As the BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund re-opens we are hosting a series of roundtables with our Talent Executives and industry guests to learn more about the fund itself but also share insights into the journey from making shorts into creating feature development.
The Early Development Fund is for emerging writers who looking to make the leap from shorts or writers who may be coming from other disciplines who are looking to make the crossover to features. The fund enables writers to take an idea to treatment level and we hope these roundtables can give you an insight into the journey and beyond.
All our roundtables are informal with plenty of opportunity to ask your own questions.
Roundtable Sessions
Talent Executives Q&A
Friday 20th October - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Join our Talent Executives Natasha Wilson and Lauren Parker for a Q& A session about the Early Development Fund. You can ask any questions you might have about the fund and guidelines.
From shorts to features and the development process
Monday 23rd October - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Writer/director Jack Benjamin Gill will join us to discuss his debut feature film Rob The Joint which started life as an Early Development Fund treatment and is now in development with Film4. A great opportunity to hear about the leap from shorts to features and ask any questions you may have about the process.
How to work with a script editor
Monday 30th October - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
We'll be joined by script editor Jack Casey to discuss the process of working with a script editor on a feature film and what their role entails. We'll be covering how to take notes and deal with feedback too and again lots of chances to ask your own questions.
Working with Producers
Monday 6th November - 12.30 - 1.30pm
We'll be joined by Anna Griffin from Griffin Pictures and Dominique Webb from Inceptive Films to discuss the right time to bring a producer on in the feature process. What producers are looking for and how to approach them.
Talent Executives Q&A
Friday 10th November - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Another chance to join Talent Executives Natasha Wilson and Lauren Parker for a Q& A session about the Early Development Fund. You can ask any questions you might have about the fund and guidelines.
Working with an agent
Monday 13th November - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
We will be joined by an agent (TBC) to discuss when and how to approach agents with your features and the common questions around finding representation as well as demystifying the role of the agent.
Talent Executives Q&A
Thursday 16th November - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Another chance to join Talent Executive Natasha Wilson for a Q& A session about the Early Development Fund. You can ask any questions you might have about the fund and guidelines.
Pitch Decks
Monday 20th November - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Writer/director Simon Dymond will join us to show us examples of pitch decks he has created for shorts and features. Looking at the different elements you should include in a pitch deck but also the different approaches you can take.
We are expecting high levels of demand for these limited-capacity roundtables. If you have booked and are unable to make the session please let us know at BFINETWORK@filmhubmidlands.org or cancel through Eventbrite. In order to ensure that spaces are available to all, we reserve the right to cancel future roundtable bookings within this series for those who do not attend without cancelling.