Dear Members, INTRODUCING THE WORLD FILM SHOWCASE . . . AND YOUR PART IN IT This newsletter is for those members who've taken a special interest in The British Filmmakers Alliance and have recognized that together we've been on what some may call a mission, others a journey, an endeavor, or a race, to try and create an arena for our talent, to shak...

  Dear Members,  RE-SCORED COMPETITION FORM SONOS AND ABBEY ROAD . . . DON'T MISS OUT Sonos and Abbey Road Studios are working in partnership to help bring everyday listeners closer to the music making journey, from the moment of composition to the final listening experience. The collaboration is a celebration of the creative process at A...

Dear Members, My friend and business partner (source of inspiration and fellow producer of our developing project Thin, Brittle, Mile ) Matthew Weston, has met a lot of people through his charity work and campaigning for veterans rights since leaving the forces. One such individual is former Army Officer Bob Garbett, who, like Matt, retired early f...

A word from our founder… The British Filmmakers Alliance is not about our own self-promotion any more than it is about financial reward. It's about a love of film. Throughout the site we've often cited the current economic downturn and its impact on the film industry, in relation to filmmakers. And while the financial crisis does compound the chall...

  What's your role in the Film Industry? I wouldn't want to pigeonhole myself under any label. I started off as a writer/director on my first feature film – a self funded project, a position I took by default, by risking everything thinking it would get me a foothold on a career. It was only through experience that I realised the industry does...

"There are three things that make a movie great: a good script, a good script and a good script." Alfred Hitchcock One of the BFA's main objectives is to get writers writing. Of course getting your project funded is near impossible. Of course carving a pathway into a career as an actor is hell. But anyone anywhere can write. And those that believe ...

At a time where reality TV stars rule the waves and get more column inches in the press and on social media than any of our true artistic greats, the sad passing of Alan Rickman is testament to the man's quiet dignity. Not only for keeping the news of his illness private and sacrosanct but for, during life, never lording it over others for all that...

"Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself." Dear Members, As you know we are producing several eBooks, of which profits will go to the fund to support the projects and careers of our members. As this year rolls out and a new one rolls in, and many of us are t...

To find any of the answers you may be looking for in life just Google them. Whether you're looking for a listing of the complete works of Shakespeare or the current time in Bangkok, the internet is every man's friend – always a reliable source. But beware she is a fickle jade. Both a harbinger of doom and an eternal pleaser. A consummate source of ...

Dear members, Firstly apologies for the lack of time since our last newsletter or magazine. We're in one of our busiest periods at the BFA completing the post production of the first feature made in the BFA's name 'The Spoiler' https://vimeo.com/80752378 and at the same time we're in the final edit of our launch documentary 'Fires we're Starting......