This month, BFI FAN members attended the Too Much: A Season of Melodrama sprint event hosted at Watershed, Bristol, on Tuesday 15 April. The unveiling of the season allowed members to gain insight into the inspiration behind it and speak with the BFI Season lead, Ruby McGuigan, about their vision and how members can best get involved.
During the sprint event, there were logistical and creatively focused discussions, alongside the presentations and ideas workshop, which are summed up in the below sprint feedback document for anyone who was unable to attend.
Park Circus joined the sprint event to share some of their key titles, which they believe to fit the Too Much: A Season of Melodrama brief. Including their 70th Anniversary re-release of All That Heaven Allows, a key title of the season. Find the presentation slides from Park Circus within the document below alongside Ruby McGuigan's presentation slides and the recording from the event.
Ruby McGuigan, who is leading on this season for BFI, outlined plans for BFI Southbank’s program,e which will focus on Women’s Pictures over the past 100 years. 'Too Much' celebrates the visual excess and dramatic potency of a form of cinema which champions decadence over ‘good taste’. The primary focus is classic Hollywood and the Women’s Picture, reframing the position of women during this time and acknowledging areas where they held influence: star power and mass appeal.
Watch the recording of the presentations
If you were unable to attend in Bristol or wish to recap on the discussions and presentations, you can find the full recording of the sprint event below
Coming Soon... The team leading the season are taking on board the feedback from BFI FAN members and will shortly share the creative brief and funding guidelines.