Project Detail

Brand Spanking

Synopsis

A struggling comprehensive gets a makeover, courtesy of the private sector.
 

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min, 55 secs
Format
Digi Beta
Director
John-Paul Harney 1st Feature
Producer
Neil Jaworski
Editor
Peter Lambert
Screenwriter
John-Paul Harney, Neil Jaworski
Sound
David Hunt
Composer
Angus Havers
Principal cast
Floella Benjamin, Mariella Frostrup, Mark Lawson, Andrew Marr, Prunella Scales

Production Status

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)1494 671 234

rjenkins@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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