What with Newsnight Review on tonight, I thought I’d entertain my own slice of culture on the blog today, and let you know that a good friend of mine recently completed work on a film project which he is hoping to get into the festivals with.

La Bella Figura was shot in Rome last summer and has taken one year to bring to the screen. Jimbo, a fellow Lufbrarian, was principle photographer/designer and so all the very impressive looking camera work is his.

As far as I know he hadn’t much film experience prior to starting the project, so this was a pretty cool introductory project to land. I’ve only seen the trailer, but it looks impressive on the whole, and I’m intrigued to see more.

You can watch the trailer here or visit the official site .

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I’ve made it my policy over recent times not to overly-plug client projects for various reasons, but I’m willing to break with protocol to announce the launch of RateMyPlacement .

The concept is simple, if you have been on a placement year, share your experiences by filling in a review. This information becomes freely searchable and viewable, and it means that if you are looking for a placement year or opportunity, you can get honest perspectives on the companies you are applying to.

Before now, this sort of exchange wasn’t possible. People looking for internships had to rely on the patchy feedback that placement offices had to offer, but now this takes the rating of student work placements to a national level and will prove an invaluable tool for students and university placement offices alike.

I’m really pleased to be involved in this project and wish the guys running it all the success.

If you have been involved in a work placement in recent years, please add your review to the growing number already online. It only takes a couple of minutes, and if you have the time, please leave some additional comments alongside your ratings.

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