Planning in earnest for Screenplay 09
I suspect the word ‘earnest’ should never appear on my news posting – earnestness not being a groovy, cyber-friendly, happening sort of word. But it does go some way to describing the single-minded...
View ArticleMark Kermode heads for the UK’s most northerly bus shelter
Media release: Mark Kermode heads for the UK’s most northerly bus shelter before welcoming Terence Davies to the Shetland Film Festival Shetland young filmmakers group Maddrim Media will welcome film...
View ArticleFollow Mark Kermode in Shetland on Twitter
Mark Kermode arrived in Shetland yesterday for Shetland Arts’ third annual film Festival, Screenplay. You can follow Mark on his trip around the isles on wittertainment on Twitter.
View ArticleEveryone’s a critic……..
Shetland Film Critic of the Year Competition Do you have strong opinions about films? Would you like to share them? As Mareel steadily rises from the ground Shetland Arts is looking for the best local...
View ArticleWordplay/Screenplay 2010
Wordplay 2010, Shetland’s 9th annual Book Festival will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of September at Islesburgh Community Centre. The festival will contain a wide variety of events for people...
View ArticleWordplay 2010: Shetland’s 9th Annual Book Festival Full Line Up Announced
Wordplay 2010 will bring a packed programme of delights to Islesburgh Community Centre in Lerwick on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September. Shetland Arts are delighted to confirm a line up of guests...
View ArticleWordplay 2011
Wordplay 2011, the tenth Book Festival is run by Shetland Arts Development Agency. The festival will be held in Islesburgh Community Centre, in Lerwick and will feature a stunning cast of writers,...
View ArticleScreenplay 2011
Shetland Arts’ annual film festival, Screenplay 2011, kicks off this weekend, and runs from 26th August to 4th September. For the fifth year in a row, Screenplay will be co-curated by Professor Linda...
View ArticleA Hansel of Film, Shetland part of the London 2012 Festival
Shetland Arts will take a UK-wide part in the London 2012 Festival that celebrates the London 2012 Olympic Games. Shetland Arts was invited to submit a proposal relating to Screenplay, our...
View ArticleDonnie Nicolson chosen to launch Hansel of Film relay
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that it has chosen a ‘runner’ for the Shetland to Ullapool leg of Hansel of Film. Donnie Nicolson will launch the relay in style by transporting films by...
View Article‘Hansel of Film’ recognised in Parliament
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that Jean Urquhart, MSP for the Highlands and Islands, has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament recognising the launch of Hansel of Film. The motion reads:...
View ArticleHansel of Film to be featured on BBC’s ‘Culture Show’
Shetland Arts’ amazing new UK-wide film project, Hansel of Film, promoted by acclaimed film critic Mark Kermode and film historian, Linda Ruth Williams, will be on BBC 2’s Culture Show on Wednesday...
View ArticleBBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Shetland to broadcast from Mareel today
From 2pm to 4pm today BBC Radio 5 Live’s Kermode and Mayo, starring Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, will be broadcast live from Mareel in Shetland. Mark will be in the upstairs Café Bar interviewing...
View ArticleShetland Arts releases overview of Screenplay 2013
Shetland Arts this week revealed some of the details of its seventh annual Film Festival, Screenplay 2013, running this year from 31 August to 8 September. Shetland Arts’ Head of Development Kathy...
View ArticleHansel rides again
The grand finale of the Edinburgh Short Film Festival will feature Shetland Arts’ Hansel of Film project, with a screening of Simon Thompson’s feature-length documentary, Reels on Wheels. The project,...
View ArticleScreenplay 2014 programme released & events on sale
Shetland Arts has today released the full Screenplay 2014 Programme and put all the festival events on sale. Screenplay is Shetland Arts’ annual film festival, running this year from 29 August to 7...
View ArticleCountdown to Screenplay begins
Local filmmaker Marjolein Robertson speaks about the how Screenplay has influenced her at the Screenplay launch earlier this week. The countdown is underway for Screenplay 2015, Shetland Arts’ annual...
View ArticleScreenplay Bigger & Better than ever before
Staff at Mareel get in the mood for a screening of the Black Pirate (image (c) Dale Smith) Sunday evening saw the culmination of 10 days of film, fun and festivities at Mareel, as Screenplay 2015 was...
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