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Mosaic Films is on the lookout for emerging documentary talent for a variety of opportunities. If you have a great idea, and a strong track record either in television roles (AP or similar) or a portfolio of non-broadcast work then please email us a CV plus a brief proposal.

In the first instance we're looking for films that would suit Channel 4's First Cut strand, the slot for filmmakers who are ready to make the step up into directing for television. For this, the key word is kooky, and commissioning editor Sarah Mulvey is looking for directors with vision. For more details, see the 4Talent website: www.channel4.com/4talent/national/opportunities/schemes/specific/newdocs.html

If you have an idea that doesn't fit into this brief, then don't be put off - we'd still like to hear from you. Email your CV and proposal to Kerry at kerry@mosaicfilms.com
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Mosaic Films has been named as one of the 12 independent film businesses who will participate in the Digital Innovation in Film programme run by NESTA and the UK Film Council. The programme, which is jointly run by the two organisations in conjunction with national and regional screen agencies, is designed to help small independent British film companies to embrace new business growth opportunities through digital distribution.

The companies were selected from 50 entries and represent creative businesses at different stages –incorporating film production, distribution and sales. For the next 18 months they will be teamed up with specialist partners who will help them to develop the content, marketing and digital distribution potential of their films to audiences around the world in new ways. Each organisation will have a specially tailored programme which will include financial/business planning support, identifying and delivering opportunities for new forms of distribution, with the goal of improving the film business's potential for growth and investment.

Commenting on the announcement, John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council says "The digital world is already having a huge impact on the film industry and we will either adapt or fall by the wayside. This initiative is important because it helps to equip a diverse range of different film businesses to succeed on the new frontier."

MD of Mosaic Films, Andy Glynne, said: "We're tremendously excited by the opportunities offered by the emerging digital markets towards the creation of new models in the production and distribution of documentary film. We're also really looking forward to working with NESTA, the UK Film Council, the innovation partners and the other film businesses involved in this groundbreaking programme."

Jon Kingsbury, NESTA's Creative Economy programme director added: "Independent film companies are the bedrock of our creative sector. The chosen companies will not only receive vital support for their own businesses, they will also be helping us to design a broader framework of intervention and support for independent film companies across the UK – positioning us as a key player in the global film industry".

The 12 businesses are:

B3 Media
BreakThru Films
Film Export UK
Hollywood Classics
Lux
Metrodome Distribution
Mosaic Films
onedotzero
Revolver Entertainment
Vod Almighty
Warp Films
Zini Limited
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Mosaic Films, Channel 4 and the BFI joined forces to produce Britain Recut, a groundbreaking series of short films by four new filmmakers.

For the first time in its history, the BFI made historic documentary footage by the early pioneers of documentary available to the public to re-edit into their own short films, as part of an online competition which saw the four winning films screened on Channel 4, and entering the BFI National Archive.

The filmmakers were challenged to comment on an aspect of life in contemporary Britain by recutting public information films from the 1940's and 50's. The results range from the experience of refugees arriving in London, to how we have fun, rationing and working mothers, and display the creative potential of this archive. In turns playful and poignant, they ask how much life in Britain has changed since the war, and whether things really were better in the good old days.



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Don't miss Channel 4's 3 Minute Wonders this week. Mosaic Films, Channel 4 and the BFI have joined forces to produce Britain Recut, a groundbreaking series of short films by four emerging filmmakers.

For the first time in its history, the BFI made classic documentary footage available to the public to re-edit into their own short films, as part of an online competition which sees the four winning films screened on Channel 4's 3 Minute Wonder strand, and entering the BFI National Archive.

The filmmakers were challenged to comment on an aspect of life in contemporary Britain by recutting public information films from the 1940's and 50's. More than three hours of historic footage from the BFI National Archive was available to the filmmakers, taken from a selection of films made by the early pioneers of documentary.

Andy Glynne, director of Mosaic Films and Executive Producer of the films, says: "It's the first time in its history that the BFI National Archive has made this material available to the public to recut, and these films really display the creative potential of archive material. What's really changed in Britain the past 60 years? Was life really better in the good old days of Empire, dance halls and black and white films? The four filmmakers re-think 'modern' issues and find out that perhaps they're not so modern after all. From asylum seekers and working mothers to how we have fun and the amount we consume, it seems some things never change."

The films are:

Anyway, Who Are You? (Tuesday 5th May - Dir. Meghan Horvath)
Two refugees, fifty years apart, share their oddly similar experience of arriving in London.

A Welcome Return (Wednesday 6th May - Dir. Barry J Gibb)
If the great British public can't watch their own weight, then perhaps it's time to bring back rationing?

Women Only (Thursday 7th May - Dir. Valeria Coizza)
A group of women compare their freedoms - and their constraints - with those of their grandmothers.

Grandpa William (TX. tbc - Dir. Barnaby Lankester-Owen)
Barnaby Lankester-Owen wants to find out about how people used to have fun. A conversation with his 91 year-old Grandpa William leads to some interesting surprises.]]> tag:mosaicfilms.com,2008://1.53 2008-04-07T11:33:42Z 2008-04-21T16:32:56Z

On 3rd May, Mosaic Films will launch Made in Africa: an unique training project aimed at giving international broadcast production opportunities to new and emerging documentary filmmakers across the continent of Africa. Read on for more information on how you can take part!

Made in Africa: an unique training project aimed at giving international broadcast production opportunities to new and emerging documentary filmmakers across the continent of Africa. The initiative will be launched at INPUT 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa (3 - 4 May) with a workshop designed to give up to 300 African documentary filmmakers key skills and invaluable knowledge of international documentary film finance and the requirements of international broadcasters, plus much more.

This workshop is aimed at emerging filmmakers from all over Africa who wish to acquire or develop their skills with regard to international production of documentaries, storytelling, and how to develop and pitch ideas internationally. However, the invitation is extended to all directors and producers of documentary films who feel they may benefit from this workshop.

It will give you:

* A better understanding of the editorial and creative requirements of UK, European and International broadcasters, in terms of short documentaries, longer format factual programming and news/current affairs pieces.

* An understanding of international documentary feature film finance, including editorial and creative requirements and funding schemes/opportunities that are available.

* An improved understanding of what global broadcasters and funders really want to know about programme projects and the people making them.

* An opportunity to learn how to make a written proposal more sellable and to better understand the importance of the pitch - and how to avoid some of the more common pitfalls!

* Explore the rich history of African storytelling and locate its relevance in the 21st century Broadcast environment.

* To enhance the development of personal marketing skills and core business skills for programme makers.

For more information of how Made in Africa can help you achieve your ambitions as a documentary filmmaker, click here: Made in Africa call - APR.pdf]]> tag:mosaicfilms.com,2008://1.54 2008-04-04T11:45:14Z 2008-04-07T16:21:09Z

Mosaic Films is delighted to announce that English and I, part of the Made in India series, has won the Grand Prize in the UP Film Institute's 18th International Women's Film Festival's Short Film competition.

English and I, part of the Made in India series, has won the Grand Prize in the UP Film Institute's 18th International Women's Film Festival's Short Film competition.

English and I (directed by Himali Kapil) was commissioned by Channel 4, as part of the Made in India series, in which eight Indian filmmakers reflected on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence and gave very personal perspectives on what independence meant to them.

The film asks, what does it mean to speak English in modern day India? English was given to Indians by British Colonialists and yet it is the principle language in independent India. But what has happened to the language? How has it changed? And what do people feel about using it?

English and I is Himali's personal journey around India's capital, New Delhi, as she explores her own unique relationship with her mother tongue.

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Don't miss out on Mosaic Films' groundbreaking new series, A Year in Tibet, starting tonight on BBC 4. For the first time, the BBC has been able to film inside Tibet unsupervised by Chinese authorities, to follow the lives of ordinary Tibetans across an extraordinary year.

A Year in Tibet, starting tonight on BBC 4.

For the first time, the BBC has been able to film inside Tibet unsupervised by Chinese authorities, to follow the lives of ordinary Tibetans across an extraordinary year. This unprecedented access gives a remarkable insight into the significance of Buddhism in everyday life and the complex and often surprising relationship between Tibetans and the Chinese immigrants who they live and work alongside.

This five-part series is both an intimate observation of a society and a compelling insight into the impact of the Chinese Communist Party on Tibetans' lives.

It screens every Thursday at 9pm on BBC 4, starting tonight.

For more information on the series, click here.

Accompanying A Year In Tibet is The Lost World Of Tibet, a one-off documentary which brings together stunning, newly restored film from the Forties and Fifties to show what Tibet was like before China sent in its troops.]]> tag:mosaicfilms.com,2008://1.51 2008-03-06T16:46:45Z 2008-03-31T17:12:39Z

This groundbreaking series is both an intimate observation of Tibetan society and a compelling insight into the impact of the Chinese Communist Party on Tibetans' lives.

For the first time, the BBC has been able to film inside Tibet unsupervised by Chinese authorities, to follow the lives of ordinary Tibetans across an extraordinary year. This unprecedented access gives a remarkable insight into the significance of Buddhism in everyday life and the complex and often surprising relationship between Tibetans and the Chinese immigrants who they live and work alongside.

The series is both an intimate observation of a society and a compelling insight into the impact of the Chinese Communist Party on Tibetans' lives.

Visit http://www.youtube.com for a playlist for the series.

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The first in the innovative 'Made In...' Series. Eight short documentaries made by Indian filmmakers on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence, giving very personal perspectives on what independence means to them.

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This exciting initiative for emerging filmmakers was created and produced by DFG Films in partnership with Five News. Five Bites gave five filmmakers an exciting opportunity to produce topical news films from a fresh perspective, using the documentary medium in innovative ways.

Mosaic This exciting initiative for emerging filmmakers was created and produced by DFG Films in partnership with Five News. FIVE BITES gave five filmmakers an exciting opportunity to produce topical news films from a fresh perspective, using the documentary medium in innovative and inspiring ways, to be broadcast on Five News in summer 2006.]]> tag:mosaicfilms.com,2007://1.23 2007-11-03T16:45:01Z 2007-11-03T17:43:09Z

From beauty treatments at Holloway Prison to the extraordinary world of Rupert Sheldrake, this exciting broadcast initiative for emerging documentary filmmakers unveiled three extraordinary tales from London city.

Mosaic Reel London was an initiative for emerging documentary filmmakers, produced by DFG Films in partnership with Film London and ITV London. It offered filmmakers an opportunity to produce diverse and distinctive films using the documentary medium in new and innovative ways, and have them broadcast on terrestrial television, in a pre-watershed slot. The series was distinguished by strong story lines and thought provoking ideas, with richness and diversity in both content and portrayal that make absorbing half-hour documentaries. The documentaries were transmitted on ITV London in September 2006.]]> tag:mosaicfilms.com,2007://1.6 2007-11-03T16:44:01Z 2007-11-03T17:42:20Z

Four teenage children of Christian missionaries, who grew up overseas, learn to adjust to life back in Britain.

Mosaic Mish Kids are unique. Having spent their childhoods and early adolescence abroad - wherever God called their parents to preach - most Mish Kids are bi-lingual, love different cultures and feel at home overseas, even though they are foreigners. But when they are brought back home to Britain to finish their education, they don't fit in at all. They may look like everyone else but their accents are different. They may now be 'home' but they don't wear the right clothes or say the right things. Drugs, lawnmowers, Tube stations, Big Brother, Neighbours, getting drunk, and small talk are all part of what is a beguiling world for Mish Kids. As they wrestle with their convictions and struggle to find out where they belong, this series of short documentaries offers a fascinating glimpse into the strange no-man's land that these teenagers inhabit.]]>