Who
Accidental Media produces award-winning documentaries, short films and interactive media for international broadcast, DVD and online distribution. Working with formats from 35mm to HD, we are constantly pushing technologies to new creative limits in both production and distribution.
We are based in Scotland.
Now playing on Accidental Media: Trailer for Just to Get a Rep - now on DVD
NEWS
July 2010
- Watch Video:
“Flashing Lights” - the new short film by Sandro Sotirchos and co-produced by Accidental Media is now available online. Watch it in HD.
(24 July 2010) -
The Shutdown will be screening in competition at Dokufest in Kosovo on 4 August.
(21 July 2010) -
If you’re in Glasgow on Monday night (that’s the 5th of July), come along to the 13th Note and see The Shutdown as part of Initial Itch.
(1 July 2010) -
The Shutdown is screening next week at the Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival in Portugal.
(1 July 2010)
June 2010
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The Shutdown will screen in New York City as part of the Rooftop Films “Industriance” screening this Friday 2 July.
(29 June 2010) - The Shutdown wins again!
(28 June 2010)
The Shutdown won Best Documentary Short at Palm Springs International Shortfest. See the coverage on The Wrap and on IndieWire. -
Tomorrow’s Fairground (directed by Peter Gerard & produced by Andy Green) is screening next week at the Palace Film Festival in Balchik, Bulgaria.
(18 June 2010) -
Last minute news - we have some films showing at the Leith Festival this week. The Shutdown is on tonight at 7:30pm and Tomorrow’s Fairground (directed by Peter Gerard and produced by Andy Green) is screening on Sunday. Both screenings are at the Word of Mouth Cafe just off Leith Walk in Edinburgh.
(17 June 2010) -
The Shutdown will screen at the Palm Springs International ShortFest on the 23rd June.
(17 June 2010) -
Fell, a short film by Peter Gerard, is now on FleetFlicks - watch and vote for it there.
(8 June 2010) -
Motion/Static was selected to screen in Porto as part of the Best Shorts extension of the IndieLisboa Film Festival.
(6 June 2010) -
The Shutdown screens today at The Guardian Hay Festival.
(3 June 2010)
May 2010
- Watch Video:
Fell - a short film by Peter Gerard - is finally available to watch online.
(27 May 2010) - Feature development grant from Scottish Screen
Scottish Screen recently confirmed its investment in Accidental Media with a development grant for their proposed feature film ideas. Accidental Media’s team of writers (Alan Bissett, Peter Gerard and Adam Stafford) will work with Andy Green and London-based consultant Anita Lewton to develop highly innovative feature film treatments this summer.
“We are determined to turn our skills and successes with short films and long-form documentaries towards innovative and original Scottish feature films,” says Andy Green. “We are blending our team’s originality with our deep market knowledge to successfully bring our feature film ideas to the international marketplace.”
(24 May 2010) - Distribution deal for The Shutdown
During the Cannes Film Festival, Accidental Media signed a distribution deal for its award-winning film “The Shutdown”. Hamburg-based Short Film Sales will handle global distribution for the film directed by Adam Stafford and written by Alan Bissett.
Returning from Cannes, editor/producer Peter Gerard says, “We are thrilled to be working with a boutique short film distributor who hand picks the best 15-20 short films each year and brings them to a wider global audience.”
Short Film Sales is already negotiating a broadcast sale in Portugal. “The Shutdown” recently won Best Short Doc at the prestigious San Francisco International Film Festival and will be screening in New York City, Vienna, Sydney and the Guardian Hay Festival in the next few weeks.
Penned and narrated by successful author and playwright Alan Bissett, “The Shutdown” has been one of the most successful Scottish short films of the past year, sweeping up both the audience and jury prizes at the Jim Poole Awards in 2009 and earning a nomination for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award in 2010. So far it has been selected for nearly 20 international festivals.
(24 May 2010) -
Accidental Media is proud to announce that Andy Green has been selected as one of six producers to participate in the new Features Scotland programme, supported by Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scottish Screen and the Scottish Government. Andy Green will attend Edinburgh, Toronto, London and Berlin Film Festivals to attend masterclasses, workshops and meetings with industry professionals. With the support of some of the top players in the international film business, Accidental Media will enhance its opportunity to develop a slate of feature film ideas for the marketplace. Features Scotland was announced Tuesday night at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more on the EIFF website or in Screen International or The Scotsman.
(20 May 2010) -
The Shutdown is also in competition at the Vienna Independent Shorts festival, with a screening on 28th May.
(19 May 2010) -
The Shutdown will screen at The Guardian Hay Festival on 3rd June. The annual festival of literature and arts takes place in Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
(19 May 2010) -
The Shutdown will be on in New York City as part of the Rooftop Films series on 2 July.
(10 May 2010) -
(8 May 2010)
Accidental Media will again be in Cannes for the Marché du Film. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a meeting between the 13th and 16th May.