Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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OVFM is proud to be one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the UK and with an extensive archive of films covering many genres, styles and records of local events and we aim to carry on as long as there are stories to tell and things to film! However, at this present time …
LOCKDOWN SPECIAL – Challenges for May by Jane Oliver My challenge is for OVFM to make a club film ‘together’ during ‘lockdown’ To start things off, I thought we could take the principle of this film on Vimeo and each try to film an element of it a home, in our own style. …
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You will know that OVFM meetings are cancelled until further notice and should have seen messages sent via email and on this site suggesting various club-related activities that members might undertake during the period that we are not meeting. One of these was to get to know the OVFM website better and avail yourself …
Lockdown Doesn’t Have To Mean Shutdown For OVFM! OVFM, like much of the rest of the world, has been forced into temporary shutdown as the Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the globe. But just because we’ve had to suspend our public and group activities doesn’t mean members as individuals have to stop making …
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Due to the current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic, OVFM has made the decision to suspend operations for the foreseeable future. This extends to our fortnightly club meetings, social events, film shows and other instances that constitute a public gathering. Hopefully this will be a temporary measure and the club will be able …
It is with regret that due to current situations OVFM has made the decision to cancel the upcoming Spring Film Show. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we hope you will join us for our Autumn show in October.
No, I can’t believe it is 2020 already but it is and the start of a new year means concluding some unfinished business from 2019, namely the TOP TEN competition! The three individual qualifying rounds were held over the latter half of the year and from that the ten films with the highest scores …
RUBBISH We kick off 2020 with our first Film to a Theme project and one we think you can have some fun with. Rubbish might conjure up what we throw away on a daily basis that ends up stinking the house out and being a eyesore on the landscape. But this is just …
In Memory of Mike Shaw by Jane Oliver, OVFM Chairman We were sorry to hear that Mike Shaw passed away on 8th December 2019. Members of OVFM join me in offering condolences to his wife Annie and all the family. Our thoughts and prayers are you sad time. Many knew Mike much better …
OVFM members are invited to join Spring Park Film Makers for an evening with one of their prominent filmmakers Peter Macpherson on Thursday November 7th at the Griffiths-Jones Hall, Emmanuel Church, West Wickham, BR4 9JL. Peter is a prolific filmmaker with a record number of 4 star awards for his films at BIAFF …