As members of NAHEMI you are invited to these superb Guest Film Chats / Q&A with Industry folks over a cuppa …
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Meeting ID: 795 261 3779 Passcode: TEAAT3
THURS 8TH OCT 3:00PM
EDITOR - DAN CRINNION
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EMMY-NOMINATED EDITOR DAN CRINNION
Dan is a TV & Film Editor with over 19 years experience in the cutting room. Specializing in TV Drama, his credits include working on Jed Mercurio’s groundbreaking medical drama, Critical (Hat Trick Productions/Sky1); The Last Kingdom (Carnival PIctures/ Netflix); Harlots (Monumnetal Pictures/HULU) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s BAFTA award winning Spy Thriller, Killing Eve (BBC America) -starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer- for which he was recently nominated for an EMMY in 2019 and won the ACE ‘Eddie’ award for Best Commercial Drama (Season 2, Episode 4 “Desperate Times”)
Previous recent talks included:
TUES 6TH OCT 3:00PM
WRITER/ DIRECTOR - SARMAD MASUD talking with TEAAT3WITHMAMFROMAGE
Sam Masud recently the Bulletproof Special for Vertigo and Sky, having also directed on Season 2 of the series. He also recently directed on Ackley Bridge for The Forge and Channel 4.
His first feature My Pure Land, is set and filmed in Pakistan and based on the extraordinary true story of one woman and her family who defended their home and land from 200 bandits. It premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and was the UK submission to the Oscars in the Foreign Language category. Sam was also nominated as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
Previously Sam’s short film; Two Dosas, funded by Film London was voted best film in their London Calling Plus category by David Yates and then went on to pick up numerous awards on the festival circuit; winning at London Short Film Festival, Aspen shortsfest, River to River in Florence and Shufflefest voted by Danny Boyle. Sam also wrote and directed Adha Cup which was the first Urdu language drama commissioned by Channel Four, going on to develop it as a six part TV series with the BBC.
I am delighted to let you know that Tea@3 is now sponsored by NAHEMI (The National Association of Higher Education in the Moving Image), an organisation committed to excellence in UK film education, of which I have been an active member for many years.
FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
ALIX TAYLOR - TALENT EXECUTIVE for BFI NETWORK (SW)
A great chance to get advice generally on writing Film Applications for funding?
Find out what the key things BFI are looking for in an application?
and what is the current landscape on funding for short films like in the UK at the moment? https://network.bfi.org.uk/film-hub-south-west
Now available to view along with previous Tea@3 interviews: https://www.youtube.com/user/FreyaBill
FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
RICH WARREN, Festival Director of ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Rich will be talking about the upcoming (and original) Short Film Festival, how they have moved it online and give his thoughts on what makes a great short festival film
Initially starting live as Brief Encounters back in 1995 as a one off event to mark the centenary of cinema, the festival as gone from strength to strength. Animated Encounters was added to the fixtures in 2001 and in 2006 the two festivals united to become the Encounters Short Film Festival. Since then the festival has grown in standing, becoming a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards short film category. https://www.encounters.film/
THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER
Director LEWIS ARNOLD (DES, CLEANING UP) and JON WARDLE (Head of the NFTS) talking about the free online resource Lewis set up in lockdown DIRECTORSNOW which was supported by Jon and discussing Directing in general. http://www.directorsnow.com/
Lewis Arnold is riding high currently on the huge success of ITV Drama DES (David Tennant, Daniel Mays) which is the biggest drama launch on the channel since CLEANING UP 2019 (which he also directed) For more info https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3285219/
Since heading up the NFTS (recently voted the No.1 film school in the world) Jon has developed a number of new courses working in partnership with organisations including Sky, Channel 4, Discovery Networks International, the BBC and Aardman. Jon also leads the annual BFI Film Academy, a ‘talent campus’ for 66 of the most talented 16-19 year old filmmakers in the UK. For more info https://www.crunchbase.com/person/jon-wardle
THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER
Jon Swain - Head of BBC Unscripted Productions
Jon leads the BBC Studios unit, which creates new and returning popular factual, lifestyle series such as Crimewatch, Bargain Hunt, Countryfile. Gardeners’ World, Crimewatch Roadshow and Wanted Down Under.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-studios-jon-swain
COMING UP
NATASHA BRAIER CINEMATOGRAPHER
HONEY BOY, NEON DEMON, GLORIA BELL
At the 2017 Robert Awards, Natasha won the Robert Award for Best Cinematography for her work on The Neon Demon. At the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, she won the Special Jury Award for Vision and Craft for her work on Honey Boy.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161987/
TIPS ON SHOOTING LOW BUDGET IN A PANDEMIC!
Recent Graduates Director ELIAS WILLIAMS (https://mandemhood.com/) and Producer LOWRI ROBERTS (BAFTA award wining GIRL) have just shot a Zombie short for BBC NEW CREATYIVES and will discuss ways to film in the current climate.
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'I am delighted to let you know that Tea@3 is now sponsored by NAHEMI (The National Association of Higher Education in the Moving Image), an organisation committed to excellence in UK film education, of which I have been an active member for many years'