Bluebird Pictures News

Free competition open to Screenwriters

We are thrilled to announce the launch of ‘Writer in Residence’, a free programme offering support and guidance to filmmakers who are looking to develop their TV script into a fully developed pilot. ‘Writer in Residence’ is a free competition, where the winner will have the opportunity for Bluebird Pictures Film Production company to guide…

What to expect at the World Cinema Film Festival 2023

The World Cinema Film Festival is back for another year, and we’re going bigger and better than ever before! This year, we have introduced two brand new categories, ‘Feature Film’ and ‘Childrens Film’. We will have a family-friendly festival day, taking place on October 1st, screening child friendly films aimed at kids 12 and under,…

Cinema For All

Three reasons why you should submit to small film festivals

The film industry was hit hard by the pandemic with theatres, cinemas and sets having to redefine the film landscape to cater whilst catering to eager audiences.  During this time smaller production companies and filmmakers were able to gather online audiences by moving film festivals online and removing the mystery surrounding getting your film debut. …

Oscars 2021: The winners who made history.

By Marvel Kalukembi, Research and Admin Assistant In a year where the film industry has been deeply impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions on film sets and the closures of cinemas, it was difficult to predict the outcome of this year’s award ceremony.   According to UCLA’s bi-annual Hollywood Diversity report, on average, films with between 41-50%…

New film studios in Dagenham will bring lots of opportunities for local residents

By Marvel Kalukembi, Research and Admin Assistant In November 2020 Barking and Dagenham Council signed an agreement with global media real estate leader Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) to build London’s largest film and TV production centre in Dagenham.  However, for residents living through the constant noise and disruption of Barking and Dagenhams regeneration what does…

Free Filmmaking Competition in collaboration with Fully Focussed and MYM

At Bluebird Pictures we support all filmmakers from all walks of life through our motto ‘’community, culture, create”. Which is why we are very excited to announce an incredible partnership with Fully Focused for a brand new competition ‘Young, Fresh and Bold’ in conjunction with our World Film Festival. Fully Focused is the UK’s leading, youth-driven…

Overall Woman of the Year

Our Creative Director and Founder Joelle Mae David was shocked to learn that as well as winning Business Woman of the Year in Barking and Dagenham – but she also won Overall Woman of the Year! Joelle: ‘Incredibly honoured to have won Business Woman of the Year in Barking and Dagenham – and very shocked…

Business Woman of the Year

We are delighted to announce our Creative Director and Founder Joelle Mae David has won the Business Woman of the Year Award for Barking and Dagenham. This year has been tough for many businesses, but especially businesses within the creative arts, therefore, to receive this award in a year such as this, it is very…

London Film Festival selection

Our short comedy/ sci-fi film has officially been selected for the 18th BAFTA-qualifying London Film Festival which will take place in January 2021. This brings our total to four selections, two semi-finals, as well a feature in a Tape Collective online fest. Update: Greasy Spoon has also been selected for Other Worlds Film Festival, in…

Greasy Spoon: 3 Selections & 2 Semi-Finals

Our short comedy sci-fi film Greasy Spoon has been selected for some great film festival’s this August. Greasy Spoon is currently screening as part of Lift Off’s Sci-fi Genre lab until the 6th August. You can rent the entire collection for $10 and vote for your two favourite films in the comments. The film made…

World Cinema Film Festival special guests and winning films announced

The World Cinema Film Festival is back and bigger than ever, with this year’s celebrations taking place online on August 29 & 30. Our guest speakers include; Cinematographer Rina Yang (TopBoy, Becoming, Bohemian Rhapsody) Director Kate Herron (Sex Education, Daybreak, and Loki) Actor & writer Nathan Bryon (Benidorm, Some Girls) Cinematographer Deepa Keshvala (Nike, Burberry, Stella McCartney) Cinematographer Fabian Wagner (Game Of Thrones, Justice League,…

Greasy Spoon is selected for Genre Lab

We are incredibly excited to announce our short film Greasy Spoon has been selected for the Sci Fi & Genre Lab presented by Lift Off Global Network. The Genre Lab exists to provide huge opportunities featuring discussions, feedback on your work, workshops, and future support for your project. The lab accepts Shorts, Features, Animations, Scripts,…

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