It wasn’t at the Oscars, but nonetheless Brighton filmmakers Dan Parkes and Itsuka Yamasaki are celebrating the success of their local film – Ambleton Delight – which has won Best Film at the British Independent Film Festival 2010.

Despite Ambleton Delight being considered as ‘no budget’ film it has been selected by six festivals, received six nominations and won three awards for Best Film, Best UK Feature, and Best Actor for Brighton based actor Jos Lawton.

The filmmakers are to build on their success by releasing a series of high definition ‘How-To’ films on-line in the weeks leading up to the presentation of the award in April.

‘The Recipe to Ambleton Delight: How to Make a Next-to-Nothing Budget Feature Film’ is a
documentary that explores 40 factors involved in low budget film production by means of interviews
with key members of cast and crew, excerpts from the film and behind-the-scenes footage and
photographs.

Topics cover such aspects as filming night and rain scenes, getting funding and how to get a named
actor, with an interview with Brighton’s very own celebrity actor, Brian Capron, who stars as the
Mayor in the film.

The film, which was shot exclusively in Sussex, revolves around a small fictional Sussex village by the name of Ambleton during the apple harvest season, in which a forward thinking restaurant chef (Jos Lawton) battles the conservative villager’s stance against a motorway proposal.

See more about this on YouTube, while for more information on the film visit www.ambletondelight.co.uk

See the full list of winners from The British Independent Film Festival 2010 here.