British Council is pleased to introduce the UK film industry professionals who will take part in the industry programme at Moscow's New British Film Festival in November 2011
The New British Film Festival is a key event in the Russian cultural calendar, celebrating the best new work in contemporary British cinema. Thousands of Russians get a chance to see a range of UK work for the first time, from major features to independent films, animations to documentaries, many of which go into broad distribution afterwards. Recent screenings include An Education, Never Let Me Go, Four Lions, Tamara Drewe, The Last Station, and many others. In 2011 the 12th edition of the New British Film Festival will take place in Moscow from 2-13 November at Gorizont Cinema, before touring to three other cities: Saint-Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.
One of the highlights of the festival this year will be the industry programme New British Film Festival Talks , which includes a series of talks, Q&As, workshops and networking events bringing together UK film industry experts with emerging and established Russian film business contacts to share experience and build professional links.
On 13 November, British Coucil in partnership with Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture and CoolConnections are holding the first specially designed industry-focused programme of lectures and discussions. The full programme for the day has now been confirmed:
- 12.00 – 13.30 “Film Education: yesterday and today” - Steve Hubbard, The Media School, Bournemouth University
- 13.30 - 15.00 “10 Tips how to set up and run an animation studio from TANDEM” - Daniel Greaves, Creative Director, Tandem Films
- 15.00 – 16.30 “Fiction film production: from a script to a cinemahall” - Sophie Vickers, Ruby Films, Production Executive
- 16.30 – 18.00 “How to make an independent film from a scratch” - Elizabeth Mitchell, Tailormade Productions, Director
- 18.00 – 19.30 “PR and corporate sponsorship in film industry” - Paul Drury, Associate Director (Film), Idea Generation
- 19.30 – 21.00 “Distribution as Discourse: Supporting Artists' Moving Image Practice” - Gil Leung, Distribution Manager, LUX
- 21.00 – 22.00 Special screening of the LUX programme
3 of the speakers - Sophie Vickers, Paul Drury and Elizabeth Mitchell - have been recruited as part of our wider Young Creative Entrepreneur programme. The YCE programme has been running for over 8 years in more than 50 countries around the world, identifying, celebrating and connecting entrepreneurial talent in the global creative economy.
New British Film Festival is taking place 2-14 November, 2011 in Moscow.
The industry talks event will take place at the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, ulitsa Obraztsova, 19A and will be moderated by Nadezhda Kotova, Director of CoolConnections agency. The entrance is free with obligatory registration
