Signal Films are pleased to announce that
professional digital art photographer Jenny Wicks,
will be resident in Barrow during September and October to lead
free workshops, offering aspiring photographers
and artists the opportunity to learn up-to-date digital art photography
techniques and produce work for an exhibition at
Artgene.
For more information or to register for a free place on
one or all of the opportunities please contact us by 10th September
on:
info@signalfilms.co.uk or ring 01229 839983.
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SIGNAL FILMS VISITED BY GOVERNMENT MINISTER
In April
2009
Signal Films were visited by
Beverly Hughes MP, regional minister for the
Northwest and Minister for Children, Young People and Families. Beverly came to
discuss Signal’s work and views on the challenges ahead for a small business.
She looked at work from recent projects and praised us for the
opportunities we provide for young people in the
area.
She chatted with Jono McCardle, a young person who worked with us on a recent
Mediabox project and watched the ‘donk’ music video he starred in. She was
clearly impressed by the hard work of all of the
youngsters and the poignant lyrics to the song.
She also met Kieron Christian, who now works with us on numerous projects
as Youth Co-ordinator. He spoke to her about the opportunities we have provided
and the ways in which working with us has helped him./o:p>
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SIGNAL FILMS WINS NATIONAL 'ENTERPRISING YOUNG BRIT' AWARD 2009
Signal Films was praised by Alistair Darling at a prestigious national awards
ceremony. We were awarded the prize for the Social and
Community category at the Daily Mail Enterprising Young Brits Awards 2009
in March.
The prizes are funded by the government's 'Make Your Mark' scheme
which highlights the UK's freshest entrepreneurial talent. The high profile
awards, sponsored by the Institute of Directors and the Daily Mail, honoured the
best business men and women aged 30 and under and Kerry had to pitch against
three other UK companies to a 'Dragon's Den' style board. The winners were
picked by a distinguished panel, including the Mail's City editor Alex Brummer
and 'Secret Millionaire' TV entrepreneur Caroline Marsh from estate agents
Platinum Properties.
Kerry was presented with a trophy and a prize of £1,000
as the Chancellor hailed Britain's young entrepreneurs as the potential saviours
of the economy at the event at the Institute of Director's headquarters in
London's Pall Mall, saying their 'energy, imagination and
determination' was clear evidence the country had what it took to get
through the global financial crisis.
Kerry said: “The ceremony was really exciting and actually winning was
amazing. I only had four minutes to pitch and three minutes for questions and
they really held you to that, so it was pretty tough. It was great
fun especially as the whole team at Signal Films work so hard all the time
to make things happen, to have what we do in Barrow recognised at that level was
fantastic - if only it was always so glamorous!”
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Shooting People, the international networking
organisation dedicated to the support and promotion of independent
filmmaking, is featuring an interview with Loren and Kerry on their
Shooters page.
They gave an insight on working together as a duo, what interests them and
helpful tips for young filmmakers…
“Filmmaking’s all about forming successful collaborations. Even if you try a few
things, you can’t do everything. Being able to talk to people and networking is
really important too. You’ve got to be really good at getting out there and
meeting people. You have to find people with complimentary talents.”
For the full interview see www.shootingpeople.org
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