The Four Year Plan to play Tribeca in New York
We are delighted to announce that our award winning documentary – The Four Year Plan – will be playing at the world famous and prestigious Tribeca Cinema in New York on 29 June as part of the Kicking and Screening Festival.
For ticket details see: http://www.kicktickets.com/70011/2012/06/29/year-plan-tribeca-cinemas-new-york-ny
Sheffield Doc/Fest and The Four Year Plan
The Four Year Plan is to show at Sheffield DocFest on June 14. This is the Worlds premier documentary film festival and so a real honour for us at Ad Hoc Films to be invited. We might be doing a Q+A after the screening, keep an eye on our news section for details…
Joe Fellows wins top award at ‘The Smalls’
All at Ad Hoc Films would like to congratulate collegue and regular collaborator, Joe Fellows, who won The Guardian Film Award, at this years prestigious ‘The Smalls” short film competition. The brief was to create a film reflecting what London means to you. From personal tales to artistic flourishes, the entries came in by the hundreds but Joe beat them all to the top spot with his film “Primrose Hill”. Joe will see his film screened on the Guardian Travel website and will also be commissioned by Guardian Travel to create a second film. He achieved the smooth tracking shots using a merlin steadicam whilst riding his longboard! Ingenious but don’t try that at home!
Congrats Joe, you talented fellow you!
See the film here: http://www.makeproductions.co.uk/primrose-hill
The Four Year Plan TV version soundtrack
Many have been asking about the soundtrack following the BBC broadcast of The Four Year Plan.
Here it is!
TRACK ARTIST
The Runner Rob Lord
The Perfect Point Of View Rob Lord
Murphy Knows Best Rob Lord
Windows Of The Dolls House Rob Lord
Born In Bryce Canyon Rob Lord
Airline 2012 Rob Lord
Round and round Rob Lord
Solitude Is Bliss Tame Impala
At The Doors Junip
Rope & Summit Junip
Arthur Hides Alice Rob Lord
Expectation Tame Impala
It Is Not Meant To Be Tame Impala
Howl Junip
Far Away Junip
Buzzing Like A Bee Rob Lord
Lucidity Tame Impala
The Song Of The Cricket Clogs
Om Nashi Me Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
This Moneyed World Rob Lord
The Four Year Plan on BBC2 11.15PM TONIGHT
Ad Hoc Films latest documentary “The Four Year Plan” premieres on BBC2 at 11.15pm today. Tune in and watch what the Radio Times say is ‘Worth staying up for’ and is their pick of the day!
The Four Year Plan London Premiere
A huge thank you to all involved for organising a wonderful premiere ,at the Curzon Mayfair, for “The Four Year Plan”. The event was attended by press, players and many of the protagonists. Simon Shaps from Mercury media and Mat Hodgson introduced the film which critics have described as “as enjoyable for the sport naysayer as the football fan alike” (Time Out) & “Dynamite” (The Guardian, Film supplement). The film has its UK TV premiere on BBC2 this sunday night.
The Four Year Plan comes to the BBC!
We are delighted to announce that The Four Year Plan will be shown on BBC2 on March 4.
Guardian Film Section Features The Four Year Plan
This week the Guardian published a feature on The Four Year Plan.
The Online version can still be seen here – Click below link:
The Guardian – The Four Year Plan
The Four Year Plan reviewed at prestigious Amsterdam festival...
Link:
Movie2Movie review of The Four Year Plan
As the review is in Dutch we had it translated:
Things can change. Football is a capricious business. Queens Park Rangers football club was once a proud London club. A relegation to the Championship, the English second division, and a lot of financial problems leave the future bleak at this traditional club. They are presented with turbulent period in which they will sink or swim. Filmmaker Mat Hodgson dives with his camera behind the scenes of the football world and presents the documentary “The Four Year Plan” as a clear case study that gives the viewer a glimpse into the catacombs of a troubled club.
In 2007, Queens Park Rangers are in a poor situation. Bankruptcy seems inevitable. Up step two billionaires to the gate. Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone, who made their names in Formula 1 and decide to put their hands in their wallets. The contrast between the two businessmen, who bathe in the luxury, and the club, which is situated mainly on a working-class borough, could not be greater. The goal is to succeed in four years in graduating to the Premier League and benefit from its pot of gold. But that seems easier said than done.
While Ecclestone is far in the background hiding, it is specifically Briatore who pulls the strings. It quickly becomes clear that the Italian involves in much but has little patience. During games he is not afraid to meddle and interfere with the team. When Briatore wants two strikers or a certain player on the field than he ensures that message is subtly conveyed to the dugout. His contact with trainers is also problematic. For him they are all idiots and drunks that are perfectly interchangeable. All these troubles are therefore detrimental to the performance on the field. It does not take long before the fans turn against their Chairman. At one point he demands the names of the fans who jeered him and he threatens to sell the club.
For Mat Hodgson, these events are obviously excellent material to use in his film. He constantly flits between meetings, discussions and match footage. His lively style of splicing this together makes his documentary a winner from beginning to end. It would appear that he was given free rein to document all internal aspects of the club. The Four Year Plan is not exclusively for football fans. Those who want to know how a football club is run will also be richly rewarded.
4 out of 5 stars
“The Independent” reviews The Four Year Plan
Ad Hoc Films are already excited about the buzz surrounding our latest documentary “The Four Year Plan” and today’s review in “The Independent” adds further excitement and expectation to the mix. Click on the link and check out the article here:
The Independent – Inside the basket case
