Online, on-air and in person, this is BUFF. And so said the voice of BUFF which greeted the masses of online followers with the May 31 announcement of this year’s opening feature. And though the dulcet tones of Ewan Allinson and DJ Elayne Smith will continue to form a cornerstone of the […]
Pictures courtesy of Alex Winn. From a spunky heroine to ‘the’ flashback, from ‘Babymother’ to ‘Sus’, Anjela Lauren Smith has graced British cinema for the best part of 2 decades and continues to adorn the big screen and the small screen. Behind the scenes, her versatility and passion for the industry shows no sign of […]
(from l-r: Kamara Bacchus, Aml Ameen, Sheila Nortley, Najan Ward) For many people, British urban cinema came into its’ own with the premiere of ‘Adulthood’ on June the 20th 2009. 2 years on, the genre has now spawned its’ first spoof with the cheekily titled Anuvahood. It was at the Adulthood premiere when BUFF first […]
Some people call it a newsletter, most delete it from their inbox, others try to emulate it, and for the rest of you – well, going online isn’t quite the same until you’ve received it… its’ the BUFF Blog!!!Until recently, most BUFF blogs were written by the BUFF ghostwriter. In the 2 years since the […]
This month’s blog is guest written by Janice Charles, newly appointed social media strategist for BUFF Enterprises… Well first of all, I don’t want to be seen as a guest because I actually work for BUFF Enterprises. I was actually given permission to hijack Emmanuel’s email accounts and write whatever I liked which in my […]
No matter how many times BUFF ventures down to Soho to get entertained, the result is always the same. And no matter how you dress it up, January is almost invariably a month-long period of attrition, angst and apathy. So it seemed perfectly reasonable to expect a good time to be had when yours truly […]
THE 2010 BUFF PRE-CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Over the past 12 months, BUFF has invited filmmakers and journalists to offer their thoughts and experiences of the industry. Now its’ my turn. In what has been a year of exciting developments, BUFF was the first media outlet to announce the winners of the Film London Best of Boroughs […]
This month’s edition is guest-written by Jessie Grace Mellor, previously the resident film reviewer for The Daily Mirror and now director of ‘N-Dubz – The Way We Were’, one of this year’s BUFF UK premieres… During this blog about my experiences with BUFF, I’m going to flit between a few different timelines. A time machine […]
This month’s edition is guest-written by David Trumble, director of ‘The Shift’, one of this year’s BUFF UK Shorts… BLOG BEGINS: I have never guest-written for a blog before, so one thing you should know about me right off the bat: I ramble. Emmanuel very kindly asked me if I could write up my […]
Who would be a film festival director ey? It was always going to be a chaotic period once the deadline for submissions closed on Sunday July 25 at midnight. It was even extended to 5pm the next day. Add to that filming with Lateef Lovejoy for the festival and the debut of ‘Buff on Tour’ […]
