Trinity Leeds launch 2.8 days film challenge (09/11/2011)
A new project challenging aspiring filmmakers to write, shoot and finish a film in less than three days launches this week, in association with Trinity Leeds.
The project, 2.8 Days Later, is the second on a series of collaborations between Trinity Leeds and some of the most inspirational projects and events covering fashion, food, film and culture happening in Leeds today. The competition will take place in Leeds on 18, 19 and 20 November, 2011.
Over the course of three days as many as 150 people, working in small teams, will take up the challenge to make a short film lasting no longer than two minutes and twenty seconds over a period of 2.8 days at Left Eye Blind production studios in Holbeck, Leeds. Industry professionals, including Jo Adamson, casting director from Northern Spirit Creative, will lead workshops covering different aspects of the filmmaking process, and will mentor participants as they create a brand new short film. The strict filming time makes the films eligible for next year’s Virgin Media Short Film Competition.
The films will then be judged by industry experts, including Barry Ryan of Warp Films’, the studio behind the critically acclaimed This is England, Dead Man’s Shoes and Four Lions, influential film producer Howard Dawson, formerly of Film Lab North, and Everyman Media Group CEO Andrew Myers. A people’s choice award will also be selected.
