MATT SLATER’S BRILLIANT SCORE FOR GRACE A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE 4TH SERIES ON ITV
Matt Slater’s brilliant score for Grace a major feature of the 4th series on ITV
CONGRATS TO NEW SCREENWRITER SIGNING RACHEL WALSH-WILLIAMS ON WINNING BEST TV SCRIPT PILOT AWARD AT THE LA UNDER THE STARS FILM FESTIVAL AUGUST 22
Rachel has already won an impressive list of international awards for her three short screenplays Tokyo Ghost, Hear My Song, and L’Avocat. She has already adapted Tokyo Ghost, which August 22 won Best Pilot at Los Angles Under The Stars Film Festival. She is already developing the tv series which is now being submitted. Her […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO GABRIELLA LEONARDI WHOSE FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY THE LITTLE BOY AND THE DUCK ON A CLIFF’S EDGE HAS WON BEST SCREENWRITER AND DRAMA SCREENPLAY AT THE BERLIN SCRIPT FESTIVAL ALSO BEST SCREENPLAY AT 2024 SANTA BARBARA GIL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Congratulations to Gabriella Leonardi whose feature film screenplay The Little Boy and the Duck on a Cliff’s Edge has won Best Drama Screenplay and Winner at the 2024 Santa Barbara GIL International Screenwriting Awards and an Honorable Mention at the 2024 New York Screenwriting Awards. Now being pitched to producers. See Gabriella’s profile here
WE ARE LADY PARTS SERIES 2 AIRS ON CHANNEL 4 MAY 30 AND ON PEACOCK IN THE US. BRILLIANT SCORE BY SMA’S SHEZ MANZOOR, SANYA MANZOOR & BENJAMIN FREGIN
Series 2 sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatening their delicate status quo. But as the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embarks on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and questioning whether ‘making it […]
NICK GREEN TO SCORE THE LONESOME PINE/BANIJAY RIGHTS 6-PART DRAMA ‘THE FEUD’ FOR CHANNEL 5. STARS JILL HALFPENNY AND RUPERT PENRY-JONES, PRODUCER IS LESLEY DOUGLAS AND DIRECTOR ANDY DE EMMONY.
Filming in Newcastle and the North-East with a stellar cast that also includesJames Fleet, Tessa Peake-Jones, Ray Fearon, Amy Nuttall , Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Larry Lamb, Alex Macqueen and Chris Gascoyne.Jill Halfpenny comments: “The spiral that we see Emma’s world take in The Feud, from one seemingly innocent situation to life altering revelations, is something I can’t […]
SMA’S GABRIELLA LEONARDI WAS RUNNER UP IN THE 2024 SCRIPTWRITERS & CO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MAY 12 FOR HER SHORT FILM SCRIPT ‘THE LITTLE BOY AND THE DUCK ON A CLIFF’S EDGE’
Sma’s gabriella leonardi was runner up in the 2024 scriptwriters & co international festival May 12 for her short film script ‘the little boy and the duck on a cliff’s edge’ which she is now re-writing as a feature script.See Gabriella’s profile here
OLETA HAFFNER, AWARD-WINNING FEMALE COMPOSER JOINS SMA CREW…
Oleta Haffner, female composer based in London channels her deep passion for storytelling into her musical compositions. Her collaborative spirit has led her to work with directors across a spectrum of mediums, including films, animations, and theatre productions. She has also composed music for the concert hall. In 2022, Oleta won the inaugural Jonas Gwangwa Composition […]
AWARD-WINNING UK MUSIC EDITOR/MIXER/ENGINEER/MUSIC PRODUCER GARETH COUSINS JOINS SMA
With a distinguished career, Gareth has helped shape cinematic experiences through his contributions to film music production, helping to generate over $3.5 billion in box office success. Highlights include working on the BAFTA and Academy Award-winning scores for Gravity, Heart of Stone, Baby Driver, Suicide Squad and the legendary Notting Hill. See Gareth’s profile here
LAURA JEAN MARSH’S NEXT FILM AS WRITER/DIRECTOR WILL BE ADRIAN’S BIRTHDAY, A STORY OF ALLYSHIP AND BRAVERY, MADE BY SURVIVORS FOR SURVIVORS
Laura Jean’s latest feature Giddy Stratospheres, which she wrote and directed, opened in British cinemas in July last year and in the US and Canada in September. It is currently on Amazon Prime and Sky TV and most of the other SVODs and download sites.
FIZZ & GINGER FILMS’ NEW FOUND FOOTAGE FEATURE GETTING GREAT REVIEWS – EMPIRE MAGAZINE CALLS IT ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF 2024 AND THE GUARDIAN AMBITIOUS …CLEVER.. IMPRESSIVE!
Other reviews include ‘Blair Witch meets Ab Fab’ **** from Caution Spoilers; ‘A dark puzzle box …somewhere between cheekymockumentaryand thriller… a new horror icon’ Gazettely; ‘Hilarious … a delight’ *****’ Starburst.Written by Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart and directed by Matthew the film is currently playing cinemas with Q & A after each showing and will […]
CEDILLE RECORDS HAVE RELEASED ACOUSTIC MICROTONAL ALBUM PRODUCED AND ARRANGED FOR ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE BY MATTHEW SHEERAN. THE DIGITAL-ONLY RECORDING HONOURS THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSAY OF EASLY BLACKWOOD’S DEATH AND COMPRISES TWELVE MICROTONAL ETUDES.
Matthew says “Easley Blackwood’s music is truly original and masterfully constructed, with gorgeous melodies, stunning chord progressions, and some incredibly exciting and moving passages.His Twelve Microtonal Etudes are written in alternative tuning systems, using notes not found on the piano. Until now this music could only be realised electronically, but advances in auto-tune software has made it […]
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NICK OLDHAM HAS SIGNED A NEW 2-BOOK DEAL WITH CANONGATE BOOKS’ SUBSIDIARY SEVERN HOUSE WITH PUBLICATION SET FOR EARLY 2024.
The first of The Ribble Valley Thrillers – Death at Dead Man’s Stake – featuring Police Sergeant Jessica Raker is set for publication in early 2024. Jess Raker is a tough but fair firearms cop in London who, following a terrifying incident that devastates her family, relocates to a rural beat in the beautiful wilderness […]
PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHART TOPPING AUTHOR GABRIELLA LEONARDI HAS JOINED THE SMA CREW. SHE’S NOW DEVELOPING A 10-PART SITCOM I THINK MY BOYFRIEND HATES ME
As a bestselling author Gabriella Leonardi’s two poetry books, The Art Of The Damaged Soul (Austin Macauley) and The Art Of The Damaged Soul Vol 2 – When Two Souls Collide (Amazon) have both topped The British and Irish poetry charts as well as the Women’s poetry charts multiple times and are available in leading […]
JONATHON DEERING WINS BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AT BUCHAREST FILM AWARDS
David Harewood-fronted drama, Man to Man proved incredibly popular at this year’s Bucharest Film Awards, picking up a total of seven gongs including one for composer, Jonathon Deering in the Best Original Score category. Read more about Jonathon here
SHEZ MANZOOR, COMPOSER OF BAFTA-WINNING COMEDY SERIES, WE ARE LADY PARTS, AND COMEDY FEATURE, POLITE SOCIETY, JOINS SMA
Shez is a British-Pakistani London based composer, musician and songwriter who scored the BAFTA-winning musical comedy series, We Are Lady Parts, for producer John Pocock and Working Title Television. It has been recommissioned for a second series which Shez is working on now. The series also features songs co-written by Shez. His first film, Focus Features’ […]
TORI AND MATTHEW BUTLER-HART HAVE COMPLETED FILMING THEIR NEW FEATURE DAGR, A FOUND-FOOTAGE HORROR, STARRING MATT BARBER
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.Shot near […]
MATTHEW SLATER COMPOSER OF ICONIC ‘ENDEAVOUR’ AND ‘GRACE’, JOINS THE SMA CREW
Matt was invited by Mammoth Screen to score the Endeavour series which has just concluded after 9 seasons. Now screened in 147 countries and in 80 languages the series has brought Matthew’s name to the forefront of British composers. His association with Mammoth Screen goes back many years when he started assisting on Morse.He also […]
DEAN VALENTINE SCORING MASSIVE 80-PART SERIES FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED STUDIO, CARTOON SALOON
Dean Valentine scoring massive 80-part series for Oscar-nominated studio, Cartoon Saloon. Read more on Dean’s profile
DEAN VALENTINE SCORED THE LUCKY MAN BEING SCREENED AT THE 10TH LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL ON MAY 14. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LAOISA SEXTON AND PRODUCED BY JOHN OZMENT FOR TEN THOUSAND HOURS.
Dean Valentine scored The Lucky Man being screened at the 10th London Comedy Film Festival on May 14. Written and directed by Laoisa Sexton and produced by John Ozment for Ten Thousand Hours.Read more on Dean’s profile
TIM CONRAD, AWARD WINNING WRITER / DIRECTOR JOINS THE SMA CREW. CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A FEATURE THE CARETAKER AND 8-PART TV SERIES THE MORNING AFTER.
Tim has written and directed adventure, crime and history drama documentaries for all major UK and US broadcasters, including BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 5, Fox, Discovery, National Geographic, Hulu, History Channel and more. His award winning drama shorts include: Hotel, for Oyster Films, which was shortlisted for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, and […]
WE’RE PROUD TO WELCOME COMPOSER, CHARLOTTE PARTT TO OUR SMA COMPOSER ROSTER.
Proudly “unclassically” trained, Charlotte had an unorthodox entrance into the world of composing, picking up her first instrument at the age of 14. She made her family’s (as well as her teachers’) lives a living hell, practicing the drums until her arms ached and her ears could no longer take it.She had very little formal […]
SMA TALENT ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER, BEN BARTLETT
Ben is one of the UK’s most in-demand composers. His music has spanned a huge range of TV and Film over the last 20 years. Since winning a BAFTA for his score for the BBC blockbuster Walking With Dinosaurs, as well as receiving a Primetime Emmy Nomination, Ben’s work has been heard on innumerable award-winning […]
CASTING HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED OF WRITER/DIRECTOR KEITH ENGLISH’S NEW FEATURE FILM FRESH EGGS – ADAPTED FROM ROB LEVANDOSKI’S POWERFUL AMERICAN NOVEL
Produced by Velvet Pictures and 5X Media aiming to be shot in the US next year. #FreshEggsMovie
DENMARK’S MOST WATCHED TV SERIES SEASIDE HOTEL, DIRECTED BY SMA’S FABIAN WULLENWEBER, ALL SEASONS NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL4
Produced by TV2, is it now in its 9th season under director Fabian Wullenweber. It is a hit all across Scandinavia and Europe. It takes places at a seaside hotel and follows the lives of the guests and employees at the hotel. The story starts in mid-1928 and each 7 episode series follows the same […]
NICK GREEN SCORES SEASON 2 OF OBJECTIVE MEDIA/ITV’S THE LARKINS STARTING SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 FOR 6 WEEKS. DIRECTED BY ANDY DE EMMONY AND PRODUCED BY SERENA CULLEN.
Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan reprise their roles as the much-loved couple, Pop and Ma Larkin. They are family up to their usual tricks as they wage war against a new out-of-town family, the Jerebohms. Joelle Rae has been cast to play the couple’s eldest daughter, Mariette. She’ll take over from actress Sabrina Bartlett, who […]