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Uwe Flade directs 8 min short movie for Sony Playstation. Under the initiative, ‘Shoot’, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today will deliver a series of short films that will be free to download from 13th November via PlayStation®Network for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) or PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable), allowing owners to watch cutting-edge film from up-and-coming directors and experience this unique content. The films will also be screened across Europe on ShortsTV from January 2009. Prison Food is set during a very special Sunday in a single prison cell. A tale of entrapment, tension and the power of the human imagination. With only a ball and the human mind, to comfort them, Flade’s characters envision a better life for themselves, free from their repetitive, helpless state. It’s only disrupted by reality rudely shattering their delicate fantasies. See the trailer here:

Six of Hollywood’s award winning filmmakers Armendariz, Bruckheimer, Kounen, Rothermund, Vinterberg, Winterbottom have chosen an emerging film director from their own country to mentor for the project. The emerging directors then created a short film, shot in High Definition, based on an open brief, shaped only by one of a number of words that capture the essence of PlayStation: Play, Create, Share, Connect, Discover and Challenge. The emerging directors will showcase their movies alongside an internationally recognized Film Festival in February 2009 and the project will culminate with an award ceremony for the best short film.

“As well as delivering a world-class entertainment experience for film lovers and the fast-growing PlayStation community, Shoot! is a real example of how PlayStation brings people together and nurtures creativity,’ said Mark Hardy, European Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. ‘Encouraging people to share ideas and entertainment content that they’ve created themselves is a major part of what we’re about.

Carter Pilcher, CEO at Shorts International commented, “PlayStation Network provides us with a fantastic new way to bring short films to viewers.”

The films have been shot to Hollywood production standard, are varied in their topics and feature leading actors from around the world, including: Colin Salmon (Tomorrow Never Dies, 8.3 Minutes), Phil Davies (Vera Drake, Secrets and Lies, Bitter) and John Sessions (In The Name Of The Father, Dylan, Bitter). The movies were shot at locations ranging from the legendary Pinewood Studios to the lakes and open spaces of Canada and New York City.

Accompanying each Shoot! film will be behind the scenes footage of the movies in production, interviews with the cast, crews and directors and the pitches the directors gave to introduce their movies. This will give a unique look at the world of short film making and show PlayStation Network users just what it takes to turn a movie idea into reality.

With its multimedia storage and PlayStation Network access, PS3 and PSP are giving people the chance to really explore their creative interests and passions - from gaming to photography, film to music. Following on from Movement’s focus on European music, the executive producers behind Shoot! and the emerging talent on board give a further taste of the breadth of experiences to be explored, shared, and adored online as part of this new global community.

More information on ‘Shoot’ can be found at http://www.PSShoot.com

Draw is 4. Tidy is 40.

If you hadn’t heard already, a certain someone turned 40 this week. And Draw is 4! To celebrate both wondrous things, and to welcome in the festive silly season, we’re holding a bash next Friday 28th November, please let the lovely Lisa ( info@drawpictures.co.uk) know if you require an invite. We’re hoping Phil will reach new levels of fun. Such as he did on Saturday: