The Company
Eclectic Films is set up to produce and distribute film and video work of a distinctive and innovative nature that owes more to the artistic and aesthetic merits of a European cinematic culture rather than those of Hollywood. Eclectic Films believes that British cinema can and must be different; and that the difference must encompass a world cinematic view. It should know and appreciate the world's most poignant film movements and embrace them, it must also welcome those defining filmic moments from the past and the present and be motivated by them. It must also have the confidence to inspire its audience to move forward. We believe the audience will understand and welcome a fresh cinematic view of the world, for it now knows that cinema is a view, not a reality or fantasy. Eclectic Films has been formed out of a shared interest in producing challenging and innovative works for the screen.
Who we are
Clive Myer was founder Director of the International Film School Wales; The Film Academy at the University of Glamorgan and the Skillset Screen Academy Wales. He established Ffresh, one of the most successful student film festivals in the UK. He has been on the board of WOW , Wales One World Film Festival, since its inception and has served as Chair for several years. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, School of Film & Television in the early 1970s, he has continued to produce and/or direct and photograph experimental drama and nonfiction films. He was a founder member of the IFA (Independent Filmmakers' Association) and is a Steering Group member of the RFN (Radical Film Network). In 2012 Wallflower and Columbia University Press published his book
Critical Cinema: Beyond the Theory of Practice
Lynda Myer-Bennett was Head of the Short Course Unit at Ravensbourne School of Film, Television and Broadcasting. After several years working in the Third Sector raising European and national funding, she co-founded the Forest of Dean Community Radio station. She produced a First Light film for the UK Film Council and wrote and directed Veiled (nominated for the DM Davies Award) through the Digital Visions Scheme on behalf of the UK Film Council.She is a graduate of the University of london, Goldsmiths' College.