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| "Build it and they will come". That was very much the philosophy that led to the creation of Screen Stockport Film Festival around two years ago. What started out as making a short film with my friends, turned into a desire to create a film festival in Stockport to give fellow young filmmakers an opportunity to share their films with an audience. | "Build it and they will come". That was very much the philosophy that led to the creation of Screen Stockport Film Festival around two years ago. What started out as making a short film with my friends, turned into a desire to create a film festival in Stockport to give fellow young filmmakers an opportunity to share their films with an audience. |
| Screen Stockport was then born, with the ambition of it becoming an inclusive, grassroots film festival for filmmakers of all ages and experiences. I wanted to give young people who aspired to have a career in the media an environment to share their passion and enthusiasm with other creatives and connect with industry professionals from the North West. | Screen Stockport was then born, with the ambition of it becoming an inclusive, grassroots film festival for filmmakers of all ages and experiences. I wanted to give young people who aspired to have a career in the media an environment to share their passion and enthusiasm with other creatives and connect with industry professionals from the North West. |
| This year we're at the Plaza Super Cinema in Stockport on Sunday 14 and Friday 19 October, for what is shaping up to be a great festival. There's such a diverse range of film on show, everything from a story about a sad tiger, to animated Heinz Salad Cream jars to an acoustic folk riot at a children's party in our 'Music Video' category. | This year we're at the Plaza Super Cinema in Stockport on Sunday 14 and Friday 19 October, for what is shaping up to be a great festival. There's such a diverse range of film on show, everything from a story about a sad tiger, to animated Heinz Salad Cream jars to an acoustic folk riot at a children's party in our 'Music Video' category. |
| Music is very much at the heart of this year's festival, building off the key role Stockport played in the development of the Manchester music scene. We've got director Mat Whitecross and digital entrepreneur Andy Wood kicking off the festival by talking on our panel discussion about 'Music and Film' and 'The Art of the Music Video'. | Music is very much at the heart of this year's festival, building off the key role Stockport played in the development of the Manchester music scene. We've got director Mat Whitecross and digital entrepreneur Andy Wood kicking off the festival by talking on our panel discussion about 'Music and Film' and 'The Art of the Music Video'. |
| Mat will be talking about his experiences directing Coldplay's 'Paradise', 'Charlie Brown' and 'Lovers in Japan' music videos, as well as the Ian Dury biopic 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' and the upcoming 'Spike Island', about the legendary Stone Roses gig. | Mat will be talking about his experiences directing Coldplay's 'Paradise', 'Charlie Brown' and 'Lovers in Japan' music videos, as well as the Ian Dury biopic 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' and the upcoming 'Spike Island', about the legendary Stone Roses gig. |
| Andy will be sharing with us how he co-created the 'Whole World Band' app with 10cc band member Kevin Godley. The app innovatively fuses music and film together by allowing users to jam along with musical icons including Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones and The Edge from U2 by using an iPhone or iPad. | Andy will be sharing with us how he co-created the 'Whole World Band' app with 10cc band member Kevin Godley. The app innovatively fuses music and film together by allowing users to jam along with musical icons including Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones and The Edge from U2 by using an iPhone or iPad. |
| We're also playing host to around 400 students from around the North West on Friday 19 October, and we'll be joined by Helen Bullough, Head of CBBC Production, Tom Clarke from The Sharp Project and independent filmmakers Danny Lacey and Dennis Keighron-Foster in our talk on 'Creative Opportunities in the North West'. | We're also playing host to around 400 students from around the North West on Friday 19 October, and we'll be joined by Helen Bullough, Head of CBBC Production, Tom Clarke from The Sharp Project and independent filmmakers Danny Lacey and Dennis Keighron-Foster in our talk on 'Creative Opportunities in the North West'. |
| Screen Stockport 2012 Festival Promo from Screen Stockport on Vimeo. | Screen Stockport 2012 Festival Promo from Screen Stockport on Vimeo. |
| Col Needham, the founder and CEO of IMDb.com, will be giving a talk on Friday morning about how he managed to turn his passion for film into the creation of the worlds most popular movie website, transforming the way we interact with film forever. | Col Needham, the founder and CEO of IMDb.com, will be giving a talk on Friday morning about how he managed to turn his passion for film into the creation of the worlds most popular movie website, transforming the way we interact with film forever. |
| Having grown up in Denton and having worked at Curry's in Stockport, Col is a great role model for any local young person who wants to achieve big things through following their passion. | Having grown up in Denton and having worked at Curry's in Stockport, Col is a great role model for any local young person who wants to achieve big things through following their passion. |
| Then on Friday night, we'll be screening the zombie comedy drama 'Harold's Going Stiff', which was the first feature film to be shot entirely on the Canon 7D, as well as the sci-fi short film 'Escape Plan C', which stars Clint Boon from the Inspiral Carpets and Bez from the Happy Mondays. | Then on Friday night, we'll be screening the zombie comedy drama 'Harold's Going Stiff', which was the first feature film to be shot entirely on the Canon 7D, as well as the sci-fi short film 'Escape Plan C', which stars Clint Boon from the Inspiral Carpets and Bez from the Happy Mondays. |
| This is all taking place at The Plaza Super Cinema, a fully restored, art deco cinema in the centre of Stockport, which will be celebrating its 80th anniversary during the week of our festival. I'm hoping the film festival will demonstrate how combining the energy of young people and the cultural heritage of Stockport is definitely the way forward for the town. In the last few years there has been an upsurge of independent film festivals growing out of grassroots movements all over the UK, and I'm proud that Screen Stockport has been seen to be part of this revolution. | This is all taking place at The Plaza Super Cinema, a fully restored, art deco cinema in the centre of Stockport, which will be celebrating its 80th anniversary during the week of our festival. I'm hoping the film festival will demonstrate how combining the energy of young people and the cultural heritage of Stockport is definitely the way forward for the town. In the last few years there has been an upsurge of independent film festivals growing out of grassroots movements all over the UK, and I'm proud that Screen Stockport has been seen to be part of this revolution. |
| In the North West now, Screen Stockport stands next to Greater Manchester Film Festival, Cofilmic and Grimmfest as film festivals which have all emerged as a result of people seeing the need for each type of film festival in the region. | In the North West now, Screen Stockport stands next to Greater Manchester Film Festival, Cofilmic and Grimmfest as film festivals which have all emerged as a result of people seeing the need for each type of film festival in the region. |
| With Exposures, the leading student film festival in the UK, not running next year due to cuts in funding, it's even more vital that we can manage to sustain a festival like Screen Stockport, as it becomes an incredibly important event for the development of the country's next generation of filmmakers. | With Exposures, the leading student film festival in the UK, not running next year due to cuts in funding, it's even more vital that we can manage to sustain a festival like Screen Stockport, as it becomes an incredibly important event for the development of the country's next generation of filmmakers. |
| The festival director of Bristol's Encounters Film Festival, Mark Cosgrove, recently wrote a blog in The Guardian about the need to create "dynamic local and regional cultures and creative communities". I think Screen Stockport has already gone a long way to achieve this and Mark's overall vision about the future of filmmaking and filmgoing in Britain seems spot on. | The festival director of Bristol's Encounters Film Festival, Mark Cosgrove, recently wrote a blog in The Guardian about the need to create "dynamic local and regional cultures and creative communities". I think Screen Stockport has already gone a long way to achieve this and Mark's overall vision about the future of filmmaking and filmgoing in Britain seems spot on. |
| The hardest part, however, will be getting the BFI and Creative England to see the need to support film festivals which have recently been built from the ground up to serve the need of filmmakers. If you want evidence of an event which helps "nurture, platform and profile emerging local and regional talent" make sure you get down to Screen Stockport and see for yourself this Sunday. | The hardest part, however, will be getting the BFI and Creative England to see the need to support film festivals which have recently been built from the ground up to serve the need of filmmakers. If you want evidence of an event which helps "nurture, platform and profile emerging local and regional talent" make sure you get down to Screen Stockport and see for yourself this Sunday. |
| Joe Barratt, who is 19, led Stockport's successful Portas Pilot bid and launched the Teenage Market to match young entrepreneurs with business mentors, giving them free stalls to try out their ideas. He previously blogged for the Northerner here. | Joe Barratt, who is 19, led Stockport's successful Portas Pilot bid and launched the Teenage Market to match young entrepreneurs with business mentors, giving them free stalls to try out their ideas. He previously blogged for the Northerner here. |
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