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Looks like I might be getting more than one film premiere this year, by Lynn Robertson Hay
I fully expected that the first project I’d tell you about would be my film BRAVE THE DARK, starring Jared Harris, which shot in the States last year – but another project has leap-frogged over it. And amazingly, it’s…
Chris Jones · 21 June 2022 · 5 min
Behind The Scenes at the Impact50 Premier and Awards Photos
Finally I can share all the photos from the party and event around the Impact premiere, awards pix imminent. They are taken by Sarah Olivier and Phillip J Coleman . As ever feel free to download and use in your own so…
Chris Jones · 6 June 2022 · 1 min
Impact50… The Premiere and Beyond…
The Impact was finally premiered on May 31st and what an evening it was! For me it was a personal milestone as I finally moved this mammoth project across the finish line. Eight years in the making, with thousands of…
Chris Jones · 4 June 2022 · 1 min
First Facebook Feedback from The Impact Premiere
So it happened. Impact50 was premiered and what a night. I will write more in the coming days, share more, including reviews and photos, bur for now I thought I would hare a few of the Facebook updates I was tagged in…
Chris Jones · 2 June 2022 · 7 min
Impact50 local Press Gathers Momentum…
Mark Hampton is currently winning the race for the most local press with two articles appearing over the last 24 hours. Well done Mark! Below are the links and also the link to an article from my local press where I g…
Chris Jones · 28 May 2022 · 1 min
Celestial Contact at Impact50!
I am delighted to announce that Alex Barton, meteor expert, is joining us at the premiere. And he is bringing a MASSIVE 8kg meteorite – the fusion crust of an iron meteor that superheated when it began to burn in the…
Chris Jones · 20 May 2022 · 1 min
Twelve days from now… The Impact Finally Makes Contact In London
I want to invite you personally to an extraordinary evening. Walk red carpet. Enjoy the celebrations and awards. Watch the movie in a theatre, as it should be seen. And network with hundreds of other filmmakers, write…
Chris Jones · 19 May 2022 · 1 min
The Impact DCP Goes To The BBFC For Classification
The final DCP* for The Impact is coming out just over 100GB, fitting nicely on an old SSD ripped from a dead laptop. And it’s now time to submit the film for BBFC classification. This is a legal requirement if we are…
Chris Jones · 8 May 2022 · 2 min
Struck by a Meteorite! What Are The Chances? By Milethia Thomas
“You have a better chance of getting hit by a tornado and a bolt of lightning and a hurricane all at the same time.” Michael Reynolds, astronomer and author of Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors & Meteorites (as told t…
Milethia Thomas · 8 May 2022 · 3 min
What writers will get from attending The Impact premiere? By Ben Marshall
I was a newbie writer when I entered 50 kisses – the first Create50 feature project. My script didn’t get picked (I wasn’t ready) but I watched the bold and diverse film it produced and read all 50 winning scripts to…
Chris Jones · 19 April 2022 · 2 min