The 15 Second Film Festival @ Mediazoo Studios

Posted on 31st December 2008 with 0 Comments

Mediazoo StudiosWe’ve been very busy since we got back from New York. So busy in fact that we haven’t had time to insert our irregular progress updates… so here’s a quick overview…

After a year for filling in all kinds of grant application forms the 15SFF finally secured decent funding. We were awarded £50,000 from the Arts Council & DCAL’s ‘Creative Industries Innovation Fund’ and £25,000 towards a touring vehicle from the Arts Council’s ‘Equipment Grant’ award to develop the 15 Second Film Festival Production scheme, Touring New-Media Roadshow, online New-Media / Viral Distribution wing and 15 Second Film School.

The core activities of the 15 Second Film Festival are: the creation / commissioning of new 15 Second Films through its yearly filmmaker-friendly Production Scheme; the rolling out of the Touring Festival & New-Media Roadshow (with and without ‘The Mini Mogul’ Cinema) with a major driving force being to establish new avenues of distribution / exhibition for the commercial exploitation of the product; and the development of exceptional creative talents in Film / New-Media education through the 15 Second Film School.

Touring TruckALSO… we’ve opened a great new Filmmaking Space that we’re calling ‘Mediazoo Studios’ just behind the Europa Hotel. ‘Mediazoo Studios’ boasts two great working areas and we are already hiring out the space to other production companies / ad agencies / individual filmmakers.

Main Room: with a wide and full floor-to-ceiling in-built green screen with multiple infinity curves, high ceilings with pro lighting grid (green screen pre-lit with our own lights and lighting mixing desk), good fully certified electrics (3 x 63 Amp outputs), reasonable sound proofing, theatrical flooring, 8-step mobile warehouse steps, ground floor loading bay and three large windows that can be totally blacked out.

Production Area: with double-door loading dock, comfortable lounge area, costume and makeup area, hot-desks, Wi-Fi, great gas central heating system, modern open-plan kitchen area with fridge freezer, washing machine etc, decent toilet with a good shower… + two high-end Mac edit suites on an separate enclosed mezzanine floor, if needed… at additional cost.

+ The Studio is fully alarmed and there is on-complex security, 24 hour access, FREE parking and of course a very convenient Belfast City Centre location (right behind the Europa Hotel / Bus & Train Station, 5-minutes walk from the BBC and a simple pop-in from the M1 motorway.

Villi Ragnarsson, Jonathan Harden, Mik Duffy & Ryan Kernaghan on \'Hopper\' a NIS \'dv8\" short.

Pictured above: Producer Villi Ragnarsson, Actor Jonathan Harden, Writer / Director Mik Duffy & Cinematographer Ryan Kernaghan in Mediazoo Studios for the shoot of ‘Hopper’ – a Northern Ireland Screen ‘dv8′ short.


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