Planning in earnest for Screenplay 09
I suspect the word ‘earnest’ should never appear on my news posting – earnestness not being a groovy, cyber-friendly, happening sort of word. But it does go some way to describing the single-minded...
View ArticleMark Kermode heads for the UK’s most northerly bus shelter
Media release: Mark Kermode heads for the UK’s most northerly bus shelter before welcoming Terence Davies to the Shetland Film Festival Shetland young filmmakers group Maddrim Media will welcome film...
View ArticleFollow Mark Kermode in Shetland on Twitter
Mark Kermode arrived in Shetland yesterday for Shetland Arts’ third annual film Festival, Screenplay. You can follow Mark on his trip around the isles on wittertainment on Twitter.
View ArticleFilm Makers Wanted for Screenplay2010
Screenplay 2010 – Shetland’s Film Festival – is calling for submissions from Shetland film makers of any age (i.e., Shetlanders by birth or residency, and those currently in higher education) for...
View ArticleEveryone’s a critic……..
Shetland Film Critic of the Year Competition Do you have strong opinions about films? Would you like to share them? As Mareel steadily rises from the ground Shetland Arts is looking for the best local...
View ArticleWordplay/Screenplay 2010
Wordplay 2010, Shetland’s 9th annual Book Festival will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of September at Islesburgh Community Centre. The festival will contain a wide variety of events for people...
View ArticleScreenPlay Film Festival interactive programme now online
Full programme for ScreenPlay, Shetland’s Film Festival which runs from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th September 2010 – the programme is also posted on the ScreenPlay homepage. Open publication – Free...
View ArticleWordplay/Screenplay programme nears completion
After what seems like weeks of proof reading, the programmes for Wordplay and Screenplay have now gone to the printers and should be ready next week. You can have a look at one online on the...
View ArticleLast chance to win the cash….
Remember to get your film reviews in by 16th August if you want to enter our competition. Follow this link for more information. Get typing.
View ArticleScreenplay/Wordplay printed programmes now available
In response to all the phone calls and requests, we are happy to say that the printed programmes for Wordplay/Screenplay are now available from Shetland Arts’ Toll Clock Office, Islesburgh Community...
View ArticleFirst Screenplay screenings start Saturday
Screenplay 2010 – Film Festival gets underway Screenplay 2010, Shetland Arts’ 4th Film Festival gets underway on Sat. 28th August, starting at Fetlar Community Hall with a screening of Chicago, and...
View ArticleCalling friendly dogs and their owners……
We know this is a bizarre request but……..we are looking for half a dozen friendly canines and their owners to join us for a screening of Ken Wardrop’s 5 minute film, ‘Useless Dog’ at the Shetland...
View ArticleScreenplay in Fetlar and North Roe
Screenplay 2010 starts tonight at Fetlar Community Hall with a screening of ‘Chicago’. Shetland Arts and Shetland Film Club have teamed up to offer screenings around the islands before the festival...
View ArticleFilm fun up north
The Fetlar audience provided a great start for Screenplay on Saturday night (and looked after our projectionist in a positively royal manner!). Sunday saw us at North Haven Care centre showing ‘Simmer...
View ArticleScreenplay starts at The Garrison
The first Garrison screenings for Screenplay get underway today with ‘Young at Heart’ at 2.00pm. A film about an inspirational group of senior citizens, you may find you need your hankie at the end!...
View ArticleScreenPlay 2010 evaluation – online survey – win cinema tickets
To everyone who attended any of the events at this year’s ScreenPlay… We’d very much like to hear your views in order to help us continue to improve the festival, and would appreciate it if you could...
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Hansel of Film website launched
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce the launch of the Hansel of Film website hansel2012.org. ‘A Hansel of Film – Shetland to Southampton and Back’ is a relay of screenings of short films made by the...
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Donnie Nicolson chosen to launch Hansel of Film relay
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that it has chosen a ‘runner’ for the Shetland to Ullapool leg of Hansel of Film. Donnie Nicolson will launch the relay in style by transporting films by...
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Shetland Arts announces concerts, film screenings, & educational activities...
Shetland Arts is absolutely delighted to announce that it is moving the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland’s Summer MusicFest concerts from Lerwick Town Hall into Mareel this Saturday and...
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Screenplay kicks off in Mareel this weekend
The sixth Shetland Arts annual film festival, Screenplay 2012, kicks off this weekend by paying tribute to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the 30th anniversary release of Chariots of...
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BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Shetland to broadcast from Mareel today
From 2pm to 4pm today BBC Radio 5 Live’s Kermode and Mayo, starring Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, will be broadcast live from Mareel in Shetland. Mark will be in the upstairs Café Bar interviewing...
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Shetland Arts releases overview of Screenplay 2013
Shetland Arts this week revealed some of the details of its seventh annual Film Festival, Screenplay 2013, running this year from 31 August to 8 September. Shetland Arts’ Head of Development Kathy...
View ArticleScreenplay 2013 Programme released online
We are disappointed to confirm that David Morrissey will be unable to attend Screenplay 2013 in person due to his being suddenly and unexpectedly recalled to the USA to complete a film shoot at the...
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Steven Robertson to star at Screenplay opening weekend
Shetland Arts has announced that local hero Steven Robertson will be the star attraction at the opening weekend of this year’s Screenplay Film Festival, running from 29 August to 7 September. The...
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Steven Robertson looking forward to coming home for Screenplay 2014
With less than two weeks to go until the start of Screenplay 2014, Shetland Arts’ annual film festival curated by Mark Kermode, Linda Ruth William, and Kathy Hubbard, actor and guest of the festival...
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Countdown to Screenplay begins
Local filmmaker Marjolein Robertson speaks about the how Screenplay has influenced her at the Screenplay launch earlier this week. The countdown is underway for Screenplay 2015, Shetland Arts’ annual...
View ArticleYour chance to have your say on future priorities for film development
As part of the events planned during the Screenplay Festival week, Shetland Arts is hosting a meeting to discuss the future priorities for the development of Film in Shetland. The meeting follows on...
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Screenplay Reviews: Alive Inside
As part of the Screenplay Festival our volunteers have been reviewing some of the films they’ve been watching. Here Sophie Balcombe reviews Alive Inside (Dir Michael Rossato-Bennett). Alive Inside is a...
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Screenplay Reviews: Lord of the Rings
As part of the Screenplay Festival our volunteers have been reviewing some of the films they’ve been watching. Here Logan Nicolson reviews Lord of the Rings (Dir Ralph Bakshi). Let me begin by saying...
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Screenplay Reviews: Raspberry Boat Refugee
As part of the Screenplay Festival our volunteers have been reviewing some of the films they’ve been watching. Here Sophie Balcombe reviews Raspberry Boat Refugee (Dir Leif Lindblom). Raspberry Boat...
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Screenplay Bigger & Better than ever before
Staff at Mareel get in the mood for a screening of the Black Pirate (image (c) Dale Smith) Sunday evening saw the culmination of 10 days of film, fun and festivities at Mareel, as Screenplay 2015 was...
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