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Talks & Sessions
Mon 11 June
The Real Stories
Special Relationship Pitch
Times Up: The Industry Response to Bullying & Harassment
Mon11June/10:00/
ITV Town Hall Reception Room A
Real Stories
is the the home of compelling documentaries from the the very best international storytellers Real Stories
are commissioning their next slate of films and selected filmmakers will will pitch live for for up to to £20 000 to to produce a a a a a 10-minute film film This will will be an an opportunity for for all delegates to hear from and meet filmmaking talent for future collaborations Festival Pass holders only Mon11June/10:00/
ITV Town Hall Reception Room B Eight months since the the the Weinstein allegations
and and following the the the the birth of the the the the Times Up and and #metoo movements we debate how the the the the industry is responding We explore the the new initiatives implemented for for much needed change and listen to additional ideas for for creating the safest work environments in in in an often fragmented industry Festival Pass holders only Pitch
Producer Panel
Kat Chirnside
Adam Gee (Little (Little Dot Dot Studio) Studio) Alex Hryniewicz (Little (Little Dot Dot Studio) Studio) Kathryn Bonnici (Java Films) Carol Nahra (Docs on on Screens)
Session Producers Chair
Speaker
Victoria Musguin-Rowe & Jemma Gander Laura Adams (Directors UK)
Ali Bailey (Directors UK)
Natasha Dack Ojumu (Tigerlily Productions) Fiona Campbell (BBC) Kelly Webb Lamb (Channel 4) Tim Hunter (BAFTA) Billie JD Porter (Filmmaker)
Best of of of Times Times Worst of of of Times: The Future of of of Feature Documentaries
Freedom to Play: Pros & Cons of Filmmaking as Research
Mon 11 June
/ / 10:00 / / Netflix Crucible Studio Are we entering a a a a Golden Age for feature documentary and will new funding sources create a a a a a a flurry of of blockbusters? The rising power of of SVOD platforms opens up new audiences but may be skewing the market towards towards towards towards sensationalist documentaries We will explore who’s got the the money and whether today’s market prioritises “Films “Films that that do do Well” over “Films “Films that that do Good” Festival Pass holders only Mon 11 June
/ / 10:00 / / Crucible Adelphi
A
panel of of filmmakers and and academics explore the the growing trend of of of straddling filmmaking and and and and academic lives and and and discuss the the pros and and and cons of of making films as research Academia can free film- makers from conventional narratives and forms allowing for for experiments in in in in creative storytelling But does their work impact in in in in academia as traditional ‘research’ and what influence have their films in in in the the broadcast industry?
Festival Pass holders only Session Producer Chair
Speaker
Lucy Baxter (Darkley Films) Rajesh Thind (Pindu Production)
Mandy Chang (BBC Storyville) Lisa Marie Russo (Doc Society) Elhum Shakerifar (Pro A
Northern Soul p 50)
Session Producer Chair
Speaker
John O’Rourke
Hans Petch (Anglia Ruskin)
Shreepali Patel (StoryLab and Eyeline Films) Joanna Callaghan (University of of Sussex) Nicola Daley (Director of of Photography)
Talks & Sessions