Freya Billington

My son was diagnosed with Thryoid Cancer last year. Thanks to AMAZING research, support from NHS & MacMillan he has v positive prognosis. I am doing 100x skips a day. Will share humiliation for Cancer Research. PLEASE chuck in a bit of cash if you can. L fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/freyas-sk…

Thank you. Your support means a lot. We are so hugely proud of everything they achieve :)

3/3 More information on what we do boomsatsuma.com and @boomsatsumafilmschool For general information email Head of Film School Freya Billington freya@boomsatsuma.com To apply send covering letter & CV by Mon 29th May to Dr Susan McMillan Exec Dean  susan@boomsatsuma.com

2/3 Looking for new staff to join our creative and dynamic teaching team in a number of roles.If you have worked or are working in the Film and TV Industry and have excellent undergraduate teaching experience and love working as part of a solid team,we would love to hear from you

1/3 Like everything else we do at Bristol's boomsatsuma film school, we are looking to recruit new members of the team differently (i.e.without long application forms!) In our 3rd yr of running Degrees in Filmmaking: Production & Post Production boomsatsuma.com/degrees

Tickets for the 50th Anniversary screening of The Wicker Man are now on sale.

Yes, the Coronation music was wonderful. Conservatives have cut arts funding by a third in the last decade. Government cuts to the BBC mean they’re losing 20% of orchestra places. Music teaching in state schools is in freefall. Who’s going to play at the next one?

So good to see GOOD-TIME GIRL co-written by #murielbox yesterday @bfisouthbank. Also thrilled I booked a seat behind Caroline Merz @midgescotty who was so important in bringing Muriel Box’s films to light in 1990! Also great to see the wonderful Teresa Grimes @TINTYPEGallery

OOF! #LocalElections2023

Penguins chasing a butterfly.. 😊

“She is the mother of us all.” —Stan Brakhage. Happy birthday to the one and only Maya Deren, born on April 29, 1917, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Deren revolutionized the American avant-garde with 1943’s MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON, a film that influenced everyone from Sun Ra to David Lynch.

This Dutch social worker uses power of play to make nursing home's residents more active and happier Credit: Newsflare #creativity #happy

I'll be honest, my nurse mates called it there and then.

The best tweet of the week so far

AI aggregates, but dyslexia innovates. Such a brilliant campaign between @Virgin and @MadeByDyslexia, which shows how dyslexic thinking skills combined with AI can drive the world forward. Here’s more: virg.in/39C2

Glad to support the brilliant campaign between @Virgin @richardbranson and @MadeByDyslexia which shows how dyslexic thinking skills combined with AI can drive the world forward. Current putting up posters all around @UWEBristol and @boomsatsuma More here: virg.in/39C2

Filmmaker Opp | Mentorship scheme This new 12 month mentorship by @jed_mercurio creator of @Line_of_duty is launching for budding UK writers. Submit a personal statement, a project logline and a sample script. Deadline 21 April: bit.ly/3nHetp2

Passionate about creating opportunities for young #SouthWest creatives to develop their stories & find routes into the film/screen sector? Join our team @wshed as Talent Dev. Producer leading the BFI @FilmAcademySW + working w/the @networkfhsw team 👉 buff.ly/3MD9PCR

Passionate about creating opportunities for young #SouthWest creatives to develop their stories & find routes into the film/screen sector? Join our team @wshed as Talent Dev. Producer leading BFI Academy+ South West working w/the @networkfhsw team 👉 buff.ly/3MD9PCR

📢 Just one week left to apply for the role of Talent Dev. Producer @wshed leading the BFI @FilmAcademySW + working w/@networkfhsw to create opportunities for young #SouthWest creatives to develop their stories & find routes into the screen sector🎬 👉 buff.ly/3MD9PCR

We've put a list of places you can look for #filmfunding : boltonfilmfestival.com/funding . Not all are open right now, but sign up for their newsletters for when they become active is our recommendation. #shortfilm #development