This month we have just come back from the shoot of ‘Fishermen and fishermen conversations’, shot in Hvar, Croatia. It was a fantastic experience and we got some pretty amazing footage. Quite a location it was, and the locals made us feel very welcome. We wish all projects were like this and are now looking forward to the editing over winter.

We have also officially starting casting for ‘The Habit of Beauty’. We are speaking to some pretty big names in Italy, mainly thanks to our wonderful casting director Lilia Trapani Hartmann who found the time to work with us after casting the last film of Cannes-winners Dardenne Brothers. We’ve so far been to Madrid to meet with a prominent Spanish actress, and also Rome to talk with some fantastic actors. It both overwhelms and scares us to be in such company; we feel so very honoured but also we feel we are going in the right direction. Which is a very nice feeling.

We were also able to complete Exposure’s ‘Teen London’ series culminating with Episode 3. It was a successful shoot working the young people who were involved in both the cast and crew within the two day production, and with young director Gareth Fient (another of Pinch media young discoveries) who directed this last episode and Rebecca Richards working as second – unit camera. We were able to create something very much youth-led within the charity. It was a great moment.

Finally we’d like to mention another of our young discoveries, Rob Savage and his film Strings. We worked with Rob early on in 2012 but then, due to other commitments, we had to focus on other projects. Rob and Strings went on to get distribution from Vertigo and won a BIFA. We couldn’t be happier for Rob and wish him and his film all the best. We look forward to finding out what he is doing next.

We now look forward to a bit of ‘quiet work’ over Christmas until we will start storyboarding ‘The Habit of Beauty’ in early January.

Thank you for all the support over an amazing 2012. See you in 2013!