By Peter Wright There are now more film festivals inviting your submissions than ever before. They give filmmakers the prospect of reaching new audiences, awards and recognition, access to the industry and cash prizes. But there are also costs, not only financial but also in terms of time and sometimes exclusivity rights. To help you […]
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By Becky Holderness. Watch out, everybody. Fiona’s here and she’s got a fitness plan to conquer the world. Meet Fiona. She’s confident, she’s spiritual, and she’s a positive thinker. She’s also got a strategy to bring her amazing talents to the public. Fit to Drop is a mockumentary following one woman and her mission to […]
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The winner of the 3rd Annual Comedy Crowd Chorts! competition is Madam Horace, a dark comic sketch by Winston Gregory in which a young boy discovers his special powers. Gregory and the team receive £500 and expert support towards developing the show into a series. The competition was judged by Saskia Schuster (Head of Comedy […]
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Comedy duo Joanna Carolan and Pascale Wilson (aka Shirley & Shirley) have been tearing up the live circuit for years performing their range of comedy characters to sold out audiences. “Flirty, filthy and funny as fuck” says Matt Cain, Editor-in-chief at Attitude “The Punk Rock of Comedy” – Phil Jupitus “Characters that make you think […]
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By Becky Holderness Winner of “Best Script” at Short Com Film Festival and awarded second place in the “Funniest Film” category, alongside a raft of other awards, Spokke is a scandi-noir like no other. A visually stunning and cleverly-scripted series by Tim Grewcock and Shaun Lowthian, it is a fantastic addition to Comedy Crowd TV. […]
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By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to the third and final instalment of my beginner’s guide to making your own sitcom. It started off here with how to prepare for the shoot and the second part is here, which provides tips for helping to ensure the shoot itself goes smoothly. So, gals and boys, this final portion focuses on the complex, […]
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By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to part two of my beginner’s guide to filming your own sitcom. Like all good guides – maybe – this guide comes in three parts. The first one can be found here and focuses on what to do before the shoot. This part, aka the one you are reading this very second, […]
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By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to the first instalment of my guide to help writers through the daunting task of bringing their creative projects to life. Before 2018, I was a virgin in all aspects of film making, and while I still have so much to learn about making content, I would like to […]
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Every month a VIP from the world of comedy picks their favourite show on Comedy Crowd TV. May’s pick was chosen by former BBC and Sky Comedy Commissioner, and founder of Yellow Door Productions, Lucy Lumsden. Lucy selected the brilliantly original, slightly strange and very funny Zipwaz Humphries by Victor Hampson as the best “web […]
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By Dan Page. Back to Life is genius. The acting, the writing, the cinematography, the up-close and personal sound….everything is simply brilliant. I am in awe of Daisy Haggard, Laura Solon and the whole cast and crew. But the thing I like most about Back to Life, and arguably why it works so well, is […]
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Each month a figure from the comedy industry runs the rule over the fresh new comedy shows featured on Comedy Crowd TV. April’s pick was chosen by Head of Comedy Entertainment at UKTV, Iain Coyle, who cast his eye over the “Sketch” shows on the channel and selected Michael Spicer! Michael has produced a series […]
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Punkanary On-Demand is launching in early Summer 2019. This new online channel, dedicated to comedy, revolutionises the way shows are made and discovered. Punkanary is powered by the ‘crowd’ through an innovative two stage platform. It all starts with a community platform, in the style of ‘Kickstarter’ where anybody can post an idea or a […]
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