We’ve just finished a short film with Action On The Side, I was in a podcast, I attended film festivals, and I’m involved with more.
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Film Festival updates
My goal in 2026 is to attend at least 5 film festivals that I have films in. Here are some notes on the LSWF, Sci-Fi-London, Cannes, and the Romford Film Festival.
AOTS Webinars
I ran a webinar in March, speaking to a panel of Film Festival organisers and judges. In February I spoke to Ayvianna Snow, and in May, I’m speaking to comic book writers.
Action On The Side: March 2026
Key reflections on our March 2026 project, run with Action On The Side. Reflection is vital to skills development, and I need to reflect as well!
October updates
Loads has been happening, including shooting Drone, Garage, and running a 48-hour film competition
Coming Clean
The March 2024 Action On The Side one-month filmmaking project is finished. Enjoy COMING CLEAN
The Ealing 48
It’s less than two weeks until The Ealing 48 | 48-hour film competition! I’ve wanted to run a 48-hour film competition for years, and it’s finally happening! Teams will have just 48-hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit their short film. The films are 5-7 minutes (including credits), and must be in the genre we …
Script Development Workshops
I think I got sick of not making movies, so I’ve given Action On The Side a kick up the rear! I’ve scheduled two projects this year: June and October. I’ve started running fortnightly script development workshops again. They’re running at the Curzon Soho bar* on Wednesdays, 18:30-20:30. The next one is on 26th April. …
AOTS: Back with a BANG!
Lots happening with AOTS this year. Check out the links.
AOTS Script Competition
More about the AOTS Short Screenplay Competition I’ve set up
