Events (Week Commencing 14th November)
1.Brand-Funded Entertainment – Is this the next generation of TV?
Brands have an ever-present opportunity to create content that audiences will engage with, even become immersed in, but they’re typically turning to TV production companies to help create high-quality, engaging and entertaining content.
More and more brands are proving that it’s possible to create their own ‘Netflix-style’ binge-worthy content, which customers want to watch and commands their attention. In the advertising arena, ‘attention’ is a diminishing resource in an increasingly cluttered marketing and advertising ecosystem. It matters more than ever, and it’s even harder to achieve.
This panel discussion looks at this new trend of brands investing in entertainment – TV series and films – as a way to engage new customers. As a new revenue stream for production companies and TV professionals – how can they maximize on this new trend? What will the impact be of brands funding our TV entertainment? How can the TV industry maintain its gold quality standards? Will most of our TV be paid for by brands in the next 10 years?
Panel:
David Granger, Content Director, Cinch
Adam Puchalsky, Global Head of Content, Wavemaker
Nina Nørgaard Jacobsen, CEO and founder, Biites
Richard Wilson, CEO at CLICKON
Katherine Marlow, Senior Linear Branded Entertainment Lead, Channel 4
Chairperson – Sam Glynne, Head of EMEA, Entertainment and Culture Marketing, United Talent Agency
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday 18 January 2023
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Venue: Cavendish Conference Centre, London, W1G 9DT
Tickets for non-members are £12 and free for RTS Members but must be booked in advance. Book your tickets HERE
2. The BBC : Beyond the Centenary
Competition from streamers is inflating the costs of program-making, and young audiences (16-24 year olds) are spending more time with TikTok than the BBC. What should be the BBC be concentrating on?
When Tim Davie began his tenure as DG he made impartiality a priority, yet we’ve recently seen how easy it is for a reporter to breach it with “glee”. Trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback as the Dutch saying goes.
But recent events in its centenary year such as the Commonwealth Games and the coverage of the death and funeral of HM The Queen remind even the BBC’s most ardent critics how much it is valued.
Join the panel as they offer the current leadership their views and advice. If you want to submit your questions in advance, please email them to: rtslondon@rts.org.uk
Tickets include a complimentary glass of wine over which to continue the debate.
Chair:
Andrew Eborn, International lawyer, and broadcaster
Panel includes:
Greg Dyke, Former Director General, the BBC
Prof. Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History, University of Westminster; Official Historian of the BBC
Producer:
Phil Barnes
Event Details:
Date: Thursday 24 November 2022
Time: 5.30pm for 6.00pm
Venue: Everyman Kings Cross, 4-18 Handyside Street, London, N1C 4DN
Book your tickets HERE
3. London Palestine Film Festival: 11 – 24 November
Join the London Palestine Film Festival for a selection of newly-released and restored films focusing on issues related to Palestine. The 2022 festival includes an eclectic selection of new releases, art-house cinema, and old gems, along with exclusive presentations and urgent discussions. This year’s festival includes special events with newly restored films by Jocelyne Saab, a commemoration of 50 years since the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, and a newly discovered work by the elusive filmmaker, Christian Ghazi.
Book your tickets HERE
4. London Migration Film Festival: 24 – 30 November
Join the London Migration Film Festival as the festival returns to venues across London with it’s latest edition. The aim of the festival is to challenge the narrow rhetoric on migration that often sees migration, and people on the move, framed in reductive and dehumanizing binaries. This year’s programme includes a stunning lineup of films including documentaries, UK premieres, art house, and short film programmes. The festival begins with a launch night with a DJ set by Ernesto Chahoud and Saied Silbak trio.
Book your tickets HERE
5. UK Jewish Film Festival: 10 – 20 November
Join UK Jewish Film Festival as the festival returns to cinemas and online. Discover a spectacular range of films from around the world exploring Jewish and Israeli life and culture that you won’t find anywhere else in the UK. The opening galas include a bittersweet comedy Karaoke, and Charlotte, an animated biopic of painter Charlotte Salomon voiced by Keira Knightley.
Book your tickets HERE
6. London Film and TV Job Fair
If you’re looking for your next job in the Film & TV industry then come along to the London Film & TV Job Fair. There will be a range of 40+ stands including:
• Production Companies looking to hire
• Individual feature and short film productions looking to hire
• Film & TV Recruitment Companies
• Casting & Extras Agents
• Runner & Crew Agencies
• Further resources for finding work in the Film & TV industry
On the day you will be able to:
• Talk to employers, recruiters and agents face to face
• Have mini interviews on the spot and make an amazing first impression with your personality instead of relying solely on written CV
• Discover the range of options there are when looking for work in the Film & TV industry in London
• Network with hundreds of filmmakers and building lasting relationships that will help you build your career
• Have a professional take a look at your CV and give you tips on how to improve
In just a few hours you could walk out with a wide range of industry contacts to help grow your career, a better CV, knowledge of where to find work, potential interviews lined up, or even a job.
Tickets can be bought, starting from £5.98. Book HERE
7. FOCUS The Meeting Place for International Production
FOCUS, the meeting place for the international production community, returns in December for its eighth edition offering a packed programme of meetings, networking and conference sessions.
FOCUS is the only UK trade event where attendees can meet with content makers and facilitators from over 100 countries, attracting thousands of production professionals from across the creative screen industries – including film, TV, advertising, animation and games.
FOCUS offers filming solutions for all types of project and all levels of budget, from pre through to post-production.
Professionals in the creative screen industries are invited to apply for a FREE DELEGATE BADGE.
Register for the event HERE
8. Archive Screening Days 2022
Join the Independent Cinema Office for Archive Screening Days 2022 – an event to help share film history and history on film and learn about how film heritage organisations and archives can connect their material with audiences.
Dates : 6-8 December
If you are aged 18-30, a young person pass will cost £10, you can Register HERE
9. TNB LONDON | SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING OF NANNY + PANEL + PERFORMANCE
Date : 23 November 2022
Time : 19:00 – 22:00 GMT
Sundance Winner, NANNY is a mesmerising and captivating debut feature from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. Horror mixed with African culture.
NANNY
Aisha, an undocumented immigrant, lands a job as a nanny for a wealthy Manhattan couple. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality. Sundance Winner, NANNY is a mesmerising and captivating debut feature from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu.
Dir: Nikyatu Jusu
Cast: Anna Diop, Sinqua Walls, Phylicia Rashad
Dur: 1hr 37mins
Tickets are FREE and Admission on a first-come, first-served basis – ONLINE BOOKING ONLY!
Register HERE
10. TV & Digital Media Career Taster Day @Sky TV Campus, Osterley
Date: 18 November 2022
Time: 10:30 – 13:00 GMT
– Join award winning charity, MAMA Youth Project, for a taster session to expand your industry network, meet experienced producers and get top tips on how to break into the media industry.
– Gain an insight into life at Sky with a tour of the state-of-the-art campus.
– Learn about a variety of career pathways from experienced professionals.
– Bring your CV and find out how to tailor it to the broadcast media industry.
– Recommended for 18-30 year olds.
This session will tell you all you need to know about MAMA Youth Project’s FREE Broadcast & Digital Production Training for Hounslow residents aged 18-30, delivered with BAFTA Award-winning Licklemor Productions, on-site at Sky’s Campus.
Candidates who complete the course successfully will have an opportunity to gain instant industry access by applying for entry-level roles with MAMA Youth’s industry-leading partners, such as Sky, Whisper, Netflix, Disney, Warner Brothers, Sister, Banijay, Gravity Media, Lime Pictures, Fremantle and many more.
Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis, Book your spot HERE