Actor’s Career Road-Mapping Workshops & One2Ones Film industry career advice – tailored to actors looking to build their career within the independent film industry The Lift-Off Global Network screens just over three hundred films per year. Our festivals have taken us all over the world into several challenging territories, and we have met some of […]
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The Lift-Off Community is full of tools to empower the independent filmmaker. Here’s how to use the Lift-Off Global Community… It is an often made complaint that it is not what you know but who you know, that gets you ahead in the world. Once you realise this you can turn it into your strength.
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Most recognisable for his unorthodox electronic and atmospheric scores, Cliff Martinez is a highly successful composer and musician. Composing scores for film such as ‘Drive’, ‘The Neon Demon’ and the recently released comedy ‘Game night’, he has created an impressive and memorable discography of music. Lift-Off was lucky enough to catch up the renowned composer to find
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Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty free music‘ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project. What about commercial music? Commercial music, written and performed by artists
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Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is a stellar film, completely warranting its academy award for Best Screenplay. Get Out is funny, horrifying, incredibly poignant with its racial commentary and above all, very cleverly written. There’s a lot to talk about with this film but for now, we’ll focus on its use of foreshadowing. Put
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Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival. It was great to see so many filmmakers and film enthusiasts filling the screenings in support of both local and international indie films. The judges’ votes have been counted and added to the audience’s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened
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Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival. It was great to see so many filmmakers and film enthusiasts filling the screenings in support of both local and international indie films, despite the last minute venue changes. The judges’ votes have been counted and added to the audience’s feedback. Huge
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We Need to talk about Kevin director Lynne Ramsay is back with another dark and intense thriller, this time based on the novella You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Joe, a haunted hitman, on a mission to break up a sex trafficking ring. The title sets up the tone
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Call Me By Your Name enjoyed massive global critical success, over the last year, having received 87 awards. In the end, James Ivory even walked away with the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. I’m not sure if anyone saw the success of the film coming. It’s a queer love story, based on a well-received but
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