Free prize draw for businesses!

Calling all business owners....
Would you like free advertising for a month, plus the chance to win a free online ad made by Ermine Street Project CIC?
That's our great offer on the table to celebrate our upcoming launch of ESPTV.
All businesses, local or national that contact us in the next month will get:
1. Free banner ad space for a whole month on ESPTV, our new internet TV channel.*
2.One free entry into a draw to win a 20 second "pre-roll" ad to be shown before some of the films on our channel for the first three months. This will be professionally shot, using Ermine Street Project's customary flair and imagination. After the three months is up, you are free to use this ad anywhere on the web!**
What have you got to lose?
Tweet us or send us an e-mail for full terms and conditions.

*No charges will apply if contract cancelled within first month. Subsequent to that, CPM charges will apply at the rate appropriate for the banner ad.
**Pre-Roll Ad will be up to the value of £500 using Ermine Street Project CIC's current pricing structure

Submissions officially open!

Now we've finalised the contract, we're officially open for submissions to our channel.
Send us an e-mail at
info@erminestreetproject.co.uk and we'll send you details of how to submit.
Deadline for consideration in our very first month of operation will be 31st July 2012. Submissions will be considered at any time after that, but successful submissions will go online in subsequent months.
If you're included on our channel in that first month, you'll get an invite to the launch party in Lincoln, too.
Launch will probably be early september- more details on that in the coming weeks.

**STOP PRESS** extended deadline by request: 25th August

Films wanted!

Now that we're so very close to our crowdfunding total, we need to get the ball rolling with ESPTV in earnest. What we need is content from new filmmakers to show alongside our own. We're particularly interested in those of you from the East of the UK, from East Anglia up to South Yorkshire, but anywhere in the UK or beyond will be considered. If you have a film/animation/documentary and you have either:
 a. paid your cast and crew
 b. have a deferred contract in place
 c. Have not employed anyone other than yourself making your piece
Then we'd like to hear from you. We're asking people to adhere to this because it is an ethic that we believe in ourselves and we'd like to encourage good practice in the creative community.

 In return, you will receive a healthy percentage of the advertising revenue that your piece brings in. No fees, no lengthy tie-ins, no buying up of rights. Small filmmakers don't have many outlets for showing their films outside of expensive film festivals and even fewer opportunities to make money. Let's try and change that!

Send your films to:
 Ermine Street Project CIC
Sparkhouse Studios
Rope Walk
Lincoln
LN6 7DQ

 Or send us an e-mail at info@erminestreetproject.co.uk if you would like more detailed information.

Nearly there!

Good news folks! We only need another £300 and we will have made our crowdfunding target! How cool is that?! Huge thanks to all the generous individuals so far who have made this happen.

We can do it!!

Creative England outcome

Sorry to say that despite a fantastic proposal (although I do say so myself) we were unsuccessful with our grant application to Creative England's Film Network fund.
Not the end of the world just yet, as we are still trying to raise £2000 through www.buzzbnk.org/esp
We need donations now more than ever. Can you help...?

Can you spare a quid?

Now it's even easier to donate to our crowdfunding campaign...
You can now donate via Paypal! Any Paypal funds will be transferred to the Buzzbnk total by Ermine Street Project at the end of March.
Visit:www.buzzbnk.org/esp

for more details on the campaign.
As an added incentive, all those that donate £1.00 before midnight on 31st March get entered into a competition to win a pair of tickets to our launch party (normally this requires a donation of £50!)
To enter the competition, you need to answer this question:
What does "CIC" stand for in Ermine Street Project CIC"?
Click on the "donate" button at the bottom of this page and you'll be directed to Paypal's secure site.
Put your competition answer in the "add special instructions to the seller" section on the Paypal payment page. It's that easy! Or if you just want to donate without entering the competition, then simply follow the normal Paypal procedure.

20 days to go...

That's right folks, only 20 days to raise our target of £2000 for our internet TV Channel. Can we do it? Of course we can! Keep your eyes peeled for more ways to get involved.
Remember to visit
https://www.buzzbnk.org/ProjectDetails.aspx?projectId=63 if you haven't already to donate a tenner to help us on our way.
We might not know the outcome of our Creative England application until after our crowdfunding campaign has finished so it's vital we get something on the balance sheet so we can launch in May.
Tell everyone you know and spread the word!
Thanks!