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Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, May 4th

Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, May 4th

By on May 8, 2009 in Festivals, Funding, Guest Blog

Some time ago I asked if any of our 175 Associate Producers would like to attend a film festival on behalf of Gone Fishing (I have run out of money!). Of course there would be no expenses or flights, but certainly a ripping time and life experience to be had. From my home town, Wigan [...]

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They queued all day, around the corner, to see the film…

They queued all day, around the corner, to see the film…

By on May 7, 2009 in Screenings

They queued all day, around the corner, to see the film… It sounds just like a formative experience I had as a kid, in the summer of 1975, in line at the Wigan Odeon cinema, completely unaware of what was going to ravage me over the next two hours. I can remember it just like [...]

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Can you believe! MORE AWARDS FOR GONE FISHING!

Can you believe! MORE AWARDS FOR GONE FISHING!

By on May 6, 2009 in Awards, Gone Fishing

We have had a very busy weekend. Those of you following me on Twitter will know that I spent it running around like a blue arsed fly, shooting a wedding video with my good buddy Simon Cox, for my girlfriends sister – it’s the blessing / curse of being the film maker in the family. [...]

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Report from the End Of The Pier…

Report from the End Of The Pier…

By on May 5, 2009 in Festivals, Guest Blog

Last Saturday, I was at my girlfiends sisters wedding, video camera in hand, dutifully making the wedding video for the family (the curse of being the film maker in the family!), which meant I was unable to attend the End Of the Pier Film Festival Awards, and so I asked Cathy Arton, our casting director, [...]

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500 Today, so let's celebrate with a win at a Newport Beach!

500 Today, so let's celebrate with a win at a Newport Beach!

By on May 3, 2009 in Gone Fishing, Inspiration

YES! This is my 500th blog entry! Can you believe? 500 entries… Just check out blog number 1 (and what a funny co-incidence too as we are going out with Summer Scars in June – and this really does show how long and indie film can take to go from idea to theatrical release). Note [...]

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Tomorrow night, in Los Angeles… Gone Fishing meets an EVEN BIGGER FISH…!

By on May 1, 2009 in Festivals, Gone Fishing, Premiere, Screenings

Tomorrow night, in LA, ‘Gone Fishing’ is playing to a sold out screening as a support for the World Premiere of a great new doc called ‘The Shark Is Still Working’ – a look back at the enduring success of ‘Jaws’, the trailer is above. It’s a brilliantly made documentary too, crafted by people who [...]

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