ENTERTAINMENT
Welcoming Lifestyle columnist and Liverpool Live Radio presenter CLAUDINE HOPE bringing you the latest entertainment news Local budding actors and crew who are looking for their big break could be one step closer with producer Michelle Billington and Writer/ Actress Kerry Williams.
created a platform so that we can see and develop home grown stories and locally produced films which can then be screened annually at major film festivals.
In October 2020 Michelle and Kerry brought home a top Award Winning “Best of Festival” at the LGBTQ Un-boarded International Film Festival for Fall 2020: presented to an outstanding entry from amongst the Best of Show winners, for their most recent independent film “Out of Time” recently released on Amazon Prime Video and Directed by Leon Lopez.
We are dedicated and proud to be able to give people with potential talent from all backgrounds a platform to grow.
They both worked on the film The Be All and End All, which won seven awards, starring Leanne Best, Josh Bolt and Eugene Byrne who also won Best Newcomer in Monte Carlo. Michelle and Kerry who have 33 years of experience in the Film, TV and Theatre industry have 26
We have seen a rapid decline in independent film productions so changes need to be implemented to protect the sector. The traditional model and financing methods do not work for the UK independent film industry so sourcing funds for independent productions is extremely difficult. We want to bring focus back to the fading industry of independent films. If we can’t help with the change will it continue to create a bigger divide? To avoid the latter, we need to ensure local people have access
to employment in the film industry. People are constantly being overlooked solely due to lack of experience. Our productions create copious local employment opportunities, reinvigorating communities and those involved in such a positive way. Creativity flows through the cities and surrounding areas, yet there is nowhere to channel it to earn a living. We see people constantly struggling to navigate and thrive in such a competitive industry and we want to put an end to this struggle. We aim to lower employment rates and allow creativity to be more than just a hobby. Michelle and Kerry have witnessed first-hand how challenging it is to break into the industry and now they are leading the way for change.
