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Gary Thomas

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Gary is to produce a 20 minute short film 'Like Birth', written and to be directed by James Marcus Tucker.

Gary was recently selected for a one day workshop funded by Skillset as Part of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, focusing on developing gay and lesbian film makers.

Gary recently completed the NPA intensive producer training course, for which he received Skillset funding to attend.

Gary has received funding from Unltd to make documentaries with people with learning disabilities. The year long project will be called 'Hearing Voices'.

Early One Summer has now been completed. The film will be sent out to as many festivals as possible and details and a new website is available at www.garythomas.co.uk/earlyonesummer

December 2006: Early One Summer the 3rd short film short film by Gary Thomas is almost there! The music will be recorded in Scotland, and a screener DVD is being sent out to festivals soon.

Work on 'Madness as a form of relaxation', a collaboration with Abbie Norris funded by Arts Council South East (See below) has been edited onto a DVD. We hope to complete the work next year with a sound artist. Actor Unai Lopez de Armentia took the role of a man disturbed by nightmares in an abstract piece conceived as a three screen installation.

July 2006: Earlier One Summer (Previously known as ‘Dave goes Camping’) goes into full production this week, staring Charlie Ross, Graeme Dalling and Janet Greaves. Filming is on 25th and 26th July, DOP is James Tucker and post production will start in September. The short film about a first crush, when a PE teacher goes on a camping trip with one of his former pupils.

Gary has been awarded ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING for artist film and video work, working in a collaboration with digital artist Abbie Norris to make artist film and video based on writings from the age of 14.

Gary was selected for the week long course 'Discover Digital' Held in partnership with others at this years London Film Festival.

Gary is currently filming and editing a behind the scenes documentary for the feature film 'The Sins of the Father' which is filming until the end of August 2005 in locations around Surrey. Click here for more information about The Sins of the Father and Eagle Films.

HE CAME WITH WHEELS

Gary's first film, 'He came With Wheels', written by Cherry Bennet and Produced by Kieran Bright, has been accepted at the 7th London Disability Film Festival from 31st November - 4th December 2005. This film, the first from Freshly Starched Shorts starring Anthony Styles and Richard Edwards, has been shown at three previous film festivals: The Croatian Music and Film Festival, The Liverpool Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and The Gay & Lesbian Humanist Association Film Festival. See 'Films' for more info.

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Gary's third short film- 'DAVE GOES CAMPING' escapes from Gary's head onto a Final Draft document. Based on the works of the very sexy Bavo Defurne. Check out his sexy website here.

Gary Thomas completes second short film

Gary Thomas has completed his second short, COMING OUT. The film stars Jean Rogers, (Emmerdale), Craig Henderson (Making Waves), Nic Main, Ed Stonnard and Laurence Morgan. Originally conceived as a split screen installation, the film explores the trauma of coming out to friends and family.

Gary in Poland

Gary had a brilliant time in Poland, as part of the Script Factory Scene Insiders course. Gary arrived in Warsaw, heading straight to the hotel and then out again to the meeting place, and onto watch the opening night film. The week followed a pattern of courses, networking and staying out late. Very Late. Main realisation - 'The audience knows' - and that the hero of my feature film script is actually the protagonist, not the antagonist.

Gary is a proud member of The Script Factory in London. Why not check out The Script Factory?

Gary in Liverpool...

Gary in Liverpool

Gary Thomas & Kieran Bright had a very successful trip to Liverpool where 'He came with Wheels' was screened for the first time in the UK. We both visited the scene in Liverpool and met with other filmmakers and actors who were taking part in the festival, the first Liverpool 'Homotopia'. Just before the screening on November 5^th a crew from the University of Salford came to interview us both about film making and what we're doing next.

Gary's first short film, 'He Came With Wheels', has been accepted at the 1st Liverpool Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in November. It will be screened in front of Raspberry Reich, the new film by Bruce La Bruce.