BEST FEMALE CHARACTER

On Saturday night at the LSFF, Morning Echo won the Best Female Character award for Christine Moffat played by Kerry Fox. The award was judged by directors of Women in Film and Television and Club des Femmes. Brilliant news.

CINEQUEST

We're back off to California in February to take part in CINEQUEST - a completely fantastic film festival.

Screening details to come... check back in soon.

London Screening - MORNING ECHO AT THE LSFF

The projector with sharp teeth is back... and we are overjoyed to be back with it.

Morning Echo is screening as part of the Femmes Fantastiques Programmes which will take place at the ICA on Saturday 9th January @ 6pm

Please go along and support the film. Take friends, family, etc etc.

Sadly I can't be there as I'm watching my brother getting married in the West Country, but I know the Festival will look after you and the programme will be packed full of fantastic films.

Tickets are available from the ICA.

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE ARRIVES

FUN-A-LORUS

Quite frankly the most fun you can have with your clothes on, I returned to my favourite film festival in the world last week for another excellent time complete with Southern hospitality. And I managed to only have one pulled pork sandwich this time, which I'm hoping will save my guts for another movie, another festival, another year.

I kicked off my festival with a High School Screening where the students had an interactive approach to film viewing. As Morning Echo rolled, the audience screamed out 'DIVORCE!' as Chris and Donald argue in the kitchen, and laughed out loud at the cat and dog antics. I did get the question 'Where did you get the idea from?' twice though, so I obviously need to work on my answer to that one.

Although it clearly wasn't the reason to travel to North Carolina, I was happy to catch up with some Scottish films that I haven't managed to catch at home. Adrian and Finlay's film MA BAR was screening and in attendance was editor Mark Jenkins. And out on its own, Matt Hulse's FOLLOW THE MASTER screened to a happy audience at Jengo's Playhouse.

I got to catch BOMBER, PRECIOUS and WAITING FOR ARMAGEDDON and then it was my public screening in Jengo's. Greeted with fully adult laughter this time, it was wonderful to see the film with a totally new audience, and I was aware that this is the first festival I've been to with this film. I couldn't be more chuffed about how it went down.



Although I missed dance extravaganza Dance-A-Lorus on opening night, I did get to catch the show on Saturday morning. Awesome awesome. In new-to-me venue City Stage where you feel like you're in the court room from To Kill A Mockingbird.


Finally, a festival ain't a festival without a little bit of competition. And though there are no official prizes at Cucalorus, I was thrilled to walk away with the crown of Musical Chairs Champion. And a bunch of new friends. Thanks-a-lorus y'all.

BAFTA/LA RECOGNITION @ MILL VALLEY

Mill Valley Film Festival gets more awesome every day. Morning Echo is playing in the 5@5 section of the festival - 5 short films at 5pm every day. Every year this section takes its programme titles from the songs of a musical performer. This year's chosen artist is Morrissey. Love it.

And so the programme we're in is called: The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

Rad.

Even cooler, if possible, is that every year BAFTA/LA recognises excellence in short film among the films from the 5@5s - and this year we've been honoured with a Certificate of Excellence.

Fantastic news.

AUSTIN, TEXAS

One of my favourite festivals, ever since The Dawn Chorus won Best Student Narrative Short there, it's great news they've selected Morning Echo to play at the Austin Film Festival.

The Festival takes place at the same time as a Screenwriters Conference, and so the focus is always on storytelling. If you know anyone who is going, please let them know to check out SHORTS 7 - playing at the following times:
Friday 23rd October @ 9pm at the Hideout
Wednesday 28th October @ 9pm at the Hideout

Meanwhile, you can do your bit for the film, and register as part of the b-side community online, and review the film - to encourage more people to come to the screenings. Go to: http://aff.bside.com/2009/ or click on the link opposite.