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This month we meet Omar Hanif who along with fellow member Idriss Assoumanou, recently had a premier of their documentary about Ramadan at the mac

The Screen Dance Co-Lab is an exciting 5-day intensive training programme offering young people from Birmingham and the surrounding areas practical skills in collaborating their art form to create a short film.

Neil Hillman, who has worked on sound in various projects, like Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Peaky Blinders and Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge to name a few, was guest speaker at the Producers' Forum’s event at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire last month.

The BFI has announced its new short film funding scheme, which will be supported by regional hubs including one here in the Midlands.

Talent Connect is a new initiative, bringing twelve fresh faces to Birmingham’s creative industry. It is the first time a scheme like this has been piloted.

Back In  is a flagship programme investing in Birmingham’s future black filmmakers.

We would like to share two most recent personal accounts of how the Producers' Forum has helped two of its members. 

Changes in data protections laws commencing 25th May mean that companies with existing mailing lists are obliged to clean their data in time for the General Data Protection Regulations to take effect.

Having won the prestigious Audience Award at last year’s Edinburgh Film Festival along with numerous awards internationally and receiving worldwide critical acclaim, Midlands Director and Forum member Rebekah Fortune’s moving drama, Just Charlie premiered on Sky Cinema on 16th April 2018.

Flatpack Film Festival returns this year, bringing with it another ten days of eclectic events that run the gamut from traditional film screenings to workshops, exhibitions, live soundtracks, short films, Q&As and – perhaps most excitingly of all - the chance to make your very own Moomin!

In March we had our second running of Forum Bytes.  This is when our monthly networking moves to The Mockingbird and includes screenings of members’ works. 

Birmingham, 23 March 2018 – Game of Thrones star James Cosmo will play the lead role in the upcoming supernatural thriller Off Grid from West Midlands production company Dark Matter Films.

Cinesisters is delighted to launch its new branch covering the Midlands along with a showreel showcasing the work of women film directors aimed at highlighting the breadth of talent available and addressing the industry gap in knowledge of the work of female directors.

With 2Weeks2Make It Midlands 2017's main competition now complete, its time to award the winners. To do this we've recruited a top panel of Judges to rate the videos. Find out more about who our judges are...