Nottingham Creative Community News

Mindfully Micha: Eating Disorders

This month, Mindfully Micha talks to Hope Virgo, who runs the Dump the Scales campaign, using her lived experiences to influence...

We're Making Our Regular Feature Blather Into a Short Film Series

22 June 19

If you’re a fan of Blather – our regular feature from writer Adrian Reynolds and illustrator Corrina Rothwell, found in its usual home in page 8 – we’ve got some good news for you...

Award-Winning Documentary Maker Jeanie Finlay on Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

21 June 19

We might only be in June, but 2019 has been a very busy year for Jeanie Finlay. The Broadway-based filmmaker has followed up the success of her 2015 film Orion: The Man Who Would be King with not one, but two enormous, yet wildly different films. We caught up with the award-winning documentary maker to talk about both projects, starting with Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth, a film that follows Freddy McConnell, a transgender man, on his path to parenthood after making the decision to carry his child himself…

Art Works: Cong Nguyen

20 June 19

This film poster is bound to give you the creeps...

Notes from a Mental Health Nurse: Eating Disorders

19 June 19

Each month, our anonymous mental nurse, who has over two decades on experience working in Nottingham, will deal with a specific mental health issue with practical, accessible advice. This month, it's eating disorders...

Host Nottingham is a Community Organisation That Saves Refugees Fleeing Inhospitable Environments

17 June 19

Compassionate, altruistic and essential, Host Nottingham changes the lives of refugees fleeing inhospitable environments by offering a place to stay with local hosts. We talked to the organisation’s founders, families who offer their support, and former guests, to find out more about the project…

Out of Time: Life in Nottingham During The Cold War

17 June 19

Our regular history features takes a look at just how close Nottingham came to being obliterated during the Cold War...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This June

15 June 19

Featuring Amulet, February Montaine, Babe Punch and more...

Pick Six: Chris Cooke, Mayhem Film Festival

13 June 19

Chris Cooke, one half of the curation team behind Mayhem Film Festival, picks a few of his favourite things...

Outlawed: The True Story Behind Nottingham's Craziest Action Film

13 June 19

Seven years, over three hundred crewmembers, one Chinook helicopter, no budget and two directors learning how to make a film as they went along. For anyone that has worked in the Nottingham film industry over the last decade, the production of Outlawed took on something of a mythological status. Everyone knew someone that had been involved at some point, many doubted it would ever get completed, and the stories of firearms, exploding buildings and pissed off Council officials quickly became the stuff of legend. With the film now picked up for distribution, including a Netflix deal in the United States and a worldwide DVD release, we caught up with co-directors Adam Collins and Luke Radford to find out the truth about the most insane film production in Nottingham’s history...

Community Group Friends of the Forest Have Been Protecting Notts' Green Spaces for Over Twenty Years

11 June 19

For the last twenty years, Friends of the Forest – a community group founded and led by June Perry – has been opposing the Forest Recreation Ground from being built on, defending our right to use the area to enjoy a picnic on a Saturday afternoon, or a kickaround on a Wednesday evening. In other words, for public recreation...

City Stylin' #14

10 June 19

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

Socks and Robbers: David Lilley, Kel Webster and AJ Stevenson on the Groundbreaking New Nottingham Short Film

10 June 19

After over two years in production, the highly anticipated Socks and Robbers, a Notts’ short film about a gang of sock-headed bank robbers, is almost ready to be released into the world. We caught up with director David Lilley, producer Kel Webster and actor AJ Stevenson to find out how they managed to pull it all off…

Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility

08 June 19

Hidden in the heart of Hockley is one of Nottingham’s best industry secrets: Talent 1st, a free-of-charge school for young actors that works to upstage the lack of social mobility in the entertainment industry. We spoke to the community interest company’s founder, Martin Arrowsmith, to talk about the recent decline in membership, and why Martin’s so passionate about reversing the trend...

Art Works: Corrina Rothwell

07 June 19

You'll recognise her work from our regular feature, Blather...

Nottingham-Based Award-Winning Film Maker Jeanie Finlay on Her Official Game of Thrones Documentary The Last Watch

06 June 19

Flat 21 Is an All-Female Written, Produced and Directed Web-Series Aiming to Address the Gender Imbalance in the Film Industry

05 June 19

Unless you’re an actor seeking work, the odds of you seeing a casting call for “Sexy zombie pole dancer in lingerie. No pay” or “Mid-20s woman, really attractive - pretty but still accessible” are pretty slim. Sadly, those are two real casting calls, but things in the film world are starting to change thanks to the hard work and dedication from those who have first-hand experience of how male-dominated the industry can be. We sat down with Georgie Levers and Esmee Matthews, the brains behind web-series Flat 21, to talk about how they’ve rounded up the all-star gals of the East Midlands to make the film industry a more level playing field…

Snap Notts: Broadway Cinema

03 June 19

Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey on Lady Lyanna Mormont and Becoming an Ambassador for the Prince William Award

03 June 19

With the television juggernaut that was Game of Thrones leaving our screens for the final time last month, fans are starting to adjust to life without the enormous cast of incredible characters the HBO show has given us over the years. Amongst the most memorable was the fierce Lady Lyanna Mormont, played by Nottingham actress and Television Workshop alumni Bella Ramsey. We caught up with the young giant slayer to talk about trending on Twitter, life post-GoT and her new role as an ambassador for SkillForce’s Prince William Award...

Overheard in Notts

02 June 19

Big Baby heard some right tripe this month...

Under Cover Artist: Fabrice Gagos

01 June 19

LeftLion Photography Editor Fabrice Gagos gives us the lowdown on this issue's mush...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

31 May 19

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The Thompson Brothers on Notts County, Game of Thrones and Craft Beer