Bristol is going to play host to a new film festival that sounds really exciting - focusing on independent filmmaking and with three local film exhibition and network outfits – Cineformation, Bluescreen and the Misfit Collective - behind it, it should be great.  They have issued a call for entries;

On the weekend of 14/15th June, the Bristol Filmmakers Festival 2008 comes to the Watershed and the Arnolfini, an event which gathers together and celebrates the independent film community in the city....

The weekend will feature a host of special screenings and provide the chance for independent filmmakers to meet, swap ideas and knowledge.  More information will be released closer to the event, but we are currently calling out to independent filmmakers in the city to send in their films so that we can select the strongest programme to screen.  The criteria is that the films must be submitted on DVD along with the submission form that can be obtained by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - also the address to direct any questions.  The deadline is Monday 26th May, and films should be sent to BFMF2008, C/o The Misfit Rising, 82 Colston St, Bristol BS1 5BB.

We are also inviting filmmakers to submit material to the Sweded Classics section of the Festival.  Following on from Michel Gondry’s feature film Be Kind Rewind , we are looking for ‘sweded’ films, where a classic popular feature film – or extract – is refilmed with DIY inspiration and resources (and at much shorter length). Can you swede the whole of Terminator in 6 minutes?   There is a later deadline for Sweded Classics: Saturday 7th June at the above address.

There is also a website with more details and the entry form; www.bristolfilm.co.uk