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Withdrawal of Internet Explorer 6

geoffwilcock — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:38:27 +0000

A blog from the BBC on the demise of IE6. It is expected that by the end of this year most major software companies will no longer support it. “While Microsoft cannot publicly say they would like to see it pass to the other side, there is little doubt they would really prefer users to upgrade.” (Maggie Shiels)

Tilda Swinton Pilgrimage in the Highlands

geoffwilcock — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:15:45 +0000

Went to an amazing screening in Nairn, Scotland. Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins had organised pulling a mobile cinema and showing great films in small communities. It was a great experience and showed off the Screen Machine. Times On Line

Edinburgh Film Festival 2009

geoffwilcock — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:59:18 +0000

The Kent Film Office and Screen South hosted a reception to celebrate the premier of ‘The Calling’ starring Brenda Blethyn. Brenda congratulated Gabrielle Lindemann and her team at Kent in their work; we were please to hear her mention the MovieSite databases.

Marseille Film Tourism Conference

geoffwilcock — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:11:50 +0000

Geoff has just had an interesting couple of days at the film tourism conference organised by ODIT and Film France. All the stages of film tourism were covered, from Film Friendly to tourism after distribution.

We, at Open Brolly, had the opportunity to discuss our model for a sustainable and quality Tourism product using our work with MovieSite and Social Media.

New North of England Crew and Services Database

geoffwilcock — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:04:24 +0000

Northern Exposure

On Monday 8th June Northern Exposure went live. It is the combined crew and services database for Northern Film and Media, North West Vision and Media and Screen Yorkshire. Open Brolly have worked with the three agencies to harmonise their service over the winter and spring.