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BIAFF International Standard winner 2007

BIAFF Special prize for Best Editing 2007

Having spent a year working on the screenplay and two years in production, I’m pleased to announce that that our low budget feature, The Release, is now being shown at festivals.

Click here to see "Balls in the air" - a short about the making of The Release
The Release
The film tells the story of British agent Finn Newman sent on a mission to Afghanistan. Finn is captured by the Taliban and under torture betrays his colleague, Alan.  After escaping to London, Finn finds his honour brought into question.
Alan Robinson
I asked Alan Robinson to direct. Once he agreed there was plenty to do:  we had to organize wardrobe, gather props, sort locations, gather a cast and crew all on a budget of just £8,000.
James Farrar

Natascha Slasten

 
Auditions were held towards the end of 2004. 
James Farrar played Finn and Natascha Slasten 
played his long suffering girlfriend, Maxine.

 
Neville Withers, Karen Cherrington, Terry, John James and Alan at Brighton 
With rehearsals behind us, shooting began 
in 2005 and would take us from West London to
Snowdonia.
Nick Magnus
And just because we’re making a low budget film doesn’t mean we overlook the value of a good score. Nick Magnus composed the music.
 
By September 2006, test screenings were over. 
But our work will really be judged in the 
rounds of festivals yet to come.
 

Click below to view "The Release"

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IAC background review here 4 scenes from "The Release"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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