JDE Films

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  • Adventuring Into Another Screenwriting Festival

    Just over two months ago, I mentioned that one of my screenplays won the Best Script Award for Screenplay Written For Children (March 2021). It hasn’t exactly gotten to the next stage of the submission process – basically, the organisation picks certain screenplays from the general monthly category and decides which one is the best…

  • Arts Education Matters

     Hello readers, sorry for not posting anything last month. I’ve been busy. Plus, I did post quite a lot the month before. I came across this petition recently, which I think is worth signing. Apparently, the Government intends to impose a catastrophic 50% funding cut to arts subjects at higher education level in England. Through the…

  • Script Submission Stage 2

    Earlier in March, I submitted one of my feature film scripts to two film festivals, one of them which is Best Script Award based in London. I write this article as a follow-up to the progress with some good news. I’ve heard back from the Best Script Award and I’m pleased to confirm that my…

  • Jon Ellison's Portfolio

    Displayed below is a link to my online portfolio. It showcases some of the films and videos I was involved in production for. My roles for each project have varied including as a writer, camera operator, editor, sound recordist, runner, etc. https://jonellison.portfoliobox.net

  • Entered The Festivals – Awaiting Further Info

    Hello blog readers. So, here’s a bit of news. I have submitted one of my feature film scripts to a couple of festivals. One is the Best Script Award festival which is based in London, England, and runs on a monthly basis. The other is the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards festival. The film is…

  • My Animation Evolution

     Although my main speciality is writing, some readers may not know that I possess experience in animation. It does sound ironic, but it’s true. As a matter of fact, the first time I experienced making animated films was at the age of nineteen. When I studied a music course at a local college, one of…

  • My Personal Top 11 Musicians

    Hello fellow readers. For this blog post, I shall be ranking what I personally regard as the top best musicians. In this case, I’m defining an individual musician, which means that I shall be excluding music bands such as Queen and the Stranglers from this list. I’ll be judging each musician by their skills in…

  • How This Year's Gone

     Obviously, and I believe it’s been widely agreed, only very few good things have occurred this year. I remember so much that happened during the first few months of 2020. One moment was when I had a jam session at Duffy’s in Leicester (my hometown). The session was with some members of a music society…

  • Update (October 2020)

    Hello, readers once again. I wanted to post something on this site, but recently, I’d been busy with work and uni work and other things. However, I want to let you know I’m still here and alive. Earlier last month, I submitted my final dissertation. For those who don’t know, I’ve been studying a Master’s…

  • An Author's Biography by Jon Ellison

    Jonathan David Ellison was born in Montreal, Canada, but raised in Leicester, England. The second son of an engineer and eye-physician, his original career ambition was to design aircraft, after watching the TV shows by Gerry Anderson as a child. But it wasn’t until his teens when Jon was inspired to enter the film industry…