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Spurling’s Film Nominated For Five Awards
[Written by Don Burgess] Lucinda Spurling’s latest film has been nominated for five awards at the Southampton Film Festival. The film, Maternal Secrets [it is also called the Mother of All Secrets], has been nominated for Best Director, Best Feature Screenplay, Best Leading Actress [Kate Mansi], Best Supporting Actor [Sean Stolzen], and Best... Read more of this article
Victory Film Claims Another Film Festival Award
TenTen Publications and Afflare Films have revealed that their award winning film has chalked up another film festival win. The World War II-based Bermuda documentary, ‘In The Hour of Victory’ was the winner of the best ‘Directing in a Documentary’ category at the just-completed Southampton (UK) International Film Festival. More than 400 films,... Read more of this article
Victory Film Nominated For Two Further Awards
Afflare Films and TenTen Publications announced that Lucinda Spurling’s film, ‘In the Hour of Victory’ has been nominated for two further awards at the upcoming Southampton International Film Festival to be held in Southampton, UK between October 3rd and 6th 2013. The film will make its UK premiere screening at the festival and has been nominated... Read more of this article
Bermudian Film Shortlisted For WorldFest Award
Bermudian made documentary ‘In the Hour of Victory’ has been selected to screen at the prestigious 46th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in Texas later this month, and has also been selected as a finalist for one of their top awards. The film, which is based on the book of the same title by Jonathan Smith, tells the story of... Read more of this article
Cultural Legacy Fund: $58,000 In Grants Awarded
Earlier today [Jan 31] Minister of Community and Cultural Development Wayne Scott announced the recipients of this year’s Cultural Legacy Fund, which aims to provide a boost to Bermuda’s culture, heritage and arts through financial grants. A totals of $58,000 in grants was awarded to Afflare Films, Bermuda Drumline Academy, Bermuda Festival... Read more of this article
Music Video: “All You Need Is Love”
A music video featuring a Bermudian twist on John Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” has recently been released online, receiving over 500 views in its first 24 hours. Lead singers in the song include Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert, Ronnie Lopes, Ed Christopher, Robert “Sai” Emery, Francesca Dill, Gita Blakeney, Will Black,... Read more of this article
Second Screening Of Documentary On Poverty
After tickets to the first screening sold out in a single day, the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs] has added a second screening of the documentary film, Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay, directed by Lucinda Spurling and produced by the Coalition for the Protection of Children. The film will screen on Sunday May 1 at 9 p.m. in... Read more of this article
Video: “Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay”
A new documentary provides compelling first-hand accounts of the growing impact poverty is having on Bermuda — including an interview with a single mother who slept in caves while she was pregnant because she could not afford rent. Bermudian.documentary filmmaker Lucinda Spurling’s “Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay” will... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda Documentary: “Rare Bird” Preview
“Rare Bird” is a Bermudian made documentary about a boy who discovered a cahow, a species thought to be extinct for over 300 years. Produced and directed by Bermudian Lucinda Spurling in 2006, the documentary has been shown on the PBS Channel, and at film festivals locally, in North America and as far away as India and New Zealand. Listen... Read more of this article
