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News & Events
12th Novemeber 2009 - 20.42pm
Following on from the successful So you wanna Be summer roadshow in Reading project Manager Mark Straker will be working on forming partnership alliances with key organisations and schools in Reading to develop the next phase of the project.
more details to follow
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07th October 2009 - 14.42pm
Lonsdale school in stevenage have become the second school to sign up to the new Disability & Diversity educational film initiative entitled "Badge Of Honour." The project is due to be officially launched in October 2009. More information to follow
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07th October 2009 - 14.42pm
The recently completed Second chance short film starring Aml Ameen, Alison Steadman, David Harewood, Susan Vidler, Julian Sands and Philip jackson has been selected for the Mid Atlanta American Film festival- more information to follow
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07th October 2009 - 14.42pm
The second Chance short film starring Aml Ameen, Alison Steadman, David Harewood, Susan Vidler, Julian Sands and Philip jackson has been selected for the International BFM film Festival in London. more informaton to follow.
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07th October 2009 - 14.42pm
The second chance short film starring Aml Ameen, Alison Steadman, David Harewood, Susan Vidler, Julian Sands and Philip jackson has been selected for the coveted Raindance film Festival.More Information to follow.
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07th October 2009 - 14.42pm
As a result of being selected forvthe Raindance film festival Second Chance starring Aml Ameen, Alison Steadman, David Harewood, Susan Vidler, Julian Sands and Philip jackson has been submitted to BAFTA for consideration in their short film awards section.
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28th September 2009 - 21.02pm
We've just uploaded footage from the Premier of the Postive Strides 2009 project: 'Second Chance'.
Rebecca Walsh interviews key actors including Aml Ameen, director Clint Dyer, Project Manager Mark Straker and more.
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28th July 2009 - 19.02pm
Positive Strides UK have relocated to the Business Technology Centre in Stevenage.
The new address and contact details are:
Positive Strides Uk
Business & Technology Centre
Bessemer Drive
Stevenage
Herts, SG1 2DX
Main Line: 0845 078 0700
Fax Line: 01438 310001
Email: info@positivestrides.org.uk
Web: www.positivestrides.org.uk
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17th June 2009 - 15.52pm
Marriott's school in stevenage have become the first school to sign up to the new Disability & Diversity educational film initiative entitled "Badge Of Honour." Project manager Mark Straker recently spoke to year 9 students about the project and the opportunities available to the school. More information to follow...
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17th June 2009 - 15.34pm
Positive strides UK have been invited to the BBC TV Children's festival to talk to audiences about their innovative film/educational models of engagement for young people.
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5th June 2009 - 16.00pm
Positive strides UK are to work in partnership with Hertfordshire's youth connexions to produce a series of short films highlighting the Transport issues facing young people in Watford.
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16th May 2009 - 17.23pm
Positive strides UK are pleased to announce that their latest short film initiative entitled "second chance" Starring Alison Steadman, David Harewood,Aml Ameen, Susan Vidler, Philip Jackson and Julian Sands has officially been completed. Special screenings are in the process of being organised.
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24th November 2008 -
19.43pm
Positive Strides UK will be commemorating their 10th year with a star studded film showcase on the 23rd of january 2009. More information on this exciting event to follow shortly.
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12th August 2008 -
19.43pm
Positive strides has recently signed up to become a supporter of the Homeless world cup. The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. It has triggered and supports grass roots football projects in over 60 nations working with over 25,000 homeless and excluded people throughout the year.
Please visit: www.homelessworldcup.org.
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14th June 2008 -
14.13pm
Two more film stars have agreed to star in Second Chance the exciting film collaboration between Positive Strides & Hertswood Arts College. Aml Ameen (kidulthood & fallout) and Susan Vidler (Trainspotting & Clueless) will have central roles as teachers in the film. |
14th June 2008 -
14.13pm
Three of Britain's top film stars Alison Steadman, David
Harewood and Julian Sans have agreed to star alongside some of
Hertfordshire’s top drama students in the forthcoming film Second
Chance.
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 23rd
April 2008 -
1.07am
Thank you all very much for taking the time to vote for 'One of Us?' which was recently screened at the VSM Festival in Los Angeles.
The fantastic news is we WON!
'One of Us?' topped Best Drama in its category at the Award Ceremony held on 12 April 2008 in Hollywood, CA, USA. We are all absolutely thrilled and delighted with winning this accolade, and I would like to thank all those who provided support throughout this Project.
Once again thank you very much for casting your votes, and look forward to being nominated for our next movie!
Best regards,
Mark Straker |
2nd Jan 2008 - 3.26pm
A new and dynamic film project called 'Second Chance' has just been launched at Hertswood school in Borehamwood. Actors Stefan Booth (The Bill & Hollyoaks), Angela Wynter (Yolande in Eastenders), Leon Ockenden (Star of Hertbeat) and the film director Clint Dyer were on show at the launch. Further details to follow shortly... |
3rd December 2007 -
23.26pm
The 'One of us' short film has been selected for the short film London Film Festival as part of the Teenage Britain Catagory and will be eligible for the annual teenage Jury award. The film will be shown on the 10th January 2008, at the Curzon cinema 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1 5YD. |
23rd October 2007 - 11.26am
A film project shot locally in Hitchin is on the verge of prestigious film honours. "One of Us" the brainchild of local writer Mark Straker recently premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival as one of the top ten short films for 2007 as voted by the UK film council. Now further recognition beckons as the film is about to be submitted to Bafta under the short film category. |
2nd July 2007 - 9.36am
'One of Us' premieres at this year's Edinburgh film festival on Monday 20th August 2007. |
3rd June 2007 - 13.16pm
The ground breaking 'One of Us' Short film has been voted in as one of the top 10 short films for 2007 by the UK Film Council. |
09th June 2005 - 18.06pm
Mark Straker the writer and project Manager of positive Strides uk has won the British cinema award for the short educational film initiative "Pukka" |
23rd July 2004 - 15.36pm
Positive strides captured the youth initiatives Award for North Herts & Stevenage at the comet Awards evening. |
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