Calling all factual programme makers
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Two days, fourteen high impact sessions, fifty of the most important speakers and the perfect central London venue... all contribute to the most important event this year for factual programme makers: The Intelligent Factual Festival 2009 on the 14th and 15th July - Add event to outlook calendar. The impressive speaker line up includes, Hamish Mykura, Norma Percy, Alex Graham, Steve Gowans, Alison Shaman, Jane Rogerson, Dan Korn, Ralph Lee, Andrew Mackenzie, Brian Woods, Roger Graef...
UK Screen will also be running a workshop on 15th July aimed at producers and production managers to give them clever ways in which they can work with their facility to achieve the best results for their budgets
If you are a UK Screen member, you are entitled to a 10% discount on tickets. Please contact Angela for details.
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Staff planning seminar - 24th June
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The seminar will explore creative, motivational and practical approaches to staff management and development to enhance your business performance. We will also be putting this in a the legal context in which you can make changes to your business that will reduce overhead costs (restructure, flexible contracts, changes to hours / pay / benefits) as well as ensure that you put the best employment contracts in place to manage the upturn when it comes. Add event to outlook calendar
There are a handful of places available so if you wish to attend this event, please contact Rebecca.
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Since its launch the Red camera has had a huge impact in the camera market. Firstly, it continues the acceleration towards the extensive use of digital cameras in all genres, but the Red essentially provides a product at a fraction of the price tag of the traditional players offerings. From an insurance point of view, the hardware of the Red camera does not bring with it any complications with any accidental damage or theft claims being dealt with in the usual manner.
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£100 off MGEITF tickets!
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If you missed the early bird offer for this year's Edinburgh TV festival do not fret, we have 10 to give away to our members on a first and at even bigger discount of £100! These will be given away on a first come first served basis, so if you would like a ticket, please contact Angela. Add event to outlook calendar
For more information about what's happening at the festival
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NEW MEMBERS
We would like to welcome the following companies on board as members of the association.
Music 4 Studios
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This month's winner:
Robin Durham, Buildings Manager, Rushes |
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MEMBER NEWS |
Angels and Demons
MPC is reunited with VFX Supervisor Angus Bickerton to help create some of the integral visual effects for this action thriller set in Rome.

Twickenham Film Studios goes HD!
Twickenham Film Studios is pleased to announce that Dubbing Theatre 1 is now fully HD capable. A combination of V-Cube HD replay system, and Christie projector, allow us to display full HD images at 2K resolution on our 27 foot screen.

The Mill Wins at BAFTA
The Mill wins a BAFTA Craft Award in the Visual Effects category for their work on 'Doctor Who - Fires of Pompeii' for the BBC.

BRIGHTON TV FORMS A 3D STEREOSCOPIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SGO MISTIKA
SGO, a leading European developer of high-end solutions for the post production and broadcast industries, and Brighton TV, a leading UK facilities house, are pleased to announce they have formed a strategic partnership to develop SGO Mistika's 3D stereoscopic capabilities.

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OTHER NEWS |
The Senate Builds Pamtheon for Angeals & Demons
Bray joins Halo
From Cobbles to Coaching
Locomotion creates brand hero for Energy drink
Who are the movers and shakers of the creative/media industries? Have your say...
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