Join writer/director Cassiah Joski-Jethi for a series of workshops covering all you need to know about directing short films.
The sessions will go through the process of creating a short film, from conceiving an idea to the practical aspects of development, funding, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution. Each session will be led by Cassiah but will also feature plenty of time to ask your own questions.
- Session 1 – Idea to Script, Script Development, Funding & Directorial Vision
- Session 2 – Applications, Pre-Production, Casting & Production
- Session 3 – Post-Production, Festivals, Distribution & Career Development
When is it?
The three sessions in the series will take place between Monday 28th July, Tuesday 29th July and Wednesday 30th July at 6pm - 8pm each day.
Workshops will be two hours long and will take place on Zoom. Each session will have one comfort break.
Participants are expected to attend all sessions.
Who is this series for?
Ideal participants will have experience of directing at least one short film, which can be a student film or a micro budget short. However, more experienced directors ready to apply for funding for their next short will also find the series a very useful refresher. We are also open to directors moving from other artforms such as theatre or visual arts into narrative short film.
Participants must be based in the Midlands, over 18 years of age and outside of full time education.
How to apply?
To apply for a spot on Midlands New Directors Series please complete the short form below.
Applications will close on Sunday 20th July at Midnight. All applicants will be notified of a decision on their application by Monday 21st July.
If you have any questions about the series or your application then please contact the team at: bfinetwork@filmhubmidlands.org.uk
About the facilitator
Cassiah is an award-winning mixed-race writer/director represented by Independent, who began her career working for writer/director Gurinder Chadha OBE after a chance meeting on a train. In 2024, Cassiah was selected for the prestigious BRIT List, as well as selected for BFI Network@LFF 2024. Recently, she was selected for BFI Midlands Directors Lab 2025. Cassiah’s writing work has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (to 5-star reviews), Greenwich Theatre, New Diorama Theatre, BBC Radio 4Xtra, and more.
As a director, Cassiah has directed five short films including her recent award-winning BFI Network film 'Catch A Butcher' which screened at multiple BAFTA/BIFA festivals, and was acquired by ALTER and BFI Player. Most recently, Cassiah directed the BBC Studios short award-winning thriller 'The Pink Pill'. She was also recently a Trainee Director on Apple TV’s ‘Hijack’ mentored by director/showrunner Jim Field Smith, and has also been mentored by director Claire McCarthy. Cassiah is now working on her debut feature projects, including one in development with the BFI.