At this years Hackney Film Festival, When Reggae Came To Dalston was chosen as part of their line up, with a screening on Sun, 18th September @ 7pm Dalston Roof Park, 18 Ashwin Street. Congratulations!

And we are delighted to tell you that Identity has been chosen for the Legacy Film Festival as part of the Shorts session which will be shown as part of the festival on Sunday October 23rd from 11am – 12.30pm at the Old Courtroom, 118 Church Road, Brighton BN1 1UD. Entry tickets are £4.

In other good news Singing on the Treetops is to be part of Two Short Nights Film Festival 2011, International Open Screening, 7.30pm on Thursday 1st December, 2011 in the Exeter Phoenix Cinema, Bradninch Place, Gandy St, Exeter, EX4 3LS.
We want to congratulate all involved, its a great pay off to all the hard work!

The What’s Your Story? training and production series has just completed it’s second exciting phase with over 12 filmmakers aged 16-21 years old, taking part in the Hackney based Young Documentary Voices initiative. Led by DFG, participants took part in training sessions which spanned just 5 weeks (between February – March 2011). All of the young filmmakers have learnt how to use video cameras, record sound, and develop their own ideas – together they have created 5 super-short films about each other’s stories.

This event will bring all the Young Documentary Voices participants together to view their completed films for the very first time. You are warmly invited to join DFG at:

Hackney Central Library on the evening of Monday 11 April and celebrate the achievements of this crew of young filmmakers.

Event starts at 6.00pm (screening will begin at 6.30pm).

More about the films to follow.

Updated: 22 March 2011

The Documentary Filmmakers Group is calling for applications from a dozen young people from different faith backgrounds to take part in an exciting new part of the What’s Your Story? training initiative focussing on stories about identity and faith in North East London. Over the the span of 5 weeks, 12 young people will have the opportunity to learn documentary filmmaking skills from industry professionals and make short films about each other.

With funding from the Faiths in Action grant programme, DFG are providing documentary filmmaking training for young participants representing the diversity of faiths to be found within North East London.

To apply for this project: Involvement is by application only – please download and return this Application Form by email to story@dfgdocs.com by February 4 2011. Participants must be prepared to commit to project dates. For further info call DFG on  0207 249 6600.

Project Dates: To be confirmed. The finished films will be screened and distributed through a series of local screenings and discussion events and our online showcase.

Updated January 2011

What’s Your Story? has involved over 60 participants in filmmaking training spanning 11 exciting weeks since January 2010. Together they have produced 16 fantastic short films. Celebratory screenings are currently taking place across London launching the documentaries in the filmmakers own communities, but this special event will bring all 60 What’s Your Story? participants together for the very first time. To attend please respond to story@dfgdocs.com or by phone 0207 2496600.

The What’s Your Story? launch will take place on:
Friday 21 May from 7pm
at
Amnesty International UK
The Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA

Updated: 3 May 2010