Who
Accidental Media produces award-winning documentaries, short films and interactive media for international broadcast, DVD and online distribution. Working with formats from 35mm to HD, we are constantly pushing technologies to new creative limits in both production and distribution.
We are based in Scotland.
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NEWS
November 2011
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Our new doc, , directed by , is now showing on . If you’re in the UK, you can catch the next broadcast on Monday 21 November at 9pm. You can also if you’re outside the UK, USA, Italy, or South Africa.
October 2011
- BAFTA Scotland Award nomination for The Shutdown
Our multi-award winning short has been short-listed for a . The awards ceremony and announcement will take place in Glasgow on 13 November. Stay tuned!
September 2011
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Catch the Edinburgh premiere of at festival on the 17th September.
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The dark and mysterious music video we produced for The Twilight Sad has just won Video of the Year at the . Directed by , the video for “Seven Years of Letters” has also generated a lot of .
August 2011
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has been invited to the in Lithuania. Stay tuned for details.
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will be featured at a special screening at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Sunday (9pm on 7th August). Come along to Out of The Blue for this event. Director will be present for discussions and to peddle DVDs.
June 2011
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wins the Jury Prize at . If you’re in California, head down to the Marin County Fair between June 30th and July 4th where The Shutdown will be screened twice a day. Click the NOW button in the trailer for screening details.
May 2011
- The Shutdown on your telly
If you are in France or Germany, tune into on Friday 13th May to see on TV. It’s on at 00h35, so you’ll need to stay up late to see the scattered jewels of Grangemouth. -
We will be at the Festival de Cannes and Marché du Film this year between 13th-19th May. Our multi-award-winning short will be featured in Cannes at a special screening at . Come and see The Shutdown on the 17th May at 3pm. We will be taking meetings at the MEDIA stand on the Croisette, but it’s best to in advance if you want to meet.
April 2011
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will be featured in the opening night of in New York City. Catch it in Manhattan on Tuesday May 3rd at The Dolby Screening Room.
If you’re in California, you can see at the near Los Angeles. It will be screening as part of Eco Shorts, also on 3 May 2011.
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we produced has been nominated for Video of the Year at the . Our video for “Seven Years of Letters” was directed by .
February 2011
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will screen in Paris tonight at 8pm at the Forum des Images (Forum des Halles - 2, rue du Cinéma) before the feature film Attenberg.
January 2011
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We are pleased to announce that Adam Stafford’s won the Grand Jury Prize for European Short Films at the . The Premiers Plans festival is a new talent discovery event, only screening films by first-time directors. The Shutdown’s epic run continues with more festival, screenings, and television broadcasts to be announced soon. -
is in competition at - the European First Film Festival, which is taking place in France this week.
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Watch writer Alan Bissett’s Q&A at the screening of at Pravo Ljudski Festival in Sarajeveo. Thanks to Neill from for the video.
December 2010
- Another prize for The Shutdown
has picked up another festival prize, this time winning the International Competition at the .
November 2010
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The winning flavours for our were Whisky & Honey and Cookies ‘n’ Cream. Despite a small delay due to a leak in one of our hand-cranked ice cream machines, we made 2 gallons of fresh ice cream. Both flavours went down a treat to a crowd of eager festival-goers on Saturday. We had a lively discussion about DIY production and distribution, including a sneak peek at our new . We’ve posted some pictures from the event on the .
October 2010
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Accidental Media filmed the Guinness World Record attempt for most simultaneous bicycle bell ringing in Bishopbriggs. Watch nearly 2,500 kids ringing their bells to the tune of “The Blue Danube”. For more info, see .
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This week’s last-minute news is that will be screening in Glasgow on Sunday 31st October as part of . And if you can’t make that screening, it’s also on next Saturday 6th November at the and also at the , among .
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and , the frozen-fingered filmmakers from Accidental Media & are hosting this year. If you were in Sheffield in 2006 or 2007 you might remember our Scotch Whisky Ice Cream during the Channel 4 Pitch or in the Showroom lobby. This year we will be hand-cranking your favourite flavours during a discussion about “hand-cranked” filmmaking and distribution. The event will be on Saturday 6 November at 4pm. Get involved now and .
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