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Wednesday night saw Tim Story & William Packer (director & producer of ‘Ride Along’) & E4/YouTube stars Mandem on the Wall meet with some of the UK’s most talented young filmmakers and aspiring actors at Latimer Talks.

The event, which was organised by award-winning youth engagement agency Latimer Group and promoted solely through social media, saw Story, Packer & Mandem on the Wall engage with a packed room of budding filmmaking talent, just days before the UK release of their latest film, ‘Ride Along’ starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube.

With over 200 young creatives in attendance, the venue, Camden Collective, was packed to standing room only. The crowd were electrified throughout with feedback from attendees referring to the event as “inspirational.”

“Attended the talk – went home – and immediately went straight back into my script work. Inspired.” said Ging, an aspiring actor, currently studying at L.A.M.D.A.

Kore, a regular at Latimer Talks, said the event was “the best event ever…it was a blast!”

“Latimer are at the forefront of an emerging, underground scene that is bringing together the freshest UK creative talent with the very best industry professionals in order to develop & deliver engaging content as well as connecting top creative talent across London with the biggest names in the business.” said Matthew Hay, Director at Latimer Group. “The story of Tim & Will’s journey to the very top of Hollywood is a real inspiration for the youth talent that we see at Latimer everyday. They tore the house down!”

Mandem on the Wall (writers Joivan Wade, Percelle Ascott and Dee Kartier, and director Freddie Osborne), who opened the night, produced and aired their first episode on YouTube on 24th December 2011, and have since gone on to rack up over 5,000,000 views on YouTube. Since then, Mandem have worked with Latimer Group to co-create a number of campaigns and, owing to their enormous success online, recently featured in E4 comedy drama, “Youngers”.

Famous for their work on films such as Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man, Barbershop & Stomp the Yard, Story and Packer have consistently wowed audiences around the world, working with some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Beyoncé, Kevin Hart, Jessica Alba, and Ice Cube. Their most recent film ‘Ride Along’ reined the box office charts for several weeks following it’s release in the US last month and is believed to have grossed $120m worldwide to date.

 

Here we go…

My picks are in BOLD.

BEST PICTURE:
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nebraska
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Her

BEST DIRECTOR:
David O Russell – American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August Osage County

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Julia Roberts – August Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
The Croods
Ernest & Celestine
The Wind Rises

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Eric Warren Singer and David O Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze – Her
Bob Nelson – Nebraska

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Missing Picture (Cambodia)
Omar (Palestine)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Let It Go – Frozen
Ordinary Love – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Alone Yet Not Alone – Alone Yet Not Alone
Happy – Despicable Me 2
The Moon Song – Her

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Book Thief
Gravity
Her
Philomena
Saving Mr Banks

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
SaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

BEST FILM EDITING:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
12 Years a Slave

BEST MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING:
Dallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED):
Feral
Get a Horse!
Mr Hublot
Possessions
Room on the Broom

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION):
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
Avant Que De Tour Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
12 Years a Slave

BEST SOUND EDITING:
All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lone Survivor

BEST SOUND MIXING:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
American Hustle
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
12 Years a Slave

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Grandmaster
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Prisoners

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have been leaving American audiences open-mouthed and baited-breathed in the new crime-drama series True Detective. The series has just arrived in the UK on Sky Atlantic, but don’t worry if you’re not a Sky subscriber; you can watch it contract free with NOW TV’s Entertainment Pass (£4.99 a month).

The deep, dark new series has been receiving astounding reviews across the board, looking like a welcome replacement to all HBO addicts looking for a show to fill the Breaking Bad sized hole. Currently sitting in the top five of IMDB’s TV series, it’s up there with the greats too.

Jumping on the back of all the positive hype on Twitter, NOW TV are asking viewers to tweet their own micro-review with the hash tag #TrueDetectiveonNOWTV and they could see their tweet turned into a personalised poster, courtesy of NOW TV!

To find out what other great series are on NOW TV and to get your Entertainment pass visit: www.nowtv.com/entertainment

Colchester Film Festival is proud to welcome local writer/director Ronnie Thompson to Colchester’s iconic firstsite visual arts gallery to showcase his new film ‘I am Soldier’ starring Noel Clarke (Star Trek into Darkness) and Tom Hughes (About Time) on the 7^th of March. The cast and crew will be introducing the film and taking part in a Q and A session after the screening.

The latest film from ‘Tower Block’ Director Ronnie Thompson follows Mickey (Tom Hughes) taking on the most dangerous military training known to man: SAS selection. The Special Air Service is the UK’s most renowned Special Forces regiment, tasked with missions in some of the most dangerous and hostile locations on the planet. Mickey is smashed by the gruelling selection process- physically, mentally and emotionally. But, when the Counter Terrorism Squadron take charge of a deadly situation, Mickey, Carter (Noel Clarke) and their fellow recruits advance into conflict to see if they really do have what it takes. Many try to get into the SAS. Only the elite prevail.

This premiere continues the festival’s tradition of showcasing and discovering filmmaking talent and inspiring the next generation of filmmakers.

The fastest growing festival of its type in the UK, Colchester Film Festival takes place 22^nd to the 26^th of October 2014 in firstsite. The festival is accepting short and feature film submissions until July 1^st 2014 and it is free to enter.

Festival Director Adam Piercy said, “We are delighted to bring the first world premiere to Colchester. Bringing events like this to Colchester shows how fast the festival is growing, and the reputation it has already achieved within the filmmaking community.”

A limited number of tickets have been released to the public, and are available here: https://uk.patronbase.com/_firstsite/Productions/IASP/Performances