Gateshead College students were given the opportunity to use cutting edge technology to make a film, thanks to a partnership with a group of local tech firms. Students working in film production, scriptwriting, art, gaming, performing arts and music were given full sway to bring their ideas to life, using equipment typically seen in big-budget …
At the end of last year, a series of screenings of a film called Tish packed out Tyneside Cinema. Ahead of its small screen premiere on BBC4 next month (April), here’s what David Whetstone had to say about it*. *This is how the review appeared on Cultured. North East in November. Any references to remaining …
Typically there’s not an awful lot of mystery left when it comes to Budget day. However, Jeremy Hunt had a few positive surprises for the North East. Most notably, the Chancellor announced a ‘trailblazer’ devolution deal for the North East, which the official Budget documents say ‘will provide a package of new funding potentially worth …
After the premiere screenings of Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son (cert. 15) prompted standing ovations at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, more have been scheduled. It always seemed odd that such an important documentary should be a one day wonder in a city where it ought to be seen by as many people as possible. But …
The whiteboard in Alison Gwynn’s office offers a pretty straightforward message. As far as the chief executive of North East Screen is concerned, film and TV production equals jobs and investment for the region, at the kind of levels which are not to be sniffed at. And while I’m not going to betray the kindness …
Outside the North Shields pub on a grey morning, Earl John Charlton is waiting — short-sleeves, cold beer close by. You’d bet confidently on the snow which will soon fall (not thickly, but snow is snow). “Honestly, you get used to it,” laughs Earl as we go inside and I head for the fire. “You …
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