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Industry and Networking for Comedy Writers, Filmmakers and Performers
Presented by: Restless Native Productions0 | EDINBURGH: The Grassmarket Community Project |
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P | Saturday 5th October, 2024 |
N | 12:25pm |
Short Com Film and Animation Festival are proud to present their industry and networking day Comedy Connect. Designed to give invaluable advice for comedy writers, directors, producers and performers looking to break into the industry. As well as a platform for skilled creatives to meet one another.
We have a lineup of some industry professionals. (Please note. Line up and guest speakers can be subject to change)
Coffee Connect - Meet and greet fellow attendees with some refreshments (included in the ticket price) 12:30-13:05
Commissioners Secrets - We have a former comedy channel heads from Comedy Central and Sky Comedy who will give key insight into the commissioning process of what and why they green lit projects in their tenure.
Script Secrets - Highly regarded and experienced writer and script editor Andrew Ellard (The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, The Detectorists) will be answering your questions on scriptwriting.
Director Masterclass - TBA - We interview a director with industry credits and discuss their experiences on their work to date and how they got there.
Pathways - Short or Online? We look at the different ways you can make a name for yourself by the film festival route or growing an audiences online. With BAFTA and BIFA writer and director Hannah Kelso, online sensation Mark Dallas whose online videos have ammassed over millions of views on social media platforms. And how development execs find and nurture talent for developing features. With Alice Whittemore from Film 4.
Network Drinks - Concluding drinks to catch up and discuss the days events before screenings.
Feeling Sketchual - Screenings of our special sketch programme to give participants some inspiration (and laughs) From 17:20. Film screenings will go on to 20:30. Comedy Connect participants are welcome to stay for the screening until close.
0 | 86 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh EH1 2QA |
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> | www.si-fan.org/ |
! | 0131 225 3626 |
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