[ecrea] Trailblazing Women On and Off Screen Conference

We are proud to announce a fantastic line up of speakers for our 
solution-focused two-day international conference bringing together 
industry practitioners, academics, journalists, political leaders, and 
students to discuss the role of women working on and off screen.

*Trailblazing Women On and Off Screen International Conference*, 
University of Greenwich, London, UK

*Monday 18 June and Tuesday 19 June 2018*

*Keynote speakers and panellists include*:

Gemma Jackson, Award Winning Production Designer of /Game of Thrones, 
Finding Neverland /and/Bridget Jones/

Liz Tucker, Chair Women in Film and TV

Anna Serner, CEO Swedish Film Institute

Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen

Joanna Abeyie, MD Hyden Talent

Polly Kemp, Actor, ERA50_50

Professor Helen Wood - Professor of Media and Communication at the 
University of Leicester

Professor  Heather Savigny - Professor of Gender, Media and Politics at 
De Montfort University

Professor Linda Ruth Williams, Professor of Film Studies, University of 
Exeter

Dr Shelley Cobb, Associate Professor of English and Film, University of 
Southampton

Dr Miranda Banks, Associate Professor, Dept. Visual & Media Arts, 
Emerson College

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, broadcaster, sports presenter, Paralympian

Margot James, MP – Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries

Anna Smith, Film critic.

Ngozi Ugochukwu, Filmmaker, Black Members’ Committee, Bectu

Dr Shreepali Patel, Director of StoryLab

+ *Practical Masterclasses* with award winning practitioners on 
directing fiction, documentary filmmaking, working with actors and 
comedy writing

TINA GORTMANS AND ANNA THOMSON - DIRECTING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARY

KAY STONHAM – WRITING COMEDY FOR SCREEN

LOUISA PHUNG – HOW TO BE AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN HOLLYWOOD

MEL GAYLE - AUDITIONS – GETTING THE BEST OUT OF ACTORS

RITA OSEI – DIRECTING DRAMA FROM SHORT TO FEATURE FILM

+ Papers from academics around the world

The conference is sponsored by Women in Film & Television (UK), The 
National Association for Higher Education in the Moving Image, The 
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association Policy Network and 
Women’s Film and Television History Network - UK/Ireland.

*Register here: Tickets going fast* 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trailblazing-women-on-and-off-screen-international-conference-2018-tickets-43706461202

Full Two-day Conference fee £50 – includes lunch, coffee and wine 
reception (conference evening dinner is an additional £35

Student tickets £5-£10

For any questions or information about the conference, please email: 
(TrailblazingWomen /at/ greenwich.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(TrailblazingWomen /at/ greenwich.ac.uk)> or see 
https://www.gre.ac.uk/ach/events/trailblazingwomen


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