Finchley Film Makers

Film Competitions

is dedicated to the appreciation and production of non-professional films and videos. In other words it is an amateur Video making Club. It was founded in 1930 and is one of the longest established clubs in the UK. At the AGM in May 2008 it was decided to change the nameof the Society to Finchley Film Makers from Finchley Cinevideo Society see full story.

Over the years it has become known for its success and diverse activities in the whole area of amateur film-making. - more-

We hold several competitions per year. The Annual Competition in March has prizes for a range of skills. There is the Travellers’ Tales Competition in June, a Still Photo’s Competition in January and we sometimes also run a short film contest. The club also enters various local and national competitions. The latest Annual competition was held on Friday 17th March 2008 .

Vadim Jean

Meetings

Our patron Vadim Jean is a professional film director who works on TV, programmes and advertisements as well as directing feature films.At his latest visit he gave us a fascinating insight into how he directed his latest production - a filmed dramatisation of one of the Terry Pratchett novels shown on Sky One at Easter 2008.
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We meet every Friday in North London between September to July – around 40 meetings. Our programme covers visits from film-makers, members evenings, competitions, demonstrations and technical advice. After our official meetings we also meet informally for a drink in a local hotel from 10.00 p.m.. Our programme for 2008/9 can be seen here and you can see what our prgramme in 2007-8, 2006-7 and 2005-6 were like to give more of a flavour of our activities. Meanwhile you can find details of joining and how to reach us

Magazine

We have an occasional magazine called Viewfinder has been chronicling the club's events for many years - read the latest edtions.

Productions and club history

We have been producing both Drama and Documentary Films and Videos for the last 75 years. At any time the club will be either planning or producing a video which involves many of the club members. Click for details of productions in 2006 and 2005, some of our most famous productions from the the last 75 years and highlights from the club history.

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