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Fake news has proven a winning formula for a budding young filmmaker from Stockton.
The controversial subject was the hot topic for Joe's latest short film and it has secured him a place at the Newcastle International Film Festival.
It will be a happy birthday for the Stockton Riverside College Film and TV student tomorrow (Saturday 31st March) who will be celebrating by seeing his work up on the big screen in front of his biggest audience yet.
“It is exciting and pretty motivational,” said the 19-year-old from Stockton, who admitted to feeling the nerves in the run up to the big event.
Inspired by the recent notion of “fake news”, he explained: “This Just In, is a short film about a journalist who wants to make a name for herself and so comes up with the ludicrous idea of staging a fake invasion of Britain.”
He explained: “The term fake news was all over the news at the time, so that gave me the idea.”
Shooting the film at Seaton Carew, the cast and crew were made up of Stockton Riverside College Acting, Film and TV and Production Arts Make-up students.
Submitting the short comedy to Newcastle’s brand new film festival, Joe said he was delighted when he heard his film had been selected.
A celebration of film, the inaugural international event is taking place this weekend at locations across Newcastle. It will see films from all genres from around the world being showcased including several world premieres.
Joe’s film will be screened at The Side Cinema tomorrow night.
Film and TV lecturer Kelly Fairhurst said: “This is massive, to have a film selected for an international film festival is a major deal at any age, never mind when you are just starting out.
“There are some amazing screenings being shown at the festival including the Oscar winning short film, The Silent Child. For Joe’s film to be in that same festival programme of screenings is just amazing.
“The fact that his film has been chosen proves that the students are coming off our courses as real filmmakers. And it shows that this is just a really great short film.”
If your ambition is to work in TV or film check out our courses starting this September at www.stockton.ac.uk/courses/film-tv/ It is not too late to apply.
The controversial subject was the hot topic for Joe's latest short film and it has secured him a place at the Newcastle International Film Festival.
It will be a happy birthday for the Stockton Riverside College Film and TV student tomorrow (Saturday 31st March) who will be celebrating by seeing his work up on the big screen in front of his biggest audience yet.“It is exciting and pretty motivational,” said the 19-year-old from Stockton, who admitted to feeling the nerves in the run up to the big event.
Inspired by the recent notion of “fake news”, he explained: “This Just In, is a short film about a journalist who wants to make a name for herself and so comes up with the ludicrous idea of staging a fake invasion of Britain.”
He explained: “The term fake news was all over the news at the time, so that gave me the idea.”
Shooting the film at Seaton Carew, the cast and crew were made up of Stockton Riverside College Acting, Film and TV and Production Arts Make-up students.
Submitting the short comedy to Newcastle’s brand new film festival, Joe said he was delighted when he heard his film had been selected.
A celebration of film, the inaugural international event is taking place this weekend at locations across Newcastle. It will see films from all genres from around the world being showcased including several world premieres.Joe’s film will be screened at The Side Cinema tomorrow night.
Film and TV lecturer Kelly Fairhurst said: “This is massive, to have a film selected for an international film festival is a major deal at any age, never mind when you are just starting out.
“There are some amazing screenings being shown at the festival including the Oscar winning short film, The Silent Child. For Joe’s film to be in that same festival programme of screenings is just amazing.
“The fact that his film has been chosen proves that the students are coming off our courses as real filmmakers. And it shows that this is just a really great short film.”
If your ambition is to work in TV or film check out our courses starting this September at www.stockton.ac.uk/courses/film-tv/ It is not too late to apply.
