The 2014 Scottish Shorts are off to the Highlands!

Cara Connolly & Martin Clark’s Exchange and Mart, Ainslie Henderson & Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments, Martin Smith’s Seagulls, Rory Alexander Stewart’s Wyld and Ian Waugh’s As He Lay Falling will screen at the Inverness Film Festival on Sunday 9th November.

All films will screen as part of the Short Cuts 2 programme at 11.30am in Eden Court Theatre.

Now in its 12th year, the Inverness Film Festival runs from 5th to 9th November. Click here to book tickets for Shorts Cuts 2.

Well done to all the filmmakers involved.

 

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Ian Waugh’s As He Lay Falling has been selected for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival. It will play in the Drama 11 programme, which has daily screenings from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November.

This will be the film’s first screening in England following its world premiere at EIFF and recent international success at Stockholm, Reykjavik and Cyprus.

The BAFTA accredited Aesthetica Short Film Festival runs from 6th to 9th November in York.

Well done to Ian Waugh and the entire crew involved.

 

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Ian Waugh’s As He Lay Falling is in competition at Stockholm Film Festival for the Aluminium Horse Short Film award.  It will screen on the 9th and 12th November at Bio Mauritz at Filmhuset, as part of the Short Film Competition 2 programme.

The 25th Stockholm International Film Festival runs between 5th-16th November and will be the largest programme yet, with over 200 films from over 60 countries.

As He Lay Falling continues to impress internationally during its festival run. The film received special mentions at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus and Reykjavik Film Festival for the Golden Egg Award.

Congratulations to Ian Waugh, Richard Warden, Jim Webster and the rest of the crew involved.

 

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Congratulations to our Scottish Shorts filmmakers nominated for BAFTA Scotland awards!

Cara Connolly & Martin Clark’s Exchange and Mart competes in the Short Film category and Ainslie Henderson & Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments is nominated in the Animation category.

This follows recent international festival success for both shorts – Monkey Love Experiments screened two weeks ago at Chicago Film Festival, and Exchange and Mart will screen daily from 5th to 7th November as part of the Youth Programme at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.

The 2014 British Academy Scotland Awards will take place on Sunday 16th November at Glasgow’s Radisson Blu Hotel.

Good luck to all the filmmakers involved!

 

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Wigtown Book Festival showcases Lore

Events with Rachel Seiffert and Paul Welsh

Cate Shortland’s Lore will screen at the Wigtown Book Festival under its South West Picture Show Programme. The film will play tonight at 7.30pm in County Buildings and be introduced by its Glasgow-based producer, DigiCult’s Paul Welsh.

As the Second World War ends, five German siblings embark on an epic journey to their grandmother’s after their high-level Nazi parents disappear. Adapted from Rachel Seiffert’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Dark Room, Cate Shortland’s film is a moving human drama and a compelling portrait of a nation in denial.

Tomorrow, Rachel Seiffert and Paul Welsh will discuss the long road from novel to the big screen in From Page To Screen: Lore.

The 70 minute event offers a unique insight into the journey from initial idea to shooting script that will appeal equally to aspiring screenwriters, readers and film-lovers. Introduced by Professor Nick Higgins, director of the UWS Creative Media Academy, it is supported by the UWS Creative Media Academy and Honeycomb Creative Works.

On Sunday 5th October, Rachel Seiffert will talk about her new book The Walk Home, which looks at a man returning home to Glasgow and a family torn apart by the sectarian divide.

The Wigtown Book Festival is a ten day literary celebration in Scotland’s national book town. This year, the festival has linked up with the South West Picture Show, a regionwide film festival taking place in October which celebrates Dumfries & Galloway’s thriving cinema culture.

For tickets to tonight’s screening, please contact the Wigtown Book Festival’s box office on 01988 403222 or call into the festival box office at the County Buildings. Tickets for tomorrow and Sunday’s events can also be bought from the website.