NEW for 2011 FILM!

Ever fancied making a short film? It’s relatively accessible these days with many digital cameras offering this facility and a large number of mobile phones too. The Wootton Bassett Arts Festival Committee are very excited about this NEW addition to the festival. We are also thrilled that Alex Hudd and Mark Kenna from Dreambase Studios in Wootton Bassett have agreed to judge the competition.

Mark Kenna

Alex Hudd

Alex and Mark have many years of experience in the film industry and currently provide bespoke sound for independent films and digital media. They will share the benefit of their wide experience with the competitors in this class.

Find out more about our FILM Adjudicators by reading their Biographies.

All you will have to do is make the film, post it on YouTube and provide a hyperlink to your film on the entry form.

Short films entered in the Festival will compete for the Dreambase Studios Cup and the winners in each of the three age categories will be guaranteed a place in the Swindon heat of Wiltshire’s Preloader Festival 2012 (subject to eligibility).  Preloader celebrates the work of young filmmaker and emerging creative talent in Wiltshire and Swindon.

Classes will be as follows:

11 years and under – 2 minutes max

12 to 16 years – 4 minutes max

17 years and over 6 minutes max

Read the Press Release

FREE Film Workshop 6th August 2011

The Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is running a FREE Film workshop to launch the NEW Film Section of the Festival. It is intended for people of all ages and will take place in Wootton Bassett Library on Saturday 6 August from 10.30am – 12.30pm.  Topics up for discussion include film genres, the crew needed to produce a film and tips on how to create a story and characters.

David Hawk - Film Workshop Leader

The workshop will be run by Bristol based writer and director David Hawk who studied at the London Academy of Film and TV and has been mentored by Mike Bullen (creator and writer of ITV’s Cold Feet). He has written and made his own films. His recent short film ‘Special Delivery’ won ‘Best International Independent Short Film’ at 2010 WorldFest Houston, ‘Best International Short Film’ at Philadelphia FirstGlance Film festival and Certificate of Excellence’ 2010 SkyFest Online Film Festival. He has also produced videos for L’Oreal, TGI Friday’s, Honda and Orange and worked on music videos for Roots Manuva, The Feeling and Lilly Allen.

Places are limited to just 20 and are available on a first come first served basis by emailing wbaf...@gmail.com, so act quickly to avoid disappointment.