November 2011
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WatchOur new doc, Babytrapped, directed by Tomás Sheridan, is now showing on Current TV. If you’re in the UK, you can catch the next broadcast on Monday 21 November at 9pm. You can also watch it from our website if you’re outside the UK, USA, Italy, or South Africa.
October 2011
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BAFTA Scotland Award nomination for The Shutdown
Our multi-award winning short The Shutdown has been short-listed for a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film. The awards ceremony and announcement will take place in Glasgow on 13 November. Stay tuned!
September 2011
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WatchCatch the Edinburgh premiere of Fistful of Roses at Edindocs festival on the 17th September.
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August 2011
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The Shutdown has been invited to the Kaunas International Film Festival in Lithuania. Stay tuned for details.
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WatchJust to Get a Rep will be featured at a special screening at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Sunday (9pm on 7th August). Come along to Out of The Blue for this Live Film in Leith event. Director Peter Gerard will be present for discussions and to peddle DVDs.
June 2011
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WatchThe Shutdown wins the Jury Prize at Marin County International Festival of Short Film and Video. If you’re in California, head down to the Marin County Fair between June 30th and July 4th where The Shutdown will be screened twice a day. Click the NOW button in the trailer for screening details.
May 2011
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The Shutdown on your telly
If you are in France or Germany, tune into Arte on Friday 13th May to see The Shutdown on TV. It’s on at 00h35, so you’ll need to stay up late to see the scattered jewels of Grangemouth.
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We will be at the Festival de Cannes and Marché du Film this year between 13th-19th May. Our multi-award-winning short The Shutdown will be featured in Cannes at a special screening at Visions Sociales - Le festival de cinéma de la CCAS. Come and see The Shutdown on the 17th May at 3pm. We will be taking meetings at the MEDIA stand on the Croisette, but it’s best to email us in advance if...
April 2011
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The Shutdown will be featured in the opening night of Be Film Underground Film Festival in New York City. Catch it in Manhattan on Tuesday May 3rd at The Dolby Screening Room.
If you’re in California, you can see The Shutdown at the Newport Beach Film Festival near Los Angeles. It will be screening as part of Eco Shorts, also on 3 May 2011.
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The Twilight Sad music video we produced has been nominated for Video of the Year at the Scottish New Music Awards. Our video for “Seven Years of Letters” was directed by Adam Stafford.
February 2011
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The Shutdown will screen in Paris tonight at 8pm at the Forum des Images (Forum des Halles - 2, rue du Cinéma) before the feature film Attenberg.
January 2011
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We are pleased to announce that Adam Stafford’s The Shutdown won the Grand Jury Prize for European Short Films at the European First Film Festival - Premiers Plans Festival D’Angers. The Premiers Plans festival is a new talent discovery event, only screening films by first-time directors. The Shutdown’s epic run continues with more festival, screenings, and television broadcasts...
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The Shutdown is in competition at Festival Premiers Plans D’Angers - the European First Film Festival, which is taking place in France this week.
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WatchWatch writer Alan Bissett’s Q&A at the screening of The Shutdown at Pravo Ljudski Festival in Sarajeveo. Thanks to Neill from Document Festival for the video.
December 2010
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Another prize for The Shutdown
The Shutdown has picked up another festival prize, this time winning the International Competition at the Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival.
November 2010
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October 2010
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This week’s last-minute news is that The Shutdown will be screening in Glasgow on Sunday 31st October as part of Words per Minute. And if you can’t make that screening, it’s also on next Saturday 6th November at the GFT in Glasgow as part of IETM and also at the Inverness Film Festival, among others.
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Peter Gerard and Andy Green, the frozen-fingered filmmakers from Accidental Media & Distrify are hosting Hand-Cranked Docs & Ice Cream at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year. If you were in Sheffield in 2006 or 2007 you might remember our Scotch Whisky Ice Cream during the Channel 4 Pitch or in the Showroom lobby. This year we will be hand-cranking your favourite flavours during a discussion...
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We have two films showing at the Hidden Door Festival in Edinburgh on Sunday 24 October - The Shutdown (1pm) and Motion/Static (2pm), both screening at The Roxy Art House.
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Fistful of Roses will be featured in a special screening at Document Festival in Glasgow on 27 October. Leo Bruges (director) and Peter Gerard (producer/editor) will be present to discuss ethics in documentary as part of the Student Forum at Document.
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The Shutdown has a number of screenings coming up. Catch it at one of the following events:
27 Oct - Document Festival, Glasgow
6 Nov - IETM, GFT, Glasgow
4-6 Nov - Inverness Film Festival
10-15 Nov - Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, Sarajevo
11 Nov - Kassel Documentary Festival, Germany
12-20 Nov - L’Alternativa Festival, Barcelona
1-3 Dec - Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo...
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Just to Get a Rep is screening at the Displaced Expressions Festival in Copenhagen this Wednesday 13th October. The line-up features a bunch of great hip-hop artists from around the world and an excellent selection of films. If you’re in Denmark, be sure to check it out, and if you’re not, you can buy the DVD or watch Just to Get a Rep on our website.
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Our new documentary in development One Fine Line (directed by Jo-Anne Velin) has been selected to participate in the Sheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket.
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September 2010
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We will be speaking at FilmCamp at the Glasgow Film Theatre tomorrow. We look forward to meeting a lot of other interesting film-folks there.
August 2010
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The Shutdown will screen in Berlin at Direktorenhaus on 16 September.
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The Shutdown received a Special Jury Mention at Dokufest in Kosovo last weekend.
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Our documentary in development Babel’s Market is due to be awarded a funding boost. Read about it on the Babel’s Market blog.
July 2010
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The Shutdown will be screening in competition at Dokufest in Kosovo on 4 August.
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If you’re in Glasgow on Monday night (that’s the 5th of July), come along to the 13th Note and see The Shutdown as part of Initial Itch.
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The Shutdown is screening next week at the Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival in Portugal.
June 2010
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The Shutdown will screen in New York City as part of the Rooftop Films “Industriance” screening this Friday 2 July.
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The Shutdown wins again!
The Shutdown won Best Documentary Short at Palm Springs International Shortfest. See the coverage on The Wrap and on IndieWire.
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Tomorrow’s Fairground (directed by Peter Gerard & produced by Andy Green) is screening next week at the Palace Film Festival in Balchik, Bulgaria.
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Last minute news - we have some films showing at the Leith Festival this week. The Shutdown is on tonight at 7:30pm and Tomorrow’s Fairground (directed by Peter Gerard and produced by Andy Green) is screening on Sunday. Both screenings are at the Word of Mouth Cafe just off Leith Walk in Edinburgh.
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The Shutdown will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest on the 23rd June.
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Fell, a short film by Peter Gerard, is now on FleetFlicks - watch and vote for it there.
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Motion/Static was selected to screen in Porto as part of the Best Shorts extension of the IndieLisboa Film Festival.
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The Shutdown screens today at The Guardian Hay Festival.
May 2010
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Feature development grant from Scottish Screen
Scottish Screen recently confirmed its investment in Accidental Media with a development grant for their proposed feature film ideas. Accidental Media’s team of writers (Alan Bissett, Peter Gerard and Adam Stafford) will work with Andy Green and London-based consultant Anita Lewton to develop highly innovative feature film treatments this summer.
“We are determined to turn our skills...
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Distribution deal for The Shutdown
During the Cannes Film Festival, Accidental Media signed a distribution deal for its award-winning film “The Shutdown”. Hamburg-based Short Film Sales will handle global distribution for the film directed by Adam Stafford and written by Alan Bissett.
Returning from Cannes, editor/producer Peter Gerard says, “We are thrilled to be working with a boutique short film distributor...
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Accidental Media is proud to announce that Andy Green has been selected as one of six producers to participate in the new Features Scotland programme, supported by Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scottish Screen and the Scottish Government. Andy Green will attend Edinburgh, Toronto, London and Berlin Film Festivals to attend masterclasses, workshops and meetings with industry professionals....
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The Shutdown is also in competition at the Vienna Independent Shorts festival, with a screening on 28th May.
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The Shutdown will screen at The Guardian Hay Festival on 3rd June. The annual festival of literature and arts takes place in Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
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The Shutdown will be on in New York City as part of the Rooftop Films series on 2 July.
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Accidental Media will again be in Cannes for the Marché du Film. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a meeting between the 13th and 16th May.