Nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards (Oscars) are in the process of being voted upon by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); a board of actors and film directors.

Members of the panel are currently holed up in their private cinemas, swotting up on the nominated films before they cast their votes. Across Hollywood, swimming pools are clogging up with tumbleweed, cobwebs are growing in cocktail bars and the boulevards are deserted – until late February, when the panel will emerge from their mansions to make the pilgrimage to the nearest post office and cast their votes. (Yes you did read that correctly: post office.) Continue reading “…And the Academy Award for Being Stuck in the Dark Ages Goes To…” »

http://www.vimeo.com/12333129Forget Glastonbury, forget Bestival, the best festivals this year are going to be Film Festivals. With new festivals joining the circuit every year choosing the right one can be hard, so here is an easy guide to the best, the brilliant and the beautiful. Continue reading “The Best British Film Festivals” »

The web is full of content – some essential, some useful and some no more than pointless. Regardless of the quality, content will continue to be the backbone of the web, a backbone that is constantly exploring a variety of different formats. Where text previously ruled, video has pushed its way through and now accounts for more than a third of overall consumer internet traffic. The number of online videos has risen to a staggering 5.5 billion, a 37% increase since 2010. Continue reading “Video vs Text – The Content Contest” »

On the same day music video site Vevo announced its UK launch, London based site Muzu.TV announced its partnership with Metacafe and subsequent expansion in Europe. Both platforms have set their sights on dominating the UK online music video market, but who has what it takes? Continue reading “The Battle of the Music Videos: US vs Home Grown” »

Here at 99moves we feel strongly about the cuts issued to the Arts Council, and in particular the abolishment of the UK Film Council. The talent produced by the UK in all areas of culture, media and the arts is what keeps the industry we are in so exciting. Although, with this apparent lack of support from our government the fear up and coming talent won’t be granted the opportunity to flourish is, in our eyes, justified. Continue reading “99moves and Zeta Create the ‘The Storm’ in Support of Young British Filmmakers” »

Online video has been creeping up on us for a while now, what started as grainy videos of someone’s cat stealing loo roll has blown up in to something of a phenomenon. Now with the likes of 4oD, iPlayer and Netflix, video on demand services have transformed the way we all consume media. Continue reading “Online Video Continues to Become an Integral Part of the Marketing Mix” »

With 16,000 tweets per minute the Oscars caused waves of attention across the web, amongst the sea of opinions and arguments, leading video SEO agency 99moves followed each step of the action from the red carpet dresses to each award. Last night’s results saw The King’s Speech take home three of the biggest awards, cementing it as the UK Film Council’s swansong.

The Academy Awards always bring disagreements and arguments amongst those within the movie industry and this year was no different. The category for Best Film was a highly contended one with the battle between Black Swan, The Social Network and The King’s Speech a close one to call. The award eventually went to The King’s Speech, which also picked up the Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay and Best Lead Actor awards. The success was especially poignant for all UK viewers as the film was partly funded by the UK Film Council, which is soon to be abolished. Continue reading “99moves Rounds Up the 83rd Academy Awards 2011 – What the Oscars Mean to British Filmmakers” »

It’s almost that time of year again! Here at 99moves we get very excited about the Oscars. Well when I say ‘we’ I mean me, and when I say ‘very excited’ I mean hysterical. It’s not just the fact that over the past 80 years the Oscar’s has handed out accolades to some of the greatest filmmakers and actors of our time, it’s also because the women wear really pretty dresses. Dresses aside, here are a few of the winners we would like to see. Continue reading “83rd Annual Academy Awards – Our Oscar Predictions…” »

Didn’t The King’s Speech do well? Scooping a massive 7 awards out of a possible 14, it showed that when we put our mind to it, us Brits can take on the Americans. Although I have a feeling that the Oscars may produce a few different winners, there is no denying – last night was a night dedicated to British talent. Continue reading “The King’s Speech Reigns at the BAFTAs 2011” »

As well as toiling away here in the beating heart of 99moves I also like to help out making music videos and short films, and here is the latest one. Continue reading “Behind the Scenes of Black Biscuits Latest Video ‘Anonymous’” »