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Project ARTICHOKE completed
on July 20th, 2012 in Directing, Project ARTICHOKE, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsAfter seven weeks, Project ARTICHOKE my short film entry for this year’s Virgin Media Shorts competition is finally complete. If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, you can check it out here on the Virgin Media Shorts website: http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/3321/project-artichoke. The film was quite a challenge to put…
Continue reading...B3 TalentLab pitching showcase at BAFTA
on November 28th, 2011 in Directing, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsLast Tuesday was the final day of the B3 development scheme, TalentLab, that I have been a part of for the past six months. Supported by BBC Films and Skillset this was a pitching session in front of 40 film industry people. The whole scheme has been fantastic. My project…
Continue reading...TalentLab approaches showcase
on November 8th, 2011 in Directing, Press, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsFor the past few months I’ve been on the TalentLab scheme run with B3 Media and BBC Films. Six of us have been working on our separate projects and we’ll be showcasing them to an audience of industry people later in November. My idea is a low-budget science fiction feature…
Continue reading...B3 TalentLab commission!
on June 25th, 2011 in Directing, Scriptwriting by Azhur | 1 CommentI’ve made it through to the final selection for the B3 TalentLab I’ve been a part of for the past month!! After two rounds of development and script feedback, my feature is one of six projects that has been selected and commissioned for further development. The next stage involves shooting…
Continue reading...I’ve written an article about Caul and filmmaking for FilmCourage.com
on June 9th, 2011 in Caul, Directing, Press, Scriptwriting by Azhur | 2 CommentsThe wonderful folk over at Film Courage asked me to write an article about my filmmaking experience and the story so far with Caul. Head over to their site to check it out. Run by David Branin and Karen Worden it’s a great site for filmmakers. Anyone who’s interested in…
Continue reading...Updates: B3 TalentLab and commercials work
on June 8th, 2011 in Commercials, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsI’ve had quite a hectic week with lots of news coming in, so here’s a roundup of what’s been happening. B3 TalentLab – This is the scheme run by B3 Media, Skillset and BBC Films. My feature script has got through to Stage 3 of the development. This means an…
Continue reading...Selected for B3 TalentLab
on April 29th, 2011 in Directing, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsI’ve been selected for this year’s TalentLab run by B3. The first stage takes place in May and I’ll be developing my feature ideas during an intensive week-long course. This is a really exciting opportunity to work on my ideas with seasoned professionals. For more information head over to: http://www.b3media.net/talentlab…
Continue reading...Writing begins on new spec script
on March 16th, 2011 in Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsAfter three months of development I’ve started writing a new spec screenplay which I hope to have complete by the end of April. It’s a science-fiction/horror film… low-budget but high-concept. Not going to go into too much detail as of yet, at least not until I’ve got a solid draft!…
Continue reading...The Marionette Unit so far and the future
on February 3rd, 2011 in Directing, Scriptwriting, The Marionette Unit by Azhur | No CommentsIt is now coming up to almost two years since we started this project. As some of you know this began as a 25-minute short film script (which to also add reached the Quarter-Finalist stage at the 14th Fade In Screenwriting Awards in LA). We produced the trailer as a…
Continue reading...Marionette Unit is Quarter Finalist at Fade In Screenwriting Awards
on February 2nd, 2011 in Festivals, Scriptwriting, Short films, The Marionette Unit by Azhur | No CommentsThis is very exciting news and one that I almost forgot we entered! The Marionette Unit short film script, co-written by myself and Paul Adams, reached the Quarter-finalist round of the 14th Annual Fade In Awards. Run by Fade In Screenwriting magazine the awards… were established in 1996 to assist…
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