· The edit on the feature documentary Daughters of the Sapera directed by
  Rachel Seely is finished. Filmed over a period of three years, and culled
  down from 200 hours of rushes, the film now runs at around 90 minutes.

  It tells the survival story of Sandra, a low-caste Indian gypsy woman, who
  was the first of her kind to marry a Westerner. When he deserted her and
  snatched their child, she was thrust from a life of relative luxury back to
  the desert camps she originated from. Pregnant with their second child and
  faced with the financial demands of her extended family, the story follows
  Sandra as she tries to cope with her new life.

  Combining a cinematic feel with a very intimate approach to the characters,
  Daughters of the Sapera is a really special piece of work, and hopefully
  will be playing at a festival or a TV set near you very soon!

· Transit, a short film directed by commercials director Chris Roche and
  produced by Pogo Films courtesy of the Westminster Council Production
  Fund is having a very busy month. It won Special Mention at the Oporto
  Film Festival in Portugal, is shortlisted for a Best Film at the Film London
  Best of Boroughs Competition (Winners TBA) as well as screening in the
  Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and Rushes Soho Shorts Film
  Festival (in July).

· Editing on Morning Echo is finished. This drama laden with dark humour
  stars Kerry Fox (Bright Star, Shallow Grave), was directed by Hope Dickson
  Leach and produced by Geraldine Patten of Keel Films. The film was
  produced under Film London's PULSE PLUS production scheme.

· 3 Minute Wonders: Voices are broadcast on Channel 4. Directed by
  Hope Dickson Leach, this set of four docudramas was produced by Anna
  Higgs and Gavin Humphries from Quark Films.

· For the Love of God is broadcast on Channel 4. Featuring the voices
  of Ian McKellen, Steve Coogan and Julia Davis, this multi-award winning
  animation was directed by Joe Tucker and produced by Raphael Warner.

· Friends Forever directed by Marcal Fores and For the Love of God by Joe
  Tucker scooped FOUR AWARDS between them at the Palm Springs
  International Short Film Festival.

· Friends Forever and For the Love of God both received nods at the Royal
  Television Society Post-Graduate Awards with Friends Forever taking home
  the award for the Best Post-Graduate Drama.

· Home directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson (Supraman and the School of
  Necessity, We Are All Rwandans) received ELEVEN NOMINATIONS at the
  LA 168 Hour Project Competition, including Best Editing. Debs won the award
  for the Best Director and the Best Supporting Actress Award went to Home's
  Lucinda Lloyd.

· I attended the Berlin International Film Festival both as a filmmaker with
  my short film Firewood being nominated for a Crystal Bear in the Generation
  competition and as a Talent Campus participant.

· For the Love of God won the Bruce Corwin Award for the Best Animation
  at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The win placed the film in the long list for
  an Academy Award.

· For the Love of God is in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

· We Are All Rwandans directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson receives its
  premiere screening at BAFTA.

· Friends Forever, For the Love of God and The End for Beginners (directed
  by David Lale) were all in competition at Dinard Film Festival with Friends
  Forever winning the Best Short Film Award.

· Friends Forever has its international premiere at the Venice International
  Film Festival.

· For the Love of God has its international premiere in competition at Cannes
  Film Festival.