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Exclusive: The British Independent Film Awards has selected 30 filmmakers for the latest run of its Springboard training programme, including Pretty Red Dress director Dionne Edwards andSky Peals director Moin Hussain.

The latest iteration of the Springboard programme will involve 12 directors, 10 writers and eight producers. Running until February 2026, it will offer technical and professional training, mentoring, networking and access to resources to allow the filmmakers to develop their second feature film.

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The programme is supported by Prime Video and the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund, with additional support from Film Finances International and Molinare.

A scientist dates a medium in Michael Groom’s ambitious supernatural romance that interweaves a trio of timelines

This low-budget supernatural romance, directed by Michael Groom and co-written with his brother David, is both full of feeling and admirably ambitious with its trio of timelines. Taking place on three consecutive Christmases, it starts with one in which perky scientist Alice (Ines De Clercq) dates self-deprecating medium Jay (Samuel Edward-Cook), juxtaposing and scrambling these threads corroborates his notion that all time exists simultaneously. In his words, we inhabit a “block universe” – which makes it sound like he’s played too much Minecraft.

In the first timeline, we’re parked in the York heritage section of the block universe. Alice and Jay weave down the Shambles and up to Clifford’s Tower as their affair gets under way – though it’s almost scuppered as she struggles to accept his clairvoyance. When vignettes...

Michael Groom’s “Between the Lights” and Leon Lozano’s “A Little Hope for Chicago” were two of the grand jury prize winners of Dances With Films: LA. The celebration, hosted at the Tcl Chinese Theatre on June 30, saw “Between the Lights” (pictured) win best narrative feature and “A Little Hope for Chicago” take home best documentary feature.

The indie film festival lineup included 232 films, with 117 making world, international, North American or U.S. premieres.

The full award list for Dances With Films: LA is as follows:

Grand Jury – Narrative Features

“Between the Lights”

Director/Writer: Michael Groom

Producers: David Groom, Michael Groom

Honorable Mentions:

“Dreaming of You”

Director/Writer: Jack McCafferty

Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, McCafferty

“Tallywacker”

Director/Writer: Brendan Boogie

Producers: Jeremy Dubs, Chris Goodwin, Boogie

Grand Jury – Documentary Features

“A Little Hope for Chicago”

Director: Leon Lozano

Writers: Kevin Nichols, Lozano

Producers: Garrett E.B. Thompson, Kevin Nichols, Lozano...

The event showcases UK titles and UK sales companies to mainly European buyers.

Animated features Kensuke’s Kingdom, an adaptation of a Michael Morpurgo novel directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.and sold by Bankside, and Tim Harper’s Ozi - Voice Of The Forest, about an orphan orangutang, that is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and sold by Gfm, are among the high-profile projects that will screen to distributors at this year’s London Screenings.

The three-day event will take place at Picturehouse Central in Piccadilly Circus from June 19 - 21 2023,

UK and international sales companies will be...

Of all the difficult tasks that life on this planet has to offer, from grad school to Dead Souls, climbing a mountain is one of the most daunting, and doesn.t change all that much as the years go by. 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur.s next film, Everest, centers on one of the deadliest mountain climbs in history, and Golden Globe winner Robin Wright and Sam Worthington join this already stacked cast to watch the deadly fiasco from the sidelines. Based on the true story of the disastrous 1996 tragedy, Universal's Everest will follow multiple group expeditions as their attempt to scale the tallest mountain on Earth is met with bad planning and avalanches. The Adventure Consultants group will be led by co-founder Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), Mike Groom (Thomas M. Wright) and Andy Harris (Martin Henderson). Their clientele includes veteran climber Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin) . whose wife Peach will be...