Bg in London's Film Maker, Robin Schmidt,
wins The Bahamas Islands Film Challenge.
 

Hi everyone,

I promised I would let you know how it went last night and I'm really chuffed to announce that I won the 14 Islands Film Challenge last night. Judged by Bharat Nalluri (director of Spooks and Hustle), Finola Dwyer (Producer of An Education) and Nik Powell (head of the NFTS), the film beat thirteen other filmmakers who went out to the Bahamas in February to shoot for two weeks. As well as the grand prize of £14k it means I'm now an ambassador for Canon and will be working with them to develop the next generation of video cameras so that's fairly exciting given how quickly that world is evolving at the moment. A massive thank you to everyone who voted for the film, we didn't win the armchair critics prize in the end, but with first prize in my pocket it's not so bad! I'm going to take some time off now and start writing what I hope will be my first feature film.

Thanks again for all your support, I'm sure there will be some photos of me looking utterly gobsmacked on the Challenge website today.

all the best

Robin

Published Tuesday 16th March 2010

Hi,

As you may or may not know, a little earlier in the year the Bahamas Tourist Office despatched myself and 13 other filmmakers to the Bahamas to make a short film over the course of two weeks. Well, the fruits of that labour are now on public display and I'd love to have as many votes as possible to count towards the final tally. I'm in with a genuine shot and you could make all the difference. The film's only five minutes long so won't take up too much of your time and my entry's a comedy musical number so it ought to keep you entertained at least! You can sign in to watch the film here:

And if you're already signed up then go straight to the action and please do vote for me if you have time.

The awards ceremony is next Monday so it won't take long to find out. If you have time please watch Jan Bedarz's film. He's a good friend and has made a beautiful documentary about Ernest Hemingway.

Many thanks, I'll let you know how it goes!

Thanks again

Robin

Published Thursday 10th March 2010

Published November 2009