Exclusive: Former BFI and Creative England exec joins film team.
The British Council has hired Jay Arnold to the role of senior programme manager for film.
He replaces Will Massa, who joined the BFI’s National Archive team in June.
Arnold will play a key role in the development and management of the Council’s increasing film portfolio, making sure that film and media play an important part in the organisation’s cultural relations work.
He will work closely with the Council’s five film programme managers in a team lead by director of film Briony Hanson.
Arnold worked at Sheffield’s independent cinema The Showroom from its opening in 1995 until 2003. He also had a stint at Screen Yorkshire, before joining Creative England as head of film culture and then the BFI, where he worked on the Film Audience Network.
Since 2014, he has worked in freelance roles for organisations including the National Science & Media Museum, Creative Scotland...
The British Council has hired Jay Arnold to the role of senior programme manager for film.
He replaces Will Massa, who joined the BFI’s National Archive team in June.
Arnold will play a key role in the development and management of the Council’s increasing film portfolio, making sure that film and media play an important part in the organisation’s cultural relations work.
He will work closely with the Council’s five film programme managers in a team lead by director of film Briony Hanson.
Arnold worked at Sheffield’s independent cinema The Showroom from its opening in 1995 until 2003. He also had a stint at Screen Yorkshire, before joining Creative England as head of film culture and then the BFI, where he worked on the Film Audience Network.
Since 2014, he has worked in freelance roles for organisations including the National Science & Media Museum, Creative Scotland...
- 8/10/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
BFI National Archive makes key hires for curatorial team.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed Will Massa and Danny Leigh to the curatorial team for its BFI National Archive.
Leigh is a journalist with more than 20 years experiences working in print, for the Ft and Guardian, as well as on television where he is co-host of the BBC’s long-running film programme Film 2017.
He joins the BFI as senior curator of fiction film and television and will have a remit including developing and promoting the current collection, as well as building the archive. He took us his position yesterday, June 26.
Massa joins from the British Council’s film department where he was senior programme manager, working on a variety of UK film showcase projects across the Americas and Europe. Prior to that role, he worked in talent development at regional screen agencies Screen Yorkshire and North West Vision+Media.
Massa has been...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed Will Massa and Danny Leigh to the curatorial team for its BFI National Archive.
Leigh is a journalist with more than 20 years experiences working in print, for the Ft and Guardian, as well as on television where he is co-host of the BBC’s long-running film programme Film 2017.
He joins the BFI as senior curator of fiction film and television and will have a remit including developing and promoting the current collection, as well as building the archive. He took us his position yesterday, June 26.
Massa joins from the British Council’s film department where he was senior programme manager, working on a variety of UK film showcase projects across the Americas and Europe. Prior to that role, he worked in talent development at regional screen agencies Screen Yorkshire and North West Vision+Media.
Massa has been...
- 6/27/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Two strong British programmes are running at top Mexican film festivals this month.
Mexico City documentary festival Docs Df (Oct 15-24) hosts the second leg of the Docunexion programme that British Council is running in partnership with Imcine, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Docs Df and Ambulante.
This training and mentorship initiative for emerging documentary makers from the UK and Mexico is delivered as part of the 2015 UK-Mexico year of exchange.
Jerry Rothwell, André Singer and Jo Lapping from the UK will give further dedicated development support to participants alongside three Mexican mentors. The programme culminates in a pitching session in front of international decision makers.
Claire Aguilar, programming director at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and Britdoc Foundation’s Luke Moody will attend as jury members alongside Julien Temple who will deliver a masterclass to accompany screenings of his films The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, Oil City Confidential and The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson.
The programme...
Mexico City documentary festival Docs Df (Oct 15-24) hosts the second leg of the Docunexion programme that British Council is running in partnership with Imcine, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Docs Df and Ambulante.
This training and mentorship initiative for emerging documentary makers from the UK and Mexico is delivered as part of the 2015 UK-Mexico year of exchange.
Jerry Rothwell, André Singer and Jo Lapping from the UK will give further dedicated development support to participants alongside three Mexican mentors. The programme culminates in a pitching session in front of international decision makers.
Claire Aguilar, programming director at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and Britdoc Foundation’s Luke Moody will attend as jury members alongside Julien Temple who will deliver a masterclass to accompany screenings of his films The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, Oil City Confidential and The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson.
The programme...
- 10/19/2015
- ScreenDaily
Screen’s Andreas Wiseman to join experts from British Council as well as film PR, distribution, production and marketing.
The BFI is to host an afternoon of panel and Q&A sessions with UK film industry experts on Wednesday (April 15) to demystify international film festivals and markets.
Ahead of Cannes, but relevant to all major festivals, the afternoon is aimed at new filmmakers, and will cover a host of topics including: the role of festivals and markets; when and how to work with sales agents; planning for a market and drawing up a promotional plan; and ‘Croisette etiquette’ - how to have a good Cannes.
Representatives from the BFI, British Council, Film Export UK, UK sales agents and experienced producers, trade journalists and film publicists.
There will opportunities to ask questions after each session, and the event will be followed by networking drinks.
Speakers confirmed so far include: Briony Hanson, Will Massa and Wendy...
The BFI is to host an afternoon of panel and Q&A sessions with UK film industry experts on Wednesday (April 15) to demystify international film festivals and markets.
Ahead of Cannes, but relevant to all major festivals, the afternoon is aimed at new filmmakers, and will cover a host of topics including: the role of festivals and markets; when and how to work with sales agents; planning for a market and drawing up a promotional plan; and ‘Croisette etiquette’ - how to have a good Cannes.
Representatives from the BFI, British Council, Film Export UK, UK sales agents and experienced producers, trade journalists and film publicists.
There will opportunities to ask questions after each session, and the event will be followed by networking drinks.
Speakers confirmed so far include: Briony Hanson, Will Massa and Wendy...
- 4/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
British Council is partnering with Mexican national film body Imcine, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Docs Df and Ambulante to create Docunexion, a two-stage feature documentary training and mentorship programme.
There will be three producer-director teams from the UK and three teams from Mexico selected to attend the Docunexion sessions, which will be held in Sheffield in June and in Mexico City in October.
Applications are due by Friday April 10 and further details are available here http://docunexion.org/uk-mx/ .
Leading industry professionals from each country will serve as mentors. UK mentors already confirmed include BBC Storyville executive producerKate Townsend and Andre Singer, executive producer on Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing and Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life.
They will help the emerging documentary filmmaking teams with conceptual development of feature-length documentaries, to help them attract interest of funders, distributors and festivals.
Will Massa, senior programme manager for film at British Council said: “We are really...
There will be three producer-director teams from the UK and three teams from Mexico selected to attend the Docunexion sessions, which will be held in Sheffield in June and in Mexico City in October.
Applications are due by Friday April 10 and further details are available here http://docunexion.org/uk-mx/ .
Leading industry professionals from each country will serve as mentors. UK mentors already confirmed include BBC Storyville executive producerKate Townsend and Andre Singer, executive producer on Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing and Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life.
They will help the emerging documentary filmmaking teams with conceptual development of feature-length documentaries, to help them attract interest of funders, distributors and festivals.
Will Massa, senior programme manager for film at British Council said: “We are really...
- 4/2/2015
- ScreenDaily
The British film industry is to send its biggest ever delegation to the Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam).
Producers, distributors and festival execs are among a 29-strong British delegation that will arrive in Colombia on Monday for the fifth Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam) (July 14-18).
The UK is the guest country at this year’s Bam, attended by more than 1,000 delegates including 250 buyers from 20 countries, as Colombia aims to increase collaboration with the British film industry.
The ambition follows rapid growth within the Colombian film sector as a result of increased government support and incentives, with the country positioning itself as a production centre in the region that is keen to attract foreign shoots.
One of the delegation is Isabel Davis, head of international at the BFI, who said: “As Colombia steps up support for its local film industry, I’m looking forward to finding out what makes Colombian filmmakers and audiences tick, and what the...
Producers, distributors and festival execs are among a 29-strong British delegation that will arrive in Colombia on Monday for the fifth Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam) (July 14-18).
The UK is the guest country at this year’s Bam, attended by more than 1,000 delegates including 250 buyers from 20 countries, as Colombia aims to increase collaboration with the British film industry.
The ambition follows rapid growth within the Colombian film sector as a result of increased government support and incentives, with the country positioning itself as a production centre in the region that is keen to attract foreign shoots.
One of the delegation is Isabel Davis, head of international at the BFI, who said: “As Colombia steps up support for its local film industry, I’m looking forward to finding out what makes Colombian filmmakers and audiences tick, and what the...
- 7/11/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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