06/06/2013: Countdown to Everybody’s Child world premiere

The countdown to Everybody’s Child world premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest has already started.

If you are in Sheffield please do not miss it. It’s part of the Best of British strand and it’s showing on Thursday 13th of June at 4pm , Showroom 1.

If you are not going to Sheffield please get in touch and we’ll update you on future screenings and general release.

In this film, recovered heroin addict and film director, Garry Fraser, embarks on a painful, soul-searching journey to confront the demons of his past. Garry grew up in the 80s in a world of neglect, abuse and poverty in one of the poorest places in Britain, Muirhouse, Edinburgh – the place that inspired the acclaimed film ‘Trainspotting’. Garry flitted between foster homes and care facilities until he turned 16 and spent much of his adult life as a drug dealer. However, he found a way to turn his life around through filmmaking.

This extraordinary and well-crafted story is not to be missed at this year’s Doc/fest.

Check the details here:  http://sheffdocfest.com/films/show/5443

Also, do not miss our industry session the same day, 13th of June, 2pm at The Chapel, where the makers of Everybody’s Child are joined by a panel of TV commissioners to debate on the meaning of creative diversity for the small screen.

Check the details here: http://sheffdocfest.com/sessions/view/2527

08/05/2013: AQUARELA at Sheffield Doc/Fest’s MEET-MARKET

It’s a great honour for us to confirm that our project ‘AQUARELA’, by renowned director Victor Kossakovsky, is one of the projects selected to participate at the Meet-Market at Sheffield Doc/Fest.  The event received 613 applications this year, so, we feel privileged to have been selected.

Aquarela is a special gift to the planet. Kossakovsky’s visual symphony of colours and water aims to remind humanity of the essence and beauty of water to sustain everything on the planet.

Victor Kossakovsky, first received international attention in 1993 with his film Belovy which won him many awards at major international film festivals. Kossakovsky started his career in 1978 as an assistant cameraman, directing assistant and editor at the Leningrad Studio of Documentaries. All his films have won Kossakovsky many international awards and prizes. His last film “Vivan Las Antipodas!”, has also won him international awards, it was premiered at Venice Film festival in 2011 and has been shown in more than 80 international Festivals. We are thrilled to be working with him.

We are co-producing with MAJADE and the Scottish Documentary Institute and are also being supported by Mike Gonzalez and Marianella Yanes of Entredos. We look forward to moving this beautiful project forward.

Watch this space for future news.

This project is being supported by Creative Scotland.

24/04/2013: Heading down to the Celtic Media Festival

Aconite is heading to the Celtic Media Festival, where our film ‘My Lives and Times’ is in international competition for best factual single. The festival showcases the best media and TV programmes produced in the Celtic countries. The competition is tough and includes successful TV singles such as Russell Brand: From Addiction To Recovery

Congratulations to our hardworking, committed team and our funders BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland.

Here is a link to all the projects in competition:

http://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/shortlist