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High Honors For “Where the Whales Sing”
Bermuda documentarian Andrew Stevenson’s “Where the Whales Sing” has been awarded High Honours at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival held in New Jersey. This is the second international honour for the film has earned, after winning its category at the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Three years ago Mr. Stevenson embarked on a... Read more of this article
‘Mr Happy Man’ to Debut in Bermuda
‘Mr Happy Man’, a documentary on Johnny Barnes, will debut at the Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] in March. The film has also been accepted to the Florida Film Festival. Mr Barnes, the well known morning greeter on Crow Lane, has spent decades waving to commuters and is a well known part of Bermuda’s fabric. Director Matt... Read more of this article
Sink or Swim: The Making of “The Deep”
It was a case of throwing his money in the water, a multi-milion dollar motion picture budget in this instance. First-time producer Peter Guber, a former Columbia Pictures executive, had just launched his own independent production company. He was looking for the sort of tent-pole project which would establish his reputation — and do what the... Read more of this article
Historical Video: ‘Neptune’s Daughter’ Resurfaces
Almost a century old, film footage of Bermuda shot for a silent-era mermaid fantasy has resurfaced in an Australian movie archive. Long considered a lost film, the 71-minute movie about a mermaid who falls in love with the surface-dwelling king.was shot on location in Bermuda in 1913 and made an overnight star out of Annette Kellerman, an Australian-born... Read more of this article
Filmmaker Donates Copies to Schools
Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith received what she termed a “magnanimous gift” from local film maker and nature conservationist, Andrew Stevenson. On Thursday [Dec 9] Mr. Stevenson visited the Ministry of Education and donated more than 40 DVD copies of his award winning documentary “Where the Whales Sing” to Minister Smith. The three-year... Read more of this article
Winner! Bermuda Whales Documentary
Great news comes from California that the Bermuda-made documentary “Where the Whales Sing” has won its category at the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Filmed and edited over a three-year period by Andrew Stevenson, the documentary won the “Emerging Underwater Filmmaker” category and was screened during the film festival in the... Read more of this article
Whales Documentary: Film Festival Finals
The one hour long documentary “Where the Whales Sing” by Andrew Stevenson has been selected as a finalist at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, a global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers and marine researchers. The film was selected from over 350 entries in 19 categories submitted by the most talented ocean filmmakers... Read more of this article
Locals Wanted For Johnny Barnes Film
An award-winning American film director who is filming a documentary on Johnny Barnes is seeking locals to appear in on-camera interviews. Mr Barnes, the well known morning greeter on Crow Lane, has spent decades waving to commuters in the morning and is due to be the subject of a documentary titled “Mr Happy Man.” Director Matt Morris said... Read more of this article
Full Movie: LookBermuda’s “Riddle of the Crest”
Scroll down to watch LookBermuda’s recently launched “Riddle of the Crest” full 30 minute film, which is the first in a series of educational films. Thedocumentary features Dr. Philippe Rouja, Bermuda’s Custodian of Historic Wrecks, along with Bill Gillies, Dr. Steve Blasco, Teddy Tucker and Dr. Edward Harris. The film explores the ship... Read more of this article
Indian Music Videos: Bermuda Backdrops
In addition to Bermuda being the backdrop for part of a Bollywood movie, the island will also be the setting for two Indian music videos. The filmmakers of the movie “Veera” have said they would like to shoot 2 song sequences in Bermuda, and the scenes from the Bermuda portion will also effectively be used as music videos. The crew of approximately 25... Read more of this article
Bollywood Movie To Be Filmed in Bermuda
Part of a Bollywood movie will be filmed in Bermuda in September 2010. The Indian film market, although somewhat unknown in Western society, is one of the largest in the world. As a point of comparison, in 2002 Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets and had total revenues [theatre tickets, DVDs, television etc] of $1.3 billion, whereas Hollywood films sold... Read more of this article
Director Seeks Funds for Johnny Barnes Film
American film director Matt Morris is operating an e-based campaign to raise funds to produce a documentary about Bermudian Johnny Barnes. Mr. Barnes, well known as the morning greeter on Crow Lane, has spent over two decades waving to commuters in the morning. Mr. Morris says the reason he wants to do the documentary is that “Johnny has a lot... 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
