[ecrea] BFI Media Conference 2015

BFI Media Conference 2015

Thurs 2 & Fri 3 July, BFI Southbank, London

The BFI Media Conference is a unique event for teachers of film and
media at 16+ and in HE to meet, learn and be inspired. We are delighted
to welcome a wide range of speakers to the conference to discuss
creative approaches, innovative ideas and successful projects across the
three strands of Industry, Teaching and Research.

Industry highlights include plenary speakers Will Saunders (Creative
Director, Digital, BBC TV), Rachael Prior (Head of Development, Big Talk
Pictures), Ben Roberts (Director, BFI Film Fund) and Polly Stokes
(Senior Development Editor, Film4). Further speakers include Mike McGee
(Co-Founder and Creative Director, Framestore) on immersive media,
Madeleine Brettingham (co-writer /Newzoids, Have I Got News for You/) on
writing TV comedy, Rajiv Nathwani (Social Media Manager, BBC) on social
media and /Sherlock/, Isaac Densu (Shorts Commissioner, Channel 4) on
short format and All4, director Sarah Gavron (/Brick Lane, Suffragette/)
on her recent work, and William Owen (Founding Partner/Strategy
Director, Made By Many) on creating the ITV News App.

Teaching and Research sessions cover everything from the launch of
UKfilmNet, an essential new film skills resource for teachers (Dom
Foulsham, UKfilmNet) to Transmedia Production with students (Anna
Zaluczkowska, Leeds Beckett) to the History and Role of the BBC
(Jonathan Nunns, Collyer’s College) to Gay Identity in Reality TV
(Michael Lovelock, UEA) to accessing gender theory in the classroom via
The Bechdel Test (Rebecca Ellis, Thomas Rotherham College).

Join us! The Early Bird offer gives up to 20% off until 22 May.

Web http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/conferences

Email (mediaconference /at/ bfi.org.uk) <mailto:(mediaconference /at/ bfi.org.uk)>

Phone  +44 (0)20 7815 1329

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