Kevin Spacey to Star in Indie Comedy Father of Invention

Empire reports that Kevin Spacey is set to star in the indie comedy Father of Invention, as a bankrupt ex-billionaire.

The plot sees Spacey play a once humble inventor who turned egomaniac when his creations finally took off. But he loses everything when one of his inventions goes horribly awry, and after eight years in federal prison, he is released, homeless, penniless but determined to rebuild his fortune.

View the full story at http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=24504.

Film About John Lennon’s childhood

According to Hollywood Reporter, a film is to be made about John Lennon’s childhood, focusing on the battle between Lennon’s aunt and mother for custody.

The Weinstein Co have acquired rights for “Nowhere Boy,” which is to be directed, by Sam Taylor-Wood.  Matt Greenhalgh wrote the script; Greenhalgh previously wrote “Control” the story of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.

Aaron Johnson plays the Beatle as a young man, with Kristin Scott Thomas playing his Aunt Mimi, who begins raising Lennon until his mother re-enters the picture.  Production is under way.

Visit for Hollywood Reporter the full story.

New Website for Mobile Short Films

If you’re an independent short film maker, or a fan of short films, Zzizzl may be the service for you.  Zzizzl is a new website where you can buy short films for download to portable devices.  50% of the profit goes to the film maker.

Their website says “zzizzl is an new way to enjoy short films and videos. Our focus is to enable independent creators to get there work out there as well as earn money each time you choose to buy their film or video.

We guarantee that every time you buy a film from zzizzl, we share the profit 50/50 with the creators/rights holder. So your single purchase has a real impact for those who created it. You are enriching independent creators worldwide, encouraging them to create even more great stuff.

What’s so exciting is that you get to experience content from creators you may not have heard of before and suddenly you become the talent spotter.

zzizzl is focused on portable entertainment. What does this mean? We are encouraging you to buy films and videos to put on your mobile/cell phone or personal media player.

So now you have real freedom. You can carry your entertainment in your pocket and watch it anytime, anywhere.

Welcome to your personal portable cinema in your pocket.“

If you’re a film maker that would like to make your films available for mobile download, or a fan looking for portable content, visit http://zzizzl.com.

Written by Tracey, OwnAFilmCompany.com

Final Harry Potter Film to be Released on 15th July 2011

According to Hollywood Reporter, the final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, will be released on 15th July 2011.

There are only seven books in the Harry Potter series, but the seventh has been split into two films because of it’s length.  So far
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have been released.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due to be released this year.

Go to http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iaeb1c24de37000ac20fef32401fdbe0a for the orginal story.

Written by Tracey, OwnAFilmCompany.com

Super Shorts 2009 Submissions are now open!

After last years hugely successful festival with some excellent entries and appearances from Asif Kapadia, Allan Niblo, Dean Craig and Chris Jones we are proud to announce that The 2009 Super Shorts International Film Festival is now officially accepting submissions!

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

The Short Film Competition is the centre piece of the Super Shorts festival. Shortlisted films are screened at the Odeon Covent Garden. All films under 30 minutes are eligible, including live action, documentary and animation.

The shortlisted films are viewed by the Festival Jury and winners are picked for the following awards;

The winner of each category is awarded a trophy and industry prizes related to the award. For example, the editing award is supported by Avid who are offering software worth £1,000’s. The ‘Best Short Film’ award includes a cash prize of £1,000 ($2,000).

SHORT FILM SCRIPT COMPETITION

The scripts will be shortlisted by a script professional and the top ten scripts will be shown to our Festival Jury. Our Festival Jury will be made up of industry professionals and recognisable industry names.

MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

Our aim is to find innovative, original music videos from around the world. The winning film will be awarded the ‘Best Music Video’ award along with yet to be announced prizes.

Visit supershorts.org.uk for more.