000 new users as a result.

The fact that Endemol recently another commission from Bebo, for a Samsung ad-funded original series called Beat, suggests there is still money to be made for production companies keen on forging relationships with social networks.

Also, the BBC has big plans for social media this year, particularly around its popular iPlayer broadband TV service, so others are likely to follow. Watch this space…

LEGAL Online music library for filmmakers

Posted in News on the Monday, June 01, 2009

Our friends at HUMTOO are pleased to announce that the HUMTOO user generated music library is now online! It’s a revolutionary new way for content creators to access music from across the globe.

There’s been a great response to HUMTOO since it first went online just 8 months ago, their music has been broadcast far and wide. Check out their ‘sizzlereel’ for some of the great projects that have come out of HUMTOO – http://tinyurl.com/humtoosizzlereel

The Library is a fantastic resource for content creators to get their hands on members music quickly and cost effectively, and also for their music-making community to earn money in the form of performance royalties.

They’ve made some adjustments to the user agreement to accommodate the library, so please have a look through the How It Works section carefully. (http://membershipagreement.humtoo.com)

April's Critical Review Comp winner is announced!!

Posted in News on the Friday, May 29, 2009

We have all read Dylan Spicer's weekly blogs so we know he's got a talent for writing and so it is no surprise that he has just won Chew TV's Critical review competition for the second time!

Dylan won for his review of 'Nine Lives' a Sharp Shotz film. Click on the link to watch the film and read the review: http://www.chewtv.com/index.aspx?film=562

Claire Easson Basset, a BBC Blast coordinator for the SW judged April's competition, here is what she wrote about Dylan's fab review:

“The review is written for the viewer and, although referring to some technicalelements, considers the overall story and message. The reviewerunderstands what the reader wants to know and their level of existingknowledge. The style of writing is approachable, readable and it makes mewant to see the film”

If you want to be in with a chance of winning a fantastic book from the Michael Weise Film production range: http://shop.mwp.com then simply hit the 'have your say/ review icon after watching one of the great films on the site and submit your thoughts of the film, have a look at others for inspiration...

YouTube may pay for content

Posted in News on the Friday, May 29, 2009

YouTube is considering paying "large cheques" to ITV and Channel 4 in the UK in a bid to beat Hulu and stave off potential fall-out from the government's Digital Britain report.

The Next-generation media and entertainment site, C21media.net, tells us that YouTube is for the first time weighing up whether to fork out significant sums of money to secure the kind of premium content it needs to attract advertisers to its website.

The development comes at the same time as Hulu is believed to be offering equity stakes to ITV and Channel 4 to create Hulu UK, a joint venture following a similar model to that with which NBC Universal and News Corp originally launched in the US.

"They signed a deal with Disney for a few clips and then three weeks later Disney took 30% of Hulu. There's a sense that they feel out-manoeuvred in the US and they're not going to let that happen here." A source familiar with the discussions told C21.

Hulu is also upping the ante by starting to stream live music events. And YouTube is further being spurred on by rumoured disillusionment among other broadcast partners it has struck shortform deals with, fearing that disappointment at the revenues it's delivering may prompt a backlash.

Cheers C21Media for the heads up on this one!

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Cheap bespoke Web TV training for young people

Encounters Short Film Competition 2009

WIN A PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM REVIEW!

Submit Your Films

BBC Blast makes its way to Truro...

Mediabox teams up with Your Game

Guardian Films Internship

Win a free ticket to the Relentless Boardmasters

Chew TV films broadcast on Glastonbury Big Screen!

Job Vacancy with Suited and Booted CIC

Chew TV at the NASS Festival!

IdeasTap

ENCOUNTERS YOUNG PEOPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL

Chew TV is looking for young, emerging talent!

SHOWCOMOTION YOUNG PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL

Open weekend

WRITE A SCRIPT ON 'TABOO' Deadline 31st July

SyncShare

Talks of Twitter TV!

LEGAL Online music library for filmmakers

April's Critical Review Comp winner is announced!!

YouTube may pay for content