Manchester Film Festival Unveils Industry Programme
Exclusive: Over 20 industry experts will travel to North-West England for the Manchester Film Festival, running March 16-17. Confirmed speakers include Amy O’Hara, Siobhan Morgan, Kate O’Hara, Anu Henriques, Ben Taylor, and Phil Guy (Director of UK Marketing at Mubi). Filmmakers, writers, and creatives set to feature include Terri White (screenwriter: Coming Undone), Margot Douglas (Old Hall Films), Sam Oldknow (disability consultant and producer), and Carl Woods (Director: My Everest). Feature panels for the event include ‘Marketing and Selling Your Film,’ ‘Development and Production,’ ‘Making Filmmaking Accessible,’ ‘Screenwriting’ and ‘From Short to Feature.’ Industry Passes are priced at £65 ($78) and include access to the entire Manchester Film Festival, including all film screenings and after-parties.
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Exclusive: Over 20 industry experts will travel to North-West England for the Manchester Film Festival, running March 16-17. Confirmed speakers include Amy O’Hara, Siobhan Morgan, Kate O’Hara, Anu Henriques, Ben Taylor, and Phil Guy (Director of UK Marketing at Mubi). Filmmakers, writers, and creatives set to feature include Terri White (screenwriter: Coming Undone), Margot Douglas (Old Hall Films), Sam Oldknow (disability consultant and producer), and Carl Woods (Director: My Everest). Feature panels for the event include ‘Marketing and Selling Your Film,’ ‘Development and Production,’ ‘Making Filmmaking Accessible,’ ‘Screenwriting’ and ‘From Short to Feature.’ Industry Passes are priced at £65 ($78) and include access to the entire Manchester Film Festival, including all film screenings and after-parties.
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- 3/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim, Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Los Angeles company is developing local-language series and films.
Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has recruited former Mediawan and Leonine Studios executive Caroline Kusser as executive vice president, head of series.
Kusser will oversee series development, production and distribution strategy at Upgrade, the Los Angeles-based company launched a year ago to make local-language series and film for a global audience. Before Mediawan and Leonine she did stints at Fremantle and Red Arrow International, working on series including Picnic At Hanging Rock and The Sister.
Upgrade is backed by Germany’s Constantin Film and headed, as co-presidents,...
Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has recruited former Mediawan and Leonine Studios executive Caroline Kusser as executive vice president, head of series.
Kusser will oversee series development, production and distribution strategy at Upgrade, the Los Angeles-based company launched a year ago to make local-language series and film for a global audience. Before Mediawan and Leonine she did stints at Fremantle and Red Arrow International, working on series including Picnic At Hanging Rock and The Sister.
Upgrade is backed by Germany’s Constantin Film and headed, as co-presidents,...
- 10/10/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The new National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
The British Film Institute (BFI) Film Fund has laid out the dates for the closure of applications to the Film Fund, as the reset BFI National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
From November 30, the BFI Development Fund and Completion Fund will be closed to new applications. The Production Fund will close to new applications for debut features but will continue to receive applications for second and above features and Xr/VR projects. From January 13 2023, the Production Fund will close to all applications.
More details of the BFI National...
The British Film Institute (BFI) Film Fund has laid out the dates for the closure of applications to the Film Fund, as the reset BFI National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
From November 30, the BFI Development Fund and Completion Fund will be closed to new applications. The Production Fund will close to new applications for debut features but will continue to receive applications for second and above features and Xr/VR projects. From January 13 2023, the Production Fund will close to all applications.
More details of the BFI National...
- 10/10/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
BBC Film boss Eva Yates has set out her new editorial team, with the BFI’s Kristin Irving joining as a commissioning executive, and Anu Henriques boarding as a development executive.
Meanwhile, Claudia Yusef has been named commissioning executive, expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
Irving was a senior production and development executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. She formerly worked in a number of development roles including for production company Portobello Pictures on films such as Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning “Ida.” She also worked across sales at sister company, Fandango Portobello. At the BFI she has exec produced films including “Rye Lane,” “A Gaza Weekend” and “The Origin.” She joins BBC Film in November.
Meanwhile, Henriques was previously development associate at “Stan & Ollie” and “Wild Rose” producer Fable Pictures, working across its film and TV slate. Prior to this she worked with Sarah Gavron as associate director on “Rocks.
Meanwhile, Claudia Yusef has been named commissioning executive, expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
Irving was a senior production and development executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. She formerly worked in a number of development roles including for production company Portobello Pictures on films such as Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning “Ida.” She also worked across sales at sister company, Fandango Portobello. At the BFI she has exec produced films including “Rye Lane,” “A Gaza Weekend” and “The Origin.” She joins BBC Film in November.
Meanwhile, Henriques was previously development associate at “Stan & Ollie” and “Wild Rose” producer Fable Pictures, working across its film and TV slate. Prior to this she worked with Sarah Gavron as associate director on “Rocks.
- 10/10/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Film today announced an updated editorial team under the continued leadership of Director, Eva Yates.
New hires include Kristin Irving, who joins BBC Film as Commissioning Executive from the BFI, where she is currently Senior Production and Development Executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. Anu Henriques joins as Development Executive after previously working as a Development Associate at the production company Fable Pictures. Claudia Yusef has been named as Commissioning Executive expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
“Since taking the reins at BBC Film my priority has been building an outstanding creative team to ensure our filmmakers enjoy the most thoughtful, rigorous and dynamic support available,” Yates said. “I couldn’t be happier to announce Claudia’s expanded role and the appointments today of Kristin and Anu, all of whom bring exactly this energy. They are joining a passionate multi-disciplinary team dedicated to supporting and uplifting world-class...
New hires include Kristin Irving, who joins BBC Film as Commissioning Executive from the BFI, where she is currently Senior Production and Development Executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. Anu Henriques joins as Development Executive after previously working as a Development Associate at the production company Fable Pictures. Claudia Yusef has been named as Commissioning Executive expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
“Since taking the reins at BBC Film my priority has been building an outstanding creative team to ensure our filmmakers enjoy the most thoughtful, rigorous and dynamic support available,” Yates said. “I couldn’t be happier to announce Claudia’s expanded role and the appointments today of Kristin and Anu, all of whom bring exactly this energy. They are joining a passionate multi-disciplinary team dedicated to supporting and uplifting world-class...
- 10/10/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Claudia Yusef expands role to commissioning executive.
BBC Film is revising its editorial team including new hires Kristin Irving and Anu Henriques, under the leadership of director Eva Yates.
Starting from November, Irving will take on the role of commissioning executive, with Henriques as development executive; while head of development Claudia Yusef is expanding her role across development and production, under the new title of commissioning executive.
Irving will join from the British Film Institute (BFI), where she is currently senior production and development executive, and executive produced titles including Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane, Basil Khalil’s A Gaza...
BBC Film is revising its editorial team including new hires Kristin Irving and Anu Henriques, under the leadership of director Eva Yates.
Starting from November, Irving will take on the role of commissioning executive, with Henriques as development executive; while head of development Claudia Yusef is expanding her role across development and production, under the new title of commissioning executive.
Irving will join from the British Film Institute (BFI), where she is currently senior production and development executive, and executive produced titles including Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane, Basil Khalil’s A Gaza...
- 10/10/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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