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Makers | Our Story

Film Festivals
The film festival circuit is an incredibly important part of the filmmaker’s journey in getting your film seen in the market place and establishing yourself as a filmmaker. There are a growing number of festivals all over the world looking for film submissions from the larger, world famous Cannes and Venice to the lesser-known indie festivals such as Soho Shorts and Raindance. Competition is high. At the 2010 BFI London Film Festival over 4,000 entries were viewed, which were finally whittle down to a selection of 200 features and 120 shorts from over 60 different countries.

Film Funding
Film funding in the UK has become a contentious subject for the industry with the recent abolishment of the government’s UK Film Council. Getting funding for your film is vitally important however you manage it, whether it is applying to film funds or self-financing. Film funds are often inundated with applications and filmmakers with a proven track record tend to be the more successful. In the UK & Europe film is subsidised by way of lottery funding, tax relief and DCMS grants, as they recognise the cultural and economic importance in being able to compete globally. The alternative is self financing, as in America, filmmakers are encouraged to go out and make their films, finance them themselves and if they are good enough then they will be picked up by the corporations.

UK Diversity & History
The UK’s film diversity is immense covering all genres in comedy, action, thriller, horror, crime, romance, documentary, animation, musicals etc. etc. with hugely popular independent successes like The Full Monty, Slumdog Millionaire and The King’s Speech. These are just a few examples of the great film successes that have made it into the bastion of great British films along with the talent behind them including directors such as Ken Loach, Danny Boyle and Christopher Nolan or writers like JK Rowling and Richard Curtis. The relationship between independent filmmakers and studio films is a thriving one and our successes are something to be proud of and enjoyed including Hammer Horror, Monty Python, Bond, Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter to name but a few.

Production Team
Director: Amadin Ryan
Writers: Amadin Ryan, Shibe Alawiye
Stars: Johnny Lais, Karen Cunningham, Matthew Williamson, Nick Nevern, Nick Powell
Contact Us:
Film Distribution Agent: Mark Reid
Email: renderyard@gmail.com
Office: 0034 941 274 063
Mobile: 0044 (0)79631 42392
www.makersourstory.com
www.renderyard.com

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