Most Recent 50 Kisses Updates
50 Kisses at BAFTA for Guinness World Records, the video
Just over a week ago, the writers of 50 Kisses gathered at BAFTA to celebrate the news that they had collectively entered the Guinness Book Of Records for the most co-writers on a feature film. Here’s the video of the event! Another Kiss? Here’s some
Sweet Home Films Take On California for 50 Kisses
Sweet Home Films in LA have confirmed they are playing the field for the 50 Kisses community. I just got this message from Kerry… ‘We have submitted 50 Kisses to Santa Monica FF, San Diego FF, AFI and Hollywood Reel Independent FF. We will submit
Sarah Page’s mum, came to BAFTA and wrote us a blog
Sarah Page, writer of ‘Beryl’ and winner of the Audience Award for 50 Kisses, brought her mum to the BAFTA screening. And she wrote us a blog about her experience. Here it is… At the ‘50 Kisses’ showing at BAFTA Chris Jones asked me to
Meet some of the writers and filmmakers behind 50 Kisses
Candid short interviews with some of the filmmakers and writers behind 50 Kisses. Filmed at the BAFTA screening to celebrate the Guinness World Record we secured on April 4th 2014. Another Kiss? Here’s some related posts 50 Kisses ~ The Contest ~ The Feature
50 Kisses Film Festivals Update: Good news and bad news
So the bad news first. We didn’t get into Cannes. Well that was to be expected as it was really a long shot, but we had to try. Here’s what they mailed us yesterday… I have the regret to let you know that your film
50 Kisses – Together we are strong! By Tom Kerevan
50 Kisses is the first of the Create50 projects from LSWF headed up by Chris Jones and Judy Goldberg. Select 50 short scripts from almost 2000 entries, ask directors from around the world to turn them into films, then select the best finished products and
Former Time Out Editor Dominic Wells reviews 50 Kisses
The result is a triumph. I watched it for a second time yesterday, when overall director Chris Jones celebrated with a special screening at BAFTA for all the writers, and it actually improves with a second viewing. The quick succession of twists and terrific ideas,
50 Kisses Screenwriters’ Celebrate Their Guinness World Record!
Today I joined a room full of ‘Officially Amazing’ people (there were snazzy hats to prove it!) who began a screenwriting project that became a feature film reality and has now become an official Guinness World Record for the most co-writers. And that in
50 Kisses World Record Certificate Arrives!
We just received the official World Record Holder certificate from Guinness, ahead of the official Awards at BAFTA tomorrow afternoon. When I was a kid I remember watching Record Breakers and being inspired to do something extraordinary. Never in my wildest dreams did I think
PRESS RELEASE: 50 Kisses enters Guinness Book Of Records
LONDON. The fifty one co-writers of ‘50 Kisses’ will gather at BAFTA for a special screening on April 4th to receive their official ‘World Record Holder’ Awards and celebrate their extraordinary achievement. ‘50 Kisses’ is an initiative run by the London Screenwriters’ Festival, designed to
’50 Kisses’ achieves a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
‘We are delighted to confirm that you have successfully achieved a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for ‘Most co-writers credited for a film’. We would like to congratulate you on your record-breaking achievement. You are OFFICIALLY AMAZING’ The co-writers of ‘50 Kisses’ are now WORLD
Final Draft come onboard the 50 Kisses BAFTA Award Ceremony On Friday as Sponsor
It’s just days now till the 50 Kisses BAFA Gala event and we are delighted to announce that Final Draft have come onboard as official sponsors of the event. We will officially announce our BIG news tomorrow and then celebrate with a screening and awards
2nd Directors Commentary Lands at 50 Kisses HQ, direct from Hollywood
https://vimeo.com/90533119 Evan and his wife Kerry Finlayson / Marlowe, (name depends on whether she is wearing the producer or actor hat) have also made a couple of low budget horrors and they have published a free e-book about their adventures, which you can download and
Recording The Directors Chat Track For Dream Date, the film that keeps on giving!
https://vimeo.com/114577165 As is true with many things that came out of Dream Date, this was our first ever Director’s Commentary. If you’re hoping to find a detailed discussion from which you might learn specific filmmaking techniques, this probably won’t be it. We decided to keep it
Screenwriter of ‘Neil’, Nigel Karikari remembers his 50 Kisses premiere in Australia
Screenwriter of ‘Neil’, Nigel Karikari remembers his 50 Kisses premiere in Australia. So… 50 Kisses the Movie premiered and I was gutted not be able to be there as looking at the pics it was a pretty swish occasion! Luckily I had some friends and
The First Directors Commentary For the 50 Kisses DVD / BluRay Is In!
We are working hard on getting a chat track from all the filmmakers and all the writers so we can really get to meet all the creative voices behind 50 Kisses. And recording it has never been easier, it’s possible even with an iPhone! So
The 50 Kisses Film festivals push begins
We have begun submitting 50 Kisses to festivals and we have high hopes for our extraordinary movie. So far we have taken on the cost and time of submitting to… Cannes Film Festival (Un certain regard) BFI London Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Rhode
Recording a DVD Chat Track For ’50 Kisses’ BluRay and DVD
Not content with the ‘herding cats’ experience that was getting filmmakers to send us their films for 50 Kisses. We have decided to do the DVD / BluRay writers and directors chat track! What we plan is a special version of the film on the
Acting in ‘Colton’s Big Night’ by Alex Williams
I’ve been interested in acting and filming for a while, and had been looking for roles and auditions for films,programs and anything that would help me with acting and give me a real experience of what being on set and performing on camera would be like, so i started getting some background extra roles and
50 Kisses.. join me at the crossroads of this feature film project
Nine months ago I had an idea for a competition to get screenwriters writing, filmmakers connecting with writers and making films. We had no budget and no sponsors, but it seemed like a good idea. So we did it. The result was 50 Kisses, which we have taken further and more openly than any script
Making ‘Colton’s Big Night’ by Camille Sainsbury
After reading all the scripts, I chose Nathan Gower’s ‘Colton’s Big Night’ because of its comedy factor and the interesting Colt character, which would give me another opportunity to direct a child actor. Also, its interesting to explore the perspective of children and how they interact with the world around them. For ‘Colton’s Big Night’ I
The Last Supper… SD Disaster! By James Cookson
As soon as I read the idea for the 50 Kisses filmmaking challenge I knew I wanted to be apart of it. Of all the scripts I read there was one that really stood out, Richard Greens “The Last Supper”. Unfortunately like most projects I work on in my spare time, I left the shooting
Writing A Ghetto Punk Romance by Llord Morgan
I’ve been putting off penning this blog post for a while. Self-reflection isn’t a skill which I exercise very often, but here goes. I first encountered Chris Jones at Bournemouth University during the Southern Screenwriting Festival. The lecture was framed around Chris’ experience with his short “Gone Fishing” and shooting for an Oscar. Afterwards, I
Writing ‘Other People’s Kisses’ by Gabriella Apicella
Late on a cold evening in March, I encountered the woman who inspired “Other People’s Kisses”. She was drunk, miserable, homeless and clearly in need of help, and in my semi-inebriated state I decided to try and help her. That night she slept on a bed made from spare blankets and cushions in a pair
50 Kisses The Feature Film Enters Post Production
Last night I worked into the wee hours with editor friend Simon Reglar, planning the post production process for 50 Kisses. Simon is an old pal who worked with me on Urban Ghost Story before pursuing a career as an editor – he is currently wrapping up on Merlin for the BBC after which he
Making Love Letters by Sue Whiting
A snog, Valentine’s night, a two minute script – easy. So what on earth made me think of setting it in an optician’s? No idea. Various stuff filters through the murky quagmire that is my brain: sunsets, violins, roses, impossibly handsome men… stop. The practicality button clicks on and all images are dumped in the
The making of ‘Smasheroo’ by Anne Misselbrook
I read all 50 scripts with my ‘Producer’ hat on knowing that due to my very limited budget, I could achieve a film at fairly short notice, with one location and with a minimal number of actors. In other words it was the accessible location, low number of actors and low financial cost which determined
Playing a Hitman by DJ Donnelley, in ‘The Moment’
Evan asks, “How’s your Irish accent, and would you kiss a guy no tongues?” The text came through on a sunny California Saturday morning. After working with Kerry and Evan Marlowe on their first feature project, “Blood Rush,” I have to admit, I wasn’t as surprised as I should have been at his request, or
‘The Nearness Of You’ – creating WW2 with NO budget by Sam Heydon
Why did I choose to make, “The Nearness of You?” Well, I was very impressed by its insightful, sensitively drawn script with a story that drew me into an authentic historical setting and kept me guessing until the end. I knew that the actresses could work wonders with the superbly crafted dialogue and well, the
Writing Smasharoo by James Howard
I found 50 Kisses via Twitter, where I usually just read and write jokes. (I once tried to write a comedy with another Twitter humorist, but didn’t get past page 30. Maybe two-pagers are more in line with the short attention span of social media mavens.) The concept of the contest intrigued me. I knew