Mancattan In Mumbai!

So, Friday raises it's sleepy head and I decide that I am finally going to have a (short) holiday weekend without worrying about ANY film work. However, the world has other ideas. Our friend Joe O'Byrne sends me an urgent message via facebook. For anyone not already aware, Joe is an actor/writer/theatre-director local auteur, writer and star of another indie North West feature, LOOKIN' FOR LUCKY as well as the menacing star of the other big NW feature, DIARY OF A BAD LAD. So when Joe talks, I listen! The message goes something like;

"Hi Col, Joe here. Chris Leonard (Director of Lookin For Lucky) is off to do some lecturing at Mumbai University an show them the film. They've heard about the North West New Wave, and so Chris is also taking "Bad Lad" for them to watch. Want to include Mancattan to make a NWNW trilogy? Need the DVD ten minutes ago. Love Joe."

So, barely packed for my hol, the Col-Mobile leaps into action, dropping the most recent copy of the film off with Joe just before he starts his show on Salford City Radio. As you are reading this, the film is winging it's way to India, along with it's Indie brethren.

The great thing about all this is that Chris and Joe didn't have to do any of this, but all of the combined efforts of everyone who has taken an interest in any of these films and The North West New Wave recognises that we stand stronger together, that publicity, promotion and most importantly and simply, GOOD FILM from the North West can only positively benefit everyone. The eye us on the region to see what our indie film-makers willd do next... And we do not intend to dissapoint.

So thanks again to Chris and Joe, let's hope the NWNW Trilogy goes down a treat; they won't know what's hit them! Indie film in India! Mancattan has the honour of being shown across the other side of the world at a very prestigious University.




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Pennine Film Festival Programme

The wonderful people at The Pennine Film Festival are screening MANCATTAN at this year's festival. We're alongside some fantastic films including SPLINTERED, THE BUTTERFLY TATOO, DIARY OF A DISGRACED SOLDIER and more.

Tickets to all films are free, but emailing in advance is required for seating purposes.

MANCATTAN is on Weds 17th Mar at 10am. After the film, lead actress Hazel Earle and myself as Producer/Co-Director will be on hand for a dedicated Q&A session.

The full festival programme line up can be seen below. We're really chuffed and can't wait! - Col

http://www.penninefilmfestival.co.uk/Welcome_files/Film%20Festival%202010_.pdf

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Mancattan - 4th Public Screening, The Pennine Film Festival

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22566925028#!/event.php?eid=353028548344&ref=mf Hello Autobots and Decepticons alike. Mancattan is being welcomed into this years Pennine Film Festival alongside some of the regions latest and greatest film-making talent. It's a Weds morning screening on March 17th (St Patrick's Day) and so most of you may be in that thing called "work" - However, for anyone not otherwise engaged, we would be honoured if you can join us for this screening at 10am. We'll be filming the veent for posterity,which will also include a Q&A session with myself and our leading lady Hazel Earle, who played the character of Rachel. Ask us anything you like, we may even answer! This will be the 4th Mancattan screening to the public, and quite possibly the last as the film in its current from... plans are afoot... Thanks all, it'd be great to have you there if you can make it. If anyone needs a lift, give us a call. - Col http://www.penninefilmfestival.co.uk/Welcome.html

BEATNIK TV SCREENING

At incredibly short notice, our friends over at BEATNIK TV rang Col up for a DVD to squeeze Mancattan into tonight's BEatnik TV session at the Nexus Art Cafe. For anyone who doesn't already know about the Nexus or BEatnik TV, they have combined forces to offer late night screenings (2am - 5am!) of the best in music, shorts, animation and now, feature film, from around the North West. Not only this, but the Nexus offers you al armchairs, cracking food and drink and they even call you a cab home. Our mate Gaz from Beatnik has been a long time fan of Mancattan and we owe him a massive thanks for allowing us to take up a whole 90 minute block of his programme! So, public screening number two, a late night last minute almost ever so secret shindig... A little bit weird, kooky, spontaneous and out of the blue; a bit like our whole film! So thanks again to Gaz, I hope it goes down well.


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Salford Public Premiere

Many thanks to everyone who turned up jot just for Mancattan, but also our fellow "North West New Wave" film, Diary Of A Bad Lad.

Producer of Bad Lad, Jon Williams, recently dished out an acronym; D.I.W.O. (Do It With Others) This is much better as a school of thought surrounding our films than D.I.Y. as what we are all finding in the North West is that we are not alone in our individual filmic pursuits.

True, we may or may not have support from "official" bodies involved in film, but one thing we can count on is each other. Mancattan was only on at Salford because fellow indie film-makers wanted to see it, because festival organiser Steve Balshaw had seen it before and wanted it and it's inspirational theme in the festival, because film-makers from films such as Bad Lad would watch the film from a production history as difficult as our own and respect just how hard the whole thing was, and because it was a festival screening we had an audience informed on the nature of film who could and would watch our body of work as film fans and commentators.

I am more than pleased with the way it went down with the majority of the audience. Being a non friends/family screening, I believe we got an honest an enthusiastic response from the gathered throng, and I thank everyone who came up to myself and Phil after the film to say so (let us know who you are!)

A success. A critical and honest success. It goes a very long way to repairing the time inflicted wounds of Mancattans massive edit/production/publicity demands on my battered, tired and cynical psyche. Last night's screening and the reactions of colleagues and contemporaries in the world of film makes me think yes, it was worth it after all.

Roll on Thursday's screening at Nelson...

Col x


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Manchester Evening News / City Life interview

Colin Warhurst & Phil Drinkwater are in a (factually inaccurate) interview in today's (20/11/09) City Life/Mcr Evening News.

See Mancattan TOMORROW@ The Lowry, 8pm, FREE

Sneak peek below, details in full to follow.


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NWNW DOUBLE BILL - Sat 21st, The Lowry

Hi folks,


On Sat 21st, The Lowry hosts Salford Film Festival's chosen films for 2009. Two of their films represent the North West New Wave; films representing the underground and totally independent film-makers who refused to let the challenges of writing, producing, shooting and editing their own feature films beat them down. In old-cinema style, we are fortunate to be part of a good old fashioned DOUBLE BILL alongside the film that kick started the NWNW, "DIARY OF A BAD LAD."


This amazing poster design is straight from the geniuses of www.arkidstudios.com - all thanks and kudos to them. I hope we see as many of you there for both films in what will be a very special once in a lifetime screening event. Thanks, Col

DESIGN BY

www.arkidstudios.com

FOR FREE TICKETS TO THE SALFORD FILM FESTIVAL

0844 815 4874

http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/festival-tickets.asp

PUBLIC PREMIERE - FREE TO ATTEND!

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls...


We are very proud, honoured and humbled to be accepted into this year's Salfrod Film Festival, where ilm will have it's first PUBLIC SCREENING. Due to Salford Film Festival being an incredibly passionate and well-run machine, the showing of Mancattan will be absolutely FREE.


All you have to do is get down to The Lowry, Sat 21st Nov, for the 8pm.

There is loads of publicity due for the screening and The Festival, and we are part of a "Double Bill" of North West Underground films, being shown not long after DAIRY OF A BAD LAD; another low/no budget, doing it for ourselves, local feature film.


We hope you can make it to our screening. Please let us know if you are coming, or even better, e-mail the festival to reserve a seat and make sure you guarantee a place at our well earned and long overdue "true" Premiere.






Thanks, Col


Advance (FREE!) tickets may be reserved through Quay Tickets by calling: 0844 815 4874

SAT 21st NOV - THE LOWRY - 8pm - FREE!

http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/film-details.asp?id=562




http://www.citylife.co.uk/cinema/event/47797_mancattan




http://www.thelowry.com/WhatsOn/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=4061

Bog-Standard TV Interview on "Manchester Today" + Mancattan Screening News

15/09/09

Whew! I'm back from the international tv/film trade show IBC that was held in Amsterdam. Two bits of important info that I have to quickly get out there due to my absence!

1 - BOG STANDARD
It was still all systems go for team SiabS during my absence, as Producer Chris Lane and Lead Actor Michael Justice go on local satellite TV show MANCHESTER TODAY, to discuss the upcoming short film BOG-STANDARD, as well as talk about our collective creative enterprises and a couple of nice plugs for Mancattan too!





2 - MANCATTAN @ THE BBC MANCHESTER CLUB - Fri 19th, 7pm

Four days to go until the screening at the BBC Club Bar Manchester.

*** PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY WITHOUT E-MAILING ME FIRST, AND ONLY IF I KNOW YOU IN "REAL LIFE" ***

No folks I know through Facebook alone I'm afraid; you'll have to wait until the public Salford Film Festival screenings.

All that being said, a very busy week still lies ahead. Hopefully I'll see some of you at the bar on Friday for a well deserved bevvy.

MANCATTAN @ THE BBC EMAIL ADDRESS:
info@colinwarhurst.co.uk

Mancattan - Screening @ BBC Manchester Club

*******Mancattan - Screening @ BBC Manchester Club ******
Friday 18th September, 7pm - Free entry, free popcorn!

**Please note, non-BBC Staff will have to email me should they wish to attend.**


Hello one and all. I am rather pleased to announce an informal screening of MANCATTAN taking place inside the BBC Manchester Club Bar.

Friday 18th September, with a 7pm kick off. The bar will remain open throughout and "informal" is the key word. We'll putout as many chairs as possible, so be early if you want a guaranteed seat.

BBC Staff - Please just mosey on in on the Friday, and feel free to sign in as many of your own guests as you like.

Non-staff - Either find someone you know at the BBC to sing you in, or email me and I can sign you in as a guest. Please note that I have to take responsibility for any and all people I sign into the BBC and so if I don't know you outside of facebook, please do not take offence if I am not able to sign you in.

Never fear though, this screening is a prelude to our appearance at Salford Film Festival. Even if you have seen the film before, please feel free to come down and have a drink and some bar snacks wilst enjoying the new "sleeker" cut of the film.

Thanks all, my email is below.

Col xxx

info@colinwarhurst.co.uk

Mancattan Premiere Footage now online

25/04/09

Mancattan Premiere - Footage from the night is up now!




http://www.siabstudios.blip.tv

Can you spot yourself?

The Premiere 04/04/09

 Many thanks to everyone who attended the Mancattan Premiere on Saturday 4th. Every single one of you who turned out made the entire film-making process worthwhile; you made us into proper film-makers.

 I shall endeavour to create a full write up of the event as soon as possible, and if you have any comments please EMAIL us. Photographs from the evening taken by Gwen Jones are below, and videos of the night will also be online soon. Thank you once again! - Col W"

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FOOTAGE FROM THE PREMIERE!

Mancattan Premiere - Footage from the night is up now! Can you spot yourself? Many thanks to Sarah Hodgetts for being our camera operator on the night.


SIAB STUDIOS BLIP TV CHANNEL

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OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS - BY GWEN JONES

 Please find below the official photographs taken on the evening by photographer Gwen Jones. All of these images are available for purchase in a number of sizes. If you would like to purchase an image in print (the watermarks
will be removed) simply make a note of the photograph reference DSC REFERENCE NUMBER, then email it to gwen@gwenjones.co.uk. This gallery is also available on the official Gwen Jones website here

Print prices:

7x5" @ £3
8x6" @ £4
10x8" @ £5
10x12" @ £5.50
Please add £1.00 extra for P&P

ENTER PREMIERE GALLERY

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Channel M - Pre-Premiere TV Appearance 03/04/09

 The CITY LIFE segment of local Manchester TV station Channel M, came to The Dancehouse to interview both Colin Warhurst and Phil Drinkwater about the upcoming Premiere and about the film. Catch the video link below! (If the link is broken, please report it here - thank you!)

City Life - 03/04/09

MANCATTAN – Last ticket push & after party info!

MANCATTAN – Last ticket push & after party info!

Hello Mancattan and Film Fans!

Thank you all for your donations so far; thanks to your efforts we have now have an epic night planned! Please get your glad rags on, suits, tuxedos, dresses and ball gowns (whichever order you wish; I look rather fetching in a gown myself). Here’s the breakdown of the night, and the reason why you should snap up a ticket (if you haven’t already) and spread the word to get more people to this one off feature film event!

There are still lots of you who have pledged interest in getting tickets, but I’m afraid I can’t hold you a seat or let you in on the night unless I have received your donations in advance; very sorry!

Dancehouse Website (includes parking info; nearest car parks are situated on Charles St or Whitworth St.)
http://www.thedancehouse.co.uk/access/mcr_map_100/mcr_map_100_c.asp

ITINERARY

7.30pm
Doors Open at The Dancehouse. Drinks at the bar, photo opportunities on the Red Carpet with cast and crew…

8.00pm
Gather in main theatre for introduction by Colin Warhurst, “thank you” speeches by Col & Phil, and a selection of upcoming project trailers (if any of you film types have any trailers for your own projects, please contact me asap!)

8.30pm
Part one of Mancattan begins. Don’t be late! (50 mins)

9.20pm
Interval. Drinks at bar, more photos and the like! (30 mins)

9.50pm
Part two of Mancattan. Hoorah! (50 mins)

10.40pm
Post film drinks at The Dancehouse bar. But the party continues at The Dancehouse bar until they refuse to stop serving! Then we head into Manchester and paint it red or some other such metaphor.

Please, please, please get any remaining ticket donations to me via Paypal, or email me for an address to send cheques. I have had to fund all of this entirely by myself, but I hope that all the investment pays off in what should be a memorable night for everyone.

I thank you all humbly once again; your support means everything and has literally made the difference between this film being shown “in a pub” to this epic party that you can all look back on and say “yeah, I was there.”

Thank you. – Col xxx

---£5 Donations to get your film ticket and invite to the Official After Party---

PAYPAL
– Log in to paypal and make any donations out to mancwunder@hotmail.com

CHEQUES
– Email using that same address and I can send you a postal address for cheques.

CASH
– Get cash to myself, Phil Drinkwater or Antony O’Hanlon BEFORE Saturday 4th. Cash cannot and will not be accepted on the night or at the door as this is a pre-invite event only.

MANCATTAN - THE PREMIERE!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE PREMIERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello one and all,

Two years and two days after first setting foot in New York City to shoot part of our film, we are finally proud to invite you to the premiere screening of MANCATTAN.

MANCATTAN – INVITIATION ONLY PREMIERE

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THE DANCEHOUSE, OXFORD ROAD, MANCHESTER

The Dancehouse have kindly offered to host our film in this amazing building, which was actually a cinema in days of old, and it still retains its original art-deco styling. More importantly, The Dancehouse understands and supports the independent nature of Stuck In A Box Studios and Mancattan itself as the product of many talented people coming together to achieve the seemingly impossible; the creation of our very own feature film.

If it wasn’t for the many people who helped us along the way, we wouldn’t be where we are now, and so this premiere is for those people who have been directly involved and have supported us in any way, shape or form along the way. Due to the independent and self funded nature of the film, we do not yet have a certificate or BBFC rating, and so this invitation is a private screening by INVITATION ONLY.

As much as I would love to throw open the doors for each and every one of you, I am afraid that I am covering the hire of the venue and the technical equipment out of my own pocket. In order to fund this event, I am afraid that I must ask for a £5 donation per person, in return for a formal invite to the screening. This small fee will entitle you to watch our humble feature film, and to join us in the bar for a celebration of our achievement, our love of movies and all things Manchester.

If you would like to come to our Premiere, and to support independent film, then please get a list of names to me, along with the £5 donation, and your names will promptly be added to the list of guests. Be quick, as we already anticipate selling out the entire venue!

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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT TAKE CASH ON THE NIGHT! ALL DONATIONS AND NAMES MUST REACH ME A.S.A.P. – ABSOLUTELY NO LAST MINUTE ENTRY ON THE NIGHT WILL BE PERMITTED FOR LEGAL REASONS.

Please email me at mancwunder@hotmail.com in order to register your names and arrange getting your donations into the fund to guarantee your seats.

If it is easier, then you can use PAYPAL to get your fees to us. Please make out any PAYPAL payments to mancwunder@hotmail.com and don’t forget to include your guest’s names in the Paypal instructions.

I wish it could be a free event, but your £5 will help make this a night to remember, and to give Mancattan and all the people involved the moment in the spotlight that we feel it deserves.
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Finally, a big thank you to everyone who has supported the film. Your encouragement has always lit our darkest hour, and made sure that we had the audacity, stupidity and courage to see this through to the end. I hope you can be there to celebrate it with us.

Thank you. – Colin Warhurst (on behalf of Phil Drinkwater, Antony O’Hanlon & “Team Mancattan.”)

www.mancattan.co.uk
www.siabstudios.co.uk

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Test Screening goes down a treat. No bribery needed.

24/2/08
The rough cut has now been screened for a select test audience and it seems that people really like it! This has made me feel all warm inside, like when you drink too much brandy or you have indigestion. Now we just need to mix the sound, finish the opening sequence, get the music locked and colour grade it. Not much, then! But then we will be ready to begin our assault on the unsuspecting public. Bring it on! This just may be huge! Peace out housies. Phil and Col xxx