BREADMAKERS has been selected for the first International Documentary Film Festival of IRAN, "cinema verite": in Tehran in October 2007.
DEFC (Documentary and Experimental Film Center) is the main centre for production, distribution and promotion of fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films in Iran, as well as in the Middle East.
In Iran, annually about 80 feature and 2500 professional and amateur short films are produced.
Is the dough in the right place?
Sunday 26 August 2007
Friday 24 August 2007
Documentary Award Media Release
BREADMAKERS, a short film by young Edinburgh filmmaker Yasmin Fedda, has won the Short Scottish Documentary Award at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The film tells the story of a community of Edinburgh workers with learning disabilities in the Garvald Bakery in Gorgie, who make a range of organic breads for delivery to shops and cafes all over Edinburgh.
Yasmin was presented with a cheque for £1000 after the packed award screening at Edinburgh's Cameo Cinema this weekend. She said "The featured Garvald bakery is part of a centre inspired by the ideas of Rudolph Steiner. The workers interact using repetitive speech and sign language. I worked there last year and it's an inspiring place. The film allows people into a world they wouldn't normally see.
After receiving the award, I heard that the film has been invited to the Iran documentary film festival, so I'll now be taking a small piece of Gorgie to Tehran!"
The film is produced by award-winning Edinburgh producers Jim Hickey and Robin Mitchell.
EDITORS NOTES:
The Short Scottish Documentary Award is sponsored by Baillie Gifford.
Yasmin Fedda (27) is a Lebanese Canadian working in Edinburgh.
BREADMAKERS will be screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Tuesday 21st August at Filmhouse (12.30pm).
BREADMAKERS has been selected by the BBC Film Network and can be seen on the website after its Edinburgh premiere.
BREADMAKERS was made as part of the Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging the Gap scheme, the only documentary talent initiative for cinema in the UK offering training linked to production.
The Garvald Centre which runs the bakery is committed to making a real difference to its members' lives with creative day opportunities for over 120 people through a wide range of workshops in craft and artistic skills as well as the bakery and confectionery. It also provides supported accommodation for over 40 people in their own homes.
The film tells the story of a community of Edinburgh workers with learning disabilities in the Garvald Bakery in Gorgie, who make a range of organic breads for delivery to shops and cafes all over Edinburgh.
Yasmin was presented with a cheque for £1000 after the packed award screening at Edinburgh's Cameo Cinema this weekend. She said "The featured Garvald bakery is part of a centre inspired by the ideas of Rudolph Steiner. The workers interact using repetitive speech and sign language. I worked there last year and it's an inspiring place. The film allows people into a world they wouldn't normally see.
After receiving the award, I heard that the film has been invited to the Iran documentary film festival, so I'll now be taking a small piece of Gorgie to Tehran!"
The film is produced by award-winning Edinburgh producers Jim Hickey and Robin Mitchell.
EDITORS NOTES:
The Short Scottish Documentary Award is sponsored by Baillie Gifford.
Yasmin Fedda (27) is a Lebanese Canadian working in Edinburgh.
BREADMAKERS will be screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Tuesday 21st August at Filmhouse (12.30pm).
BREADMAKERS has been selected by the BBC Film Network and can be seen on the website after its Edinburgh premiere.
BREADMAKERS was made as part of the Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging the Gap scheme, the only documentary talent initiative for cinema in the UK offering training linked to production.
The Garvald Centre which runs the bakery is committed to making a real difference to its members' lives with creative day opportunities for over 120 people through a wide range of workshops in craft and artistic skills as well as the bakery and confectionery. It also provides supported accommodation for over 40 people in their own homes.
Saturday 18 August 2007
Short Documentary Award
Yasmin Fedda, the director of BREADMAKERS, has won the Short Scottish Documentary Award (funded by a donation from Baillie Gifford) at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The judges had a difficult decision to make, so much so, they presented a runners-up prize to the film HOW TO SAVE A FISH FROM DROWNING (dir: Kelly Neal).
Made as part of the Scottish Documentary Institutes' Bridging the Gap scheme, BREADMAKERS tells the story of a community of Edinburgh workers with learning disabilities making a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to shops and cafes in the city.
The film has already been selected by the BBC Film Network and will be screened on the site after its Edinburgh premiere.
The judges had a difficult decision to make, so much so, they presented a runners-up prize to the film HOW TO SAVE A FISH FROM DROWNING (dir: Kelly Neal).
Made as part of the Scottish Documentary Institutes' Bridging the Gap scheme, BREADMAKERS tells the story of a community of Edinburgh workers with learning disabilities making a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to shops and cafes in the city.
The film has already been selected by the BBC Film Network and will be screened on the site after its Edinburgh premiere.
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