What drives me? What drives you? Why do we have these deep seated needs that often others cannot connect with, or they just plain think we are crazy? The need to create and share? The need to write that film? Scribe that novel? Paint that painting? Act? Make that movie? What is it? I have […]
It all began with a riot. Four nights of rioting across the UK actually, but mainly in London. It was August 2011 and walking through Ealing on my way to the office at Ealing Studios reminded me of a war zone. This was the start of Create50, though right now, it was just a […]
We all like something different… Can you write a Twisted Short Story to be published in our collection of Spine Tinglers? Yes I know we are first and foremost screenwriters and filmmakers, but if you are anything like me, there are many other ways to express creativity. And Twisted might just be for you. ‘Twisted’ […]
We released ’50 Kisses’ online last week and today we are releasing the official DVD chat track for the movie today. On this version of the film, over 30 of the filmmakers and writers discuss their experiences of ’50 Kisses’ and just how it all came together for them. The film is played in slow […]
Download ’50 Kisses’ as MP4 (1.8gb) CLICK HERE Right click and save the file to your computer. 50 Kisses will be released online on Christmas day 2014, for viewing online and download for viewing on your own device. It’s been a LONG road to this day, with great highs and challenging lows. Like every movie, […]
Following the news that 50 Kisses has been rejected from Sundance (thanks LA based Marlowes for chasing it), we can announce that there is no reason to hold back the movie from the internet. On Xmas day, you will be able to watch 50 Kisses online, download an MP4 (for your own device) and embed […]
Tracey Flynn, screenwriter of Poster Boy and Anil Rao, filmmaker of Neil, both joined me for a chat on BBC West Midlands Saturday Radio show with Noreen Khan ahead of the screening tonight on the Giant Screen here in Birmingham. Tickets HERE. It’s still quite amazing that 50 Kisses is going to play on an […]
Today I went to BBC Broadcasting house to record a piece for the BBC Midlands article on 50 Kisses ahead of the screening this weekend on the Giant Screen in Birmingham. There are still tickets here and the screen is HUGE! (get tickets HERE) The interview was short, maybe three minutes. And they used only […]
50 Kisses director Sebastian Solberg knows the value of PR, and has managed to secure a fantastic four page spread in this months Digital Filmmaker magazine. You can read the whole article HERE. Well done Seb for keeping going – and we hope you and all the other writers and filmmakers will make it the […]
Just over a week ago, the writers of 50 Kisses gathered at BAFTA to celebrate the news that they had collectively entered the Guinness Book Of Records for the most co-writers on a feature film. Here’s the video of the event! Onwards and upwards! Chris Jones My movies www.LivingSpiritGroup.com My Facebook www.Facebook.com/ChrisJonesFilmmaker My Twitter @LivingSpiritPix […]
Following a suggestion by local filmmaker Brendan O’Neill of Stickleback Productions (@Stickleback_Pro) Tracey Flynn is now organising a screening in at The Giant Screen in Birmingham. Tracey, one of the screenwriters from 50 Kisses, has taken it upon herself to get 50 Kisses played on the BIGGEST screen in the midlands… She is also on […]
Guest post by Leilani Holmes Today I joined a room full of ‘Officially Amazing’ people (there were snazzy hats to prove it!) who began a screenwriting project that became a feature film reality and has now become an official Guinness World Record for the most co-writers. And that in itself is pretty incredible before one […]
‘We are delighted to confirm that you have successfully achieved a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for ‘Most co-writers credited for a film’. We would like to congratulate you on your record-breaking achievement. You are OFFICIALLY AMAZING’ The co-writers of ‘50 Kisses’ are now WORLD RECORD HOLDERS and will appear in the next Guinness Book […]
On February 13th 2014, crowdcreated feature film ‘50 Kisses’ was simultaneously premiered and released in the UK – http://www.50kissesfilm.com/ At a capacity screening at the Genesis Cinema, cast, crew, friends and family gathered with us to celebrate in style. ‘50 Kisses’ took just under two years from concept to completion with nearly two thousand scripts submitted, […]
I have made many films, including four feature films and one Oscar shortlisted film (pic right, from the 1998 premiere of my feature film Urban Ghost Story) Every one of them has had an ‘event’ premiere. I highly recommend you do the same for your film too. A few weeks back I held the premiere […]
Having post produced ‘50 Kisses’, seen it through DCP production and finally premiered in a world class theatre, it’s now 100% apparent to me that we have, within reach, EVERY SINGLE TOOL NEEDED to make a movie (as an example, ‘Neil’ above was shot on a 5D and is part of ’50 Kisses’). Of course […]
Charles Gant of the Guardian and first stop for all industry players looking for last weekends box office analysis just wrote in his piece on the UK box office figures… ‘Showing in a one-off screening the day before Valentine’s Day, 50 Kisses achieved a robust £9,435 at east London’s Genesis cinema. Billed as the world’s […]
We are visual storytellers after all, so I thought I would create this video post card of some of the most extraordinary memories from the 50 Kisses World Premiere. For me, it’s really sinking in now – we made a feature film, a damn good one at that. A quirky one that makes you laugh, […]
Over 500 people attended the world premiere of 50 Kisses on February 13th 2014. It was a knockout event with red carpet, WamBam burlesque performers, awards, an after party and of course a movie premiere! First was the red carpet and the opportunity to get your photo taken by our professional photographers. I knew it […]
Ahead of the premiere, I thought we should share a short photo montage from the 50 Kisses journey, featuring lots of the 127 films and filmmakers involved, plus music from the 50 Kisses soundtrack challenge. It’s a reminder of the scale and ambition of 50 Kisses, the global reach and just how remarkable it has […]
‘50 Kisses’, the first feature film from The London Screenwriters’ Festival, is premiering on February 13th in London. Two years ago I realised that it wasn’t enough to run an annual event for screenwriters, we needed to be active participants in GETTING SCRIPTS PRODUCED. And so 50 Kisses was born. The agenda was simple. Get […]
Today we recce’d the Genesis Cinema, the venue for the ’50 Kisses’ Premiere next week. Posters went up (EXCITING), the DCP was checked on the huge screen (VERY EXCITING), and plans were made for all manner of shenanigans for our premiere guests . We are used to planning live events now because of the London […]
The most remarkable thing about 50 Kisses the enormous cast and crew employed during the making of this global movie. The end credits of the movie list around 2,000 creatives and run for 17 minutes – writers, producers, actors, editors, DPs… And while we couldn’t fit everyone on the poster, we have managed to fit […]
This afternoon I headed into Soho to watch the final DCP (Digital Cinema Package) at SDC for ‘50 Kisses’, alongside a journalist friend who writes for, and reviews films, for the broadsheets. His reaction? ‘50 Kisses significantly exceeded my expectations…’ I won’t say more till reviews begin to appear. And I have to tell you, […]
To screen 50 Kisses in a cinema, we need to make a DCP (Digital Cinema Package). This is a specific file supplied on an industry standard drive. We could make our own DCP using OpenDCP (low budget and a little risky), but the lovely people at Soho Digital Cinema are helping us out. I have […]
