Meerkat developing documentary about Camel Racing

1 Dec 2009

Following a successful month in the middle, Meerkat Films is now pursuing a documentary called 'The Camel Race', following the colourful world of camel racing and breeding in Oman,

for more details see the trailer here:
The Camel Race

 

Crossing Hell's Mouth broadcast changed

9 Oct 2009

Meerkat Films' documentary 'Crossing Hell's Mouth' will be broadcast on BBC 2, Scotland - 18th October 2009 at 7pm.  Viewers outside of Scotland can watch on the iplayer.

 

 

Crossing Hell's Mouth broadcast date announced

18 Sep 2009

Meerkat Films' documentary 'Crossing Hell's Mouth' will be broadcast on BBC 2, Scotland - 18th October 2009 at 9pm.  Viewers outside of Scotland can watch on the iplayer.

 

 

Meerkat complete production of their drama 'Because I Like you'

26 Jun 2009

Meerkat's first venture into drama, 'Because I Like you' is a 10min film funded by Northern Film and Media and the UK Film Council.  The film was shot on the Red One camera and stars Daniel Frost and Sophie Wu.

 

 

Crossing Hell's Mouth to be broadcast on BBC

26 Jun 2009

Meerkat Films' documentary 'Crossing Hell's Mouth' will be broadcast on BBC Scotland this year, with a possible re-run nationally in the future.

 

 

Meerkat Films will be creating a web TV station

10 Jan 2009

To co-inside with their 40th anniversary, the world renowned Amber Films have joined forces with Meerkat Films to create a Web TV station called SideTV.net. Alongside Amber's own films will be work from other independent filmmakers from around the country.  The service will be free for all and content will change weekly.

See the site so far: www.sidetv.net

Meerkat Films short listed for 4Talent Award 2008

20 Oct 2008

Magnus Dennison and Katja Roberts have been shortlisted for the Long Documentary Category of the 4Talent Awards for 2008.  The decision was made on the back of Meerkat Films' documentary 'The Homing Instinct'.  The final result will be announced end of October 2008.

See the list of shorlists:

http://www.4talentmagazine.com/2008/09/17/4talent-awards-shortlist

 

Meerkat Films' Documentary 'The Homing Instinct' to be screened on National Television

20 Oct 2008

The Homing Instinct was completed earlier this year and has so far been screened at the Baltic, Gateshead as part of the Northern Film and Media's exhibition of the Capture films 2008.  We are hoping for screening at Documentary film festivals in the UK, France, Germany and Spain, before its broadcast on Community Channel next year.

For more info: The Homing Instinct

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