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Screen Stockport Independent Short Film & Television Festival
Screen Stockport is an independent film and television festival created by 18 year old filmmaker Joe Barratt to give other aspiring, young filmmakers an opportunity to share and screen their work with experienced industry professionals and a chance to network with creatives, including directors, producers, writers, editors and actors.
Screen Stockport's website has it's own web series which has interviews with creatives linked to Stockport and independent filmmakers worldwide to inspire and educate students about the film, television and media industry.
Screen Stockport has started to create links with local schools and colleges, with our web series described by teachers as an "invaluable learning resource" for their media, film, drama and careers lessons. On the back of this initial success we have decided to run an event as part of the festival specifically for local schools and colleges.
The event will be a screening of Stockport based director Phil Hawkin's (@philmblog) latest feature film 'Being Sold', which was shot in Stockport in just two days and won 'Best Film' at the London Independent Film Festival. We hope the students will be inspired from listening to Phil talk about the role of a director and about how 'Being Sold' was launched online through the innovative distribution platform Distrify.
The festival will bring the local town community together in celebration of independent film, creating a creative hub for the town, supporting the next generation of filmmakers both locally, nationally and internationally.
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But...we need your support!
Screen Stockport is also all about promoting the heritage of the town, putting Stockport on the map through film. That is why we have three categories that are all Stockport based, "Stockport People", "Stockport Stories" and "I Love Stockport" to encourage local filmmakers to try and capture their own personal perspective towards Stockport.
Screen Stockport is also about showcasing the success of the people who were born, live or work here.
We've interviewed Stockport based actor Daniel Rigby, who won the BAFTA for 'Best Actor' recently, Col Needham, the founder & CEO of IMDb, actress Jennifer Hennessy, who has appeared in Doctor Who and The Office, director Daikin Marsh, director of Channel 4's Hollyoaks and BBC's Holby City as well as producer/director Robert Murray, who made an hour long documentary for BBC3, to name but a few.
In our Screen Stockport TV section we also do videos to promote local initiatives and events, bringing local creative communities of people together, sharing their work with the wider world.
We also have a blog which regularly updates with news from the filmmaking world, promoting independent film projects on IndieGoGo and Kickstarter.
We realise that at this moment in time filmmakers are becoming more and more disillusioned with the nature of film festivals however we promise that Screen Stockport is truly dedicated to the work of the independent filmmaker.
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More about the perks...
Screen Shoutout: You a shoutout on our Facebook page which has over 400+ people on it and a shout out on two of our Twitter accounts, @joejamesbarratt + @screenstockport. You also get your name on our Backers page on Screen Stockport, with a link to a site of your choice ie. personal website, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo.
Screen Supporter: You get all of the above PLUS a personalised video message by Joe to thank you for all your support AND a ticket to the festival AND exclusive early access to a video which will show highlights of the festival.
Screen Star: You get all of the above PLUS an exclusive, limited edition screen printed Screen Stockport T-shirt, with three original artwork designs to choose from. The choices are...
1. A T-shirt with the Screen Stockport logo on it with an original artwork design of
Dominic Monaghan, star of Lost and Lord of the Rings, who grew up in Stockport.
2. A T-shirt with the Screen Stockport logo in the middle surrounded by names of
famous people from Stockport.
3. A T-shirt with the Screen Stockport logo on it with an original artwork design of
Joanne Whalley, Hollywood star of 'Scandal' and 'Willow', who lived in Stockport.
Silver Screen Star: You get all of the above PLUS an exclusive limited edition Screen Stockport mug, with three original artwork designs to choose from. The choices are...
1. A mug with the Screen Stockport logo in the middle surrounded by names of
famous people from Stockport.
2. A mug with the Screen Stockport logo on it with an original artwork design of
Dominic Monaghan, star of Lost and Lord of the Rings, who grew up in Stockport
with the tagline 'From Heaton Moor to Hollywood'
3. A mug with the Screen Stockport logo on it with an original artwork design of
Joanne Whalley, Hollywood star of 'Scandal' and 'Willow', who lived in Stockport
with the tagline 'From Harrytown to Hollywood'
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Share our Screen Stockport Film Festival campaign with your community!
Screen Stockport has a Facebook page (http://facebook.com/screenstockport) and a Twitter page (http://twitter.com/screenstockport) that you can get annual updates from.
Remember to use the sharing tools at the top to spread our campaign to your community on Facebook and Twitter! We want as many independent filmmakers to be aware of Screen Stockport and our campaign so any work you can do in spreading the word on blogs or news feeds would be massively appreciated.
So thankyou for your support, if we are successful Screen Stockport will be able to bring communities of independent filmmakers together, supporting the next generation of filmmakers both locally, nationally and internationally.
Created By:
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Joseph BarrattCreator/Organiser