NEWS
March 2008
The new feature film by brothers Ash and Naeem Mahmood FlashMob has won the Apollo Award for Best Youth Arts Project in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
January 2008
Transient Film Exchange are back with a powerful new film FlashMob, a dark tale of suicide, revenge and bluetooth. FlashMob will be screening on the 2nd of February at 33% London, a festival of theatre and film by and for young people. The festival takes place at the Oval House Theatre in South London.
FlashMob was funded by Mediabox and a Prince's Trust Big Boost Award and was produced in association with S.P.I.D. Theatre Company, a youth theatre group based in West London.
August 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back has come on board as a mentor producer.
Gary Kurtz is a two time Academy Award nominated film producer whose list of credits include American Graffiti, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. He went on to produce The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz after departing from the Star Wars series.
Gary Kurtz and George Lucas first collaborated on the 1973 film American Graffiti, which became a huge box office hit. Kurtz then became producer of Star Wars, released in 1977, and its sequel, The Empire Strikes Back released in 1980.
‘This is the first mainstream feature film in an exciting media programme initially funded by the Prince’s Trust, that will support, promote and help train new creative talent drawn from disadvantaged young people’
Gary Kurtz
June 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS James Jagger has joined the Gangster Kittens team as an Associate Producer. He is helping source out locations, extras and music.
He will also be making his professional stage debut in Lone Star and Private Wars, two one-act black comedies, at the King's Head Theatre in London from the 28th August until the 23rd of September.
Allan Chapman & James Insurance are pleased to be supporting the feature film production of Gangster Kittens. They have provided equipment, employers and public liability Insurance for the duration of the project.
May 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS Successful business man and founder of Gamma Telecom Phillip Corbishley has supported Gangster Kittens by making a cash donation towards the film.
Phillip Corbishley boasts a career spent in telecoms and private equity. His early career involved pioneering work in data communications research at BT. He subsequently held senior technical and marketing positions in Databit and Racal Milgo. From 1990 he was actively involved in establishing and managing venture capital funds in Hi Tech and IT.
'I wanted to help and encourage the Gangster Kittens team in what is and always has been a very difficult market for entrepreneurs. I firmly believe that the strength and prosperity of any industry is re-enforced by new talent that challenges established structures and offers a new approach to getting things done and developing innovative ideas. The Gangster Kittens team has built an enormous amount of value in a short time, ie developing the script, finding talented actors, production expertise and garnering the support of material and equipment suppliers, what they now need is a small amount of cash to complete the project… Putting a £5K donation in the kitty was my way of cheering the team on and seeding the way for other like minded persons to follow…
I hope that others see things my way and give the team their break'
Phil Corbishley
The Prince's Trust commissioned Transient Film Exchange to produce a promotional video higlighting the butchery trade in the UK. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales identified a lack of young people going into the butchery trade and with a growing demand for high quality cuts of meat and skilled butchers. There is a gap to be addressed in providing skilled young people for these roles. The video was screened at Clarence House. Funds from this commission have been re-invested into the production of Gangster Kittens.
March 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS Actress and model Jerry Hall will star in Gangster Kittens.
February 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS Ian Sharp the second unit director on the bond movie 'Goldeneye' will help co-ordinate the action scenes in Gangster Kittens. Ian has also directed a number of dramas for television that include an episode of the 'Professionals' and five episodes of the TV series 'Robin of Sherwood'.
January 2007
GANGSTER KITTENS The Big Boost have awarded the project a cash grant. The Big Boost is led by UnLtd - The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs - on behalf of the Big Lottery Fund's Young People's Fund programme (Grants to Individuals). It is delivered with partners Changemakers, The Scarman Trust and The Prince's Trust. The Young People's Fund in England, launched in September 2004 by the the Big Lottery Fund, aims to put young people at the centre of creating, planning and delivering projects.
Hammersmith and Fulham Education have contributed a cash grant towards the project.
October 2006
GANGSTER KITTENS Pre Production for the new feature film has now commenced. The film is being shot on 35 mm Hi Definition. The project involves a principal cast of 140 characters. In addition to this there are some 200 extras. Transient Film Exchange will shoot 180 scenes spanning international locations from Spain to Belgium. We have already received tremendous support and sponsorship from the likes of Panavision, Eurostar, John Lewis, Gieves & Hawkes of Savile Row and St James's Palace.
July 2006
Julian Glover is to star in forthcoming feature film Gangster Kittens.
June 2006
The Army has provided a selection of grand set locations and male extras for the production of Gangster Kittens. A number of London based military units and senior military officers have provided assistance, including Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter KCVO OBE who has agreed to star in the film.
February 2006
Pre-production of new feature is underway.
January 2006
The Berlin International Film Festival invites 500 young filmmakers from all over the world to attend workshops, share ideas and mingle with international stars and colleagues during the Berlinale Talent Campus Week. Naeem, co-founder of Transient Film Exchange has been selected from over 3,600 applicants to attend this years Berlinale Talent Campus.
The six-day programme will touch on the essential issues of filmmaking: the latest technical developments, creative tools, stylistic trends, new markets and philosophical perspectives.
October 2005
Swimmer has been awarded the bronze medal prize at the 46th Brno Sixteen International Film Festival of competitive films
September 2005
Swimmer has made the official selection at the 46th Brno Sixteen International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.
August 2005
Swimmer has been officially selected to be screened at the Tromafling Film Festival in Edinburgh and also at the Portobello Film Festival. In addition, it has been shortlisted in the best feature film category at the Festival of Fantastic Films.
Swimmer has also been included in the Film UK 2005 Guide to British Films. For more information click here