The Blue Moggy Podcast

On this episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, Artist and Animation, Alys Scott-Hawkins talks about her career and her new work supporting Artists.

Alys is an artist and a specialist in artist support. Her background is in animation, and she worked for 12 years as a freelance animation director, making documentary shorts for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Her films have screened on broadcast TV and at many international film festivals, winning multiple awards. She’s worked as a Senior Lecturer in Animation, and run programmes of support for visual artists, and now works freelance to provide support to creative practitioners of all kinds, helping people to overcome obstacles and get funding for their work.

Alys’ work as an artist begins with drawing from observation, and from there becomes collage, painting and moving image. Autobiographical themes of grief, parenthood and perimenopause have recently produced new directions, connecting with nature in urban life, and searching for magic and solace.

alysscotthawkins.co.uk

@alysscotthawkinsartist

support.org.uk

Information mentioned in this episode:

Arts Council England Project Grants Up to £15K+ for projects which deliver creative outcomes for audiences (could include exhibitions, screenings etc.)

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants (rolling deadline)

Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP)Up to £12K for a project of up to 12 months which focus on the individual's creative development.

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp/dycp-how-apply (deadline every three months)

And here is the document I mentioned which stipulates what Arts Council will fund, re film / moving image:

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/ACPG_Creative_media_digital_activity_jan2021_0.pdfBFI Network £5-25K for an animation or live action fiction film of up to 15 minshttps:

//www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/bfi-network/bfi-network-england-short-film-funding (annual deadline)

And for documentary shorts…Doc Society

Up to £25K for films of up to 40 minutes in length.https://bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-shorts/(annual deadline)

The Blue Moggy Podcast is hosted & edited by filmmaker, Rachel Stephens and produced by Blue Moggy Media.

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On this episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, Talent Agent, Abbie Hills shares her experience working in film & tv, starting her own talent agency and her new role as an Access Coordinator.

The Dazey Hills Company www.thedazeyhillscompany.co.uk

For more information on training to be an Access Coordinator go to https://www.screenskills.com/bookings/access-coordinator-training-for-hetv/

The Blue Moggy Podcast is hosted & edited by filmmaker, Rachel Stephens and produced by Blue Moggy Media.

The Blue Moggy Podcast is back with Glen Jevon who shares his experience as a Director of Photography, a Stills Photographer and shooting professional Music Videos.

New episodes The Blue Moggy Podcast will be released every other week and you can expect more stories from filmmakers, writers and creators of media and visual art, as they discuss how they got into their chosen media profession, share behind-the-scenes stories of upcoming projects, and give helpful tips & advice to you, the listeners.

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Listen to musicians and Film/TV composers, Chris Wood and DiElle, share their journeys into music & film, hear stories from projects they have worked on and their advice to filmmakers working with composers.

For the first time so far on The Blue Moggy Podcast, host & filmmaker, Rachel Stephens was joined by 2 guests and this episode include short clips of the audio work, with permission from the composing musicians.

New episodes The Blue Moggy Podcast will be released every other Wednesday and you can expect more stories from filmmakers, writers and creators of media and visual art, as they discuss how they got into their chosen media profession, share behind-the-scenes stories of upcoming projects, and give helpful tips & advice to you, the listeners.

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On this episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, filmmaker Athena Mandis discusses her experiences with film festivals & film labs, developing a feature film and short film productions with host & filmmaker Rachel Stephens.  New episodes The Blue Moggy Podcast will be released every other Wednesday and you can expect more stories from filmmakers, writers and creators of media and visual art, as they discuss how they got into their chosen media profession, share behind-the-scenes stories of upcoming projects, and give helpful tips & advice to you, the listeners. #BMPod

Find out more about Athena's work by visiting aegisfilmproductions.com-

On this episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, host, Rachel Stephens was joined artist & illustrator Sally Waite, who shared her journey into becoming a commercial illustrator, how she was signed by illustration agency and tips & advice for being a self-employed artist. Follow Sally on Instagram @salillustrates to see her illustration work.

New episodes The Blue Moggy Podcast will be released every other Wednesday and you can expect more stories from filmmakers, writers and creators of media and visual art, as they discuss how they got into their chosen media profession, share behind-the-scenes stories of upcoming projects, and give helpful tips & advice to you, the listeners.

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On this episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, host, Rachel Stephens was joined by Portsmouth Director, Adam Nelson via zoom to talk about his latest independent feature film 'The Mire' and what it is like being a filmmaker in the Solent region.  The Mire premieres at the No.6 Cinema on 3rd February 2023 

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On The Blue Moggy Podcast, you will hear from filmmakers, writers and creators of media and visual art, as they discuss how they got into their chosen media profession, share behind-the-scenes stories of upcoming projects, and give helpful tips & advice to you, the listeners.

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For the very first episode of The Blue Moggy Podcast, I was joined by Writer/Director Ben Grace who is the owner of Camera Crate a company that sells Cine Film cameras, lenses and accessories. Ben and I caught up to discuss how Camera Crate came to be and the production of Ben's latest short film ‘Lost and Found’ which was shot entirely on Plus X cine film.

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