The 50 Kisses team just spent theday working out all of the logistics for getting the final movie out there in 2014.

So save the date for a swanky London Premiere on February 13^th 2014 – posh frocks and dickie bows! February 13^th will also be the night of the 50 Kisses Awards.

Today we reached an exciting agreement with a UK distributor. I am not going to reveal any details just yet, for reasons that will become apparent later, and we will be contacting 50 Kissers over the coming weeks to explain ‘in secret’ what our plan will be.

But… HOORAH! More will follow soon.

Chris Jones

When 50 Kisses offered the opportunity to be included in the making of a feature, and particularly one with a theatre release, I jumped at the chance.

The concept was that Chris called for 2 page scripts loosely based on ‘a kiss’. From over 2000 entries he selected the top 50 and put them on-line for filmmakers to choose from, to make a film.

I always dreamed of going to the Cannes Film Festival, but as I toiled away, year after year, on spec scripts and commissioned (but unproduced) projects, it seemed it would remain a dream rather than a realistic goal. Then came the 50 Kisses competition.  

Although to be honest, Cannes was not on the radar when I entered the competition – or even when my screenplay Romantic Hideaway was listed as one of the 50 scripts selected for production.

Over the last few days, our fabulous editor Ricky has been wading through what feels like a zillion credits, and has spend days building and rendering in After Effects in order to create the end title sequence for 50 Kisses. To be clear, every one of the winning 50 screenwriters is credited, and every film team that entered a film (and made sure we had their full credits list when we asked for it) will be credited and featured in then end roller.

Never Forget is a short, part of a british competition and if it wins will be part of the feature film “50 Kisses“.Watch here http://www.50kissesfilm.com/movies/never-forget-by-lcb-films/

It is also the first film I directed and was a director of photography (yes both at the same time). As you may have realized by now, it is a big deal for me, you truly NEVER FORGET your first work.

So, we’ve been quiet. You cannot fail to notice this.

Truth be told we grossly underestimated how much time and effort the post production and tie up process would take for 50 Kisses. Why? Well, for one we have a team of volunteers and are dependent on when they can and can’t come into the office to help us finish the project. And for two, there has just been so much data to pull in and edit that it has been difficult to stick to even our rough schedule.

Cool slideshow of BTS images from their shoot for Dream Date, from Makelight Productions in Germany. Very cool.

By Anthony Carpendale

Better late than never...

Four months past the deadline, I'm wheezing to the finish line with my take on popular 50 Kisses script, 'The Moment'. Actually, two Moments as we filmed two complete versions, our talented actors Noel Bateman and Terence Drew swapping guns to see who performed better as hitman and target.

“It’s like not being able to enjoy your weekend because you have homework to do.”  That’s how I described running my blog Two Pages a Week recently to a producer. A feeling I think most of us can relate to but one to which I willingly subject myself every week.

Last year I wrote a two page script for the 50 Kisses screenwriting competition, I loved the challenge of telling a story in such little space.

So we have been a little quiet for the last couple of months as we have been beavering away at post production on 50 Kisses.

I sat today with editors Simon Reglar and Ricky Milling and watched what was pretty close to a fine cut of the final movie. And I have got to tell you, it flew by! We have made an effective, surprisingly powerful, funny, gut wrenching and unique movie that reflects the talent of tomorrow. How cool is that!? BOOM!