THE LAUNCH OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALS (AIFF)
AIFF: Empowering Filmmakers, Enriching Festivals, Embracing Independent Vision In a whirlwind of excitement at the 2023 Kingston...
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21-23 JUNE 2024
The discussion at our Industry Panel workshop (pictured above) led to ScreenDaily's Geoffrey Macnab composing an article about the future of indie filmmaking.
‘Four Weddings’ director Mike Newell calls for creation of “UK film czar” to boost indie sector'
Mike Newell, the Bafta-winning director of films including Four Weddings And A Funeral and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, has called for the appointment of a “UK film czar” to represent the independent film sector’s interests with government.
“You need people to make [the industry] cohere,” said Newell. “The whole trade at the moment has exploded into little inter-competing and not particularly friendly to one another [groups]. That person needs to be a czar, who needs to be able to massage all of these disparate interests.”
He was echoed by veteran sales executive Michael Ryan.
BLOG POSTS:
Mike Newell, Director; Keith Kehoe,Great Point Media; Michael Ryan, GFM Films; Michelle Jenkins, Film London; Stephen Cranny, RSH Films; Sam Ampah, Alliotts; Stephanie Charmail, Head of Production Shorts TV & Independent Film Trust; Fiona Gillies, My SmashMedia.
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