BEV sadness at the loss of our patron, Anthony Minghella

The festival was only just wrapped when we heard the shocking and sad news about the untimely death of Anthony Minghella.

Anthony became a patron of BEV in 2003, before our very first UK tour of short films by emerging women directors. Always supporting the under-represented, he has made a huge difference to the development of BEV - acting as our spokesperson in the press and giving industry profile to our work. We are hugely honoured to have benefited from his patronage these years.

You can see Anthony sharing his wisdom on our 2005 festival trailer, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_t2z4N0qE

Our thoughts remain with his family and friends.

Award Winners & Overheated Symphony - our best fest yet is well and truly over :-(

So, the festival is well and truly over for another year - bar a few touring hotspots (info will pop up here from time to time - Glasgow is our next stop!).

And what a splendid festival it was. Packed houses, killer parties, inspirational workshops - the biggest and the best we can confidently say.

The wonderful award-winners are listed here: http://birds-eye-view.co.uk/2008/awards.htm

And do check out the final edit of OVERHEATED SYMPHONY - our first interactive mobile-phone filmmaking project directed by Sarah Turner, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlwF8QKfQBE

Oodles of thanks to all who helped make it happen, and to all of you who came along. Stay in touch with us and we'll see you next year :-)

Rachel xxx