Developing Your Film Festival

The Independent Cinema Office presents a two-day event which has been developed especially for film festivals of all sizes from all over the UK. The course will comprise a choice of introductory and advanced level workshops, presentations from a wide range of specialists in the field and practical sessions for discussion and ideas-sharing. It will also include invaluable networking opportunities on a national scale.

23 – 24 January 2008
W5 @ Odyssey, Belfast

Sessions will include:
· Marketing and audience development
· E-marketing
· Sustainable development and strategic planning
· Building creative business partnerships
· Sharing practice and creative ideas

Further information: www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/trainingskillset07-belfast.htm

Cost: £130 + VAT (£152.75), incl lunch on both days, refreshments and networking drinks.

Bursaries: Three free places are available for this course for exhibitors from the Northwest, thanks to the generous support of Northwest Vision and Media, supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and Northwest Vision and Media’s Regional Investment Fund for England. These places will be distributed to established exhibitors through the ICO on a first come-first served basis, one per organisation. To apply, please email tilly@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.
The Independent Cinema Office is the national organisation that develops and supports independent film exhibition throughout the UK.

This project is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, which is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund. Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. www.skillset.org