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Film Funding with Thomas Wightman

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In this session, Thomas Wightman (BFI NETWORK's Talent Executive for the South East) will talk about what BFI NETWORK is and how emerging filmmakers can access funding, support and mentoring to develop their careers in the industry. Thomas will be interviewed by Duncan Kennedy, a founder and film programmer at Open House Film Club, and the session will be hosted by BFI NETWORK Officer Nicole Davies.

BFI NETWORK exists to support, develop and champion new filmmakers looking to kick-start their career. They collaborate with film organisations and leading cultural venues across the UK to provide short film and early feature development funding, industry-backed professional development and networking support to producers, writers and directors of all ages.

BFI Film Academy Labs are online events for 16-25 year olds to gain industry insight and get professional advice and support to develop their own film programming and film making practices. Programmed by the Young Film Programmers’ Network (South East) they are delivered as practical masterclasses, workshops and networking sessions.

This session will be live-captioned, we will provide instructions on how to access the captions at the start of the session.

If you have any questions about the event please get in touch at info@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.

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Mar 24, 2022 04:30 PM in London

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 24, 2022 16:30 London Topic: Film Funding with Thomas Wightman Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YpZRQMiYSWa9tbaDJzT6NQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Thomas Wightman (BFI NETWORK Talent Executive @Independent Cinema Office) Thomas Wightman joined the Independent Cinema Office from the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) where he managed STOP PLAY RECORD, a London wide commissioning programme for emerging filmmakers. STOP PLAY RECORD ran from 2015 to 2018 and during this time Thomas commissioned, developed and exec produced 72 short films made by filmmakers aged 16-24 for the Channel 4 Random Acts series. Thomas now works as the BFI NETWORK Talent Executive in the South East. Supporting and developing talent and exec produced a further 50 films. Nicole Davis (BFI NETWORK Officer @Independent Cinema Office) Nicole Davis is a London-based producer, writer and podcaster and currently works as the BFI NETWORK Officer for Film Hub South East. She hosts Best Girl Grip, a weekly podcast about navigating the film industry through the lens of the women who do just that, in order to create greater transparency around the careers people have in film. Duncan Kennedy (Founder and Film Programmer @Open House Film Club) Duncan is a writer/director based in London, selected for the current Creative Development Programme which is run by the ICO for aspiring young creatives. He is a founder and film programmer of the Open House Film Club, a not-for-profit operating as part of Young Film Programmers Network (South East) as part of a scheme to develop younger audiences in cinemas across the country. He is a recent graduate of the London Film Academy’s Filmmaking diploma and is currently specialising in Creative Writing and Art History at the Open University.

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