Despite the fact we were not in Ferring Village Hall, we managed to run the annual Holiday Competition at our recent Zoom club meeting on Wednesday 17th June. There were 7 entries for the competition. Once everybody had joined the Zoom meeting, Roy Powell welcomed members and kicked off the meeting with club information and […]

This years SERIAC Film Festival was due to take place on 18th April at the Oast Theatre in Tonbridge, and of course it did not happen. However all the film entries were still judged by the judging panel, and awards made in the various categories. SDFM had some considerable success as follows: ‘PAINTING WITH GLASS’ […]

Yes, the latest club meeting on Wednesday 20th May was held as another ‘virtual’ on-line meeting, with members joining together using the Zoom conferencing tool. Members had no trouble logging in having experienced using Zoom at our previous meeting back in April. But this time was slightly different. Having tried the screen sharing function to […]

SDFM’s competition success continued in April at Weymouth Movie Makers’ third year of holding the ‘Penny Cup’ – an open competition for clubs and individuals for films up to 15 minutes in length. In total, 23 entries were received for this year’s competition with ‘Dead on Time’, directed by Mike Spanton and written & produced […]

Yes the last club meeting held on Wednesday 15th April was held as a virtual on-line meeting, with members joining together using the Zoom conferencing tool. It was great to be able to see and talk to members who had not been together for quite a while, and whilst not all members were represented and […]

Although the BIAFF screenings in Statford-upon-Avon have had to be postponed until October, the film entries have been judged and the star ratings awarded together with judges feedback – always helpful. SDFM has come away with plenty of stars for it’s film entered into the competition. Here are the results followed by judges comments: ‘Painting […]

A new venue for our lunch this year was the Casa Ciro Italian restaurant on Worthing seafront. A delicious 3-course lunch was followed by the prize giving for both external and internal competitions. Many thanks go to Bob Summers for organising the event for us. More photos are on the website – see under the […]

‘The Force’ comes to South Downs Film Makers at the 2020 Rotary Club Hobbies & Leisure Exhibition, held at Bohunt School, Worthing on Saturday 22nd February. SDFM took a stand at the exhibition, which is held every 2 years, to showcase the club and its activities, and to seek potential new members. Many thanks to […]